ROOM BY ROOM

SHE WORE WHAT?! A safety pin to prevent static cling

Every once in a while I want to shed my sweet clothes like a snake and put on a new badass skin. That usually means one of two things. My Wisconsin Skinny brass knuckle jacket or my ModCloth Like a Boss-y spiked jacket. Today, I felt like a boss-y. For some reason people look at [...]

DIY Olive Oil Hair Treatment

Last night, Mister and I met some friends for a night of Rockabilly music in downtown Rochester. L’Assassins and Reckless Ones being our entertainment for the evening. In the spirit of L’Assassins post-apocolyptic vixen rock, I wanted to sport an edgier hairstyle for the event. So I teased tortured my bangs into a suicide roll of [...]

Got fruit flies? Here’s how to get rid of them.

Recently our house has been invaded by fruit flies. We’re talking full-on under siege. They are everywhere and multiplying faster than the shoes in my closet. Trust me, I have a lot of shoes, so that gives you some perception of the number of flies we are dealing with. Swarms. It is undetermined if they [...]

GREEN YOUR: DISHWASHER

There are two things that constantly plague me in my quest to live sustainably. Deodorant. And my dishwasher. You see, I have a personal vendetta against plastic and over the last few years have worked diligently to reduce the amount I consume. Yet try as I may, I continue to fail when it comes to [...]

GREEN YOUR: Scents & Sensibility

Last night Miss M and I went to her Freshmen Science Project Expo where the final results from their class experiments were on display. The experiments ranged from music effects on heart rate to reactions times while talking on the phone, playing video games or surfing the internet and of course what happens when you [...]

DO WITHOUT {Week 2}

Two weeks down, four to go. How did you do? Have you settled in yet? Are things getting any easier? I’m a bit late posting this update. The event season is in full swing and keeping me busy. Which is a good thing. It leaves little idle time for shopping! Mister and I enjoyed a [...]

Half-baked spring redecorating

Today I’m showing off my kitchen and half-baked redecorating ideas in a guest post at Elegant Musings. Welcome any newcomers popping over from my post! Be a doll and say hello. I would love to know that you were here!

DO WITHOUT {Week 1}

One week down, five to go. How did you do? Were you full of optimism and it was a breeze? Or consumed by angst and just stumbled through? I’m a bit of the latter. Not that week one was difficult by any means, but I was less than prepared, in the meat department anyway. We [...]

Do without {And so it begins}

Today is the first day of our Lenten journey. Are you nervous? Excited? Cantankerous? For those of you giving up coffee it may be that last one. We skipped Meatless Monday this week so the family could indulge in their final meat requests. I’d like to say it’s the last meat we will eat, but [...]

GoMeatless! for Lent

As you know we GoMeatless often in the Midnight Maniac household. Pretty soon it will be for more than Mondays too. For the past few years my family and I have gone meatless for Lent. This year will be no exception. Curious about what it is like to GoMeatless? You can read a bit about [...]