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Archive for May, 2007


finally friday

this week has been an interesting version of hell. Many things happened that I wanted to share with you. But, since I didn’t, you just get a list.
1. Monday’s AAUW installation banquet was much fun. The pre-banquet shoe shopping and the banquet wine may have had something to do with [...]

Day 2

of seven straight days of work.
Friday afternoon, as I was preparing an exciting PowerPoint presentation (with! animation! - although not much, because that’s annoying). My Friday goal was to leave at about 5, get a mani/pedi & some exciting brow waxing (my 10K finishing reward) and then meet my husband for our Friday date [...]

Mother’s Day

Like many women (and men, too, probably), I didn’t always have the best relationship with my mother. The early 90s were especially heinous, if I remember correctly. We fought. We yelled. I was bitchy. She was bitchy. It’s hard to look back with any perspective. I remember her [...]

House Photos

just a couple pics of the paint job….we’ll be (hopefully) finishing the biggest paint job this weekend….we’ll see.
My Office
Master Bedroom
That’s about it for now….but more pictures coming soon! We’re actually starting to have a real house.

PORN!

So, after I’d much such strides in my shoe-addiction recovery, I fell off the wagon last week.
BUT! It wasn’t my fault.
Backstory: A co-worker had come to me the week before to tell me about her exciting new shoes. Apparently, I have developed a reputation. The shoes, they were European, and were sized [...]