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Vision Care for Older Adults: Tips to Support Healthy Aging Eyes

Vision Care for Older Adults: Tips to Support Healthy Aging Eyes

by Uncustomary | Aug 11, 2025 | How To

Are you noticing changes in your vision as you get older? You are not alone. Many people face new challenges with their eyes over time, but there are simple steps you can take to protect your sight. This article will guide you through easy tips to keep your eyes...
Crafting Rituals That Nurture Family Ties in Retirement Homes

Crafting Rituals That Nurture Family Ties in Retirement Homes

by Uncustomary | Aug 11, 2025 | How To

Staying close with family can be tough, especially when someone you love lives in a retirement home. Being apart can make it feel like you’re drifting away. But even small, simple habits can help bring you back together. Fun routines-like weekly phone calls or...
Top 6 Behavioral Techniques for Managing Stress Effectively

Top 6 Behavioral Techniques for Managing Stress Effectively

by Uncustomary | Aug 11, 2025 | How To

Everyone feels stressed from time to time. Whether it’s because of work, family, or daily responsibilities, stress is a normal part of life. But how we deal with it makes a big difference. Luckily, there are simple behavior-based techniques that can help us stay...
How Can Diet and Hydration Improve the Efficacy of Topical Skincare?

How Can Diet and Hydration Improve the Efficacy of Topical Skincare?

by Uncustomary | Aug 11, 2025 | How To

What people eat and how much water they drink can make a real difference in how well their skincare products work. A balanced diet rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, along with proper hydration, creates an internal environment that supports the skin’s...
The Role of Flowers in Emotional Well-Being and Grief Recovery

The Role of Flowers in Emotional Well-Being and Grief Recovery

by Uncustomary | Aug 6, 2025 | How To

In times of grief, we often seek solace in various forms, and surprisingly, one of the most effective elements that can aid in emotional healing is found in the gentle beauty of flowers and emotional well-being. Research suggests that flowers can profoundly impact our...
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Hi, I'm Mary. AKA Uncustomary. AKA your local Merr Hi, I'm Mary. AKA Uncustomary. AKA your local Merriment Maker.

I help people who are impressive on paper and quietly underwhelmed by their own life reconnect with the weird, curious, alive version of themselves that got buried under all that functional adulting.

I create playful experiments in joy, creativity, and kindness that help people break autopilot and participate in the world again.

If your life looks fine (or even impressive!) on paper, but still feels empty, flat, or just not like YOU, come with me.

You're too smart for easy answers. And too tired to pretend everything is okay.

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the absurdian only takes wooden nickels. 🍌 coming the absurdian only takes wooden nickels. 🍌 coming to an inbox near you. 

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Excerpt from my blog on Earth Day 2015: I got a b Excerpt from my blog on Earth Day 2015:

I got a bunch of people together to do some guerrilla gardening, which is simply doing gardening in a space where you don’t technically have the legal right to do so.

I’ve done some guerrilla gardening projects in the past that have been mobile, essentially dropping off a planter somewhere that can easily be relocated. This time, however, we set some roots.

On one of my many drives, a vacant lot in the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore spoke to me. It was on a pretty bleak street, with a ton of healthy grass & some beautiful vines on the brick behind it. It deserved to be loved, so I invited anyone who was interested to come out and help me beautify the lot.

The lot is actually huge, so we stuck to the left side where the grass wasn’t as overgrown. The first step was to pick up all the trash, & I filled a giant garbage bag full of an upsetting amount of litter including but not limited to a tampon applicator, used c0nd0m, 💉 & 🥄. I never said Baltimore doesn’t have its problems.

After that, we got to digging! The ground was damp from the intermittent rain we were working in, which made it easier to scoop but it still wasn’t easy. We filled the holes we made & the tires I spray painted with soil & beautifully bright flowers that flourish in full fun. We decorated with metal flowers, novelty stones, & porcelain birds. I also had spray painted a bunch of rocks that we outlined our garden with.

I also sewed together a bunch of beautiful crocheted rectangles that Erica mailed to me to make little pockets. I strung those pockets together in a garland which I then hung fake flowers from, so even in some sort of disaster where all our efforts of planting go horribly wrong & all of the flowers 💀 tonight, at least there will be some fake ones hanging in the distance.

#earthday #guerrillagardening #uncustomarystreetart #uncustomaryinthewild #baltimorecreatives
it's a CAT MEME #catmeme #catmemes #catsofinstagr it's a CAT MEME

#catmeme #catmemes #catsofinstagram #funnycats #funnycat
it might take your brain longer to figure it out. it might take your brain longer to figure it out. by including the details, nuance, perspective, and messiness will get you a deeper truth.
new plan: give my brain a rest and actually start new plan: give my brain a rest and actually start using all my old ideas i never started, finished, or fleshed out.

if you have a new idea i will be out of office till next spring. we can talk then.
tell me something random from your notes app 📝⤵️ tell me something random from your notes app 📝⤵️

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Thank you to 🥳 @yelpbaltimore for hosting a fabulo Thank you to 🥳 @yelpbaltimore for hosting a fabulous flamingo fete 💖🦩at 📍 @peabodyheightsbrewery 

I backed by booty up on the Orioles Mascot. ⚾️🧡🍑 that was important. @orioles 

🎉 party art @sunshinekidsbaltimore 
🎨 face paint @theparissamone 
🎈 balloons @missdesirable 
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