Ocean City, New Jersey is the place to go if you want the all-American boardwalk experience without the bars, casinos, and Jersey Shore look-alikes. OCNJ is aptly nicknamed “America’s Greatest Family Resort”. It is located […]
Author: Kate Haas
Kate’s fiction has been published in Black Candies, 365 Tomorrows, and The 33rd. She is a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Drexel University.
Seven Surprisingly Awesome Things about Being a Mom
This is shaping up to be one of those weeks where my new obsession is not of my choosing. It’s track season for my son which means that it’s track season for me. The meet […]
Four Ways for Busy Adults to Stay in Shape
Staying in shape becomes exponentially more difficult with each year that we put between ourselves and our school days. Free time decreases as adult responsibilities increase. To top it off, our metabolism slows right around […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Gardening Terminology
I hope that my blog hasn’t fooled you into thinking that I am a gardening expert. (If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed the lack of foliage around our house.) When I […]
Where to Find Extra Compost Materials
Spring has finally arrived in the mid-Atlantic states (sort of). The timing and weather haven’t worked out for planting flower beds yet. This means that my obsession with spring is focused on composting. When I […]
My Newest Literary Obsessions: Compounding, Bad Plants, and the Good Death
My one and only lifelong obsession has been with reading. I’ve consumed more nonfiction than I can remember. Case in point: my brother-in-law recently loaned me his copy of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol. I […]
Plug In Your Lawn: How to Plant Grass Plugs in Eight Simple Steps
Most of us in the Mid-Atlantic States have long been ready for spring. Mother Nature dumped storm after storm on us this winter and continued her shenanigans into spring. I’m determined to ignore her and […]
Seven Things That I Learned in My First Seven Months of Composting
Composting has been my on-again-off-again obsession since I received a compost tumbler for my birthday last summer. I say on-again-off-again because I have spent most of that time waiting for the pile to decompose. Composting […]
Blog Promotion on Social Media: If You Write It…They May Not Come
My last job was as a Data Analyst and it suited me in the sense that I enjoy gathering and analyzing information. It’s my go-to skill when I am obsessing about a problem. My problem […]
The Comedy and Tragedy of Being a Theater Parent
As parents we don’t always get to choose our own obsessions. One of my favorite parts of parenthood is being taken along for the ride on my son’s activities. This currently includes musical theater. He […]
My New Obsession 