Over the Influence

Over the Influence

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My $8 Joy Hack

Plus the delight of a solo kid trip

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Jo Piazza
Oct 03, 2025
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I am not a crafty person. Nor am I particularly good at baking. But a certain genre of Instagram content is really appealing to me. Essentially it involves putting candy eyes on anything to make it a Halloween treat.

I have been served every iteration of this.

So I ordered an $8 container of candy eyes that will likely last me through the end of the year and will bring immense joy to our house at every meal. Am I going to overdo it? Absolutely.

Did I already add them to breakfast this morning? I did.

Will I find a way to add them to dinner. 100%.

The other thing that is bringing me joy right now is scheduling solo dates with my kids and I just had an amazing one in NYC with Charlie my eight year old.

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