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March 2019

Science

Chemistry of Spring Flowers

With spring here and warmer weather just around the corner, the flowers are starting to bloom!! My daffodils in the front garden look beautiful! But how did they decide to open up? For a long time no one understood how plants and flowers know…

March 31, 2019
Lifestyle

The Comparison Game

In today’s age of modern technology and social media it is so easy to be swept away by how great and amazing peoples lives look. You see this person going to medical school and that person traveling the globe. Then you start to think…

March 28, 2019
Science

The Science Behind Activated Charcoal

There’s this new hype around town about activated charcoal. I will be completely honest that I have never tried any products but I wanted to look into the science of it all since it’s all the rage. So what is it? Activated charcoal is…

March 24, 2019
Lifestyle

The Podcasts I’ve Been Loving

I work in a lab and sometimes it can be very quiet when testing hundreds of samples. So I decided until I want to use my audible credits I might as well get back into podcasts! I was super into them before I found…

March 21, 2019
Science

The Science of Irish Soda Bread

What better way to celebrate than an Irish themed #ScienceSunday!! Irish soda bread is a staple in the Irish/Gaelic culture! My nana lived in Ireland for 10+ years getting her PhD and gathering information on her family. She is a true historian and genealogist.…

March 17, 2019
Fashion Lifestyle

Buying Glasses Online

So I’m gonna start off with being really honest with you all…I’m as blind as a bat. I can’t see far and I can’t see close aka I’m nearsighted and farsighted. I’ve worn glasses since I was about five or six and switched to…

March 14, 2019
Science

The Science of Blue Foods

It’s #ScienceSunday !!!!! And we’re gonna get personal here. I don’t eat blue foods. No blueberries basically. I just find them to be absolutely unnatural. There is no way that blue colored foods are good for us!!! There’s nothing else that is blue that…

March 10, 2019
Lifestyle

How I Style My Curls

Hey pals!! This week I succeeded in figuring out an optimal way of getting my curls to stay for almost two weeks!!! Okay yes it is gross to some people that I have not washed my hair in that time but for pretty curls…

March 7, 2019
Science

The Science of Snow and Snowflakes

With the impending doom of snow on the horizon, I figured it is about time we all talk about what snow is all about! We always think that snow falls come from a drop in temperature which is only partially correct. It’s all about…

March 3, 2019