Christmas 2025: A Look Back 

Christmas 2025 is starting to wrap up here. The presents have been put away and weโ€™re eating up all the leftover food from our Christmas Eve party. New Yearโ€™s Eve is coming in just a few days and soon, weโ€™ll be watching the ball drop and welcoming 2026. Itโ€™s kind of scary to think aboutContinue reading “Christmas 2025: A Look Back “

Itโ€™s a Wrap on Christmas Shopping!

Itโ€™s time to sit back and count down to Christmas. Iโ€™ve officially wrapped up shopping for the holiday, finishing up yesterday afternoon. It wasnโ€™t hard to wrap the last few presents this morning. All I needed was some gift bags and some tissue paper. Those bags from previous Christmases sure come in handy! During theContinue reading “Itโ€™s a Wrap on Christmas Shopping!”

After the Storm

The snow on the ground is melting as the sun shines on this cold mid-December day. Tuesday was nice compared to the cold, snowy weekend we just had. Pittsburgh received seven inches of snow from Saturdayโ€™s storm. After the snow ended, we dealt with two days of bitter cold temperatures. It wasnโ€™t even worth goingContinue reading “After the Storm”

A Cold Weekend Ahead!

Recently, a content creator I have followed over the years celebrated another year on YouTube. Jesse Ridgway (also known as McJuggernuggets) started his channel in December of 2006. I was a year out of college at the time and trying to decide what to do with my life. This 14 year old from New JerseyContinue reading “A Cold Weekend Ahead!”

Celebrating our Little Wins at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!

Tuesday night we held our Laurel Highlands Toastmasters. We were online with six in attendance. This was our first meeting since Winter TLI. It seemed like everyone was well rested since our big Saturday and ready to share their stories. Ryan thanked everyone for coming out to WCCC and Sharon (Program Quality Director) applauded himContinue reading “Celebrating our Little Wins at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!”

My South Hills Christmas Shopping Trip!

2025 is drawing to a close, and that means itโ€™ll soon be time for me to post my top ten from the past year. The best (and worst) from 2025 will be posted to Stylish on December 23. Some of the highlights (and lowlights) will include: Yesterday, I began my Christmas shopping and got aContinue reading “My South Hills Christmas Shopping Trip!”

Feeling the Christmas Spirit!

My Christmas spirit is out in full force this week as it began the end of the Thanksgiving weekend with all three installments of the Grinch. It continues tonight with Rudolph on NBC and later the Muppet Christmas Carol. Over the weekend, Iโ€™ll view White Christmas and The Polar Express. As Christmas draws near, myContinue reading “Feeling the Christmas Spirit!”

Happy Thanksgiving at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!

Tuesday night was my night off and also Laurel Highlands Toastmasters night. We were online which made sense due to the inclement weather. I found a new spot in the house to attend an online meeting as well.  When we cleared the spare room out, the purpose was to make room for more seating. WithContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!”

Making (Early) Holiday Plans!

Thanksgiving At home, we are getting ready for the holidays. The fridge upstairs is packed full and ready to go this week. The turkey is sitting there awaiting its fate.. Thursday morning it will be put in the oven and be eaten along with the stuffing and other sides.. At work Iโ€™ve been pretty busyContinue reading “Making (Early) Holiday Plans!”

Managing a Difficult Audience at Greensburg Toastmasters!

I did my part on Tuesday and voted in the election. This wasnโ€™t a big election like last year, yet it was still important. On the ballot was the option to vote on retention for three Supreme Court justices in the Commonwealth. I voted โ€œYESโ€ to Donohue, Dougherty, and Wecht. Also, I voted for candidatesContinue reading “Managing a Difficult Audience at Greensburg Toastmasters!”