A new candy store opened here a while back, and when we went in, they graciously offered us samples. Z is a candy connoisseur: he both loves and collects candy. As he tasted one, he smacked his lips. He assumed the shopkeeper was the same – a candy connoisseur: “Ah, it’s a little more mellow…
Anthropologie is having a members’ sale this weekend, offering their usual, whopping 20% off. I got the email, so I went to the site, despite our love-hate relationship. I haven’t been to Anthrobougierie in a while, for a couple of reasons – one of which is that I know too much. I’ve read the backgrounders,…
When I blogged before, I had a personal finance blog. I blogged under a pseudonym, because I was talking about really personal stuff. In fact, it got so personal, I stopped. I had a hard time navigating the line between “honest” and “harsh”. It was one thing to poke fun at my sister’s occasional scrapbooking expenses…
Something people don’t tell you about pets: if you love animals, and you love a clean house, you’ll learn to love your vacuum. Oddly, though we vacuum at least 3 times a week, the dog is still afraid. Go figure. Last month, our trusty Dirt Devil became unusable. That was the little vacuum that could;…
Not too long ago, I heard something about a billionaire paying for a $170 million dollar painting with an Amex Card. “Those points!” Apparently, he and his family plan to use the points to travel for the rest of their lives, which is a definite perk, though probably not why they made the decision. When…
Despite my best intentions, not a whole lot of progress has been made with my hair situation. This is what I looked like 21 minutes ago: BUT: Ladies, I can say this- it doesn’t look like this because I’ve sunk a fortune into it. Recently, I’ve seen 2 articles about beauty costs. The first was…
When we went hair product shopping, we walked past the lipsticks. I said I’d never managed to find a red lipstick I could keep a straight face in, which my friend took as a sign: it’s time to try. It’s 2016, you know? The times, they are a-changin’. Which is perhaps the wrong phrase to…
Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’ve “let myself go” a bit. I’ll catch my reflection and notice that my shirt is covered with dog hair, or that my hair is straggly – and not in a cute, beach-y way, but in a messy, “I’ve given up, life!” way. Part of this is the holidays: the…
I went to a party the other night, looked around, and liked everyone’s clothes more than I liked mine. I liked this girl’s jeans, I liked another’s scarf. I was in the same green jeans I’ve worn 3x a week for the past 2 years and the same boots I’ve worn 4x a week for…
I had a helluva time getting to work this morning: I arrived in a foul mood, a little later than I’d wanted to. And when I arrived, a couple of my colleagues were playing Christmas music, quite loudly, to celebrate December 1st. So I emailed their boss: SUBJECT: 9:15am Tuesday morning – music playing? MESSAGE:…
