Category Archives: shopping

Finding your Soulmate at the Hardware Store

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

I believe in aromatherapy. Yet, I’m not your typical scent seeker. I like the smell of glue. I like that thick white paste from kindergarten. I like gasoline, not picky here. I like the smell of fresh paint. What I … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Need to Sleep that Much Either.

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

My husband does the best job managing our household finances.  I know this because he told me so. So, I let him.  (Read as wife speak for ‘one less thing for me to do’) I do agree with his system … Continue reading →

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Meltdown at the Market

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Via Play 101~ A glimpse at what we can all relate to → “But every now and then, a little electric shock passes between my two children. One lights it, and the other catches fire. I get a flash warning of a … Continue reading →

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How many ways can you do this?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Take a look at 15 suggestions~ Related articles Street Style: Tie It Together With A Scarf, And Smile (refinery29.com) 10 Pretty Ways to Wear a Scarf in Your Hair (bellasugar.com) Tie One On (fabsugar.com) How to Tie a Scarf 25 … Continue reading →

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Five Words You Didn’t Know Were Actually Brand Names | Primer

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

The treat was discovered by accident in 1905, when an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson left a mixed powder drink outside overnight, with the stirring stick still in it. The temperatures plummeted overnight and Frank discovered the “frozen drink on … Continue reading →

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Can You Find it in a Book?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I spent the day after Christmas doing some shopping for my practical daughter who insisted that bargain hunting for her gifts would not offend her at all.  We are a practical family; my daughters have certainly taken on the thrifty … Continue reading →

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please pass the mustard

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Not for me, but a fun fall fashion for my daughter. Take a look… please pass the mustard.

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Guest Post: Husband Style

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

I asked my husband repeatedly to guest blog for me. Right.  My husband, the former newspaper journalist.  An easy request. He said “No.” Remember that conversation? After he said no to me, he immediately went and started his own blog.   I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in back to school, clothing, fashion, Humor, kids fashion, shopping | 7 Comments

Girlfriends and Good Books

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

I like my life If I didn’t, I would change it  There are things in this world that make my good life even better … and help to make the sometimes, not-so-good, bearable 1. Girlfriends I’d have to put girlfriends right … Continue reading →

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