April 28, 2020 by Nicole Collins I am so tired of rain! Like, SOOOOOOOOOO tired of doom and gloom and grey skies and torrential downpours. I know that April showers bring May flowers and all, but it’s been raining for like a year and a half straight in Maryland. Usually by this time of year, I get to turn the heat off. I get to open the windows. I get to start the lawn chore season. Spring is usually my favorite time of year. But, the constant rain and endless grey is startin

April 24, 2020 by Nicole Collins Do you know anyone that’s a hoarder? I wouldn’t call myself a hoarder, per se. There are just some things that I can’t bear to part with. In my defense, most of those things are kitchen related. So, that makes them a necessity. Though, I did throw out half a drawer full of spatulas once, and that was a really big moment for me. Anyways, I definitely have some gadgets that have been “demoted” to the basement storage area. But with the extra fre

April 20, 2020 by Nicole Collins The #quaratinefifteen is real! Seriously though, does anyone feel like all bets are off right now? I have absolutely no feeding schedule. I eat brunch, lunner, and 15 snacks a day. I'm eating more bread and potatoes than ever. And, I've eaten more pasta in the past month than I have my entire life. On the plus side, I'm making lots of space in my pantry for a whole bunch of new things when I can shop at my leisure again! Since I'm basically th

April 18, 2020 by Nicole Collins What's the craziest thing that quarantine has made you do? I was watching this video online the other day of this woman using a bread knife to cut her hair, because she was tired of the rat's nest it had become from not brushing it for two weeks. Then, after she got the majority of it off, she ran some clippers through it and gave herself a mullet. And all I could think to myself was “wouldn't just taking a shower have been a much easier solut