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Archives for December 2011

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Fashion Friday: Nina Garcia

I don’t know how Nina Garcia got to be a fashion director or a judge on Project Runway. All the time I see the woman, she looks sloppy. Her hair is unkempt. And her style is bland. She always wears…

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Rituals and Celebrations

A couple weeks ago, I spent my lunch hour going to mass at Old St. Mary’s on the corner of California and Grant for a holy day of obligation. These are days when you are obligated to go to church…

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Dynamic December

I am super busy with end-of-the-year work and holiday Christmas cheer. I’m in a mad dash to get our Christmas card out. I need to be more organized so the process can be seamless versus stressful! Plus I have landed…

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Angel Island Race Stats

My results were average, but I am beyond proud of myself for running an excruciatingly hilly trail race at an 11 minute/mile clip. Booyah! 330 people ran the 12K 1st male finished 50:06 1st female finished 58:18 Average time 1:22:11…

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Money Monday: BBB

Have you used the Better Business Bureau? Let me tell you, they rock. Several months ago, I filed a complaint against a professional service I had paid for and almost immediately got a refund. I went back again to the…

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Unshackled

The hubby is away for two nights on business and I am loving the loner life. It’s so nice to be able to fart around the house, leave the dishes in the sink (Dean washes everything immediately.), and read in…

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Hark the Herald Angel Island Run

Saturday, we ran the Hark the Herald Angels 24th annual 12K/25K put on by Enviro-Sports. It was our 4th and last scheduled race of the year, but there were two factors that made this race unique: 1) it was a…

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Fashion Friday: Asos

Online all the time. That’s my shopping mantra. The last few times I stepped away from the monitor to go shopping, I stopped by Gump’s to get a birthday present, I went to Sephora to buy foundation, and I’m at…

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The Unsettled Home

I’ve been super-frazzled lately because we’re going through a remodel. It’s a remodel that we don’t welcome, but mandated by the apartment complex. All of the bathrooms and kitchens for every unit are being remodeled. Bathtub is being replaced by…

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Random Post on Top Chef Texas

For a girl who doesn’t cook, I sure do love cooking shows, especially competitive cooking shows where you start to have favorites as the season progresses. Paul is my man. Gotta root for the Filipino, just like I’ll always root for Pacquiao….

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