Joe Staples

It's been a while!

You ever just have that span of months that seem to have flown by, so crammed full of activities and life happenings that it feels like 10 years have been shoved in six months that felt like six minutes? Well, since March 2022, that's been our lives. Here's a brief

February Freeze and Fun

Where January was snowy, February was freezing! People like to say New York is magical during winter, but really the "magic" moments exist around the two weeks pre-December 25th. The rest is bitter, wet, muddy, and windy. Still, we found some fun things to do. Hot enough to make snow

Happy New Year and Other Things!

The start of 2022 was a quiet one. Either we're boring or we're starting to age-out of the partying-all-night-long scene. Smile, professor!Erin is a gal of many talents. One of them is balancing all of her other talents. Which means Janurary was a month of professional growth for her.

Who are the Staples?

We're writers and tech nerds, mostly. Why else would we start a family blog? Erin and Joe Staples are late 20-somethings living in a polish neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY with their 13-year old cat, Milo. And here’s everything you need to know about us!