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101 Things To Do in 365 Days

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Calissa Leigh

DutchLikeMe mentioned her list of 101 things to do in 1001 days, and I wanted to try it. I always have lots of goals and never a deadline and this seems perfect. However, I wanted a shorter deadline. So this … Continue reading →

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Unique Lifehack Garden Ideas

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Calissa Leigh

It’s getting to be that time when garden ideas are spreading. Summer is coming along fast! Here are some of my favorite lifehack garden ideas from around the web: Kathy Miller designed a unique garden chair. It actually looks cozy! … Continue reading →

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Chinese Porridge – Congee

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Calissa Leigh

Additional explorations into Chinese culture and cuisine has come down to figuring out a few basic breakfast meals. Many of the people from China depend on rice for a greater portion of their food, including for breakfast. Congee is a … Continue reading →

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Bonsai Has Grown!

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Calissa Leigh

The Bonsai has grown. It was slow in doing it, the herbs I’m growing have grown faster than this seed. Is that exciting or what? I was worried for a while. I thought I had dead seeds. I am not … Continue reading →

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Bonsai Tree – Cold

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Calissa Leigh

Here’s what the Bonsai might look like in 100 years. The 24-hour bath in water for the mouse poop seeds. They end up looking like… mouse poop seeds. The seeds have to go into a paper towel and then into … Continue reading →

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Two Down… Now What?

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Calissa Leigh

So there’s the new post about the bonsai tree. I wanted to talk about the other seeds in another post. There’s five seeds in the kit, two are soaking and waiting for the next phase. There’s three left. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Bonsai Tree Kit – The Ongoing Experiment

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Calissa Leigh

Ever see those bonsai tree kits at the store? Found one at a Barnes and Noble bookstore and I picked it up. So this is going to be the ongoing update of the Bonsai tree. I opened the kit, and … Continue reading →

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Dumb Things In The News – April 7, 2009

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Calissa Leigh

Why is this news exactly? Women Smell Better Than Men Apparently scientists have nothing better to do than smelling women and men and comparing notes. Outside of that matter, this is a ‘duh, you had to test to know that?’ … Continue reading →

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Science Is Sexy

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Calissa Leigh

I got two new books at the bookstore. There’s one in between those two, but I couldn’t find it at the store. I found them in the science section. How to turn a penny into a radio? Animated origami? Guess … Continue reading →

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Kary Mullis – Experiments

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Calissa Leigh

I was going to put all my geeky experiments and science stuff in another blog, but who cares. I’ll put them all in the same one. I like them. Don’t watch if you’re offended by cursing. Kary Mullis is a … Continue reading →

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