It’s official. I’m shopping too little

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Yes, I’ll admit it. The recession is my fault. I stopped shopping so much and the U.S. economy did a nosedive.
O.k., maybe not. But something almost as strange just happened. My husband just complained to a friend of ours that I’m shopping too little. He says he’s more or less […]

15 Random thoughts from SXSW

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I just got back from SXSW Interactive. O.k., I got back Tuesday — Wednesday if you count that I stepped through the door after midnight. Since then, I’ve been been using the last few days of spring break to recoup from a combination of jet lag, daylight savings, and a whole lot of […]

Re: Signalling wealth

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Recently, I read Signalling wealth at My Wealth Builder.
Here’s an excerpt:
Because it’s impolite to broadly share what one earns, people find other ways to signal wealth and elevate status within their community. Nicer cars, nicer houses, nicer clothing etc. are just some of the ways one can signal wealth to one’s peers. […]

Quotes from my husband: On my shoe collection

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Today my husband and I are continuing to declutter our house. Things are really picking up now that we have more practice and our motivation has been renewed by the way things are taking shape here.
Earlier, my husband was laying on the bed with our cats taking a break when I started […]

Quotes from my husband: Regarding our recent blender purchase

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Last Halloween, our Cuisinart blender burnt up while trying to make hummus — pretty pathetic if you ask me. We wanted to wait and find the perfect replacement, which I hope we did since it’s now on its way (if it works out, I’ll tell you about it later).
Now, my husband […]

Quotes from my husband: On the recent cutting of my credit card

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Last night I sacrificed my AmEx card. My husband didn’t say a lot at first, just “O.k.” and “the shredder isn’t plugged in and I can’t reach the outlet right now.” Then later there were these two gems:
You’ll have to live vicariously through your readers.
Yeah… Please go buy […]

Quotes from my husband: Christmas lights

Monday, December 24th, 2007

My husband on our neighbor’s idea of Christmas decoration:
The house around the corner looks like a seizure waiting to happen.
Yeah, I can’t help but agree with him on that.
Tags: Home & Garden, Men, Quotes

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Fashion criticism from a guy

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Briana over at College Fashion has posted a list of fashion links that you might enjoy. My favorite was Fashion tips for women from a guy who knows dick about fashion. As Briana said, read it for laughs and take it with a grain of salt. The guy does make some good […]

Ah, put your shirt on!

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

When people talk about dressing modestly, discussion usually revolves around us women. Well, men, I’m talking to you. Put your shirts back on! (And please pull up your pants while you’re at it.)
I don’t get it. We women are expected to wear shirts, and bras, but some men seem […]

Did I just get a pity drink?

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

I confess, I went to the doctor’s office today in a baggy, wrinkled t-shirt, a pair of gym shorts, flip flops, and a hoodie. I didn’t wear makeup - not even lip gloss. I didn’t even think to put my lip gloss in my bag to put on later.
Tags: Fashion, Impressions, Men

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Friday, July 6th, 2007

I’ve been married now for over five years, and perhaps one of the hardest battles I’ve fought has been trying to get my husband to shop for new clothes. Finally, some time this year it dawned on me that – unlike for us women – men’s sizes are pretty standard and I can buy […]

My husband and matching

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Yesterday my husband and I were getting ready to go to a family reunion when he asked, “So, how do I look?” Of course he looked great. He had on his new glasses (see The Hunt for Glasses for more info), a gorgeous blue button-up shirt that I had picked out along with […]