Alright, parents, I need your help. Ali and I went crazy last night at babies r us making a registry, but we were overwhelmed by the many options and lists of newborn baby items we'll need. In your experience, what don't we really need? What do we need? I worry about getting so much stuff that our nursery becomes a cluttered mess but I also worry ( Read more... )

Now that I definitely have a bump (not a baby-looking bump, just a she's-eating-too-much-sugar-and-is-a-fatty bump), I'm desperate for cute bump-hiding clothes. I searched all weekend and failed. Anything cute also costs a million dollars, and I'm a frugal wench. Ideas?

This is the first dress I've found that I'd actually spend real money on. Isn' ( Read more... )

I. Want. This.

I'm doing a comparison between Apple, Dell and Microsoft. I've got pages and pages of financial records for the past 5 years and I'm sorting through them. I am ill-equipped for this. I am near tears with frustration. I am grappling with unfamiliar terms and I am drinking wine and it is difficult ( Read more... )

I've been off caffeine for awhile now, but I've started having decaf black tea in the mornings. Today I had 3 big glasses of it and now I'm shaky, like I used to get after a couple pots of strong coffee. Could just 3 glasses of decaf have enough caffeine to cause this ( Read more... )

When Gab was here she introduced me to some new lovely girlie goodies. Mom, too, treated me to some things. Here they are, making me feel pretty and happy today:
undies:

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The heat is getting to me. I feel like we're getting gypped on the holiday. 80 degree temperatures by Christmas decorations is an offensive juxtaposition. At least it is to me, the jew. I'm shvitstin' like a khazerMaybe it's not from the heat. Maybe I'm just sweatin' this time of year, which last year was a jolly time of year quickly followed by a ( Read more... )

I bought a milk frother from Ikea and now my morning coffee seems so special and light and fluffy and extra delicious.

Ali bought a new car.
Then I bought a new treeThen we ran out of money ( Read more... )

These will be ARE mine.

This halloween costume was just purchased.

That's all the damage I've done so far, which isn't bad since I've been home, sick, online shopping since Friday. I better get well soon.