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The Dos and Don’ts of Foolin’
The scene is Christmas Day 1991. Snow falls in the Chicago suburbs as an eleven year old girl in red snowman socks (that she still owns) wakes up at 7AM and runs to the tree to scope out the loot. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Family, Friends, Holidays, Humor, Life Lessons, Work
Tagged april fool's day, boombox, Color Me Badd, joke, prank, surprise
11 Comments
How to Let Yourself Go During the Holidays
‘Tis the season for guilt. From too-many-drumsticks guilt to you-have-a-present-for-me-and-I-don’t-have-a-present-for-you guilt, we all indulge in some good old fashioned self-shaming during the holidays. From the moment the school supplies go on clearance to make way for the Iron Man costumes, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Health, Holidays, Humor
Tagged christmas, holidays, indulge, resolutions, season, Thanksgiving
18 Comments
How to Move Five Minutes Away
Shortly after celebrating my three year move-aversary from my Arizona house to my gorgeous California resort-style apartment, I mentally calculated the fortune I’ve been putting into nothing since 2010. Since I couldn’t go back in time and buy a Tesla, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Friends, Home, Life Lessons
Tagged boxes, cheap, movers, moving, packing, u-haul
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How to be Brilliantly Vague: Corporate Jargon Part 2
I once had a professor who enjoyed incorporating unnecessarily lengthy words in his lectures. At first he sounded brilliant and I hung on his every really long word. Alas, this was a class in accounting rather than rhetoric, so it … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Humor, Life Lessons, School, Work
Tagged brainstorming, buzzword, corporate jargon, flake, flakiness, multitasking, workplace
34 Comments
Better Never Than Early
I recently discovered this pretty nifty little device called an iPhone – it’s kind of like an iPod but you can make calls on it and apparently it’s all the rage. I decided I should probably buy one and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Friends, Humor, Nostalgia, Phone, Social Media
Tagged early adopter, early adoption, fashion faux pas, fashion forward, iphone, technology
68 Comments
Waiting Game
After tying double knots in our shoelaces and crying to get what we want, the art of lining up is one of the first lessons we learn as a child. We lined up for lunch, we lined up for field … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Friends, Humor, Life Lessons, Nostalgia, School, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged alphabetical order, field trips, grade school, line-up, mob mentality, waiting in line
197 Comments
Party Pooper Prevention
My circle of friends adores gatherings. Game nights, cook offs, birthdays, Tuesdays – anything is an excuse to throw a shindig. Sometimes we go big with over-the-top themes, Pinterest-inspired décor, and elaborate menus; but even our simple weekly Bachelor nights … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Holidays, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged baby shower, emily post, party, party pooper, sprinle, superbowl
18 Comments
Social Media Could’ve Saved…
The election is finally over and I’ve already cast my vote for the winner of this season’s The Bachelor, so I figured all my major decisions were behind me for a while. Hasbro, however, has decided to throw a wrench … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Humor, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged Board game, Facebook, General Mills, Hasbro, Monopoly, MySpace, Scottish Terrier, social media
13 Comments
White Elephant in the Room 
We’re Not in the OC Anymore, Toto
So I’ve moved again. And after a very official two-hands-and-two-feet count I can now claim to have lived in nineteen homes across six states and spanning three continents. I could blame Military Dad or Traveling Mom but seven of these … Continue reading →