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Happy Birthday All About Appearances!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

This week I get to celebrate two birthdays. Last Sunday I celebrated my own. Today, I celebrate the 1st birthday of this blog, and with it, my first year blogging. Just as I took time to think about my path on the occasion of my birthday, I’ve been thinking a lot about […]

A year older and wiser

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

It’s my birthday. Last night we had a great party here at the house and I felt really lucky to have so many great friends who could make it. We even had two out of town guests who are visiting, Sara from The Bargain Queens and Gala from iCiNG. […]

The Fabulous! Festival for May ‘08

Monday, May 5th, 2008

The May edition of The Fabulous! Festival is up over at General Housewifery. Anastasia did a maaaahvelous job hosting. I’ve enjoyed reading all the featured posts, which are as interesting as ever. The quality and scope of submissions never ceases to amaze me. There are posts on everything from skirtinis to […]

Yard sale money leads to shopping — but some good buys

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

There’s something about yard sale money… all that cash seems to disappear so quickly.
Yesterday we had a very successful yard sale with a friend. My husband Charles and I raked in just over $400 and still have so much stuff that it looks like we’re going to have another one next weekend […]

My low expectations weren’t low enough

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

I recently attended an awards ceremony at the community college here. The invite said that “cocktail attire” was suggested, so I dressed accordingly in my little black dress, eggplant heels, and sparkly clutch. Despite the wording of the invite, I was fully prepared to be the only one there dressed up.
Fortunately, […]

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