rocksinmydryer.typepad.com - 1/9/2009
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I think it's time for another hayfu contest (that's a haiku contest for those of you who haven't met my dad). These things always make me laugh so hard--you all are seriously creative. (For examples of previous contests, go here and here). Here's the theme: It's a new year, full...
workingmomsagainstguilt.com - 1/13/2009
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workingmomsagainstguilt.com —
Last night, I did something I've never done
before in my life: I shopped for groceries on
a budget . The horror! The fear! The embarrassment of being that crazy lady who stops in the aisle every 2 minutes so she can write down prices! As part of our ...
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Grocery Shopping on a Budget
solomother.com - 1/4/2009
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solomother.com —
There’s an area of my apartment that has
been a sort of dead zone, and I’ve been
pondering what to do about that. Craigslist and eBay, to the rescue! Currently occupied by a hand-me-down round antique table covered by photographs, a Persian rug, an Ikea Tullsta chair and a ...
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Today’s brilliant idea: Bemz
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I Can Haiku, Can You Haiku?
One Thing —
... is having a haiku contest over at her place, and I swore I wouldn’t enter because haikus just aren’t my thing, but as soon as I knew about the contest, I’ll be buggared if my brain didn’t just start whirring away trying to come up with something. All day long as I went about my business there was a little 5-7-5 drumbeat in my head, trying to stuff my copious verbal wardrobe into the tidy suitcase of brevity that is the haiku. ...
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