Pink Ritas and Lip Gloss

I made the trip home this past weekend without a hitch Friday night. Unfortunately, the main bridge between Baton Rouge and Houston was shut down for most of Sunday so Mike and I had to take the scenic route to Opelouses to catch I-10 again. I think if we would have known the extent of [...]

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Growing up I was always a coupon clipper. I remember sitting at the table on Sunday mornings and cutting out coupons for my favorite foods and then those I *thought* I might try and slip into the basket Somewhere along the lines coupons started dwindling and my usage of them stopped. It probably [...]

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I hate this time of year: benefits renewal at work. We run on a July 1 – June 30 fiscal year so the changes to our benefits are going out now so we can adjust coverages, add coverages, or opt out. I get the general concept of things like dental insurance, health insurance, [...]

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I am not a clean freak. I actually prefer organized chaos over neatness and order. Cleaning has always been one of those things I do when absolutely necessary – like when things get a little too grimy or I can’t pass it off on someone else – but not something I keep up [...]

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After spending the past week evaluating my blog and the direction it has been heading in, I’ve decided to head back to my roots.  What does this mean?  Well it means I’m going back to writing about beauty products/reviews and cooking.  I got a tad wrapped up in clicking on sites, joining directories, and well [...]

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My last post went over pretty well explaining what I do that I thought I’d do another post since Q1 2008 has started. What does Q1 2008 mean? Well in simple terms, the year is split into four quarters for financial reporting purposes. Most companies follow the calendar year Jan-Dec with quarters [...]

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One of the things I have been trying to deal with since last November/December is time management. You see when my immediate supervisor quit on us I was propelled into her position/responsibilities. The hardest thing has been supervising 4 people under me and then keeping all of our audit projects moving forward via [...]

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I swear it seems like it is always hurricane season here in the south. While the usual season stretches June – November, the past few years we have been seeing hurricanes in May and December which stretches the season even further. Mike and I have started to keep a hurricane cooler in my [...]

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I was never one for decorating sophistically. Rather, all the way through high school I did the magazine pages stickied to my walls in no rhyme or reasoning. I am still pulling a picture here or there off my bedroom walls when I go home for holidays and cringe at the oil marks. [...]

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There has been alot of buzz created about the stimulus checks being issued by the United States Government to help control the downward spiral the economy is taking. Recent polls are showing that more and more people will either be using this money to pay existing bills, current bills, or will just put it [...]

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