This is the third wireless card Atti has taken out of the computer, and the third time he has snapped off the USB port. Of all the things he could develop an obsession with breaking, he chooses this?? A Put…
Year of Pleasures: Picture Frame
This quote has been popping up all over the place over the last few years and I’ve seen it attributed to everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Tina Fey. But the real author of this quote is Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer…
Year of Pleasures: Sweeping Slippers
I love having wood floors so much that whenever I’m the one making the choices it’s the only way I’ll go. Your home can be pretty close to allergy free, you can make all the spills you want without stained…
New Bra Day!
Admit it. You’re wearing something raggedy under there. I was too. But not anymore. I just got these at Target, so they cost me $19.99 a piece. Some day I’ll own really fancy bras that don’t let anything move around,…
cat meme
It’s been a long week. I needed a laugh.
How to fix dried out gel eyeliner
If you are like me and don’t wear eyeliner every day, then I bet you are familiar with this problem: Your beautiful pricey pot of gel eyeliner dries up into a hard mass before you are even halfway through the…
Project Put Together: Cheap Brushes
These brushes are part of the ELF line sold at Target, and they sold for a whopping $1 a piece. Considering that I can’t get anything with bristles at a mall makeup counter for less than $30, that’s a pretty…
Year of Pleasures: Fresh Tomatoes
The last renters planted a couple of tomato plants and a zucchini, and I get to reap the benefits. There is nothing like vine ripened and sun warmed tomatoes.
Year of Pleasures: Puzzle Therapy
With the craziness of the last few months – commute, solo parenting, the move, general life upheaval – I am depleted. Luckily summer is a good time for depressives. If this was happening in the winter I’d be in trouble.…
Year of Pleasures: Gourmet snacks
One thing there is no shortage of in the central valley is wonderful things to eat. Even driving down the freeway, but especially on the backroads, you see farmstands everywhere you look. Now that I’m out of the valley and…