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December 19, 2011

Money Monday: Retirement

I stopped contributing to my 401k earlier this year when I maxed it out, but I don’t plan on making a contribution to the plan ever. Not a cent. I don’t even know what the formula is for accessing that…

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December 18, 2011

How to Avoid Fecal Coliform Bacteria on Your Next Flight

There’s a great article in the WSJ today about all the disgusting germs on a plane. I’ll summarize some of the key points. There’s bacteria all over the bathroom surfaces in planes so don’t just wash your hands, also use…

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December 17, 2011

Pictures from Arizona

This goes to show how bad I am at taking pictures. My camera barely leaves my purse. I always forget to take photos! I only had a handful of pictures from the trip. This one cracks me up. A guy…

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December 16, 2011

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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December 15, 2011

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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December 14, 2011

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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December 13, 2011

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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December 12, 2011

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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December 11, 2011

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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December 10, 2011

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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