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I haven’t done these in a while as it seems people aren’t interested? Please share your feedback in the comments to let me know what you think! Happy November 2024! Hope this month finds you happy and healthy and ready to create for all your holiday needs! I know I’m planning more than a few...
Happy New Year! Hope this day finds you happy, healthy, and ready to formulate! 2023 was a challenging year for me health wise, but I’m starting this one off with less pain and fewer spasms than the last, so that’s a good thing! Thank you for your patience and continued support of the site, my...
Wow, how did it get to be 2019 already? I remember as a kid thinking that the year 2000 was so far away, but here we are, 19% through the century! January’s all about making resolutions, doing something different, re-inventing ourselves to be new people. It’s about all the fast food places sending you endless...
I’ve always loved October – so many people I have loved in my life were born this month, including my wonderful Raymond, my oldest friend Michelle, my grandma Lucy, and my pup, Sasja – but it can also be a sad time as in 2016, I lost my amazing mom and my little Blondie dog...
Oh wow, thank you so much for joining us this month! I know July was a pretty strange month with all the shampoo bar stuff, which led me to taking down the old blog and turning this one into a completely subscription only site. I shared my thoughts in this post – Welcome to Point of...