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My 7 Worst Gardening Mistakes and What I Learned From Them

By Joanna Miller This time of year is when my garden has been active for months, and my worst gardening mistakes become evident. Every year I tell myself, “I’m going to do THIS next year, and things will turn out better!” And they usually do, though I reliably manage to make some utterly different mistake the next time around. I thought it might be helpful for beginning gardeners (and possibly entertaining for experienced gardeners) to compile some of the biggest mistakes I’ve made over the years. Mistake #1: Not Doing the Research My first gardens were in the Chicago suburbs. I never made any big mistakes there because it’s really easy to grow things. My first big gardening mistakes came...

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24 Best Black Velvet Hangers in 2021

  Closet Complete Premium True Heavyweight Velvet Hangers, 50, Black - Notice please be sure to purchase closet complete products directly from amazoncom, (ships and sold by amazon) otherwise you may be buying counterfeit, imitation, non-warranty, non-company backed product. Great value, pack of 50 velvet hangers with this box of velvet hangers, you can replace all your regular hangers at once these hangers are the best for suits, dresses, pants, shirts. The perfect gift great for any occasion makes a great gift for coworkers, family, and friends, for housewarming, dorm room, christmas, back to school, office, birthday, or just because. Space saving perfectly sized hangers no surprise sizes on reorders closet complete adult size velvet hangers are made with precision for...

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Six Writing Lessons from an Actual Backyard Gardener

I have an aloe vera plant in my office. Her name is Alice. Alice came to me in a cute little terra cotta pot, and has followed me from sunny windowsill to sunny windowsill through a move across state lines. You could say we’re pretty close. A few months ago, I noticed Alice wasn’t doing well. She was wilting, and the tips of her leaves were turning yellow and withering. She wasn’t growing at all. After some experiments in watering and sunlight levels, I gently picked Alice up out of her pot to look at her roots. It turns out Alice was rootbound, and the thin white threads of her roots were filling up the potting soil and beginning to...

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24 ways to make the most out of your next virtual event as an attendee

When events first pivoted to virtual back in early 2020, it was a bit of a novelty. It was fun to see what people could do in a virtual format, and many did get creative!  From interactive, online improv comedy shows to 3D renderings of event spaces made for the digital space, there were many exciting and innovative online experiences available. However, as the months dragged on, with no end to the pandemic in sight, more and more companies were forced to move their events online.  This resulted in an abundance of events being thrown together out of necessity. They were sometimes glitchy and often missed the mark, but they were a quick means to an end so we accepted...

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I’m not much of a skirt person

It seems the older I get, the less flattering they look. I don’t like the way they cut me across the midsection and emphasize that my waist isn’t as whittled as it once was. For me, dresses are just easier. In addition to finding them more flattering, figuring out which top to wear with a skirt can add an additional step that can be avoided when wearing dresses. But it is nice to change things up and to find skirts that actually work. I have also observed that when skirts are popular dresses take a backseat and vice versa. We have definitely been in a dress cycle for some time now and nothing all that new was happening with skirts....

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