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02/18/2026

+ has grown something amazing…. It’s Mardi Gras BEADS 🤩

Instead of plastic beads polluting the environment, these will break down in as little as one week to as long as 1-2 years if they are thrown by the wayside, as many beads end up being done.

Dr. Naohiro Kato used microalgae, a students mistake leaving algae out overnight, and his friend’s question of whether Mardi Gras beads could be made sustainably to come up with this solution, and I absolutely love the innovation!

I had BIG PLANS to celebrate and teach the kids about Mardi Gras but they are fighting a bug. We’ll be ready as soon as they are better with these lightweight beads and some learning resources.

Did y’all celebrate Mardi Gras today?

01/18/2026

One of my goals this year is to get better at a craft that I’m good at half-a$$ing. I’ve been knitting since high school and figured out crocheting in college nearly 15 years ago, but I’ve only ever done basic stuff. My goal is to learn more and make more complex items.

Well, after going off pattern a bit (it’s a rectangle, the measurements always throw me off because I was trying to account for my voluminous hair 😅) this is half-a$$ed, it seems. Or maybe 3/4 🫏. But it is done lol. And it is satin lined! I’m proud of me lol.

I have a more specific pattern that has less wiggle room and no opportunity to accidentally jumbo size it picked out for February 😅

12/11/2025

37 ✨

10/27/2025

First ever hockey game and it was a win!

Great game ✨

06/13/2025

Happy anniversary to us! 💚

Happy to all 🫶🏾

And yes, we got married on Loving Day on purpose lol. I can be extra. That’s why ya love me 🥰🫶🏾

05/27/2025

Vote for Greyson!! Votes count double today!

He Loves Animals, Hiking, And Learning About Nature—he Even Joins City Cleanups To Help Protect The Planet Like A True Jr. Ranger!