Category: Fun
Add a little more joy to your weekday with posts designed to bring out the fun in your life, featuring things to do, easy party ideas, games and more
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How to Get Your Best Haircut (and Color) Ever
I don’t know what happens to me when I sit in that swiveling chair at the salon, but it’s like my brain short circuits. I start babbling in rambling sentences, using hair terms I don’t fully understand—but hey, that magazine told me to suggest it!—gesturing at photos wildly, until I finally mumble something along the…
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How to Make a Font Out of Your Handwriting
People have said for years that email and texts have killed the handwritten letter. Some have gone so far as to declare that penmanship will be lost forever (you’ve heard those debates about whether cursive should be taught in schools, right?). We’ve found a practical solution: Turn those scribblings of yours into a font! Then…
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How to Get the Best Deal on a Subscription Box
This is the second half of our two-part series on Everything You Need to Know About Subscription Boxes. You can check out Part 1 here. By Meggy Masters Now, how do you find a box you like without spending a ton of money on useless items? Here is a list of tips (and discount codes!)…
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What’s the Deal with Subscription Boxes?
This is Part 1 of a two-part series on everything you need to know about Subscription Boxes (AKA a way to make getting the mail 10x more enjoyable each month). Today’s post focuses on finding the best box for you. Come back next Monday for Meggy’s post on how to score the best deals on…
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Reclaiming Mondays: An “Ease into the Week” Playlist
As Natalie Portman famously proclaimed in Garden State that a song can change your life, we’re firm believers that the right melodies can change your entire day. Even an “I’m not ready for the week to begin!” Monday morning. That’s the inspiration behind our Reclaiming Mondays playlists, and in the weeks to come, we’re inviting…
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Add This to Your Bucket List: The Lantern Fest
Chances are, you or least 12 people you know have taken part in a themed 5K or obstacle course within the past two years. (Heck, the thought of being splashed with colorful powders like a human tie-dye t-shirt was enough to sign up, and I consider running a form of Sisyphean torture.) Now, though, there’s…
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Creative Outlet: What the Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) Is Really Like
If you’ve even been to a Ren Fest, there’s a good chance you’ve witnessed the Society of Creative Anachronism at work (or play). Here’s what goes down.
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Frontiers: A Gothic Tour of New Orleans
In our second installment of Frontiers, blogger Meghan R. Rose lets us tag along on her trip to New Orleans (AKA NOLA), where she takes in all the city has to offer, from beignets to voodoo museums. Frontiers: New Orleans, LA For the last months of 2014, my man and I had been planning a trip to New…
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7 Ways to Be Your Own Valentine
You don’t need to be in a relationship to enjoy that red, pink and all-things-heart-shaped holiday known as Valentine’s Day. In fact, it’s a perfect excuse to #treatyoself. (But if you are in a relationship, you could always just forward these ideas to your partner in crime.) Here are just a few Valentine’s Day gift…
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Frontiers: 8 Reasons You Must Visit Chicagoland
Introducing a new series at Life Between Weekends: Frontiers! We’re convinced that everyone has their own version of the city they live in — places they love to eat, visit and hang out at that you absolutely can’t miss — so in each edition, we’ll ask one person to give us a tour of their…
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Happy Monday! Get Free Chipotle Today
Turns out, there is such a thing as a free lunch, though your lunch isn’t techinically free today. If you order an entree featuring sofritas — a shredded tofu that’s braised with chipotle chilis, roasted poblano peppers and spices — on Monday, Jan. 26th, make sure you ask for the receipt. Show it to Chipotle…
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