Archive for December, 2009

  • I Think My Mailman Hates Me

    I Think My Mailman Hates Me

    Have you ever met someone who obviously needs people to like her?  Someone who goes out of her way to “people please”?  The one who overcompensates at the grocery store checkout for the complaint-filled crabapple in front of her by smiling so hard at the clerk she runs the risk of splitting her lips open?  The [...]

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  • Recipe of the Week – Hot Buttered Rum

    Recipe of the Week – Hot Buttered Rum

    Unless you’ve had your head in the sand or live along a quaint little river called “D-nial”, then you realize that we are in full swing holiday mode.   There are parties to be had, gift exchanges to be attended, book club dinners to be drinking at, and excessive amounts of carbs to consume.  And you [...]

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  • A Fleeting Moment of Glory

    A Fleeting Moment of Glory

    Elation.  Supreme satisfaction.  Utter, undeniable glee.  These are only a few adjectives to describe the way I felt upon realizing I could do something that my husband can’t…yo-yo. You need to understand something.  I am married to one of those completely annoying types who excel at pretty much anything they do.  You know the ones.  “Wow, [...]

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  • Gift-Giving

    Gift-Giving

    After suffering through a miniature panic attack a little over a week ago due to the realization that the time to stock up my gift closet was running out (thanks for the heads up QVC), I quickly pulled it together and managed a good amount of retail therapy.  It could have been any number of [...]

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  • Top 5 Reasons I’m Glad I’m Not a Man

    Top 5 Reasons I’m Glad I’m Not a Man

    I’m pretty sure this post will not be featured in any feminist magazines nor will I be asked to be the keynote speaker at any future NOW conventions but I had some revelations today about my husband and the male race, in general.  As I was watching my hubby heft gigantic extension cords and Christmas lights all [...]

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