Orlando Pen Show 2024
The Orlando Pen Show took place September 8th – 10th at the Florida Hotel in Orlando, FL. This was my first year attending, and I walked out after two days as a fountain pen addict.
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Category: Leisure
Crafting Through Anxiety – The Battle of the Crafts
I’ve tried sooooo many things to calm my mind when anxiety strikes. And because I have ADHD I tend to swap techniques more often than I’d care to admit. Today I’ll walk you through my top crafts and how well they lowered my anxiety on a scale of one to five (five being the best […]
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Journaling Through Mental Health – Art Journaling Basics
Art journaling is a great way to express yourself while working on your mental health.
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Journaling Through Mental Health — Bullet Journal Basics
So, you want to start a bullet journal or you’ve seen it trending on TikTok and you have questions? Let’s dive into it.
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Explore the Outdoors With The Traveller Backpack and Microlite 950 Sleeping Bag
Whether you are going camping, backpacking, or just enjoying the outdoors, the Traveller Backpack and Microlite 950 sleeping bag by Mountain Warehouse will help make your experience better.
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WhistlePig Whiskey and Solo Stove Fire Up Summer With CampStock
Enjoy Summer nights with Solo Stove and WhistlePig Whiskey.
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GeekMom: Destination Bookstore: Brookline Booksmith
Hello my name is Sarah and I am a bookworm. Though of late, I am loving the social media trend that paints me as a book dragon, reading and hoarding books with equal merriment. What does a book dragon do after three weeks of illness in the house, where one parent was ill the whole […]
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Camping in Style: Goldenmate Battery Review
The Goldenmate LiFePO4 Lithium battery offers a huge amount of power in a portable, safe package. We tell you all about it how we tested it out camping with a CPAP, string lights, cell phone charging, and multiple small devices.
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Gift Yourself a New Skill by Learning Embroidery
This book teaches you one stich per day for an entire month.
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Experience ICE! Featuring Charlie Brown – Gaylord Palms 2023
ICE! at Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida returns for its 22nd year and the artisans from Harbin, China have done it again with masterpieces of clear and colored ice sculptures to amaze all ages. This year, we are joined by none other than Charlie Brown and the gang. Of all the Charlie Brown experiences in […]
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GeekMom: Baby Sensory Exploration at the County Fair
This week, I had the privilege of taking my eleven-month-old daughter to our local county fair. It was such a joy to witness her exposure to a vast array of new and unusual sensory information. Sensorial experiences are the root of all learning for young children! Although we have enjoyed reading books together about farm […]
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GeekMom: The Bath Book Bash 2023
On a lovely weekend, early this fall, we visited a magical place. The geographical place itself is fairly magical when unadorned, but on this particular weekend downton Bath in Maine was rendered even more magical by the annual Bath Book Bash. I have been aware of the Bath Book Bash for the last two years, […]
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′The Art Playroom′- How to Successfully Make a Home Art Space for Kids
An art space can spark tinkering and exploration for all ages.
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GeekMom: Travel to Japan Without Leaving Home With Japan Crate
One of the most fun things about traveling to another country is trying the food. So if you are stuck at home, you may wonder how you can replicate the experience. Though you’d have to track down an authentic restaurant to eat the real, hearty food of a country, you can sometimes experience pre-packaged treats […]
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Travel-Friendly Products for Summer Getaways
Summer travel is right around the corner and that means it’s time to think about what to pack for those weeks away.
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GeekMom: PAX Aus 2022: Level Up in Melbourne
I’m not afraid to call it: My year’s highlight will be PAX Aus 2022. As geek event reviewers and writers, we’re not supposed to have favorites, but PAX Aus is definitely high on the list. It’s not purely because of the geekiness nor the absolute saturation of gaming goodness. There is also something extra about […]
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Play the New Athletic Game of Jazzminton Sport
Jazzminton is a fun, new sport where players hit a birdie through an opening in a net rather than over the net. It can be played anywhere, even inside, and only takes a few minutes to set up and take down.
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GeekMom: ‘F1 Manager 2022’ — Manage Your Favorite F1 Team in Detail
What Is F1 Manager 2022? F1 Manager 2022 is a management simulation game in which you’ll play as the Team Principal for one of the 10 teams competing in the 2022 Formula One season. Age Rating F1 Manager 2022 is rated PEGI 3 and ESRB E/Everybody. That being said, although there is no objectionable content […]
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Gen Con for the First Time: Days Zero Through Two
Like many tabletop, RPG, and board gamers, Gen Con has long been a bucket list item for me. In late 2021, we decided that 2022 was going to be The Year, and started saving for the trip. Now that we’re home, I have some thoughts to share. This is Part 2 of a three-part series.
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GeekMom: LEGO and Dinosaurs at the Australian Museum
Family holidays can be super-fun, but they can also be super-tricky to plan. Especially if you have the almost unattainable dream of trying to please everyone. I say almost because my new goal in life is to show how geeky families CAN have geeky holidays with big geeky smiles on all of their faces. I […]
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GeekMom: Party Year-Round at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans
Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA is a one-stop-shop to learn all about the floats that hit the streets each year for the Mardi Gras parade. Held in Kern Studios itself where the floats are designed and built, this is a must-see attraction, especially if you come during the Mardi Gras season (starts […]
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GeekMom: Coming Soon: Ghibli Park in Japan
Call out to my fellow Studio Ghibli fans!! Dust off your passports (or renew them–it has been a while). It’s time to grab that travel planner and book your holiday time. We’re heading to Japan! Ghibli Park is officially opening on November 1, 2022. Japan is taking its time to re-open to international travellers but […]
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GeekMom: Top 6 Lessons Learned In New Orleans From the Spooks to the Streets
This year, we took our son on a surprise (and last minute) trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to see The National World War II Museum. It’s rated as one of the top museums in the country and the best for the subject matter. I did, what I thought, was a lot of research into ghost […]
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GeekMom: Top 6 Lessons Learned In New Orleans From the Spooks to the Streets
This year, we took our son on a surprise (and last minute) trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to see The National World War II Museum. It’s rated as one of the top museums in the country and the best for the subject matter. I did, what I thought, was a lot of research into ghost […]
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GeekMom: There’s No Place (To Eat) Like Home
I have lived in the US for nineteen years now—in Maine for all nineteen of them. My parents moved over when my eldest son was starting kindergarten, so have now been here for almost eight years. In that time, they have been home to England twice alone, and our whole brood managed to get over […]
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GeekMom: Paranormal Fans Beware: The Best and Not So Great Tours of New Orleans
When planning our trip to New Orleans, we knew we wanted to do a paranormal tour of some kind. We ended up going on two different tours by two different companies. Witches Brew Tours and Jonathan Weiss Tours. We paid for both of these ourselves with no reimbursement from either company. Witches Brew Tours Witches […]
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GeekMom: Paranormal Fans Beware: The Best and Not So Great Tours of New Orleans
When planning our trip to New Orleans, we knew we wanted to do a paranormal tour of some kind. We ended up going on two different tours by two different companies. Witches Brew Tours and Jonathan Weiss Tours. We paid for both of these ourselves with no reimbursement from either company. Witches Brew Tours Witches […]
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GeekMom: 10 Random and Geeky Facts About Famous Holiday Parades
Every year more than 50 million people, 3.5 million in the New York area alone, watch in person or on television one of the most popular parades in the world, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, best known for its gigantic shaped balloons celebrating pop culture icons from different generations. With Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) taking […]
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Art Therapy With Craft-Ease Paint by Numbers
Art therapy has never been more important for our family than it has these past two years, and one of our favorites is Paint by Numbers. We recently received a kit from Craft-Ease, and it exceeded all of our expectations!
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GeekMom: Make/Play/Watch/Read: For the Games of Japan
Full disclaimer: I did not watch the Olympics. Despite hailing from a Sports-Obsessed country, I genuinely have absolutely no interest in the Olympics; Summer or Winter. However, I am fascinated with Japan. From professional studies to my all-around personal love, I absolutely believe Japan deserved all the attention it could get from the Olympic coverage. […]
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