Your spouse got their gift, as did your kids, your parents, your friends and even that uncle who can’t seem to remember your name. All of them got their gifts and you’re probably thinking that the gift-giving part of the holiday season is all over with —...
Oh no. You thought you got everything and last night you went to bed secure in the knowledge that you’d purchased every single Christmas gift you needed to. Then came this morning and you realized your error: Someone was completely forgotten, and if you don’t get them...
The holiday season will be, well… let’s be optimistic and say ‘different’ this year. For those doing the right thing and staying put to avoid the spread of COVID, the pain of missing that time with family and friends is all too real. And while gifts can...
You’re walking around the store when you see it: The perfect gift for your partner. But it’s only June, and their birthday isn’t until November, and Christmas isn’t too long after that. You have months to buy this Danish Royal wedding commemorative plate before it’s required, so...
Mistook your monthly magazine for a pack of One Wipe Charlies and flushed it down the toilet? No worries, here’s the online version! In this edition: A Gifted Psychic on the Art of Gift-Giving What Is a Gift Horse, and Why Can’t I Look It in the...
Every year it’s the same thing: You know you’ve got to get a gift for those difficult people on your Christmas list, but — despite the fact you’ve known them forever — you have no idea what to get. Generally, after weeks of trying to forget about...
It goes without saying that the holiday season is going to be a bit different this year. With some stores opening and closing at unusual hours, or limiting the number of people who can enter the store (or not limiting the number of people who can enter...
Mistook your monthly magazine for a pack of One Wipe Charlies and flushed it down the toilet? No worries, here’s the online version! In this edition: How the Pandemic Changed Fashion Understanding All the Seasonal Changes to Your Body How To Prepare Your Home for Fall How...
I know, I know, in a world where dollar-slice pizza joints can make serious cash, it’s not so crazy that laundromats — where the currency has long been quarters — could do the same. I also realize that a load of laundry or spin in the dryer isn’t just a quarter...
Ah, dining out — what a luxury! You go down the menu and somewhere in between the burger and the tomahawk steak, the prices have steadily increased. But the wine list: That’s a whole other story! Why do bottles of wine cost way more than the food? Also: Why...
First things first, while it might be tempting to just start cutting your own hair in quarantine — you’ve watched your barber do it for years, after all — that’s generally a terrible, awful, ill-advised idea (case in point). In fact, when I asked barber Asia J...
Thank God for next-day shipping. I get paid on Thursdays and my wife’s birthday was this past Friday — I’d planned to head out to the mall on Thursday and get some new sneakers that she was excited about. I’d had this figured out for weeks, but I...