kids can't learn to love reading without access to books. and where would that leave all us writers?

make a dent with a donation to the 2008 dewey donation system book drive.

so i finally finished reading rightsizing your life night-before-last. since i posted about it a few days ago i'll just cut to the chase.

pros: lots on great information on how to get past those roadblocks that a) make it hard to start (or finish) a big purging project, and b) keep us tied to our things, including a huge reference guide at the ( Read more... )

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hey all,

the company i work for is currently seeking a full-time contract web copywriter. if you or anyone you know kicks serious copywriting ass and is looking for a gig. let me know.

e - not sure if your friend is still interested, but i still have her resume from last round.

i'm looking for a name... a good way to describe what i had previously dubbed "apocalypse gardening" — that is, a garden filled with plants that are not only beautiful, but useful, providing food, building materials, medicines, beauty products, even things like compost fodder and attraction for beneficial insects to help make the other plants ( Read more... )

due to lack of interest this saturday's party has been scrapped. enjoy your mardi gras festivities and look forward to seeing you at my annual birthday bash.

last week a friend from work and her husband (also a coworker) adopted a baby girl. it was not without its drama (actually still not without its drama), but everyone is optimistic about it all working out. so we have joy and happiness all around... until friday night when the husband has a serious heart attack. he is still in the hospital ( Read more... )

recipe: omeletes
cookbook: eggs by michel roux ( Read more... )

recipe: swedish potatoes with anchovies
cookbook: slow cooker: one-pot cooking and casseroles by catherine atkinson

i've decided to re-name the whirly-inpired, cookbook-related resolution. challenge just sounds more fun. and last night, i accepted and passed my first challenge. ( Read more... )

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