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Last night I reluctantly stopped at the grocery store on my way home even though I was in a DayQuil fog, and it hurt to hold my body upright. (Damn you mid-winter cold!) I was walking down the dairy aisle on my way to pick up yogurt when, “EXCUSE ME!” was shouted at me, in a ridiculously loud voice. I quite literally jumped and made a slight yelp. It scared the shit out of me. A hunched over, very old... Read more

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I finally ran into the evil child and her mother on my way home from work today. After two months of screaming, stomping, yelling, pounding her feet against the walls, fit-throwing and “I HATE you mommy!”s at 2 a.m., 4:30 a.m., 6 a.m. and basically every hour of the day, I was beginning to wonder if she resembled a little beast with hooves. She was, just as I suspected, dirty-faced and... Read more

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Last night I received a card in a pink envelope, sent to me from Alaska, with a cute little crooked heart drawn on the front. Sarah took the words right out of my mouth, “That heart is the cutest thing ever,” she said as she handed me the envelope. “I don’t think I’ve seen anything more boy.” I smiled and nodded, and finished my dinner before going into my room to open my letter in the privacy... Read more

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Dear Cigarettes,I used to refer to you as my boyfriend and didn’t know how to quit you. But, I finally beat you down. Sent you packing. Told you to take a hike and didn’t look back. I don’t need you, your approval or your unrequited love! It’s been 60 days, cold turkey. Oh, how happy I am without you. Let me count the ways: My clothes don’t stink My coats don’t stink My hair... Read more

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Growing up, my dad used to get all in a huff over the amount of toilet paper our household went through. “You only need two or three squares!” he’d exclaim. Two or three squares?! I’d think to myself. Two or three squares is most definitely not enough toilet paper. So, I went merrily on my six-to-10 square way. After all, it’s not like he could really monitor my toilet paper consumption. I... Read more

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Thanks to the insider knowledge in my email in-box every day via Daily Candy, I was recently introduced to a new Web site (still in Beta form) called Mint.com No, not a breathfreshener, herb or condition. This “mint” refers to money… And the Web site is created to personally track all of your accounts (bank and credit cards, loans coming soon) and spending habits. Lurv it! The best... Read more

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This weekend my little sister (19 and in a sorority at Washington State University) came and stayed with me for some sisterly girl time. “I’ve stopped wearing underwear because one of my friend’s read that it’s supposed to give you cellulite,” she declared while we were getting dressed and ready Saturday morning. “What?! You. Stopped. Wearing. Underwear?! Isn’t... Read more

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I can be really good at sticking to goals I set, if I really want to be. And crossing things off a list of goals feels really, really amazing. This past week, I focused on my list of goals for the next two months. I have feng shuied my bedroom into a clean and organized living space that I surprisingly want to hang out in. I get a little smile on my face every time I open my makeup drawers and see... Read more

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I just ventured over to the sink and coffee area in my office to rinse out my Tupperware from my lunches in the last couple days, (a rare occasion that I get around to this before they’re so crusted and moldy that it’s more beneficial to just throw them away) and to grab a late afternoon cup of coffee. An elderly lady who I’ve never seen at work before, probably in at least her 60s, approached the... Read more

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Dear Self, You have recently discovered, again, that having a boyfriend is time consuming. Somewhat exhausting. Having a boyfriend who is leaving and trying to squeeze in as much spare time with him as possible is just Plain Crazy. Now, suddenly having all the time in the world to do stuff that you’ve neglected and the days stretching ahead with not much planned, feels odd. I know you haven’t quite... Read more