For the month of October "Listing Toward Forty" Has become "Listing Toward Halloween" and features a variety of Halloween posts including many by guest authors. This post is by John-Paul Nickel. It’s an odd thing: my wife is a costume designer, but she hates Halloween. Her day job is designing costumes for other people; she hates … Continue reading Halloween is my favorite holiday
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For the month of October "Listing Toward Forty" will become "Listing Toward Halloween." Since moving to a neighborhood where we get over 1000 trick-or-treaters a year I've come to really look forward to Halloween. This year I'm sharing my excitement with a month's worth of Halloween posts. "But, Kim," you may ask, "do you actually … Continue reading “Listing Toward Forty” to become “Listing Toward Halloween”
If we had to move I would need to ask about the Halloween situation in our potential new neighborhoods. After two years on a street that takes Halloween very seriously, I would have a hard time adjusting to a place that counts its trick-or-treaters by the dozens (if that) instead of by the hundreds. The … Continue reading 1,173 Trick-or-Treaters: More of Why I Love My Chicago Neighborhood
Since I shared a list of easy costume recommendations it only seems fair that I share my costume this year. I was Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones, but I wasn't a regular GoT khaleesi. (I haven't had the body to pull that off for a while.) Instead, I was Daenerys Targaryen if she were a … Continue reading Daenerys Targaryen, Babywearing Mother of Dragons: A Game of Thrones Variant Costume
I once hand-sewed thigh-high fur boots for a sexy cave woman outfit, so I can't get too preachy about sexy costumes. There will always be women and men (Hello, Boystown!) who want to dress slutty for Halloween. If you are one of them that's your choice, but please follow these rules to avoid disturbing the … Continue reading 3 Rules for “Sexy” Halloween Costumes
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