Hi, I’m Jo.
A jack of all trades from the Midwest — writing about life, sports, freelancing, and everything in between.
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Ipsy products for everyone
Sign up now using my code and look at all the fantastic products they offer. I love the quiz that Ipsy has you take before compiling your first bag. It is always personalized for the products I’m interested in, and I love that you can skip a month if you’re overwhelmed by everything they send…
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A beautiful night sky.
Early this morning, I was able to catch a lovely picture of the sky. Usually, I get an image of real crap quality, and the moon is this fuzzy-looking orb in the sky. Today’s photo finally feels like it captures the intensity of the night sky. I also have this short video clip. I love…
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Stop messing with Baseball.
As we continue slogging through this lockout, the players have gotten the bright idea that if the postseason is expanded to 14 teams, then at some point, a team (possibly multiple teams) should be able to start off 1-0 in their series. It’s been coined as a “ghost win,” and I think it is one…
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What a wild week.
The world has been watching for the past week as Russia encroaches on Ukrainian territory, and it has been a wild ride. First, we got to listen to a speech given by Putin where he opted to revise history, then we watched as “peacekeeping forces” were sent into the region and troops were drawn to…
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Jumping back into a customer service job.
I have officially been hired on with Casey’s and I am just thrilled at having found a source of income. One of the best perks is that it is literally up the road from where I live, so once the weather warms up I will be able to walk up there. With gas prices jumping…
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Don’t forget, MLBtv auto-renews on March 1st.
Since the lockout is dragging on potentially into March, this is your friendly reminder that MLBtv usually auto-renews on March 1st. Less than a week ago, I heard the owners debate that players in the minor league should not be paid for Spring Training, they also argued in defense of cutting a ton of jobs,…