Memorial Day in the United States honors military personnel who died in the service of their country. More specifically, it honors those who died in battle or as a result of wounds they sustained during battle. Below are 5 facts in regards to the Memorial Day. Civil War By the time the Civil War ended…
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Mother’s Day
I realize different countries have different times to celebrate Mother’s Day. However, Mother’s Day in the United States falls on the second Sunday in May. To celebrate Mothers around the world, I have eight fun facts about Mother’s Day. In the vast majority of the world’s languages, the word for “mother” begins with the letter…
Magnificent Gibeon Meteorite
As I randomly scroll through Etsy in a moment of boredom, I notice a new material that is being used in rings. I use to work at a jewelry store, so this material truly intrigued me. This material is the Gibeon Meteorite. Mind Blowing! Meteorite in a ring, how cool is that. Naturally, I decided…
Alpaca Power
I went to an Alpaca farm a couple of years ago with a friend and had a great time. We each fed the Alpacas and then learn a great deal about their wool. I have a couple of Alpaca sweaters and they are by far some of the warmest and non-itchy sweaters I own. Just…
Beyond-Fabulous Birthstones
I was wondering on what I should write about today. So many ideas! However, soon my thoughts turned to the month of April. As I utilized the search engine Google to discover interesting facts about April, birthstones popped up in the search. Perfect subject! To begin with, I began wondering how birthstones came into being….
Finding Home
Where do you feel like you are home? Have you found where you belong? If you have not, I may have a tool that can help you. The tool is Astrology. I know it may sound crazy, but I think there may be something to this. Astrocartography, otherwise known as locational astrology, projects your birth chart…
Fun Facts for St. Patrick’s Day
Tomorrow is the day, where the leprechauns dance and the green beer flows. With a four-leaf clover behind my ear, I hold my arms wide open to embrace St. Patrick’s Day. To prepare you for such a glorious day as well, I have listed fabulous facts about this day below. Almost 12% of Americans claim…
Unusual Ways to Unstress
Fancy some number counting or how about playing in the mud? I can’t think of better ways to decrease stress than knitting and gardening. Both have been studied and the results show that there is a decrease in anxiety and an increase in wellbeing. I have participated in both activities. Both are a work in…
Fantastic February 14th Facts
Chocolates, flowers, hearts, harps… so, maybe not harps, but February 14th will soon be here and Valentine’s Day will once again grace us with it’s presence. I have my outfit ready. I will be wearing my pink gnome shirt with hearts and might even be super naughty and order a heart shaped pizza. Now that…
Lucky Symbols for Your Home
I want this year to be infinitely better than last year. So I was trying to think of ways of adding luck into my life. Since I am at home most of the time, one way to add luck into my life is to obtain lucky symbols. I thought I would share some of the…