Quaranstream: Free events and services to watch online while self-quarantining

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Good Morning America has compiled a list of video streams to help people survive the remaining weeks of quarantine.  

They are calling it Quaranstream: Free events and services to watch online while self-quarantining.

The subjects are:

• Animals and Pets
• Arts, Crafts & DIY
• Beauty, Style, and Fashion
• Book Clubs and Story Time
• Cooking and Food
• Games and Activities
• Holiday and Events
• Movies, TV, Films, and Celebs
• Music & Concerts
• Performing Arts
• Science and Technology
• Sports
• Travel and Tourism
• Wellness and Meditation
• Workouts

For the listing in links, visit Good Morning America's Quaranstream listing here.

A Website To Check If Looking for A New Fragrance to Wear: Fragrantica

Screenshot from Fragrantica

I stumbled across this site a few years ago and thought I would share here as a resource for someone that is looking for a new fragrance to wear.

 Fragrantica indicates it is:

"An online encyclopedia of perfumes, a perfume magazine and a community of perfume lovers. Fragrantica informs their readers about new perfume launches, about famous fragrances and less-known but wonderful scents."

It currently has over 59,000 different fragrances.

It has many ways you can search for Perfumes including:

• Designers
• Notes
• Groups
• Colors 
• Awards 

You can also search by Notes and if you like a certain scent, click on that Note and it will give you recommendations. 

You can also search by Perfumers and there is a forum with fragrance related topics you can read or participate in.  There is also a section called fragram where you can share your fragrance photos.

If you click on a scent it gives you photo of the fragrance and below that where you can buy it online with the cost (although sizes vary and it does not indicate that).

Screenshot from Fragrantica Michael Kors

Below is an area that shows the rating of the perfume by users, the notes in the perfume and to the right the Main Notes per votes of users of the site.

Screenshot from Fragrantica Michael Kors

Towards the bottom is an area that shows fragrances that the perfume reminds users of that you might be able to find something similar at a lower cost to try.  If you have tried the other fragrance, you can also vote if you think it is similar. 

Screenshot from Fragrantica Michael Kors


Disclaimer:  I have no affiliation with the above company and have received nothing for this post; just sharing it as a useful resource. 

Pinterest Try - Cross Rock Paintings

I decided to try something different using items I have on had during the COVID-19 lockdown and tried using a Pinterest inspiration to paint a cross on a rock.

I used Deco Acrylic Paint Markers that I previously purchased on Amazon for a little under $12 (they are slightly higher now). 

This is the first time I have tried anything like this and there is no brown and the red is more like a hot pink and with the markers there was no way I would be able to duplicate the inspiration at the bottom of the post), but it was quicker, easier and little to no mess and it was fun.  

No Sew DIY Face Mask From Bandana and Rubber Bands

While there are many DIYs now on Youtube, some with free patterns to sew face masks to protect yourself from the COVID-19, this is the first I have seen that is no-sew and just simple folding and rubber bands.

DECLUTTER: VHS TAPES, A COUNTRY CD AND FIX-IT MANUALS

As I purchased some items at a recent half-price sale at thrift stores, in keeping with my declutter plan that an equal to or greater than numbers of items need to go out I picked out all except the fix-it books for donation.

The Fix-It books had belonged to my ex, Marv, and they were purchased through Reader's Digest Do-It-Yourself Manual and Fix It Yourself Manual and I believe these were purchased in 1990 right after we purchased the house.  I believe he used one as a reference to fix a dryer to replace and element instead of buy a new one and saved us hundreds of dollars.  

They are very informative books and I would recommend them to anyone who owns a home.   Usually more updated versions are available at your local library.

Most of the videos have have seen several times and now available on streaming services, should I want to see them again.  What will miss, as I do with LPs, it the artwork and photos that are on the box used to market the products.   

I am trying to sort through my vast collection to donate all but what I really love, that way I can donate them while people still have VHS tape players to watch them.

As I am not a country fan, the CD is a leftover from when I was engaged to a man that was.   Not sure why he left this and chose to take my Rick Springfield's Greatest Hits and Foreigner 4 CDs.  

I donated clothing as well but the photo didn't turn out.  I have lost weight and sorting through what is too big and getting rid of it as an incentive to keep the weight off, which is even more of a challenge due to the isolation of  mostly staying in due to the Corona virus.

Twine Carrot

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This was a library craft that I made recently that goes with the Sock Bunny made previously.

It is made with inexpensive items and takes under 1 hour to make.

For detail, check out the tutorial at Cutoutandkeep.net

Sock Bunnies

This is a free craft at a local library and it is a cute and easy Easter decoration to craft and very inexpensive.

I have posted a brief tutorial for the Sock Bunnies on Cut Out + Keep.


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