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I'm In My Element

 
Is there nothing so wonderful as catching up on your Google Reader in the hotel room the night before a trade show with a cuppa decaf non-fat mocha by your side, knowing that the happy reunion with your bestie is just minutes away?

I'm in my element, and ever grateful for the opportunity once again.

I Need Some Cheering Up

Pastel Cupcake Liners from KatEyez on Etsy

...thought you might, too.

Click here--it might just put a little spring in your step!

At the End of a Very Long Day

I am always delighted to see that there is new content on this amazing blog:

be-house

The tagline says it all: Be at home at our house.

I am, I so am.

Thank you Bertina, in Holland, for offering so much lovely joy at the end of a very long day. 

Priorities! Priorities!

Everything's on the back burner while I'm up to my eyeballs in War & Peace.

At this very moment I'm on page 486 with 177 to go until tomorrow's discussion. And there's still a workout to be sweated through, tonight's dinner to be made, a house to be cleaned, and a dessert to be prepared for tomorrow night's guests.

It's not that I haven't attempted to read in reasonable increments. I have, after all, read 169 of the required number of pages. It's just that literally, every time I sit down to read, something else comes up. Especially during this last week when it's gotten down to Crunch Time.

I blocked out Sunday; Nicole came home and ended up staying for dinner and a delightful repartee with the fam.

I blocked out Monday; my brother stopped by for a long overdue catch-up session.

I blocked out this afternoon; and I've worked way longer than I should have on my half-day Tuesday.

It seems that no matter what you do, you're always having to make choices based on your priorities.  And despite the fact that it looks highly likely that I won't get my reading done for tomorrow, I'm happy with the way I've ordered  mine.

"Pet" Peeve

Zelda Bouffant Dog Costume from BuyCostumes.com

Hop on over to the Moxie Fab World to see a fun photographic account of one of my "pet" peeves...putting dogs in ridiculous costumes for Halloween.

Enjoy!

Consider This

I may be the last person on the face of the earth to have thought about this, but I was driving on the highway the other day and saw a license plate that caused me to consider this:

If Arkansas is pronounced Ar-kan-saw...

...why isn't Kansas pronounced Kan-saw?

Find these awesome state magnets and more here.

It's Contagious

Photo by Megan Thomas

 

You can even catch it from a photo.

I Miss My Dirty Dish Hider

We've gone 3 1/2 weeks without a dishwasher now, and aside from using a lot more lotion for my dishpan hands and understanding a greater appreciation for the machines in my life that save me time and energy, the most important observation I have made from this experience is that more than a dish washer it is a dirty dish hider.

The good news is, this dishwasher has been ordered and will be installed sometime next week (fingers crossed.)

It will hide my dirty dishes in style, don'tcha think?

Pet Peeve

Using an apostrophe for a plural.

Never needed. Don't do it. Ever.

If you want to turn one thing into more than one thing add an "s" or "es."

That's it.

Easy peasy.

Done.

Kaput.

Thanks for listening.

What's one of your pet peeve's peeves?

I've Found Myself Lost

...in this book

  ...and in this series

Found yourself  lost in something wonderful lately?

I highly recommend it!