From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Sometimes One Name Is Not Enough

December 27, 2009

The holidays brought out a whole new set of adventures for the puppies.  Not only did they eat the ornaments off the bottom two feet of the tree (no injuries, thank you) but they had to be vigilant to greet every single person that came into the house with an overabundance of holiday joy. My [...]

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Things to Make You Laugh – Favorite Video Clips

December 26, 2009

Laughing is always just the right thing. A few days ago my family and I were crowded around the computer screen watching a variety of video clips. Here I’m sharing some of my favorites of the year with you. Manicure humor. In this clip stand-up commedianne, Anjelah Johnson, does a hilarious routine about the nail [...]

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Top Ten Favorite Food Blogs

December 22, 2009

I’ve been watching Don (my husband) compile recipes for our Christmas dinner (a mere 11 people for this one) and it made me grateful there are so many great food blogs and recipes at our fingertips when we want to cook. Food blogs are one of the largest categories of blogs on the Internet.  Some [...]

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Make Your Own Happiness

December 18, 2009

Deep cleansing breaths. That’s my mantra during the holiday season. Is it just me? Or is all the decorating and buying of gifts and socializing just a bit EXHAUSTING to anyone else? It not that I mind doing all of it, but man, my Christmas wish is that the laundry would give me a break [...]

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Give Art for the Holidays

December 15, 2009

I was mindlessly traipsing through the internet at breakneck speed last night – clicking on anything on a page that looked interesting. I had about a hundred tabs open when all of a sudden I found this – 20×200, a website that touts “It’s art for everyone.  New original editions weekly at ridiculously affordable prices.” [...]

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How to Look Good in Your Holiday Photos

December 14, 2009

I had surgery last week and my recovery involves spending long periods of time lounging with my feet up. While most of you were busy ticking things off your holiday to-do list I spent Saturday afternoon watching  America’s Next Top Model marathon on the Bravo channel. Normally I would not watch this show but I [...]

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Three Inexpensive Items for Mani/Pedi Time – Perfect Stocking Stuffers

December 9, 2009

If Joan and I had unlimited funds we would have a weekly appointment at our favorite nail salon. Instead we occasionally indulge in a professional mani/pedi but generally make do on our own. Today I want to share 3 favorite (and inexpensive) products for the DIY manicure and pedicure. PedEgg Foot File One of those [...]

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You’ll Love Holiday Shopping at Etsy.com

December 3, 2009

If you are looking for unique holiday gifts this year, I’ve got just the place for you to shop.  Etsy.com is a wonderful website with an unbelievable number of cool handmade gifts. The Etsy web community has hundreds of thousands (literally!) of individual sellers from over 150 countries.  In addition to all the handmade things [...]

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Christmas Decor: Give Away What You Don’t Use Now!

December 1, 2009

Now I know great minds really do think alike. I was going through our unpublished post file and found that both Joan and I (unbeknownst to each other) wrote articles on Christmas decor. And, sorry to disappoint, but neither of us were thinking along the lines of “fun, affordable ways to decorate” but more along [...]

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