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Kitchen Design Strategies for Making Small Spaces Feel More Open and Work More Efficiently

Kitchen Design Strategies for Making Small Spaces Feel More Open and Work More Efficiently

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

Limited square footage does not automatically prevent a kitchen from feeling comfortable or functioning well. Problems often develop because bulky features, interrupted sightlines, poorly proportioned elements, and underused vertical areas make the room feel tighter...

Post-Construction Cleaning Priorities That Help Make Newly Finished Homes Ready for Use

Post-Construction Cleaning Priorities That Help Make Newly Finished Homes Ready for Use

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

Finishing construction or renovation work does not automatically mean a home is ready for normal use. Cutting, sanding, drilling, painting, and installing materials can leave fine dust and residue across surfaces far beyond the immediate work area. Even rooms that...

A Practical Framework for Deciding When Roof Repair Makes More Sense Than Replacement

A Practical Framework for Deciding When Roof Repair Makes More Sense Than Replacement

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

A damaged roof does not automatically need to be replaced. A few missing shingles after strong winds, a problem around one penetration, or an isolated section of damaged flashing may affect only a limited part of the roofing system. The harder question is whether...

Deep Cleaning Priorities for Resetting Overlooked Spaces After Months of Everyday Use

Deep Cleaning Priorities for Resetting Overlooked Spaces After Months of Everyday Use

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

A home can look reasonably tidy while still holding months of dust, residue, and debris in places that routine chores rarely reach. Weekly upkeep naturally concentrates on visible floors, counters, sinks, and furniture because these surfaces affect everyday comfort...

How Pest Control During Home Renovations Can Prevent Problems Behind New Finishes

How Pest Control During Home Renovations Can Prevent Problems Behind New Finishes

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

Home renovations change more than the appearance of a property. Removing cabinets, opening walls, replacing flooring, or updating plumbing can expose spaces that have remained hidden for years. These temporary openings may reveal pest activity that was previously...

House Cleaning Services for Multi-Generational Homes With Different Daily Living Routines

House Cleaning Services for Multi-Generational Homes With Different Daily Living Routines

by Uncustomary | Sep 20, 2026 | How To

Multi-generational homes bring family members of different ages together under one roof. Children may be preparing for school while adults work from home, and older relatives may follow completely different schedules. With more people using shared rooms throughout the...

Dog Daycare Routines for Dogs That Need Productive Activity During Long Workdays

Dog Daycare Routines for Dogs That Need Productive Activity During Long Workdays

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Long workdays can create a difficult scheduling gap for dog owners. Morning and evening walks may provide useful activity, but many dogs still spend several hours with limited opportunities for movement or engagement. The challenge becomes greater for active dogs that...

How Kitchen Pest Activity Can Reveal Hidden Entry Routes Behind Cabinets and Appliances

How Kitchen Pest Activity Can Reveal Hidden Entry Routes Behind Cabinets and Appliances

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

A kitchen can look clean and well maintained while still providing hidden routes for unwanted pests. Cabinets, appliances, plumbing lines, and wall openings create concealed spaces that homeowners rarely see during ordinary cleaning. When insects repeatedly appear...

Gutter Cleaning Timing for Properties With Trees, Storm Debris, and Changing Seasons

Gutter Cleaning Timing for Properties With Trees, Storm Debris, and Changing Seasons

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Gutters collect more than rainwater throughout the year. Leaves, twigs, pine needles, seeds, roof granules, and windblown debris can gradually settle inside the channels and interfere with drainage. How quickly that material builds up depends greatly on the trees,...

What Event Organizers Should Know About Restroom Placement, Access, and Service Timing

What Event Organizers Should Know About Restroom Placement, Access, and Service Timing

by Uncustomary | Sep 18, 2026 | How To

Temporary restrooms can meet an event’s basic sanitation needs, but their location can strongly affect how convenient they are for guests. Units placed too far from activity areas create long walks, while facilities positioned in crowded spaces may interfere with food...

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Lisa Frank folders: 🎒 protecting academic integrit Lisa Frank folders: 🎒 protecting academic integrity and concealing neurological symptoms since circa 1994. 😅

🗒️ I was an extremely enthusiastic student with a surprisingly elaborate system for hiding how much I was struggling.

Which is a pretty good introduction to the rest of my childhood, actually. 🩷🧡💛💚🩵💜

📖 From “Congratulations! Here's More Work!,” an essay in The 1 in 10,000 Girl. Read the full story at the link in my bio.
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👩🏻‍⚕️ I went to a gynecologist who asked me a ques 👩🏻‍⚕️ I went to a gynecologist who asked me a question I couldn't answer...

She wanted to know whether what I was feeling was pressure or pain. 

I had spent decades dealing with pain, years going to doctors, and felt worse after surgeries that were supposed to make me feel better. 🩺

I assumed it was pressure. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But what if everything I thought was pressure was actually pain and I was just used to this as my new baseline?

That question in that appointment became my inspiration for the opening in my book. ❤️‍🩹 The essay is aptly titled "Pressure Or Pain?" and I start trying to untangble some of the things I've accepted as normal, just because they were a part of my life for so long. And whether I've been doing that with the rest of my life as well. 🤦🏻‍♀️

📖 “Pain or Pleasure” is part of The 1 in 10,000 Girl, my collection of 52 essays about a statistically improbable life.

You can read it now --🔗 in my bio

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Being a human can be super hard. Let's make it mor Being a human can be super hard. Let's make it more fun.

🍌🦄🌈 There is SO much stuff inside this merriment museum. 

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🧸 If I had a toy shop, it would look like the Tatt 🧸 If I had a toy shop, it would look like the Tatted Toy Guys shop in 📍 Elizabethtown, PA.

🌈 White shelves, organized by section, bins for digging. Colorful nostalgic explosion. 

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📣 Most people only root for you at the beginning w 📣 Most people only root for you at the beginning when you start or the end when you finish but you don’t need the cheering then you need it in the messy middles. 

You don’t come to me for advice on the good days. You come because things feel heavy, hopeless, and exhausting + you need someone who actually gets it. Someone who’s been there &  still wakes up every day and says, ‘Okay, here we go'. 😮‍💨

You don’t need a teacher who’s naturally cheerful, never been cracked open by trauma, & has joy come easy. 🚫

You want someone who’s wrestled with depression, self-destruction,  12 mental health diagnoses, cancer scares & chronic pain ... and still learned how to make a life full of color, fun, & weirdness. 🍌🦄

Happiness has never been handed to me. Every piece of joy I live is the result of trial, error, therapy, treatment, rituals, mischief, & relentless curiosity. 🧪 That means every tool I share with you is one I’ve had to fight for myself.

If you see me playful, expressive, free, creative, or confident, I want you to know that wasn’t magic. It was work. And if I can learn it, you can too. That’s why my work exists. 👑
The first time I walked in a parade (that I didn't The first time I walked in a parade (that I didn't host 🫧), I brought a hundred bouncy balls and I boy-yo-yoinged them into a crowd. 🤾‍♀️🎈🤸

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🪄 You don't need a potion to make you fa-BOO-lous

You're already a total scream! 🙀 

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