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Happy Holidays Everyone!

As much as I enjoy people reading the blog, I kind of hope you aren’t today. Maybe you are hanging out with family or resting from all of the holiday havoc, better yet maybe you’re getting ready for the big after Christmas sales this weekend.
I am doing a little of everything, resting and drinking coffee [...]

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Merry Christmas Moldy Rice

For no reason except for entertainment purposes, I have been researching and asking people what their worst Christmas gift ever was. Here is what I’ve found from the people I have asked.
1.  A condom- from a weed smoking aunt’s boyfriend.
2.  A flask and a travel mug…presumably for when you need to take your booze to [...]

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Christmas Shopping Mission Impossible

I’ve just realized that I am a complete failure when it comes to Christmas. I think I mentioned somewhere around Halloween or even before, that my goal was to start Christmas shopping early and take advantage of sales to save money.
Well, here it is December 9 and I have exactly 2 people finished for Christmas. [...]

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Don’t Mess Up With Holiday Spending

Well, if you read my celebratory post earlier this week, you’ll know that things seem to be working out for me and getting a little better. I called two medical bills that were being debited from my bank account and found out they were both paid in full. (Yahoo!) Of course I do still have [...]

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Save Yourself First and then Give

I don’t know about you but after attending a Halloween parade at school, trick or treating at work, then trick or treating on Halloween within the neighborhood and family homes…I am stinkin glad Halloween is over. I’m seriously considering citing religious reasons so I don’t have to participate ever again.
But, now we’re headed toward an [...]

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Dear Editor: I’m Not Ready for Christmas

Unfortunately, I’ve never been an early Christmas shopper. My mom, my sister and my sister in-law will pick up things in March that so-and-so will like for Christmas and store it away in a closet until they need it.
I, on the other hand, have actually gone out shopping on Christmas Eve. I know, shame on [...]

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