The dead mall

2009-11-19T19:02:34Z

My first job was working as a make-up artist in my mom's cosmetic shop, which was located in "the dead mall" across the street from the mega-mall, where everyone respectable went to shop. The only folks who ventured into the dead mall were those w...

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5 drops to freedom

2009-05-01T23:52:32Z

Finances are about to get very interesting - with only one more month of certain employment left, a move to Hawaii, and two major world trips on the books for the second half of 2009...paying off my student loans may have to ta...

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for science

2009-03-18T01:46:40Z

According to Maxim magazine (yes, I have a subscription - don't hate): In Ireland they say a pint should be drained in seven swigs, leaving seven foam rings (laces) inside the glass. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I decided to put this to the tes...

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the bum patch

2009-03-17T17:11:16Z

I have been staring at this blank page for about two minutes. Whenever I try to write about this topic, I find I cannot, because it is something very close to me, that effects me very much. I don't really know where to start, so I'm just going to...

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7, no - 6 drops to freedom!!!

2009-03-13T13:08:05Z

This is a very special installment in the "drops to freedom" series, detailing my journey to become debt-free. Yesterday, I was called into my boss's office and handed a generous bonus that I was not expecting. Needless to say, I cried like a lit...

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wedding dress pillowcases

2009-03-09T01:14:52Z

Custom made for us by the super mega talented Amy: To read about her process click here

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life list, cont.

2009-02-26T14:30:54Z

A few posts back I revisited my life's list of things I want to do before I die and recounted the many things my husband has helped me accomplish on that list. There has been a disturbing trend in the things I/we have accomplished as of late, in ...

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I JUST RAN A 10 MINUTE MILE!

2009-01-15T23:22:46Z

And I didn't even barf afterward!

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Mexico City in One Day

2008-11-14T17:55:54Z

The husband & I will be in Mexico City for one day, while we're making our way over to our honeymoon destination. We will only have time for one major outing - does anyone have any advice on what we should do?

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Home Alone!

2008-11-01T04:34:25Z

So far Rudy & I have baked a dozen cornbread muffins (eaten them all), rearranged the Day of the Dead altar, and gone trick-or-treating.

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