No Pants Subway Ride DC 2015

No Pants Subway Ride DC 2015

Fourteen years ago, Charlie Todd started a prank with a handful of his college friends where they rode the New York Subway with no pants on. As his project, Improv Everywhere, and vision expanded, the event became more popular and this has become an annual tradition....

Missing Snowman

Missing Snowman

Attention! I am missing a snowman. He was last seen over a week ago (January 9th) in the Baltimore area. He was last seen wearing a very dapper hat and smoking a pipe. If you have any information regarding this issue, please contact mary@uncustomary.org as soon as...

Dreaming Again Guest Post

Dreaming Again Guest Post

Sinéad is 21, from a little rural village in the west of Ireland. She blogs over at Dreaming Again and loves to eat lots of pizza, drink hot chocolate, be in her onesie by 9pm, take pretty photographs, write stories, create lists, and appreciate the little things in...

Get To Know Your Customers

Get To Know Your Customers

January 15th is Get To Know Your Customers Day so, as per tradition, I'm sharing the results from my reader survey I conducted last month! Thank you to everyone who participated in that, you should have received your New Year's card in the mail by now. I really wish I...

Custom Muppets

Custom Muppets

Did you know that you can create a custom Muppet? FAO Schwarz has a service where you can create a Muppet to your liking and order it to your house for $100. It sounds like a lot, but it's pretty freakin' awesome. It also comes with the puppet sticks to make it a real...

Bringing Color And Art Into The Home

Bringing Color And Art Into The Home

Every home needs some color to help create mood and reflect the personality of its occupants. No matter whether you prefer a contemporary, minimalistic style, a traditional country cottage look or something in between, painting small areas of wall in accent colors,...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Hello there, beautiful. My Weekly Happiness post is coming a day early this week, because I have a post scheduled for tomorrow that is more time-sensitive. Stay tuned for celebratory silliness in less than twenty-four hours time! This second week of 2015 has been a...

My Life In Black And White

My Life In Black And White

Around Christmas time, Michelle sent me a list of ideas she had for my blog. One of them was to showcase my life in black and white, which I thought was really intriguing! I've asked many people over the past couple years to tell me how they would describe me in three...

In Defense Of The Manic Pixie Dream Girl

In Defense Of The Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Eight years ago, Nathan Rabin coined the term "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" after watching the movie "Elizbaethtown". Six months ago, he wrote an article apologizing for creating the term and wishing to retract it. This week, the latter article has recirculated social...

Target Giveaway

Target Giveaway

To help beat the winter blues, I've teamed up with some ladies to bring you some red. $150 to Target, to be exact! Enter in the rafflecopter below for your chance to win!  Heather ~ My Little HEA // Kristen ~ Everyday Grace // Mary ~ Uncustomary Art  Lindsay ~...