Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Most people have a certain level of confidence with familiar foods at the grocery store, but that scope of expertise is pretty small. And if you find yourself with a Pinterest recipe that calls for an ingredient you have to research to figure out what it is, well, you might need some advice on how...

I learned part of this sad truth a few years ago when I read up on why getting paper instead of plastic bags at the grocery store makes little to no difference in the world – the thing is, for plastics to actually get recycled, the oil and gas companies have to care whether or...

If there’s one thing that seems to have united viewers of Netflix’s batsh*t crazy Tiger King documentary, the story of the fascinating people who own roadside zoos, practice polygamy, and/or advocate for captive big cats in the States, it’s the belief that Carole Baskin had something to do with the disappearance of her second husband....

People are more concerned than ever (rightfully so) about picking up germs in public places. We’re hyper aware that the majority of bugs enter our body after we’ve touched a surface with our hands, then touched our eyes, nose, or mouth before we’ve had a chance to wash. Gloves aren’t a good answer, unless you’re...

If you’re an avid reader, there’s a good chance you have and regularly use your library card. You can check out physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks, if there are wait lists, you’re used to biding your time, and there’s always something new to read. Fun fact about libraries: they pay royalties to publishers (and therefore...

As a girl who spend the 90s in school, I have fond, nostalgia tinged memories of slap bracelets. They were these pieces of flat metal (?) covered in poorly constructed cloth, and when you “slapped” them against your wrist they curled up like a bracelet. And yes, sometimes the metal broke through the material and...

I am not a girl who loves wearing heels most days. And, inspired by Annie on Father of the Bride, I even wore sneakers on my wedding day! They were just regular shoes with ribbons for laces (like hers!) but man, as a solid member of Generation X, I would have loved to nab a...

I don’t know about you, but one of the most disheartening things about gardens for me is watching your much-loved, oft-tended plants get decimated by insects and other pests. What’s worse is that it’s often a guessing game to figure out what’s doing it and how to get rid of them before it’s too late....

Cool waffle makers abound these days – you can turn your breakfast into Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse, whatever strikes your fancy. And now, you can build yourself some buildings! Yeah, that’s right. I’m sure that you or someone you love is super into LEGO, and this waffle maker will make it so you don’t have...

There’s something so magical about the moment a dog or cat realizes that it’s home with its family and it never has to leave. Who knows whether or not they really think in those terms, but looking at these 16 faces, there’s no doubt they know they’re loved. There are thousands of pets waiting for...

If you’re someone who has a warehouse membership and doesn’t look forward to your monthly (or quarterly) trip to Costco, I’m not sure what or who stole your joy. I mean, as long as it’s not crazy busy and the lines aren’t to the back of the store…what’s not to love? You probably love it...

With fans across every generation (and still adding more every day), Harry Potter is proving to be an enduring treasure. The world continues to warm our hearts, raise our spirits, and make us wish (no matter how old we are now) that our Hogwarts letter would have come. Now, J.K. Rowling is letting us have...

Pretty much everyone is obsessed with Netflix’s bizarre documentary, Tiger King, and it’s star, Joe Exotic. Obsessed, of course, could mean many different things – most of us are like, stunned that those are actual human beings who exist – but some folks out there just really can’t get enough details, background, memes, pictures, whatever,...

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it might feel like to attend classes at Hogwarts, well, now is as good a time as any to start remote schooling from the castle, too. And you guys – I know that you spent half of your time in actual school wishing you were sitting in Potions...

One of the most wonderful things about our modern world is that more and more people are realizing that a dog’s pedigree doesn’t matter all that much if you’re not looking to put it to work doing what it was bred for. Purebred dogs as pets can present problems, especially if the breeder is less...