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Happy Easter everyone! I hope you're having a lovely holiday weekend! I thought I'd write a quick entry to let you know how my pin-progress "gardening" was going.... you remember, from this post . Well, for the first few weeks, I was really impressed with myself. But... alas, my black thumb showed its true colors.  What can I say? I'm a confessed plant murderer. My best of intentions to get these poor plants into soil didn't pay off quick enough. Lettuce? Pretty much going in the trash. Green onion? Going to try to save it... who knows. This photo makes it look better than it actually is. However, my forgetfulness has paid off in other areas. Guess who forgot about these two onions and now they're growing? My next victims, I fear. No matter, today is not the day that I will worry about such things. We've had a lovely and relaxing day. I hope that you're doing the same, and spending it with people who you love. Hippity-hop-fully yours, Rachel

Anyone else hate how fast your razor gets dull? It seems like you go from it nearly slicing the skin off your legs to just snagging the hair and ripping it out in a matter of days (I've tried all different brands and types of razors and have just about decided they are all the same). So, when I saw a pin that said it would make the razor last longer, as well as make my skin look better and make shaving faster and easier, I was all aboard. The Original Pin http://chicnsavvyreviews.net/tip-on-keeping-your-razors-lasting-longer-and-silky-smooth-skin This is not the only picture/pin with this information that I saw, but all the captions go something like this one: " Use Baby Oil to shave rather than shaving cream/gel: it will keep razor sharp longer, speed up shaving, and leave skin baby soft!" Some pins suggested regular baby oil, some suggested baby oil gel.  I decided that I'd test this out over a few weeks. My normal shaving "medium" is hair conditioner (I f...

You know those times that you just HAVE to have chocolate/peanut butter/bacon/insert awesome food here? When those cravings hit, we'll do just about anything. That's when I find myself searching my Pinterest boards to find something quick and easy I can throw together. All too often I find something I only have 1/2 the ingredients for, but for some reason my brains says, "This! This is what you must make!" So, I decide to see if I can throw something similar together with what I have in the house. Sometimes it works...sometimes it gets thrown to the crows. Aimee sent in a submission of a project that fits this scenario. Behold: Inside Out S'Mores: The Original Pin Mmmm! So, what do you do when this is what your brain tells you to make, but you only have a cake mix (not a brownie mix), and graham cracker crumbs (rather than whole crackers)? You try it anyway. Obviously it will turn out different, but hopefully a Pin Spin will come out of this! The Pinstrosity Doesn...