I’m pleased as punch to be participating once again in My Pretty Pennies Weekly Money Check-Up. Here’s my latest installment: 1. The most I’ve spent this last week was $263 for groceries for my mother and grandmother. I was supposed to take my mother’s credit card with me, but forgot. She has been sick and…
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Wherefore art thou kindness
As most of you know, my dear friend Katie lost her son this year. Today is his 19th birthday. Katie and Henry’s story is featured on the Daily Beast today and in honor of Henry, her sister is asking friends and supporters to participate in Acts of Kindness for Henry. I think it’s a beautiful…
Weekly Money Check Up
I found this blog, My Pretty Pennies, through one of the fashion sites I sporadically read, but I really liked the idea of a weekly money check up. I know I need to do better with my budget and I am making some strides. Every little bit helps, I suppose, so here’s mine: 1. The…
I am an avid blog reader
I loved to read blogs. I love to write. I love to facebook and I love to tweet. Why, oh why can I not find 15 minutes a week to update my freaking blog? I’m not THAT busy. Although, I have been really busy. (I just typed “busty”, heh. I guess I’m that too.) We…
Exciting new additions
Well the Droid has taken hold in our house. It’s really the coolest thing since sliced bread. Or I think it is. My husband won’t let go of it long enough for me to really find out. I do hear it making funny noises, quoting Family Guy pretty frequently and him giggling uncontrollably, so it…
Yay!
I just found out that Lindsay Ferrier of Suburban Turmoil has a fashion and shopping blog, She’s Still Got It. This makes me immensely happy. See, she’s a HILARIOUS writer. I first read her when I’d pick up a Nashville Scene while visiting, and occasionally I’ll read a few of her blog posts on Turmoil. …
Cozy crawlin’
I was out of town last weekend and didn’t get to join in the SnugPubCrawl festivities, but it sure sounds like they had fun. I was following the hashtag (#snugpubcrawl) on twitter and vicariously enjoying myself. This is why social media is fun. It’s SOCIAL!
This is amazing
Somewhere there is a copy of this video set to “I will always love you” and I swear, it almost made the grumpiest of men weepy. Anyway, I couldn’t find it in a rush so here’s the original copy. Evidently the video was shot in 2007 at Kruger National Park and became “an instant viral…