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The Bare Necessities: Tips for the Cleaning-Challenged
While vacuuming today, I decided to write a book. It's called The Bare Necessities: Tips for the Cleaning-Challenged. Here's my chapter outline:
Chapter 1-- Decluttering: Why Big Baskets Are a Must
Chapter 2-- Vacuuming: Effective Maneuvering Techniques (first line: Did you know your vacuum can double as a push broom?)
Chapter 3-- Dusting: If You ( Read more... ) -
Why I Will Dress My Son in a Roethlisberger Jersey....
"I'm so glad I have a Hines Ward jersey I can wear ( Read more... ) -
Blog Anniversary
Today marks four years that I have had this blog. I have missed it in the past few months. Tomorrow is my last day of online classes, so I am excited to be posting again very soon! -
My Hiatus
I have so much to post on, but so little time. I have a list of posts that I want to make, but I have either been too busy or too exhausted to deal. Through most of February, I was in the middle of contract negotiations for next year with my online stuff--it was uncomfortable and awkward, and I didn't feel comfortable blogging about it. Then in ( Read more... ) -
Lost: First Impressions
Once again, Lost did not disappoint. And once again, for every answer I hungrily devour, several more question-crumbs are left in their wake. Here are my thoughts, questions, and ponderings, in no specific order (or rather in the maze-like order that Lost creates):
The first big question I had was: will there be a reboot? I couldn't believe how ( Read more... ) -
Aligning my Desires
From Charles Spurgeon ( Read more... ) -
Michael Moore on Jay Leno
I watched this last night and was very confused by Michael Moore's position (this is not the first time!). He was talking about his new movie Capitalism: a Love Story. Put aside your feelings about Michael Moore as a liberal or a crazy or a great harbinger of our society's ills or whatever for a second, and watch this clip:
Okay, am I missing ( Read more... ) -
RIP Patrick Swayze
I was saddened to hear that Patrick Swayze died yesterday--he was 57, the same age as my mom!--of pancreatic cancer. I always liked his movies, but what I loved most about him was that there was a masculinity to him, yet he was an amazing dancer. In many ways, he was the Gene Kelly of the 80s crossed with an action hero ( Read more... ) -
On Enduring Trials...
This is from Spurgeon today ( Read more... )
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