My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Etsomnia™ 169: Period Drama

This Victorian adult diaper-looking thing looks like it belongs in one of those commercials where white women complain their whites aren’t white enough.

Et·som·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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Etsomnia™ 168: Happy Valentine’s Day?!?

Who am I to judge? Dogs seem much happier than most of the people I know… By Suckycards

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Etsomnia™ 167: Jewelry Boxes

I think this one might actually be burglar proof. What self-respecting burglar would want to touch it?

Et·som·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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