Thursday Night Dance Party! Valentine’s Day Edition
I’m always conflicted on Valentine’s Day. Part of me (a really significant share) is an overly-sentimental ball of mush. The other part of me wants to rebel and be difficult and say, “I don’t need some Hallmark holiday to tell people I love them!” Also, there is a residual part of me that is like, “Pfft, whatever. Love is stupid …
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Best of Etsy – Warm Beverage Edition
Ugh. This winter. Mother Nature, you must be on some good stuff, because you’ve been out of your mind lately. I went to work today wearing my work clothes and a scarf. It was in the mid-40s. On my way home, we had several inches of snow. I could only think of how good a cup of cocoa or tea …
Read MoreThursday Night Dance Party OT
Tonight’s selection is brought to you by the one, the only, the fabulous Purple One.
Read MoreBest of Etsy: Valentine’s Day Cards
Since Valentine’s Day is a a week away, I scoured the internet (read: fell down an Etsy hole) looking for the best Valentine’s Day cards. Here are my finds.
Read MoreThursday Night Dance Party OT!
We’re almost there! And since today is the first day in about a week that I’ve felt relatively human, tonight is a dance party.
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Quick ‘n Easy Haluski
Ah, haluski. Comfort food from the heavens. For those of you that weren’t fortunate to grow up in an area with Eastern European immigrants, haluski is a dish of fried cabbage and potato dumplings.
Read MoreThis Open Thread has the Cone of Shame to Contend with
Oh my goodness, Persephoneers. It’s going to be a long night. I have a newly-altered 7-month-old cat who is insistent on not wearing the goofy plastic collar. Since he’s not that long out of anesthesia, he’s wobbling around like a little drunk. It’s simultaneously the saddest and silliest thing ever.
Read MoreThis Open Thread Has a Strict “No Refunds” Policy
Ah, the week after Christmas, and I’m not exaggerating at all when I say that I’ve processed eleventy billion returns this week.
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Lunchtime Poll: Cooking Injuries
I spent a big chunk of my Saturday making ALL THE COOKIES (my husband specifically asked me to make “all the cookies”). I’m what could be considered “accident prone,” so it isn’t exactly surprising that I managed to get a rather large U-shaped burn on my inner arm just above the ditch of my elbow. I’ve been taking good care …
Read MoreLunchtime Poll: Sleepytimes
Whether it’s a too-early morning, or an all-nighter, life has a way of f&^%ing with your sweet, sweet sleep.
Read MoreRed Wine Braised Chicken
After watching one food-related show or another (they all kind of blur together after a while), I got it in my head that I needed to have wine braised chicken in my life. I’d be willing to bet you’ve had a moment or two like that. It was all I could think about for a few days until I knew …
Read MoreLunchtime Poll: Cookie Time
I’m writing this while my first batch of holiday cookies is in the oven.
Read MoreLunchtime Poll: Coats
I’ll admit it, I hate wearing a coat. I get “yelled” at all the time by my motherly-type bosses that I’ll catch my death, but the four seconds that it takes to walk from my car into work doesn’t phase me too much. Until it gets into the 20s. Then all bets are off, and I bundle up like Randy …
Read MoreLunchtime Poll: Creature Comforts
Ever have one of those days where you regret getting out of bed? I’m sure we’ve all experienced it, the kind of day where you end up over sleeping, running late, spill coffee on your favorite shirt and find out once you get to work that you have a run in your tights?
Read MoreLunchtime Poll: Soup Weather
Since I live in the Northeast, I can’t help but have weather on my mind. It’s cold and windy and gloomy and grey. Perfect weather for a a big ol’ pot of soup!
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