Whitniffic Whatnots

I wish I were joking. This pandemic has really given face coverings some leverage. Paris, New York, London... face masks have adorned lovely model faces at major fashion shows since early February. A model wearing a Pitta Mask walks the runway for The Blonds during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery I at Spring Studios on February 09, 2020. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows) Ok, so mine aren't quite that fancy. But they're effective, and I've gotten a lot of comments on how well they fit and how cute they are in comparison to the standard medical face mask. I can't claim ownership to this particular method of constructing these masks; I followed the video tutorial recommended by the Wisconsin Face Mask Warriors, an organization collecting donations to provide masks to healthcare workers across the state. There were a few instructions I thought were lacking, so I'm going to go ahead and give you a written tutorial with de...

I babysat for the first time in 15 years last summer. (!) I realize babysitting is not a huge deal for most people, but I am not most people. One time, when I was 16, I babysat two kids (I think they were 2 and 4) for a few hours while their parents went to league bowling. It was THE. LONGEST. THREE. HOURS. OF. MY. LIFE. All to make like fifteen bucks. I also realized- just recently, actually- that the two-year-old probably  needed a diaper change while I was there, but I was so clueless that it never even occurred to me. I have yet to change a diaper. Ever. Fortunately, my good friends' boys are beyond the diaper years, and, in fact, can wipe their own butts! I had to make sure before accepting the challenge... I am so not ready for that kind of responsibility. They're 7 and 6, so I mean, I assumed they'd be able to take care of that stuff on their own, but you never know! So, yeah. The concept that someone would actually trust me to take care of their children for ...