Cricket Webber's Blog

They’re kind of my stock in trade. Words, I mean.

I write a lot of words for other people to make a living. Words that they need in a particular order to get the attention of the people they want to talk to. I don’t do it in a skeevy way, before you go there.

No keyword stuffing or iffy longtail keywords or any of that jazz. Just information that people can hopefully use.

Until this year, I hadn’t jumped on that word of the year deal. So many words!! Who can choose??

Something was nudging me...

Every other time that I’ve set this site up I’ve been obsessed with doing it “right.”

What are the right plugins? The right number of categories? How’s my SEO? What are my word counts? Are my images optimized??

I wanted it to be perfect. I wanted it to be something that would grow and become….something.

Now, it’s about just being. Just being is enough.

It’s enough that the site exists, even if I’m the only one that reads a word out here. Doesn’t matter.

It’s all enough. I’m enough.

I’ve owned it for well over a decade by now, and boy has it seen some things. A couple of big database crashes — you’d think you have that all backed up and, well…you’d likely be wrong.

Then there was the great hacking of 2019. That was all my fault. Update your plugins and main installations, kids! More important than you think.

Lots has changed in my life since the first post I ever put out here. Lots. And there are more changes afoot, I’m sure. I’ve learned a lot about myself and what...

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A few years ago, I wrote a post about one of the headache triggers I had finally figured out. The culprit was my makeup. As I did more research, I found out that I wasn’t necessarily alone when it came to makeup and headaches going hand in hand, but it’s not something that gets talked Read More

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When I first started this site somewhere in April of 2011, it was supposed to be a place for my random thoughts. I was writing for some content mills at the time, churning out content. So having a spot where I could just be me really seemed like a good plan. And then the Great Read More

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Do you use tea tree oil much? I do, especially lately. There’s a lot that it can do for you. To wit: antibacterial antifungal antiviral expectorant handles inflammation helps to heal wounds fights dandruff cleanses deodorizes can kill fleas and lice – special note: ONLY use tea tree oil on dogs. Never use essential oils Read More

Oh, peppermint. Brings to mind crisp winter days, right? Particularly now, in the dog days of summer. So let’s talk about peppermint oil. It’s an awesome essential oil beyond that, though. Here are some of its powerful benefits: Excellent for digestive issues Equally excellent for pest control Refreshing Stimulating Expectorant Painkiller Antiseptic Relieves itching Has Read More

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Oh, peppermint. Brings to mind crisp winter days, right? Particularly now, in the dog days of summer. It’s an awesome essential oil beyond that, though. Here are some of its powerful benefits: Excellent for digestive issues Equally excellent for pest control Refreshing Stimulating Expectorant Painkiller Antiseptic Relieves itching Has a cooling effect Induces clarity of...

Okay, so. Yesterday we established that tea tree oil is good stuff. I’ll save us all some time at this point and get out of the way my belief that pretty much all essential oils are good stuff, for the record. Next up on the list is lavender essential oil. If I could only have...