After several months of research, we've finally made the leap to smartphones, dumping Sprint's poor coverage for T-Mobile and going with the HTC One S. Since we've had dark age phones for so long, we decided to take the leap to one of the better Androids. Lots to learn, but we're at least functional. Gary has his old Sprint number, mine has changed ( Read more... )

Last week was sufficiently exhausting that we missed a great birthday party and crashed on Friday with the house being an abominable mess. We let it sit until Sunday. Fun first, then back to reality.

First stop was Raleigh, where I bought one of Kirsten's brand new corsets that didn't fit her. Sweetheart style with green and black floral brocade, ( Read more... )

Well, that explains a few things.  I now have a medical imperative to buy more of these.....

So what do you do when your whoppy big bonus gets decimated by payroll taxes, swiftly followed by a large car repair bill, a large vet bill and husband out sick all week with no hours or sick pay....and hey, look - it's income tax season!

"Hang on, Newts, it's Retail Therapy Time!"

So I've been drooling over the Retroscope Fashions website for months ( Read more... )

I wish I had a better offering for what I hope will be a steady return to posting on LJ.  The more I write, the more I can write.  If I wait for the perfect post, it ain't gonna happen.  That's how it works.

My get-up-and go has been circling the drain for months.  A mental kickstart is badly needed.  I got back to working out last week, but that  ( Read more... )

I need to stay the hell away from this website...

Shopping for curtains and picking them out is a surprisingly colossal bitch.  The hard part was already over because I already knew what I wanted.  Went to two Targets.  They had sample strips of the ones I wanted, but only one panel in stock between them, so I ordered them online on Saturday and here they are.  Curtains and sheers.  If I can ( Read more... )

Sometines a little retail therapy makes all the difference.  Which means, of course, that I've ordered another pair of boots.  Not my usual fare, but I suspect that I'll practically be living in these.  The customer reviews really tipped the balance in helping me decide.  A radical shift in my everyday wardrobe is sure to follow, which is good, ( Read more... )

I can't believe how hard it is to find a doormat that I like.  This one's pretty good, but it looks to be fraught with peril.  If
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Because of a number of scheduling conflicts, we only ended up with four ladies for the vintage shopping trip this afternoon for Retro Bowling Night, which is next Friday (14 Sept) from 7-11 PM.

Philippa, Alison and Kimberly met at our place for a quite a decent and leisurely breakfast (coffee, orange juice, eggs, bacon, biscuits and strawberries) ( Read more... )