We took down the Christmas decorations today. That always makes me a little bit sad, not because I miss the baubles and shiny things (though they are nice) but because I miss the lights. Christmas lights are what make the ever-darkening dreariness of December better. And they make everything seem warmer somehow. Now I just have to remind myself ( Read more... )

Well 2013, here we are ( Read more... )

Wow, it's 2012 already ( Read more... )

Well I finally got nearly all of my Christmas shopping done - most of it done today, in fact! I got things for my parents and brother from Amazon, little gifts for my Aunt, Uncle, their dog and my Great Aunt plus a general charity donation for my family from The Animal Rescue Site, the ingredients for my Bacon-Everything Zombie Apocalypse Survival ( Read more... )

I know one thing I am definitely thankful for this Thanksgiving - the fact that I'm not responsible (yet) for coordinating the entire dinner. I stress myself out enough making desserts ( Read more... )

I have a confession to make: I bought some Christmas stuff yesterday ( Read more... )

New Year, new post! I guess this is technically my second post of the year, but whatever. The first one didn't really count ( Read more... )

Well, the weather attempted to ruin two weekends in a row for me, but failed on the second. Thank goodness too, because it was a really good weekend. I'm glad we didn't get snowed in (like what apparently happened in Minnesota - yikes!). The white elephant exchange with QC friends turned out awesome. Everybody liked my contribution (Mr. Bacon ( Read more... )

I am somewhat amused by the fact that, two entries ago, I wrote about not buying stuff. And in my last entry, I wrote about toys. I should clarify - I don't object to stuff (though I think most people have far too much and care about it more than they should) I object to the giving of random trinkets just because you think you need to give ( Read more... )

Did about half of my Christmas shopping yesterday. I am really excited about what I got because I bought it all from The Literacy Site, which makes donations to children's literacy campaigns for every item you purchase (there's also the Hunger Site, the Breast Cancer Site, the Children's Health Site, the Rainforest Site and the Animal Rescue Site ( Read more... )