Happy Tuesday: 8 Random Links Presented For Your Eggheaded Enjoyment

/ Ally Bean

THIS is one of those weird weeks that happens every year.

If you celebrate Easter in a religious way then this is Holy Week and you’re being churchy almost every day. Also Ramadan continues through this week & Passover starts mid-week.

And of course this year we’re adding the political circus that surrounds The Donald.

HOWEVER if these religious holidays are not part of your family traditions and you’re doing your best to not let The Donald live rent-free in your mind, then this week, I’m guessing, is no big deal for you and you’re focused on eating chocolate.

I come to this conclusion having recently shopped at Kroger where chocolate dominates every aisle.

[A digression: Our local store is being remodeled so shopping is like a scavenger hunt. Has been for weeks. It may be that I’m seeing chocolate everywhere because the same displays are being moved around daily.] 

ANYHOW past experience has taught me, the intrepid blogger, that this will be a slow week in blogland. And that’s okay by me.

So instead of my usual flapdoodle and twaddle, I’ll share the following links that I’ve been saving for a week like this one.

Enjoy! Let me know what you think in the comments below.

8 RANDOM LINKS FOR EGGHEADS

• This isn’t how Marie Kondo does things, but I’m here for the magic of knolling.

• Laughed while reading this and refuse to answer these questions dubbed 5 of the worse interview questions.

• There’s more to life than skinny jeans and this quiz will help you determine which cut is your style now.

• Makes good sense to keep your terracotta pots clean.

• Only knew a few of the names for beer can and bottle sizes, but feel better informed even if I’ll stick with a standard can or longneck bottle size.

• Been enjoying Wordiply every morning as a kind of warm-up for using my words elsewhere.

• Who among us hasn’t longed for a medieval mac and cheese recipe and the history associated with it?

• And finally a look at flapper fashion…

~ ~ 💚 ~ ~

214 thoughts on “Happy Tuesday: 8 Random Links Presented For Your Eggheaded Enjoyment”

  1. Haha knolling! I posted about this on my old blog ~ I’ve been doing it forever and when I first discovered there was a name for it I was thrilled. I still throw stuff out too, but whatever’s left gets knolled 😀

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  2. A couple of “oh my Gods” here. First, for once I’m not the 837th person to comment on your post, but merely the 2nd. Yay me! Second, ohhhhh, that explains the disappointing readership of my most recent blog post. I thought it was because I released it on a Sunday rather than the usual Friday. I expect poor blog readership between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I’ve never really detected a drop around Easter…

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    • The Travel Architect, over the years I’ve noticed that this week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday/Monday is super slow. I know people are busy, so I appreciate anyone who finds their way here this week, any week actually. And YES! you are here earlier than usual and I’m impressed. Thanks for stopping by.

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  3. You had me at egghead.

    This may not come as a surprise, but I knew quite a lot of those beer bottle/can shapes and sizes. Less about knolling, and I think I’ve been asked several of those interview questions, but the last time I interviewed for job was 1988.

    Have a nice easy week. Enjoy the chocolate.

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    • Dan, you’re right, I’m not surprised that you know about those beer can/bottle shapes. It seem exactly like the sort of information you’d have gleaned over the years. The interview questions are ridiculous, but like you it’s been a long time since I interviewed for anything so who knows what’s going on now.

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  4. The links were good to follow. I never heard the word knolling before. Kondoing is not my style.
    I enjoyed the answers to the work interview questions. An apple sounds like a great answer.
    I skipped the jeans quiz. Ever since fibro took over my life jeans hurt too much to wear.
    I loved the tips for cleaning terracotta pots. Here I am just using water and a brush.
    I’m not a beer drinker so I skipped that one too. Lol
    I enjoyed the history lesson on mac and cheese. My version is my favorite comfort food.
    Flapper fashions were fun.
    Thanks for the fun links.

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    • Lauren, I’d never heard of knolling either but had a big “ah ha!” moment when I read about it. Sure, sure, why not? I thought the same thing about cleaning clay pots, all I’ve been doing is what you are doing. The mac and cheese history is fascinating. I don’t think I’ll make the recipe though. The Kraft Blue Box is my favorite.

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  6. I agree with an earlier commentor. This is literally the first time I think I’ve left a comment that DOESN’T fall after the 100-mark!

    Easter is a quiet weekend for our family. We have an extra church service on Friday, but we also don’t do any of the hyped “secular” activities. Occasionally we’ll join an egg hunt and I usually hide a few things around the house, but Easter has always been about faith-centric activities…but we don’t do Lent or have a full weekend of church services so it always feels like a bit of an odd holiday weekend for me. But I’m thrilled we don’t do gifts/tons of chocolate because it feels like an oppressive amount of work to me!

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    • Elisabeth, woo-hoo! Look at you commenting in the top of the group. Yay!

      I like your approach to celebrating Easter. It’s more in keeping with how we do things, too. However, growing up I went to church 4 times during this week [Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, then Easter Sunday]. I get what you’re saying about how Easter can seem more like work, than faith.

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  7. Wouldn’t the flappers be shocked by today’s fashions?! Or maybe jealous as they might have been women that would be daring enough to try many of the new styles.

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    • Ellen D, I bet you’re right both that the flappers would be shocked [by jeans maybe?] and willing to wear new styles if they seemed a bit scandalous.

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  9. I learned a few things here, skipped the beer bottles as I am not the target market for that. Loved the flappers. Imagine how comfortable they must have been after all those Victorian fashions. I agree with Kate about the today’s fabrics. I don’t even consider jeans that haven’t got an ounce of stretch to them.

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    • Jenn, I drink beer but don’t really need to know about all the sizes beyond the two I favor. I’ve been a flapper wannabe from way back, although I agree about today’s fabrics. Much better, more stretch is always a good idea!

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  10. I’ll just touch on a few so as not to monopolize the comments-

    Knolling to me screams out: extraneous crap can be art! Confession Ally Bean, I was never a Kondo fan, and this new phase doesn’t excite me either!

    Jeans fit- I did not take the quiz as I know what I like and what works for me and also don’t care if anyone else likes them or not. Flat waist, no zipper, boot cut or maybe slim leg, usually dark wash but okay for one pair to be faded and super soft

    I think I could have been a flapper as the fashion was free and fun but no cloche type hats. It was only this winter that I put aside my hat aversion due to the cold and began wearing knitted caps, of course with the fuzzy or furry top knot attached. The little adornment on top takes the attention off of my face crammed into the tight hat.

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    • Deb, I was never a Kondo fan either and knolling takes it to the other extreme. Somewhere in the middle works for me.

      I never got into the skinny jeans scene so now that jeans are getting looser and with straight legs I’m grooving on it. Where do you find jeans with no zipper? That’s a new thing to me. I’ll wear any color of denim, I loves me it all.

      I like flapper fashion too. As for cloche hats I like seeing them on other people. I want to get a knit hat with a little fuzzy ball on top. I could really groove on that.

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      • The jeans! I ran into the concept years ago with a brand called Jag Jeans. Now everyone makes them. I like Lee Riders- a bit stretchy, accurate in size and not too pricey at all. They typically go by the moniker “flat waist jeans” and usually have the appearance of a zipper flap/buttons but it is all faux decorative. I like to think of them as very updated grandma “stretchy thin elastic waist” not baggy truly comfortable jeans. Of course you need a hat with a fuzzy ball! Trendy and warm!

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        • Thanks for explaining about the jeans. I’ll look for them. It’s been a while since I needed to buy new jeans plus I hate clothes shopping so I’m never up-to-date. As for the hat, gonna get one.

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  11. Not religious, but always a fan of chocolate. Especially the day after Easter when it’s all on sale. I like things available and organized, but I find it funny that we keep reinventing new terms to make organizational systems cool again. Bookcases and shelving have been around for a long time? The worst question I was ever asked in an interview wasn’t even a question, it was an old white guy telling me that of course since I was engaged I would soon be getting pregnant.

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    • AutumnAshbough, considering how much chocolate candy I’m seeing in the grocery I think the after Easter sale is going to be big. I’m fussy about chocolate, but I’ll check it out just in case there’s some I like.

      Good point about the naming, and re-naming, of ways to be organized. YET it keeps someone employed pretending everything old is new again.

      Interesting commentary from the mansplainer. He knows things, OF COURSE. What a jerk. 🙄

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  12. I guess I’ve always been a knowler! It’s kind of fun organizing and putting everything in its place.
    Those interview questions are the worst! So glad I don’t have to worry about that any more. I was lucky and didn’t ever have any silly questions like that asked of me.
    Someone else can make the Mac and cheese and I’ll eat it! My son in law makes the best.
    You’ve always had a wonderful way with words. All I do sometimes are the word search puzzles.
    I absolutely love the flapper styles! Cool video.
    Hope your week is going well😻
    I couldn’t take the jean quiz but I love skinny jeans and leggings with a big top. So comfy!
    I need to get busy and clean my terra cotta pots!

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    • Beth, I applaud you and your ability to be organized like you are. I’m more of a *place for everything and everything near its place* kind of person. I agree about the interview questions, my answers would be pure snark if anyone asked me them.

      I never got into skinny jeans but the current shift to boyfriend cut I’m all about. I knew you’d like the flapper video, such a cool time in history. I’ll admit that I don’t clean terracotta pots as thoroughly as the article says we should. So be it, plants still grow. 🤷‍♀️

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  13. Thanks, Ally! I confess I zoomed into the YouTube clip first and LOVED it. My grandmother was married around that time – late 20’s – and a couple of the dresses resemble….oh-so-much…her jade green wedding dress. I thought she was an oddball outlier, but the footage helps me understand the color preferences at the time…maybe even for brides? And I loved the little whispers of chatter in the footage. Super sweet. Thank you! 😉

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    • Victoria, it seems to me, thinking back on something I read years ago, that white wedding dresses are more of a modern thing. Just having a nice new dress was the goal of brides, colors didn’t matter. So I’d guess your grandmother’s dress was spot on to the times. If nothing else it was memorable, considering we’re talking about it today!

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      • Definitely. All I had — before the dress found its way to me — was a vintage photo of my grandma on her wedding day. We assumed (like so many others!) that the dress was black because of the limits of photography. When we discovered it was jade green, it was a happy moment! And hey — you’re providing me with an all-new rabbit hole…colorized fashion videos. I love it. 🥰

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        • Oh what a great discovery to learn that the black dress wasn’t black– and a spunky color instead. There used to be a blogger who’d buy old b&w photos, research the era the pic was from, then colorize the photo accordingly. I think she’s the one who mentioned about how not all wedding dresses were white. Enjoy your rabbit hole. [And isn’t that fitting for this week!]

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          • Oh good golly…I missed that one entirely…rabbit hole…tee hee…perfect for the week, indeed. 😉
            And yes — except for one rip in a seam, that jade dress has held up well…actually the fabric feels better than any velvet I’ve ever touched. Workmanship! (WorkWOmanship?). Either way – good fun – and I appreciate your post this morning. xo! 🥰

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  14. Fascinating group of links. The knolling is wonderful but something I could probably never achieve living with my hoarder husband.
    Medieval Mac and cheese recipe? I expect nothing less from you.
    Beer bottle and cans tutorial? Splendid.
    But making you hunt the entire store for Easter chocolate? Boo to that!

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    • River, I agree with you, considering your husband’s love of stuff, if you tried knolling you’d go crazy– well crazier than he makes you already. 😉

      I’m not going to try the medieval mac and cheese recipe but I was amazed when I found it. Same thing about the beer cans and bottles. Didn’t know about that either.

      I’m trying to be positive when I shop in our local Kroger store but this remodeling nonsense is making my life run less, shall we say, smoothly. 🤨

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  15. “…this week, I’m guessing, is no big deal for you and you’re focused on eating chocolate” Ally, it’s like you can read my mind!!

    I love random internet riffraff! Thanks! I can’t believe anyone would ask a candidate ““How would you respond if you were being sexually harassed by your boss?”” Ick. The Medieval mac & cheese is interesting. On a similar note, my boyfriend has been dying to make pemmican, an indigenous raw meat cuisine that can supposedly last 25 years unrefrigerated. He’s vegetarian, so I would be the guinea pig. No thanks haha! Thanks for the fun start to my day!

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    • Erin, I’m laughing here. I’m glad I’m seeing into your chocolate-y heart. I approve of your priorities.

      Yes, that question about sexual harassment is disconcerting. I’d immediately wonder why anyone is asking it, thinking to myself, “is that a problem here?”

      I’ve heard of pemmican, mostly in novels, but to make it? I don’t think so. I wouldn’t want to be the taster for it. I’m hesitating about make fruit leather.

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  16. Hello ally
    I enjoy your mini posts and today’s top takeaway was reading about knolling and the discussion About minimalism and maxillism
    Is interesting -/ and liked this little note in the article (once I made it through the many ads – !)

    “Get rid of the things you dislike, yes, but otherwise, embrace your tchotchkes and ephemera.”

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  17. Ally,
    This was a fun post!
    I never noticed if there were lulls in responses at particular times – and here I thought I had just written a blah post 😉 Blame it on the time of year!
    1. I had fun reading Marie Kondo followed by “The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place” by Jennifer McCartney… Laying out my stuff for a project, I could see myself doing. Just laying it out there for dust to collect? Not so sure!
    2. I have a job interview tomorrow… they better not ask these stupid questions!
    3. My browser would not let me click on the quiz. Oh well, guess I’ll keep buying ’em cheap at Costco!
    4. I do like the look of weathered terracotta. I don’t think I’d do all that to keep ’em clean!
    5. I had only ever heard of a stubby (which Red Stripe, is the only one I know) and long-necks. I foolishly called the bigger cans king cans. I can just imagine the look on a bartender’s face if I were to ask for a stovepipe… 🙂 Fun stuff!
    6. Thanks for the link of Wordiply. My longest was only 9 letters but hey, I didn’t really apply myself 😉
    7. That Medieval Mac ‘n Cheese looks interesting. Maybe one day I’ll try it!
    8. I loved the history lesson on Flappers. I think these women were fabulous to break free!
    Always a treat to come by this cool spot!
    Have a great Tuesday!

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    • Dale, I’ve never heard of “The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place” by Jennifer McCartney yet I know I’d enjoy it. I never grooved on Kondo’s advice and think knolling might be bit too bothersome for me to do.

      The interview questions are stupid. IF anyone asks you one of them tomorrow you can call them out! Sorry that your browser won’t let you take the quiz. I never know why stuff like that happens, but if Costco has your style then stick with it.

      I knew about stubby beer bottles from college. Coors was popular and they sell some of their beer in them, but that was a long time ago so I’m kind of amazed that stubbies are still a thing.

      I found Wordiply in January and am hooked. I’ve always wanted to be a flapper, so seeing the women in their clothes fascinated me.

      Thanks for reading along here and have a very happy Tuesday.

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      • I love that I read both books, one after the other. I never grooved on Kondo, either. Knolling is a tad too much for me!

        They are so stupid. I loathe the “where do you see yourself in 5 years one” – If all goes well, darlin’, I’m retired. Still wanna hire me?

        I just don’t pay big bucks for jeans. Or clothes in general. So, if they fit, great. Maybe they could fit fabulously? Meh.

        Right. Coors Banquet is the only other stubby I know. I kinda like that Red Stripe from Jamaica keeps the format.

        I have it bookmarked and shall be playing more often, methinks!

        Thank you!

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        • I double-checked the jeans quiz link and changed it. On my phone it worked but on my iPad/desktop it didn’t, so I found a new link. I’m all about fit with my clothes, too. Trends come and go, but they elude me.

          THAT’S what it was called, Coors Banquet. I’d forgotten the name.

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  18. Ally, I was not familiar with knolling. Interesting “angle” at how our stuff can look. We’ve been slowly downsizing i.e. donating stuff, so we’re leaning towards a minimalist look overall. But, we also dig the concept of cluttercore aka organized chaos with what we have. To each their own! The worst interview questions…I can identify with the nature of them as I’ve experienced similar asks over the years. Sometimes I think the interviewer just wants to rattle the person they have brought in just to see how they react, with no interest at all in the answer itself. I had the chance to be on both sides of that table, and when I was the one conducting the interview I tried to always conduct myself as a professional. The person you’re interviewing deserves that much.

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    • Bruce, I’m familiar with clutter-core and will admit it’s my go-to way of dealing with stuff. I let go of things all the time, but then more things appear in this house that take their place. This is what comes from inheriting furniture and stuff– and not knowing how to move it on to where it should be.

      I used to have to interview people for jobs and like you I was professional. I never wanted to waste the interviewee’s time nor mine. I think that’s why I got a kick out of the article, no way would I have ever asked those lame questions.

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  20. I forwarded the link with the interview questions to my daughter who heads up HR at her company. It is hard to believe employers think this level of questioning helps in finding the right fit. And speaking of fit. I cannot give up jeans. The quiz does not have a selection for ‘old lady whose knee swells’ so I skipped the quiz. Several of the beer bottle/cans were familiar to me. I found my favorite beer recently but only in a growler! Dang it. Of course my daughter had me try a Heinekin 0.0 (non alcoholic) and I’m hooked on those tallboys! The medieval mac-n-cheese did not look appetizing. I am however keen to try a colonial recipe where the macaroni is cooked in milk rather than water! Thanks for giving me a few rabbit holes to crawl down today.

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    • Maggie, I was taken aback by the interview questions but laughed out loud at the answers in the article. I wonder what your daughter will make of them?

      Growlers were popular around here before the pandemic but now the shops that sold them are out of business. I like Heineken 0.0, too. Have your tried any of the Athletic Brewing brand non-alcoholic beers? We like the Upside Dawn one.

      I won’t be making the medieval mac and cheese anytime soon either, but I found the information interesting.

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  21. Very fun links. I can’t help but comment on each one:

    Knolling – I love it! Especially the color coordination of it. That’s how I arrange my closet, thanks to years spent in retail.

    Interviews – I remember my college boyfriend being so annoyed by weird questions, and that was a long time ago. He said one asked what amusement park ride he would be. The 5 years time and worst mistake seem to be pretty common questions asked today, at least according to my kids.

    Jeans – Where is my favorite, the Bootcut?

    Clay Pots – Nice to know, but I would never spend that sort of time on them.

    Beer Bottles – I was just proud of myself for knowing some beer glasses names, like the tulip glass and the snifter.

    Wordiply looked fun. I tried out a few.

    Macaroni and cheese – something I just never cared for. Too gummy and sits like a brick in your stomach. I know, I’m a strange one.

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    • Bijoux, thanks for your comments. I’d never heard of knolling until I read this article. It has an appeal to it.

      An interview question of: what amusement park ride would you be? Oh that’s pathetic. I’d say the Tea Cup ride at Disney so I could swirl around out of your way for asking such a stupid question.

      I wondered about the lack of bootcut jeans, too. I used to swear by them. Maybe they’ve been re-named so that the young ones will think they’re cool. You and my husband about the clay pots. He said the same thing.

      Wordiply is fun. My mother didn’t like mac and cheese for the same reason you said. She thought she was strange too! 😊

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  22. Thanks for the intro to Wordiply, Ally. It would be good warm up for Wordle, which is my warm-up for Quordle. Which is my warm-up for going out and facing the world. And chocolate is my reward for having faced the world. It’s a very delicate balance….

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  23. Oh my goodness, what a delightful post! If I were a piece of fruit, I’d be a lemon. Don’t squeeze me or you’ll get zesty and tart all over you. And I’m so glad to know that my kids aren’t leaving things around, they are just knolling. It sounds so much better that way. And no way I’m making medieval Mac N Cheese because I can’t do it without the Internet.

    Thanks for great entertainment, Ally!

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  24. Oh, how I hated that “where do you see yourself in 5 years?” interview question. How do I know?? The medieval mac and cheese didn’t look that appetizing to me so I’ll stick with lots of cheddar and other cheeses on plump macaroni noodles. The word game intrigues me; I think I’ll give it a try. Why not add another game to my morning repertoire? 😉

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    • Margaret, yes, it’s a stupid question. Always has been, even more now that the pandemic has proven the folly of planning ahead.

      I thought the history of the mac and cheese was interesting, but am holding off on making the recipe. I like Wordiply. I’ve been playing it since January so I’m sure my old brain is sharper now than it was at the beginning of the year. 🤓

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    • E.A. Wickham, jeans styles are kind of a mystery to me. The cuts change almost yearly so finding what I liked is usually gone, with something [odd?] to replace them. Right now I have straight leg & boyfriend cut, with one pair cropped & the others normal length. Don’t know if that’s fashionable but it works for me.

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  26. To answer random questions, some of which you may not have asked: I AM keeping my terra cotta pots clean, I AM watching episodes of The Golden Girls instead of the icky news, and I AM packing Easter baskets for my grands with chocolate. (A few nibble for me too!)

    Thanks, Ally! 😀

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    • Marian, you inspire me to do better by my terracotta pots. I never watch the news, instead I read it. That keeps me distanced from the emotional bias in it. No Easter baskets here, but we did send an Easter box to my MIL… then kept a few pieces of chocolate for ourselves. As a reward!

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  28. I didn’t know about Marie Kondo or knolling, either. I was a minimalist before it was “popular” and I’ve always thrown stuff out or recycled it. I get somewhat annoyed at these trends as they are merchandising ploys. To me, organise your home the way you want to, not because someone says you should have it this or that way.

    The flapper (I always thought they were called flappers because their clothes look flappy or floppy) “movement” was very important, but those clothes were quite unattractive. I understand that they were transitional and symbolic and women couldn’t go too far – they were already scandalising everyone – but it’s not a style I would choose, especially those hats.

    Great post. 🙂 Very enjoyable with all those interesting links. Cheers.

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    • Lynette, I’m laughing here about your observation that these organizing trends are merchandising ploys. ‘YA THINK?!! Of course as you say if one of them works for you go for it but the trends all seem to be geared to buying a book. Go figure, huh?

      A couple of other commenters have mentioned the hats, how they don’t like them. I’d guess that wearing a small cloche after wearing some of those large flowered and feathered Victorian hats… well, the cloche would be a relief. So much simpler.

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  29. I’ve never heard of knolling but, do a bit of it here and there around the house.
    Jeans…I love the trouser jeans and slacks but, look awful in them. I have hips so need curvy or the boy jean look.

    I love the Flapper era!! Several of those ensembles I would wear. I’d wear the tennis skort today! I loved the hats.

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  30. I took the jeans quiz, fell in love with a pair of jeans and then they didn’t have them in my size – or anywhere close. I didn’t realize I needed these jeans, but now I do. Drat. 😉

    The flapper thing made me laugh because while in Ireland I was telling Tank and his buddy about a time when I surprised Coach and went to visit him at the same college Tank now attends (in the states). It was a themed dance and I came prepared to dress like a flapper. Tank must have mixed up the definition of a flapper because he was OUTRAGED that I would admit to dressing that way. Even his buddy was like, DUDE, YOU’VE GOT THE WRONG DEFINITION OF A FLAPPER. Anytime the rest of that night at the pub that I wanted to make Tank cringe, I mentioned how I’d once dressed as a flapper.

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    • Ernie, I glad you know which style of jeans you need but sorry they didn’t have them in your size. Kind of the story of my life when shopping, so I feel your frustration.

      I LOVE the story about annoying Tank [the confused] about what a flapper is and why you dressed like one. That’s hilarious on many levels. Oh dear, you know I’m never going to think about flappers without thinking of you now. 😁

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  32. Knolling looks as stressful as Kondo. I think my only solution is to just shove all my belongings into a fiery pit and never look back.

    I recently went shopping to find jeans and in the three stores I went to, I couldn’t find a pair that had an actual button and zipper. They were all like secret yoga pants or something and I AM NOT HERE FOR THAT. I want hard pants to come back! That is all.

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    • NGS, I take your point about both of those organizational systems– and agree with you. I’m comfortable with your fiery pit approach.

      No button? No zipper? I’m with you again. I want jeans– as in mostly cotton denim with structural elements like a zipper and a button and some real pockets. How ridiculous that you couldn’t find any.

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  33. These kinds of posts are my favorite. That flapper video was so fascinating to watch. That would have been around the time my grandmother would have been that age. She was also ahead of her time, wearing similar outfits in Ohio…can you imagine? I followed the link you provided to the History Channel and discovered that Ohio attempted to outlaw form-fitting clothing at the time. This would have shocked me ten years ago. Now? Sadly, not so much.

    Have a great week, Ally. 😘

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  34. I had to check out the worse interview questions as I’ve had a lot of experience on both sides the the process! I don’t think I’ve ever asked someone what kind of fruit they were because I was working in San Francisco and God only knows what kind of an answer I’d get! I was once interviewed a lady who put on her list of skills “stapling.” I never realized it takes a certain skill set to use a stapler but you never know!

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    • Jan, oh that’s wonderful. I was good at stapling back in the day but never thought to add it to my list of skills. I take your point about asking the fruit question in San Fran, it could lead to some odd answers. 😁

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  35. Good Friday growing up used to be a full on fish dinner (scallops, shrimp, clam strips, oysters, cod) Nothing really planned for Easter Per SE. Good Friday this year is also my 53rd 😁

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    • Matt, I don’t remember fish dinners on Good Friday but maybe they were going on and we didn’t attend them. I dunno, I was in church. But sounds good, the one you went to. Happy Birthday early! 🎉

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          • I grew up Presbyterian, my older brother and I got sick a lot with Bronchitis (so for that reason Church/Sunday school wasn’t a thing) My dad didn’t believe in going to church to be in tight with God, and I pretty much inherited that. My wife (grew up with a Lutheran Pastor Dad) is more devoted.

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            • I’m a lapsed Presby, too. I did lots in the church when I was young, but once I got older I found the traditions to be a bit… off. Your wife was/is a preacher’s kid! Now that’s a different childhood.

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              • Yeah her and I upbringing night and day in so many ways but we really connect all the same. I was a Presby that dipped into Catholicism-Judaism-New Age- Native American-Ba’hai-Budism-Muslim-Baptist-Satanist-Darwinist-Lutheran & Episcopalian…to realize how much i hate organized Religion of any type. Gospel music moves me and my relationship with God is in my own personal non bible reading nor church goin way.

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                • You’ve got it going on and that’s what is important. I’m not much for organized religion anymore either, but feel like maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be. I think I outgrew it.

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  36. Always a delight to see a post from you, Ally, although this one I’m saving for later when I have time to look at some of the links. Jeans. Yes. I have skinny leg, boot-cut, and ??? A friend mentioned she got a pair of high-waist, straight but not skinny jeans at Nordstrom Rack and as I admired them, I stopped there today with the hope of finding some. Alas, the quantity, grouping by brand in some cases, price on some, and sizing in others led me to leave rather quickly. Perhaps another time. Or not. I do Waffle when I get a chance and Wordle (but not the NYT’s one) sometimes as well. I do enjoy words.

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    • Janet, jeans are such an interesting topic because everyone has a different take on them and no one seems to find what she’s looking for. I don’t like shopping in Nordstrom Rack even if I have found some great deals. The way they merchandise is nutty. I don’t know about Waffle, so I’ll look for it. From what I can tell I could spend an hour every morning doing online word games! I’m not sure that’d be a bad thing, but really…!

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    • John, your answer to the sexual harassment question is perfection. If asked that I’d immediately begin to wonder what was going on at this company. The flappers are cool. Such style, such disregard for norms.

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  38. I didn’t find a quiz in the jeans link, but I found myself eyeing the “perfectly vintage” — they had me at perfect 😀

    Thanks for the Wordiply link! I’ve not seen that before. I play Worldle (world countries) and Anti-Wordle (you try to last as long as possible without guessing the right word), but this is new to me!

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    • EW, the link to the quiz seems to come up differently for different people. Don’t know, but for some it is there.

      I don’t know about Anti-Wordle but it sounds like a hoot. I may be an ace at that one.

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        • Sorry about that. A couple other commenters have said the same thing and I’ve no idea why it’d happen. Nonetheless it gives you carte blanche to wear what you like!

          Going to checkout AntiWordle now. Thanks for the link.

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          • Sadly, since you replied to your own comment, I wasn’t alerted to the new comment and I came to check your blog since nothing from you showed up on my feed for a while and saw it…

            It’s a great question, so far I battled through AntiWordle until I got the right answer (which sometimes is really not that easy, and other times I mistakenly guess it too quickly…). I also have a friend who does AntiWordle, too, and so if all else fails we help each other, so so far I haven’t had a “deadend” day. Today it’s all about dancing 🙂

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            • Got it. Just keep going into the wrongness until the game tells you have the right answer. It’s a real head fake, isn’t it? Thanks for stopping by to check up on me. That’s sweet of you.

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  39. I enjoyed the flapper clothes video…..as for the jeans, it took me a long time to get used to the skinny look, but I can’t see myself traveling back to the 70’s and wearing wide leg flares again. Isn’t there something in the middle? I haven’t bought a pair of jeans in over 5 years, and seldom wear the ones I do have.

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      • I’ve read all those 70’s styles are supposed to be back in style this year, due to the popularity of the movie Daisy Jones and the Six, which I have not watched, although I read and liked the book. I think I’ve aged out of that look!

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          • The book was really different, especially the format, but I enjoyed it. I recommended it to an older friend who used to be in the music business in that decade as I thought she would love it and she hated it?? I guess it’s a six part mini-series, not sure what venue it’s on though?

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            • I’ll read the book, then look for the show. Interesting how the format turned off your older friend, even if the subject might have appealed to her. I’m sure there’s a communication lesson in that somewhere!

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              • It could just be that if I say I like a book, then friend will say she doesn’t, just to be different! I have noticed that trend when we discuss books. Some people are like that.

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  40. My worst interview question: “Tell me a joke.” Ugh.

    Knocking sounds about right – but I still want to be fairly clutter-free.

    I saved a couple for later reading, including the word game. Because, who doesn’t love word games?

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    • Eilene, an interviewer asked you to tell them a joke? I’d be tempted to say: “You, you are a joke.”

      There’s an acceptable line between knolling and minimalism so once you find it go with it. Or at least that’s how I figure it.

      Hope you enjoy Wordiply. It’s a simple premise but still a challenge. Of course I play it first every morning so I might not be awake enough to do well on it.

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  41. My response would have to be:

    Fruit of the Loom, baby. I’m a whole basket of fruit.

    Maybe I’d leave out the “baby” part…
    Then again, maybe not. Inappropriate questions deserve inappropriate answers.

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  42. I loved the flapper clothes. We have some photos of my Grandma from that era. She had great clothes and knew how to pose in them. We even have a photo of her and about ten of her friends lined up, laughing, and posing in their bathing costumes.

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    • Nicki, your photos sound wonderful. I’ve been drawn to the flapper era ever since I was a teenager. The clothes + the attitude call to me. Even the bathing costumes look inviting.

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  43. Interesting links. The worst question I was ever asked was at one of my first job interviews when the person knew I was married and asked if I was planning to have children. At least I was smart enough to know to pass that one up. Jeans to me are like my shoes. I want them clean, good fit, but comfortable. 🙂

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    • Judy, you were wise to avoid that question. It was standard at one time, I remember being coached on how to answer it– evasively with charm. I like your way of describing your shoes and jeans. I’d say the same goes for me. Of course the trick is the good fit part, that seems like a difficult request anymore.

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  44. I love the idea of “knolling” — and the word itself is very appealing.

    The interview questions article made me laugh. What kind of fruit indeed. (Why am I thinking “kiwi”?)

    Have a wonderful and chocolatey week, Ally!

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    • Suzanne, good point about the word “knolling.” I like it too, and sort of abide by it.

      So you’re a kiwi! Great answer that I hope would baffle any interviewer who asked you the fruit question.

      Happy Chocolate Week to you, too. 🍫

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  45. Knolling – yay! Himself is a total minimalist living with a maximalist and, while I’ve been trying to ease back, now I can see that all I *really* need to do is to organise it in a pleasing manner. That said, he’d happily live in a total vacuum with just the one chair, plate, fork, spoon etc… so he could do with bring more in my direction too 😀

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    • Deb, oh you two sound like opposites to the nth degree. I like the concept of knolling because it does make stuff appear intentional rather than just… stuff. We like having things in our house and try to arrange them in a pleasing way– or store them unobtrusively somewhere. I don’t think I’d do well with a minimalist, that seems to harsh and stoic to me.

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      • Honestly Ally, there are times when I wonder how on earth we are a couple. And then he makes me laugh, or I make him do likewise – and it all makes sense 🙂 But yeah, totally with you on minimalism – too brutal!

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  46. Yeah, one way or another, this has been a busy week! Besides the church and chocolates (how can you not love a holiday that encourages you to eat all the chocolate you want?), we’ve got unplanned travel, crazy storms, issues at the animal shelter where I volunteer, etc. As for politics, it couldn’t possibly get any stranger……

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    • Ann, it’s a weird week for everyone I know. At 70º+ today our weather is too warm but going down to a predicted 35º by tomorrow night. Our outdoor plants are looking at me like “what give?” Add on The Donald’s tirade and I feel like I’m truly in wonderland with Alice.

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  47. I don’t like my stores when they start updating and moving stuff. I know it must happen, but it still puts me out. Maybe the chocolate was calling for you?

    Some interesting links Ally; who knew there were so many different types of beer bottles/cans? Not this girl. I’ve not played woriply before, I like it. I
    I’ve never cleaned my terracotta pots before, and I feel bad that I didn’t know you were supposed to clean them. (not that bad though: who has the time?)
    Not sure I can get on board with the Knolling. I’d have to wrap my brain around it.

    I have so many pictures of my Grandma as a young woman wearing Flapper outfits; it seems unreal that she lived in that time.

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    • Suz, I’m trying to rise above the chaos in the grocery right now, choosing to think of it as a game. Some days it works, other days I swear profusely.

      I knew a few of the names for the beer shapes but not many. It’s not like I think they’ll be a test on the specifics of it, but good to know about it.

      Knolling is a thing that according to a few commenters here has been around for a while. I like it in theory, but maybe not in practice?

      I like the flapper styles. I bet your photos of your grandma show some outfits that are the cat’s pajamas. And how cool is that!

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  48. The question: “where do you see yourself in five years time” – I hate that kind of question. I mean, who knows? My life has been a very winding path and I could have never predicted where I am/ where I’ve been. I barely know what life is going to be like in five months’ time!

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    • Nicole, I agree about that question. If I learned nothing else from the pandemic it is that plans change, often. Coming from a background in communications that kind of question is what I call weaksauce. 🤨

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  49. It’s ironic the creators of knolling worked for Frank Gehry. If you know anything about the architect, you know he was NOT into right angles. But knolling is intriguing because for organized types like me, the process alone can restore a sense of calm. I’m not into the therapy of raking and rearrangement of a rock garden, so maybe knolling is more my cup of feng shui.

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    • Dave, maybe Gehry’s lack of interest in right angles prompted the interest in them! Doing something different than the boss to show him what’s what. I like the theory of knolling but probably will only apply it occasionally. At least it doesn’t ask me to evaluate the strength of my joy sparks. 😉

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  50. Oh a new word game — thanks. As to the grocery store reno — I have been trying to avoid the one we usually go to for that very reason. I am not a fan of shopping to begin with and then you move it all! No thanks. Bernie

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    • Bernie, the word game is fun, not difficult, just a little different. I understand about why you’re avoiding your usual grocery store during a remodel. I’m attempting to be patient during ours, thinking of it as a delightful game but yesterday when there was no lettuce the game took a dark turn. 🤨

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  51. I glanced at the knolling article and realized that my brain resisted it for some reason. Long ago, I gave up on the Kondo lifestyle before I began it when I heard a rumor that 30 books was all a person was allowed. Ha. I have about 30 writer craft books alone. I wouldn’t dare number the fiction and nonfiction books I have just in the two bookcases in my living room. And I have other bookcases. Nobody wants to see sparsely populated bookshelves behind someone on Zoom.

    I looked at the interview questions and decided I didn’t want to work for anyone who asked these questions. Never heard of Wordiply! I will have to try it!

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    • L. Marie, I understand how your brain might not be into knolling. It kind of appeals to me but doesn’t entirely. I never could get into the Kondo thing. Seemed so artificially limiting like in your example of bookcases with books. Many books, not 30. As if.

      The interview questions are not ones I’d answer seriously so it’s just as well that I’m not looking to interviewing any time soon. Wordiply is fun. It makes you appreciate words in a different way.

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    • Awakening Wonders, I agree. All the details are beautifully incorporated into the dresses and on the hats. We don’t see that kind of attention on clothes anymore, outside wedding dresses.

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  53. I finally took a look at the knolling bit, and thought: who in the world has time for that? Neither a Kondo-er nor a Knoller I shall be! The second thing that I wondered was, “Who in the world has the money to create environments like that?” Plenty of people, I suppose, but not me.

    My favorite was the mac and cheese article. I loved the history, and it brought back memories of my mother’s pasta drying on the back of a kitchen chair. The only problem with that link is that it’s 9:15, and now I want pasta with butter and a romano/parmesan blend. Fending off this impulse is going to be hard!

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    • Linda, I adore your newly coined saying: Neither a Kondo-er nor a Knoller I shall be! There’s wisdom in that idea.

      My mother did the same thing when she made pasta. She didn’t make it often but it was an event in the kitchen, all surfaces and objects got involved. I felt the same way after I read the medieval mac and cheese article, very hungry.

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  55. An interesting potpourri of links, Ally. That should keep me busy for a while. As for Easter, I took advantage of the upcoming holiday to decorate sugar cookies with my 13-year-old granddaughter. We made a real “creative” endeavor of it. And, of course, any excuse to consume chocolate and distract myself from the Donald Debacle is okay by me.

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    • Christie, oh decorating cookies sounds like great fun. I could enjoy doing that. I’m sure your creations were very creative. Yep about The Donald spectacle. He’s never going away is he?

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  56. Hi Ally – that flapper video was delightful – I’m impressed that the colors worn back then are once again revived this spring. The hairdos…not so much 🤣😁 I didn’t see a quiz for the jeans on that link? Have you purchased a Madewell pair of jeans before? I’ve toyed with the idea, but haven’t yet.

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  57. Thank you! That was fun. I’d not heard of knolling, but it seems to kind of sum up my life (not sure things are at right angles or whatever it was, but things are organized in some way or shape). I really enjoyed the word game and will likely need to play every day now. Those interview questions were… are they really still asking some of those questions?? I thought they would have better questions by now. (I think I’m more of a nut than a fruit.)

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    • Robin, I’d not heard of knolling until I read the article, but apparently it’s been around for a while. I don’t exactly do this, but kind of do in certain areas. The word game is fun and has got me looking at words in a new way.

      I can’t explain the reasoning behind the interview questions but I laughed when I read the article. So you’re a nut… and what kind of nut would that be?!!

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  58. Oh, thanks for the links! I followed a couple of them — and I laughed out loud about the interview questions, too! I sent the link to my son who is in the midst of it! I will have to ask him what his weirdest interview questions are.

    The link to the type of jeans for you was interesting. I’m on the short side and not many of those styles complement my stature….Sigh…

    Knolling — I’ve never heard of that term before. I need to get to some serious decluttering around here…either using the Kondo or knolling method. Something is better than the current state of things around here. 😦

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    • M, the interview questions were ridiculous but the article was written to make me laugh. I’d love to know if your son has had any weird interview questions.

      The jeans look pretty but I’ve never bought anything from Madewell. I liked how the information was presented clearly.

      I know how you feel about the current state of things in your home. I feel the same way yet seem stymied about what to do about some of it. Knolling, if nothing else, makes for a system.

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  59. I stopped by while sitting in a car waiting (as I do most afternoons these days) on Tuesday. Grateful for the post and the links to keep me distracted. I told myself to write a quick comment when I got home in front on my computer and then life got all higgidly piggidly. Here I am today.

    I love knolling and find pictures of objects organized that way to be soothing. I never did like Marie Kondo’s methods. In her “magic” book she brags about a friend decluttering herself into divorce (as if THAT’S a selling feature) and also claimed that since central heating/cooling exists we don’t actually need to have storage for seasonal clothes. She does not understand my existence and I have no patience for people who can’t imagine a world different than the one they live in. I can get a bandwagon about how much I disliked her REAL easy.

    I read those horrible interview questions and thought about how favorite one could easily end up on someone’s least favorite list – “what’s a good book you read recently?”.

    I also browsed around Madewell’s sight. They had quite a few suggestions for me, but I have a favorite jean style (un-ironic loose fit, high rise mom jean) so I mostly browsed for my teenager.

    Hope you have a wonderful spring/holiday kick off weekend! We’re finally getting some spring temperatures and sun and it’s glorious. Hope the same for you!!

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    • Katie, thanks for coming back to comment. I found Kondo to be shortsighted. I may only use my turkey roaster once ever three years and it doesn’t spark joy, BUT why would I toss it out knowing it’ll be useful down the road? I don’t want to spend money again to buy one. I felt she was a shill for consumerism. I’m more of a “waste not, want not” person.

      I’d never disparage your interview question. It’d tell me a lot about the applicant, more than knowing which fruit resonated with their soul.

      I’ve not tried Madewell jeans but I liked the quiz and how the company explained their jeans. I’m not trendy so while they may have some styles like that, they aren’t calling to me.

      Happy Spring to you, too. It’s sunny here but still cold, although next week is supposed to be in the 70s. Color me happy.

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  60. Dang, I thought I responded long ago. (Maybe I did?) It’s been that kind of week. And now it’s Friday! I appreciated the links. I’m not ready to abandon Kondo; my dresser drawers are better for her, and I like having fewer things that I really love/appreciate. I took the jeans quiz (no surprises), agree that those interview questions are the worst, and enjoyed Wordiply. Not that I need another word game to add to my day. My favorite link is the one to the flappers. Those gals look like they take the business of fun seriously.

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    • Rita, if you replied before your comment got eaten by the system. That’s something that happens every so often. However thanks for leaving this one.

      You like Kondo? Some people really groove on her advice, although I’ve read that now that she has kids she’s less strict about where stuff lands. I had the same response to the quiz, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Wordiply is my warm-up for the day now, every morning with a mug of coffee. I agree about the flappers, we need to remember their zest for life, take fun more seriously.

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      • I do like Kondo. No one would ever mistake my home for hers or me for a minimalist, but I found her guiding principles helpful. Also, her methods for folding clothing. Organizing/purging by function (rather than location) was a game-changer. I am happiest when I have a clear, go-to place for everything. (I hate searching for things I know I have but can’t find, and nothing grates me more than purchasing something I know I have but can’t find and need.) People love to mock her for the whole “sparks joy” thing, but if you widen your idea of joy, it’s also really helpful. Does a broom bring me joy? No, not really. But an ugly plastic broom sparks the opposite of joy, which helps me appreciate my old-school broom with a wood handle and non-plastic bristles–and understanding that changed how I purchase things.

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        • I appreciate how you explain Kondo-ing. I remember trying to apply her principles to my life and I couldn’t wrap my head around them. Of course that was then, and this is now post-pandemic when I’m in a different place in my life– in the sense of how I think about it. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to overcome my midwestern “waste not, want not” “save everything just in case” programming, but it might be worth a try. When it comes to words I’m all about less is more, so why not with stuff?

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          • I had a lot of that programming, too. I still fight my scarcity mindset, which got me to spend so much more energy than I had on managing stuff and to spend so much more money than I should have on things I couldn’t pass up because they were such a good deal and I might need them one day (even though they weren’t quite what I really liked/wanted/needed). What really got me started on a different path is Courtney Carver’s Project 333, about dressing with only 33 items for three months. (https://bemorewithless.com/project-333-challenge/) I did this back in 2010, I think. I’ve got more than 33 items in my closet now, but it completely changed my relationship with clothing, which then spilled over into my relationship with other things. It’s been a process, and is on-going. But now, I mostly really like most things I have. I like having just what I need (mostly). I like being able to live in a smaller house. I like things feeling calm. I need these things now more than ever.

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            • Now that you mention it I remember Project 333. I thought it was, and still do, think it’s brilliant. I’m not a clothes horse and that was the first time I ever saw anyone approach clothing/personal style in a minimalistic way. I do the less is more approach with clothes and accessories [but not shoes] by nature, but when it comes to books and kitchen stuff and games and office supplies I keep more than we need. And of course there’s stuff in the basement that we inherited from well-meaning relatives. But like you said it’s a process and I have gotten rid of so much, yet managed to carry on just fine.

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              • I’m a bit embarrassed about how much we’ve gotten rid of over the years. It’s finally slowing down. I do not make nearly as many thrift store runs (to donate) as I once did. I think the pandemic created a great shift in that regard. Doing without showed me I was actually better without. My one weakness still is books. I don’t even read too many of the ones I buy. Some day I’ll get to the bottom of that one. Or not.

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  61. Macrows … hmm, medieval mac-n-cheese and I read it on the last day of no-meat Fridays during Lent. The noodles in the pic reminded me of bow-tie pasta. I will have to try your word game. I gave up Solitaire for Lent, whole-grain Goldfish crackers and chocolate (the bitter, good-for-your-heart chocolate). Solitaire is a great brain exercise and I could play for hours, but I stop myself at five games max. I am not so great at Wordle as I don’t solve the puzzle every day, but I do like to play the Spelling Bee after Wordle and I really like Word Wipe which is also an online word search game (but if you try it, shut off the music – it drove me batty).

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    • Linda, I’m not going to be making the medieval mac and cheese anytime soon, but it did look interesting, like you said the pasta looked like bowtie pasta. I rarely play Solitaire anymore but there was a time when I adored it. I play the online word games like Wordle and Wordiply [and now thanks to Nancy Blossom from Merriam-Webster] + Word Stack which is one with an app on your phone.

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  62. Sorry, I forgot to mention the flappers Ally. The pic of them sitting along the wall reminded me of a very old B&W picture of construction workers sitting on a beam eating lunch. You’ve probably seen that photo – it is called “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper”. In high school, one of our senior year activities was a Millionaire’s Party which we had real casino games and dealers, but we played with play money. I believe our entrance fee raised money for our All Night Party. Anyway, each student had to dress like the Roarin’ 20s. The guys dressed in baggy suits (likely their father’s suits) and fedoras and the girls dressed like Flappers. I sewed many of my clothes as I was so tall, so I made my costume, a red silk shift with black fringe and a garter and headband around my head – couldn’t find a cloche, like I saw in your video. We had a lot of fun but I did not rub shoulders with anyone who resembled Robert Redford’s character Jay Gatsby (darn).

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    • Linda, the casino event sounds like fun. I can see how a bunch of high school students dressed like it was the 1920s would be a great way to goof off. Pity Jay Gatsby missed the party. Our high school did nothing like that.

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      • We had to make up for 10th and 11th grade when, due to a millage issue, we had no extracurricular activities and only went half days, just four classes and no college prep classes. We got everything back in senior year. It was a fun night.

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  63. “best to not let The Donald live rent-free in your mind, then this week, I’m guessing, is no big deal for you and you’re focused on eating chocolate.”

    This made me chuckle because I’ve been working very hard to do both: 1) No news, so no Donald or DeSantis or crazy, angry people who focus on bullshit stuff. 2) My favorite bakery, Happy Bellies, where everything is gluten-free and people have choices of egg-free, dairy-free, grain-free, etc., makes a mini chocolate orange cheesecake to die for. It’s like eating chocolate covered orange peels. So I had one this week, along with the usual every day chocolate.

    I’m on task. Happy Easter, Ally!

    PS: Never ever will I wear skinny jeans. Nope, not gonna happen.

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    • Mary, smart to avoid news this week. I didn’t listen to The Donald’s tantrum, but have seen a list of the indictments against him. It’s impressive in how long he’s been at the con.

      Your bakery sounds delightful, I adore chocolate + orange together. I never have worn skinny jeans either. Not sorry to see them declining in popularity.

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  64. “If you were a piece of fruit, what would you be?” — I’d be more specific in my response. I’d say: “a crisp, juicy apple that stays flavorful and firm for days and days in the frig, even after I’ve cut off some slices from it.”

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    • Neil, that’s an excellent reply that shows some depth and thoughtfulness. Now if the interviewer was looking for a person who can think then you’d be golden… like a Golden Delicious. 😊

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    • Barbara, I wore bell bottoms but haven’t tried any of the new *flares* as they’re now called. I like straight leg jeans, but could be persuaded to try something wider, for old times sake. ✌🏻

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