Courtney Seever
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Like many people lately I have heard of Stitch Fix several times but only recently decided to try it for myself. A little bit of background to explain my hesitation. As far back as I can remember, I have always hated clothes shopping for a variety of reasons. Being from a smaller town there were limited options and getting my grandmother and legal guardian to agree with me on anything that I liked was excessively difficult. Admittedly when it came to style I have a long history of being lazy because I was always involved in multiple extracurricular activities that usually provided t-shirts. By the time I got old enough to care about looking cute I had no idea where to start and with most of my friends being guys there was no outside help. My style became resigned to functionality over fashion and acquiring new clothes became a matter of what activities I was doing or who of my circle had old shirts that I could adopt. When I heard about Stitch Fix I was largely in disbelieve about the stylists being able to come up with something cute that I would like and I have issues spending money on myself in general.
By Courtney Seever5 years ago in Styled
Bleeding Kansas
I’ve always had a deep curiosity for morbid truths or hidden histories, and if I didn’t know of dark facts it wasn’t uncommon for me to create a dark story for places and people in my own mind. For that reason, when I was offered a chance to attend a historical ghost tour in the town where I live that I jumped on the opportunity. The first time that I attended a Ravenwynd Tour was in late summer of 2015. The tours take small groups of people on a small walk, the longest being maybe a mile and a half all the way around, to learn about the history of the buildings and if there are any known ghost activities reported in that location. Some of the information given goes beyond the path that the tour follows by telling some of the darker history for the local area. One of the area stories that stuck in my brain from the first tour and has since been added too on later tours is the story of the Bloody Benders. I am aware that a few true-crime podcasts and blogs have covered the story but there is more to it than a lot of people are aware so bear with me.
By Courtney Seever5 years ago in FYI
Pumpkin White-Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Shortly before my twenty-first birthday I met my biological father and his five other kids. That same year I was invited to a family Thanksgiving to meet some of the extended family and since I wanted to make a good impression I decided to make a dessert. Part of my decision came from the fact that when I was growing up my step-grandfather and I would make pumpkin pies and/or cookies for various neighbors. My favorite cookies have always been white chocolate macadamia nut because it was the only cookie that had white chocolate and could be picked up just about anywhere. I have always disliked nuts in my baked goods and macadamia nuts stood above the rest because they are so large and take up way too much room. That being said I decided to troll Pinterest for ideas of what dessert to make and found a recipe for Pumpkin White Chocolate Snickerdoodles. These cookies are the perfect solution for any season but particularly the fall season when everybody and their dog wants 'pumpkin spice' everything.
By Courtney Seever5 years ago in Feast
Pumpkin
My grandma has a cat that is roughly 15-years-old. We adopted the cat from the shelter a couple years ago as a companion for her other cat. Both cats are about the same age but they have completely different personalities. The one we adopted is a tortoise-colored cat that looks like a skeleton with fur but she is the sweetest thing and loves on everybody who will give her the time of day; her name is Pumpkin. Minnie, on the other hand, is a demon spawned from hell and will viciously attack anybody who walks by her if she’s in the slightest irritated of moods. Ironically, it was Pumpkin who completely surprised everybody when it came to meeting my dogs.
By Courtney Seever8 years ago in Petlife
Demented
My great-grandmother has severe dementia and has over the last couple of years told some fabulously wild tales. Her stories both entertain us making us smile and sadden us as we watch her awareness slip more and more. In addition to hearing my grandmother’s stories I also got to hear some stories from the residents where I worked. Without naming people I decided it would be great to share some of the tales and bring a little light to something that is actually quite tragic. Most of the stories come from people who were very sharp and at one point extremely aware.
By Courtney Seever8 years ago in Longevity
The Forgotten
There are a lot of people who crack jokes about asylums, including the entirety of the horror movie industry, and how terrible they are. I am no different. Looking back on the first time I saw the clock tower building at the edge of town I distinctly remember saying it looked like an old asylum. Honestly I meant that it would make a good scene for a horror movie, little did I know that I wasn’t far off. It was a behavioral health clinic in its prime. Once I actually moved to Topeka I started taking a more in depth look into the old asylum and its property.
By Courtney Seever8 years ago in Psyche
Monsters
Every society, culture, or even theology has some figure that is used to help quell the wild side of individuals. It would be fair to argue that monsters are a culturally varying enforcer. How many of us remember at some point our parents told us if we didn’t behave or do what was expected that something or someone was going to get us? The boogeyman was used to make kids stay in bed at night. Dracula and werewolves were used by different cultures to tell young people not to go out after dark. Nessie was a tool to keep the population from swimming in the Loc. Even the most well known enforcer figure used today, the Devil, is used to intimidate the general population to be “good.” Is it possible that as a society we need the monsters to help encourage social morals?
By Courtney Seever8 years ago in Horror
