Causes & Community Can Plastic-Loving Bacteria Reduce Plastic Waste in Landfills? Ronda Bowen, September 29, 2016December 11, 2021 According to an article by Eva Botkin-Kowacki in the March 10, 2016 issue of The Christian Science Monitor, it appears that there was a bacterium that consumes plastic discovered inside a recycling plant. The article, “Researchers Find Plastic-Loving Bacteria in Recycling Plant,” mentions that more than “311 million tons of plastic is produced… Continue Reading
An Announcement… Ronda Bowen, September 28, 2016 Be sure you watch this video aaaaaaaaaaall the way through. You watched the video, right? With that announcement, comes the announcement that I’ll be needing a few guest bloggers to write about favorite wines between now and June. I have several review notes ready myself to post, but it… Continue Reading
Book Review: Do Your Om Thing Ronda Bowen, September 27, 2016 I definitely need to learn how to chill out more. When I saw that there was a call by TLC Book Tours for people to review Rebecca Pacheco’s new book, Do Your Om Thing, I was excited to volunteer. The book, after all, promised to be a way for me to… Continue Reading
Book Review: A Cunning Plan by Astrid Arditi Ronda Bowen, September 22, 2016 This week has been book-heavy, I know. I promise you, there will be some exciting news soon, and I’m planning on posting a fun fall craft tutorial for tomorrow. For now, I’d like to introduce you to A Cunning Plan by Astrid Arditi. I’m glad to be participating in the Masquerade Book… Continue Reading
Book Blitz & Giveaway: The Surrendered Ronda Bowen, September 21, 2016September 20, 2016 The Surrendered Case Maynard Published by: Blaze Publishing Publication date: September 20th 2016 Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult After a financial collapse devastates the United States, the new government imposes a tax on the nation’s most valuable resource—the children. Surrendered at age ten—after her parents could no longer afford her exorbitant… Continue Reading
Book Blitz & Giveaway: Dotz Ronda Bowen, September 20, 2016 Dots Angie M. Brashears Publication date: October 1st 2016 Genres: Adult, Contemporary This is a story about two strangers with nothing but grief in common. Mason is great at connecting dots in other people’s life’s, but not so much in his own. His website, The F#ck it List, is all… Continue Reading
Motivation and Productivity How I Get Things Done Part III: Completing Tasks Ronda Bowen, September 20, 2016December 14, 2021 It’s time to talk about how I go about accomplishing all of those goals and completing all the projects on my list. In the introduction of this series, I discussed my needs when it comes to a system for productivity. In the first part of this series, I talked about the different productivity theories… Continue Reading
Book Review: The Well-Tempered City Ronda Bowen, September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 I was born in 1952, when the world’s population was 2.6 billion. Since then it has almost tripled in size. In 1952, only 30 percent of the world’s people lived in cities, but now more than half do, and by the end of the twenty-first century, that number will grow… Continue Reading
Guest Post: Autumn Brunch Pairings Ronda Bowen, September 19, 2016September 21, 2016 Today, we have a guest post provided by Jeriann Watkins, blogger at dairyairhead.com. She’s talking about how to offer fall brunch wine pairings that will please all of your guests. Summer gets a good reputation for social eating: picnics, baseball games, family reunions – these are all food-centric events that happen mostly… Continue Reading
Hobbies and Crafts SewLong Summer Blog Tour: Lauren Shirt and Pirate Pencil Skirt Ronda Bowen, September 16, 2016February 14, 2019 I am pleased to announce my participation in the SewLong Summer Blog Tour. There are many very talented seamstresses on this tour, and I’m proud to be participating in it. For the tour, I made two pieces that are transitional. Because it’s still pretty warm here in Wichita, I… Continue Reading