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Still Shopping

I’m still working on my endeavors to break up with the grocery store, and have a reasonable wardrobe. Not all of the non-perishable items have been worked into the online order rotation, due to storage  space and cash flow. But I went to the loathsome Kroger yesterday  to purchase chicken, milk, and a few odds [...]

Summer Preparations Continue

The horror of shopping for Summer continues.  I did the evil deed and tried on swimsuits.  Lots of them, or so I thought.  The woman at the dressing area was unimpressed when I said, “I have a lot of suits here.” She said, oh, not at all.  You should see what others bring in here. [...]

Mental Health

It is ridiculous that I have become one of those frazzled women who can’t seem to find the time to groom herself properly.  No, it’s not so bad that I smell or anything.  But I’m constantly putting on my makeup while the baby is screaming.  Or taking a bath with her out of desperation.  Or [...]

Washing Machine

I think one the worst things about the washing machine breaking and flooding the house is that I had to live without a washing machine for a month.  We did wash clothes of course, at the hotel in those coin-operated machines.  And a few times I camped out at friends houses for the afternoon and [...]

Oops

Bad me. I went handbag shopping at lunch instead of running to the craft store for a frame. Eating lunch at my desk, then running an errand did not sound fun. The B. Makowsky bag I thought I wanted weighed a ton – so did a lot of his bags. Then I found one that [...]