After hockey today, I went on a hunt for a Christmas tree! I haven’t had the opportunity to have a Christmas tree in four years – I was in Mexico for Christmas last year (2008), I was in Toronto for Christmas the year before (2007) ((and so I didn’t see the point of putting up […] →Read more
I have a confession to make. I’ve never, ever had a budget in my entire life. I consider myself pretty good with money ((My mom is a banker and she and my dad taught my sister and me the importance of saving money and suchlike from the time we were very little.)) and I’ve never […] →Read more
My office is doing Secret Santa, but it’s not just the typical buy a present for a randomly chosen coworker type of Secret Santa. We have to buy three presents (~$5 each) for a randomly chosen coworker and somehow find a way to sneak those presents into the coworkers office without being seen on three […] →Read more
So, since I know you are all dying to buy me all of the wonderful things from my Wish List at Thinkgeek.com, I’ve made it even easier by joining their Affiliate Program! So if you feel the need to buy a tray that makes ice cubes in the shape of skull and crossbones or a […] →Read more
Over on Kalev’s secret blog ((ok, technically it’s a former secret blog. And he said I could link to his blog, so it’s not even trying to be a secret blog anymore. But he was totally holding out on me on this whole blog thing at first, so I’m calling it his secret blog!!)), he […] →Read more
Today is my niece’s 5th birthday! How did you get to be five years old already, kiddo? I remember my sister calling to tell me she was having a baby like it were yesterday! I remember going to visit you for the first time when you were only two weeks old – such a teensy […] →Read more
In case you are wondering what to buy me for Christmas
As I type this, the Navigon GPS iPhone app is installing onto Bellatrix! As anyone who has ever met me knows, I suck at directions. Unlike my iPhone, I have no built-in compass. I’ve heard that most people can just feel which way is east and which way is west, but I totally cannot. When […] →Read more
Did you ever have a friend ask you to make her toes famous on your fancy interwebs blogging site and you said you would and then you totally didn’t post the pictures? I know, it’s a tale as old as time, right? Anyway, the story went like this: I was at my friend Kim’s place […] →Read more