Panic! at my cubicle
Less than two weeks to go to Ireland and I’m starting to panic. Brian still hasn’t received his passport, and yesterday the passport service told him that people are having to cancel trips because of the passport delay. He allowed 10 weeks for delivery! Also, we have not booked even one hotel or B&B. As [...]
Priceless
By now you’ve all seen that debit MasterCard commercial about the peep-toe pumps and pedicure. You know, the one where the girl gets a pedicure and then spends $96 on shoes and $150 on a dress, all to show off her toes? It’s a great ad, because it always makes me want to go out [...]
You asked for it…
…so here it is. My prom-ish fake hair extensions…(I’m on the left. My friend Kristen’s hair – on the right – is real.)Extension: $80-ishStyling: $65 I wished it would have been something simpler. Just a ponytail, something like the way my friend Karen’s turned out. Notice how the bigness is missing from her ‘do. My [...]
Updo Don’ts
I have let the Paris Hiltons, Jessica Simpsons and Pussycat Dolls of the world get into (and onto) my head. Although I’d like to say that I pursue my own standard of beauty, I bit the bullet last week and bought synthetic, clip-in hair extensions for just more than $80. I like to pride myself [...]
Home buying incentives – rack ‘em up
My younger brother and his fiance are buying a house in the far suburbs. I say kudos to them. I hope they find something they love. Meanwhile, I stubbornly remain parked near the city, fighting desperately with myself each paycheck to sock more and more money into my savings account in hopes of eventually affording [...]
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