Welcome to Day 14 of Blogmas 2025, where I'm now two weeks into this self-imposed December writing marathon and starting to question my life choices. For those just discovering this festive endurance test, Blogmas is my annual tradition of posting holiday-themed content every single day through Christmas. This year's posts are guided by AI-generated prompts, … Continue reading The Night Shift at Pine & Needle: A Christmas Tree Lot After Dark
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The Rotating Tree and the Smell of Pipe Tobacco: Excavating My Earliest Christmas Memory
Welcome back to Blogmas 2025, day four of my annual December marathon where I post holiday-themed content every single day until Christmas. For those keeping track, yes, I'm still doing this to myself voluntarily. This year's twist is that I'm letting AI generate my daily prompts, because apparently I needed to add an element of … Continue reading The Rotating Tree and the Smell of Pipe Tobacco: Excavating My Earliest Christmas Memory
Blogmas the Eighteenth
Tinsel, Lights, and Inflatable Santas: Mastering the Merry Art of Christmas Decor Well, well, well, it's that time of year again—when we venture into our attics, garages, and storage units to unearth our cherished collection of Christmas decorations. That's right, folks, it's time to transform our humble abodes into winter wonderlands filled with enough tinsel, … Continue reading Blogmas the Eighteenth
Blogmas the Twelfth
Welcome to day 12 of Blogmas! As we count down the days to Christmas, I’m excited to share a little holiday cheer with you. Each day until December 25th, I’ll be posting festive content to help get you into the spirit of the season. From the way we see the holidays in pop culture to the … Continue reading Blogmas the Twelfth
On the 6th Day of Blogmas…
Confession: My tree wasn't complete when I showed it off last week. It is complete now. I got a tree skirt and a ribbon to wrap around it. Also, if you're an eagle-eyed reader and can spot one of two new ornaments I placed on the tree, you get bonus points. Not sure what those … Continue reading On the 6th Day of Blogmas…
On the 1st Day of Blogmas…
So... uh... Here's my tree... It's funny. Because I really wasn't planning to decorate anything this year. Because I was going to treat this year like I treated last year. I figured... I don't have a tree to dig out of storage, so that's out. I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend money on … Continue reading On the 1st Day of Blogmas…
The Confusing Middle 