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Oily Scmoily

February 9, 2012

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Several years ago I discovered the magical properties of lotion. Up until then, I’d just hop out of the shower, dry and dress and go about my day, leaving a trail of skin flakes that guided me home at the end of the day like a disgusting Hansel and Gretel story. (Too vivid? Sorry.) Then [...]

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Less is more

November 16, 2011

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You might remember a few months ago that I sort of dropped my iPhone a little. I wasn’t worried, because I had purchased insurance for it. But I wasn’t in any hurry to be without it for a couple of weeks and the deductable was $50.00, so I just lived with it. I really wanted [...]

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Trash Pickles

October 17, 2011

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I heard another recipe on Splendid Table that sounded so crazy easy – “Don’t throw away the stem of a head of broccoli – Peel the stems, slice them up into thin rounds, put them in a jar, put a half teaspoon of salt in that jar, shake it, put it in the refrigerator overnight, [...]

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Millions of peaches

September 25, 2011

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On Friday I was headed home after work and I called Sickie to see if he needed anything. Lloyd:”*cough* *cough* There’s a truck *cough* on the highway *cough* that’s selling peaches and *cough*” Lauren: “I got it. You want peaches.” I drove quickly because it was almost 6 and I didn’t know if the peach [...]

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Lazy Tip

September 1, 2011

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All photos in this post are a re-enactment. No clothes were harmed in the making of this post. Well, except for the shirt, which was violently snapped. So, if you’re like me and all your shirts come from Target, they are all made mostly of cotton. If you’re like me and obsessively hang up your [...]

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Speaking of glasses….

May 2, 2011

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Lauren said that it was bad form to talk about sunglasses after she posted about eyes. Me, I’m not so sure. I broke my sunglasses over the weekend. It was tragic. No, wait, it wasn’t. They were cheap, and they were starting to get a little worn out in the cheap way that cheap lenses [...]

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