The Cheesecake is Rich

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? The only thing I can think of is that I really started to follow Twitter. I don’t Tweet that often but it’s very interesting. Ooh, and I also started texting. I love my smartphone! 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and [...]

So, here’s what I did on my Xmas Long Weekend (WAHOO I HAD THREE DAYS OFF FROM WORK…BOO-YA!!!) (Srsly, did I tell you that I almost cried when I found out I had 12/26 off from work?) Anyway. 12/23: Only had to work until 5. Stayed until 5:09 – I win! Gene and I went [...]

So, here is a sample of what I’ve been up to this month: 1) We had our bedroom repainted and now it’s a beautiful blue color. The doors and windowsills are a warm creamy color (that looks a tinny bit pinkish in some lights). 2) The other night I came home and the guy from [...]

This year, what am I thankful for? I’m thankful for my husband. This year has been tough but it’s on the upswing. I’m hopeful that this holiday season will be  the best one in the last few years. I’m thankful for my job. I’m pretty sure I won’t retire from Big Payroll, but it’s ok [...]

It’s Sunday afternoon, isn’t it? Dammit. Can I have more time off please? Can I perhaps trick Gene into letting me be a stay at home dog owner? This past week off was really lovely (even though in my heart of hearts I would rather have been in Las Vegas, dammit) and I am so [...]

1) The word “stuff” makes me think of the word “stuf” as in Double Stuf Oreos. Mmm. I have also tried the Trader Joes version, the Joe-Joe, which is also good. I wonder if I can talk Gene into making a return trip to Trader Joes on Saturday after we drop the dogs at the [...]

(Surely I’ve used that blog title post before?) So. The latest: Work, work, work, work. I dream about work sometimes and I’ve come to the realization that sometimes working off the clock is OK if it means that I can feel some peace. I have a list of four or five really huge tasks that [...]

Remember a couple years ago when I wrote about the song I wrote that went (basically) “I don’t want to go to work today, I want to sit on my ass and play, I don’t want to go to work today, ’cause yesterday was pay day and it’s all downhill from there! Hey!” (No, it’s [...]

A few weeks ago, in the interest of saving money, Gene and I hit upon the idea of doing the grocery shopping at Super Target. It worked out really well, we saved a little money, and of course, as a red-blooded middle class American woman I am required to tithe weekly at Target anyway. On [...]

So, I passed my Incredibly Hard Payroll test (did I tell you? It was incredibly hard). And now…ummm… I kinda don’t want to do payroll anymore. (Have I ever talked about how much I dislike that phrase, ‘do payroll’? It just sounds so ignorant, like there aren’t another 10,000 verbs that might be more descriptive…such [...]