[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] Sometime around 3 or 4 o’clock on Sundays, the dread creeps in. I love what I do in the Real World, but I almost always wish I could extend the weekend. By a weekend or two. This evening, however, I feel primed and…
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Today: One bad ass white wrapper.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] I usually don’t care much for secular Christmas music. Stupid Dominick the Donkey, in particular, makes me want to poke my eardrums out with a miniature candy cane. I make an exception, however, for two very special jams: Feliz Navidad and Christmas…
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Today: A full blown four alarm holiday emergency.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] It’s Sunday, December 12th. We have but a mere thirteen days until Christmas. I’ve barely started decking the halls. Heck, we don’t even have a tree up yet. In the words of Clark W. Griswold, Jr., This is a full blown four alarm…
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Today: Creative housekeeping.
Today’s creative housekeeping tip is brought to you by sheer laziness. If you are running late in the morning, and didn’t get around to folding and putting away that last load of laundry you dumped on the sofa, just throw it back in the dryer!…
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Today: Be cool.
Clark has a message for everyone out there surfing this heat wave: Just be cool. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp0QEMwNJEs&hl=en&fs=1] And that’s why they call it… the doggie paddle. If you can’t don a sweet red life vest and swim around in the shallow end, here are a few…
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Today: Back away from the Flowbee.
*Please excuse the overabundance of Christmas references. I am in full on elf mode and can’t help myself. No matter what you believe and celebrate, I am wishing you and yours a very happy and healthy season! You might be scrambling for thoughtful, although last…
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Today: Match the socks.
Why do socks tend to lose their other halves faster than Paris Hilton? They go into the laundry hamper together, but rarely do they make it through the spin cycle. Personally, I’m not crazy about wearing socks. Even in the winter, I’d prefer to go…
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Today: Mark it on Martha’s Calendar
You probably know how much I adore Ms. Stewart. Everything she does is just so good. My favorite page in Martha Stewart Living has always been Martha’s Calendar. On any given Thursday, while I’m watching YouTube videos babies dancing to Beyonce, Martha might be pruning…
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Today: Pitch a tent
We went camping last weekend, and I lived to tell of our adventures. This was the first time I’d really slept outside, on purpose. Technically, I didn’t actually sleep, but I’m jumping the proverbial gun here. We arrived at our designated campsite on Friday afternoon…