Hi, I'm Betsy and this is my life.
I love to bake at Christmas. When I was a little girl my mom worked for a store that would often result in her working on Christmas Day. It was hard for little me to be patient and wait for her to get off work in order to open presents so my Grandma would help... Continue Reading →
It's December. It's Christmas Time!! And I have so many plans already. I have 2 Secret Santas, a drag show, a parade, a spooky craft show, an Elf beer tasting, a Holiday Pirate Party, and more... I am so excited. December is always a little weird for me as I get super anxiety, but I... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year...when I watch copious amounts of holiday movies and shows. Here are some of my favorite new holiday offerings. Dash & Lily (Netflix) - Based on the YA book Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn (which I have not read) the series follows Dash and... Continue Reading →
What is your strangest Holiday tradition? Mine is that for the last several years (I seriously don't know how many.) I have been carving stamps to print my own holiday cards. I can remember doing a Yule Log, Snowflakes, Ornaments, Cookies, Mistletoe and I am sure there are a couple more. I try not to... Continue Reading →
Happy May the First!! This is a more subdued Beltane celebration than one's past, but I can still feel the fire of the holiday. I have always loved Beltane, almost as much as Samhain, and there is a feeling that happens when May first comes around that just fills me with energy. Our job is... Continue Reading →
Our family (Meaning my mothers sisters and their families) started a tradition a couple of years ago where instead of buying each other presents we instead do an ugly ornament exchange. We always hold our family Christmas on New Year's Day now, and the ornament exchange has become an important part of these traditions.We do... Continue Reading →
Wench photo with the Queen! Get my major changed to creative Writing. Attend both days the last weekend of Ohio Renaissance Festival Get autographs from Rasputina (Melora Creager) Finish Blogtober strong (I get a book if I do) Rennie outing to Book Loft? Get Wench tattoo Participate and succeed in NaNoWriMo (Are you participating? Link... Continue Reading →
Please enjoy this video of the full Santa Sonny and Cher experience from Craftin' Outlaws Alternative Craft Fair.
Columbus has over the past couple of years really embraced the darker side of Christmas which has led to a prevalence of Krampus related activities. This year the first day of December was marked with the second annual Merry Krampus craft show and the Fourth Krampus Walk sponsored by a local pagan shop, The Magical... Continue Reading →
On Saturday the 30th Seth and I went out to support Ohio Roller Derby (OHRD) at their fundraiser/ exhibition bout Skatemare Before Christmas. This bout pits team Halloween, The Roller Ghouls, against team Christmas, The Jingle Belles. They also premiered their rookies dividing them into team Candy Corns versus team CandyCanes. I came out to... Continue Reading →
I Am The Weird Girl 