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Money Monday: Sports Basement

We went to Sports Basement yesterday in preparation for our Yosemite trip. Last time I went to Sports Basement was before Burning Man last year because I couldn’t find my absorbent, quick-dry towel. I consider that a must-have item for…

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Oh Photos!

AirBnB offers free professional photography of your listing. I thought I’d take advantage of the service since the pictures I had up weren’t very good. Not good at all. Check out the difference between amateur and professional. Pictures taken by…

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Injection Time

I never wanted to do injections to get pregnant, but tonight, it starts. The doctors and nurses are moving forward with an aggressive plan. They started booking appointments, and next thing you know, I was at Kaiser late Friday afternoon…

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7/4/12

It’s been a crazy week, but I’m back in business! Finally downloaded the pictures on my camera. Here are pics from 4th of July at Tillman Park in Alameda. Wonderful to get the day off, as there was the potential…

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Where in the World?

I am closing in on an international vacation plan for the end of summer. The country requires travelers to have a passport expiration date at least 6 months past your arrival date. I double-checked our passports. Looks like Dean and…

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Work Mode

Quick note to say that I’ve been working hard and really kind of offline until this weekend. I’ve wanted to download pictures from 4th of July, but I haven’t had any time. Worked all weekend. Don’t have time to check…

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Money Monday: AirBnB

I feel like I write about AirBnB a lot. Another reminder that it’s pretty friggin awesome. To me AirBnB is easier than Vrbo.com because you can transact everything online versus Vrbo.com where you have to contact the owner, talk or…

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Happily Solo

I’m ecstatic that Dean’s away this weekend for a bachelor party. I wish he would go away more. We are around each other 24/7. Except for the 8 hours I’m away at work, we are always within yelling distance of…

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The Old Fashioned Way

I’m on new fertility medication that makes me so nauseous that I take it right before bed. I’m so busy at work there’s no way I can sneak away for an insemination. Not going to happen. I’m hoping that my…

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Book Review: Tales of the City

Thank God for bookstores. When I was browsing Books Inc on Haight Street, I came across Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City on a wall of employee recommendations. I’d heard of both the book and the author. I know it…

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