Okay, between hurricane, death plague, and miome getting the death plague I have done 0% of my Secret Santa shopping. I am so far behind! But all is not lost. I am determined to catch up this weekend (mostly because I will be traveling next week so won't be able to do it then).

I can do this. *insert determined music here*

I have plants! For my birthday, my mom took me shopping and I got a new pot for my peace lily, a plant stand (peace lilies are poisonous so I didn't want to put it on the floor, but it was getting too big for the bookcase), a bag of potting soil, and four herbs. The herbs were mint, curly leaf parsley, sage, and thyme. I already have rosemary and ( Read more... )

On Saturday, I went to the grocery store by myself since miome wasn't up to it. I'm not fond of grocery shopping, but I'm also not fond of not having anything to eat. So off I went.

One of the things on the list was zucchini. I was in the produce section looking for it and couldn't locate any. Just as I was about to ask a store employee, I noticed a ( Read more... )

I am so close to being done with Christmas shopping. SO CLOSE.

My mother is on the internet.

You guys just don't understand.

My mother is on the internet. I am trying to direct her to safe(r) sites like Facebook with such advice as "Only friend people you know" and "Do not click every link that shows up" as opposed to letting her computer get eaten by something she caught from a wild troll while she is ( Read more... )

Today I went shopping with my mom. I a)got exactly what I was looking for and b)was not pressured into buying something I didn't want. I think this might have been a first. I basically got a bright green shirt to replace a shirt I had worn out, a dark blue jacket, and a pair of purple and black heels to go with another dress jacket. I also went and ( Read more... )

- Bought some nice clothes (1 necklace, 2 jackets, and a over shirt ( Read more... )

Per tradition, my family is going to go shopping on the biggest shopping day of the year in the US: the day after Thanksgiving.

Heeeeelp meeeeee!

My mom and grandfather are both in town this weekend, so I'm going to be absent for a great deal of it. My goal: to not let my mom buy me another damn black skirt. I shall tell you on Sunday whether or not I succeed. Since I have mid-terms and projects due next week and I usually get very creative while I'm putting stuff off, I figured I'd try ( Read more... )