A sad morning

For 14 years you have never let me down. But I guess 14 years is a long time. I was only a few days ago when we got together last. This morning, as I stood in front of my vanity, I held you in my hands as you took your last breath. RIP my faithful hairdryer. You have served me well. P.S. Who knew that a well positioned space heater works fantastically in drying you hair!...
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It’s like snorkeling

Hi. I’m alive. Sorry for disappearing. The social calendar has become a nuclear fusion. Folks start to pop in to say “Hi, how are ya? Let’s have lunch/dinner/go shopping/go to the movie!” from all directions. Dios mio! I don’t even have time to do laundry! I mean, I have been wearing skirts 2 days in a row and that is starting to scare people in the office. LOL. Pretty much, I have 2 pairs of standard pants that I’d wear, the gray one and the black with pin stripes. Occasionally, I’ll go with skirts. So, when I run out of...
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Had it maid

Brandon mentioned that IF we were really really good and eating in a lot more, we could possibly afford to have a maid service to come in once a month for a thorough cleaning of the place. I mean, we pick up after ourselves and clean the house on a semi-regular basis.  Not Martha Stewart tidy, but cozy.  Neither one is a clean freak and we all know I only dust like twice a year…right? So, once a month of professional deep clean is a good idea?  What do you think?...
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Hobbying

I decided to start a new categories on the blog, “Hobbying”. Then I got to thinking, just exactly how many hobbies do I have? Does anyone have this many hobbies? I mean, if they define what I do as a hobby. Ah! Dilemma from the weirdest corner of my mind! MSN defines hobby as “enjoyable activity: an activity engaged in for pleasure and relaxation during spare time”. For sure, I do have a few honest to goodness hobbies: #1 Blogging.Duh! 🙂 I blog here, there, over there, and now there too. I love it! I mean, I get to write...
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