Ok, I get it. We’re in California. For the most part, in California, excluding the Sierra Nevada, temperatures will rarely drop under 32°F/0°C. It’s not freezing. But nevertheless, it can get pretty damn cold during the winter months. Why the heck are Californian houses so poorly insulated and why in...
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Last weekend was, in fact, not a weekend at all… if it hadn’t been for the Oscars. This has really been my only “fun activity” for the past two days. Why, you ask? Because I had to work overtime this weekend. I stayed in the office until 10 p.m. on Friday...
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As mentioned many, many times on this blog, say it with me, I am NOT really a coffee drinker. I just like a little coffee flavor in my milk :) However, I am very particular about that “little flavor”. You probably think that with all the milk in the coffee, I won’t...
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I cannot believe it. Seriously. I treated myself to this incredible camera last summer and I have not yet found the time to make full use of its capabilities. I am angry with myself. I want to take a photography class so badly, but I have not found the energy to even look for one (and I...
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Today is Valentine’s Day. While I like the romantic idea of it, I don’t buy into all the commercial crap that surrounds Valentine’s Day. I can have a good time with J any other day of the year and I don’t need Valentine’s Day for him to show me that...
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My sister sent me this incredibly sweet (and no, I am not biased ;)) picture of my little niece Greta yesterday. I love it so much that I HAD to share it with you! It makes me sad that I couldn’t be there with her when she took her first swimming lesson....
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Yes, I know I haven’t mentioned it in a while, but J and I are still working on watching all seasons of the X-Files. We took a little break, but we’ve officially started Season 8 now. When the X-Files movie came out last summer, we were really tempted to  go...
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I went grocery shopping on Friday. I know that some people (Hi Kim!) hate it, but I actually enjoy grocery shopping. I usually have a shopping list written before I leave (neatly divided lists for each store that I go to – yes, I am a list-person! I don’t function without...
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