Etsom·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
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It is 11:27 PM, and I just realized today marks 5 years of My One Beautiful Thing*! Nuts! I would have liked to do something special. Oh well.
5 years without missing a day. That’s something to be proud of!
Yay, me! Yay, you! Yay, us!
*And 7 years since I quit smoking!
Photo by Curtis Gregory Perry on Trend Hype / CC BY-NC-SA
Today, My One Beautiful Thing is four years old! Continue reading
1986 during my acting-and-comedy phase
Haneefah Adam/Muslimahanie
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Today, I got a truly lovely surprise. Continue reading
My phone went nuts and tried to publish a draft I was meaning to delete. So here, instead is a wonderfully creepy version of the already-creepy Police song “Every Breath You Take” by the mostrously-talented Chase Holfelder.
If you like this (and I’m sure you will), here’s the post I wrote about him in 2014:
How sweet is this? Fellow blogger and hunter of beautiful things, Andrea Huelsenbeck of ARHtistic License featured my blog today! What a fantastic way to start a weekend. Go check out Andrea’s blog!
Thanks to the feature on WordPress Discover, the Little Blog That Could just hit 5,000 followers!
I want to say a big thank you to you all for following and reading and liking and commenting, and most of all for letting me know I’m not just talking to myself! (Which I still do pretty regularly.)
XOXO
Donna
The original Etsomnia™ cover photo courtesy of Alice Hutchinson/Foter
Happy anniversary to me! Continue reading
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I have been posting every day, typically once per day, since February 2014. Quite a few people have asked how much time my daily posting schedule takes me. I thought I’d give you a little peek behind-the-scenes. Continue reading
Brooke Rothshank
It took me 50 years, but I finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up. (Not a joke, unfortunately.) Continue reading
Hello, lovelies. Quite a few readers have joined us in the last couple of months, so in case their binge-reading time was limited (and to amuse myself), I thought I’d post a few self-styled greatest hits. Continue reading
“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
― Oscar Wilde
Today marks my 200th consecutive day of blogging AND my 24th anniversary at work. It’s a gala day!
My blog makes me so happy. It is my daily joy to share with you the things that make me go oooh (and also awww, and ewww). Happy anniversary to us all!
I’m also fortunate enough to work with some outstanding people, so today, I celebrate the whole lot of you!
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