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Nibbling

September 21, 2011

I have a tendency to nibble All. Day. Long. I prefer to have a bag of chips or M&M’s nearby which for obvious reasons are not good choices.  Today I stopped at the grocery store and purchased a HUGE box of Cheerios.  Dumped the entire box into a gallon ziplock bag and placed it next [...]

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Simply Delightful

August 25, 2011

Do you remember Choco0Lite? Of course you have to old like me (or even older like all my sisters), so if you do keep reading because I am about to share a blast from the past and if you don’t you are in for a treat. Hershey has a new candy bar and Kiss “flavor” [...]

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Blame it on the Shoes

August 13, 2011

I for a long time was a HUGE proponent of Crocs.  When attending my first BlogHer convention other bloggers made a Flick’r site of show porn, I included a picture of the shoes I would be wearing the entire weekend as well – Crocs clogs.  People laughed.  I didn’t care.  They were comfortable beyond belief.  [...]

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You Flatter Me….but

July 19, 2011

After standing in line to get the new t-shirts we are to wear for the show I am working this weekend, I hear the boss remind everyone that they need to be tucked in at all times. Ugh. I approach her and have the following conversation: Me: If after I wash this and it doesn’t [...]

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Remodeling

July 2, 2011

I (and by “I”, I totally mean Astacia) did some remodeling on the House this week.  I have added a Gym and a Garage. I have joined 24 Hour Fitness and will be chronicling my gym visits and my experiences as well as finding healthy alternative medicines for some of my ailments. In the Garage, [...]

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Attire

May 1, 2011

While working a medical conference this week, the main topic of discussion during down times was the apparel of the attendees. Everyone attending this conference was in the medical profession.  Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists and such.  Some retired, some still in residence programs, but all at one point in time attended college and obtained a degree [...]

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That Devil Moon and Ain’t Love Grand

March 21, 2011

Let me start by saying the author is a co-worker of mine, she gave me a copy of her books and asked me to review them.  If any of you think this influences my opinion you may as well just click that little x in the corner right now. I did not read Ain’t Love [...]

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Short Shorts

March 9, 2011

Thank you to P&G’s Have You Tried This Yet? program and Kroger for sponsoring my writing about trying new things and breaking out of my everyday routine. Click here to find great savings on high-performing P&G products at a Kroger store near you. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which [...]

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Attack part two

February 13, 2011

Last week my blog was attacked by a DDoS.  I have no clue what that means. This week my body has been attacked by a C O U G H.  A horrific cough that is persistent and productive. I worked a show in Anaheim all week sleeping only 5-6 hours a night driving up to [...]

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Making Do

October 28, 2010

Smart & Final asked me (with compensation, so what) to host a Wine and Cheese party. Perfect I thought, I was planning on helping a friend through a gift card party for her daughter and thought what a wonderful way to mix the two. Due to circumstances beyond my control the gift card party was [...]

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