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Archive | January, 2009

The boys are off to college!

Posted on 31. Jan, 2009 by melissa in Jonah, Mi Familia Loca, Other Stuff, Zachary

What can $215 a month for the next 16 years buy? TWO college educations!

Tags: 529 plan, college tuitions, education, florida pre paid college, florida pre paid college plan, Jonah, money, pre-paid college, school, Zachary post a comment 5

5 things I own

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by melissa in All Me, Other Stuff

Do you have any of these things? I bet you don’t.

Tags: 3rd Generation iPhone, Auditorium Theatre, Cary Grant, Causewired, facts about me, iPhone, Me, memes, Penny Serenade, The Blue Hawaiians post a comment 3

Better living through chemistry

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by melissa in All Me, Other Stuff

Updating my weight loss journey. Knowing what I need to do, and doing it, are two different things.

Tags: bad habits, changes, diet drug, exercise, losing weight, Me, weight loss, weight loss drugs, weight loss pills, weight management post a comment 1

W.O.O.F. Contest: 1/23/09

Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by melissa in All Me

What started as a lark and a challenge to use a few obscure words turned into a nice little spring ditty.

Tags: contest participants, contests, fiction, I'm a winner, Me, poem, poetry, prose, writing post a comment 4

Use those coupons!

Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by melissa in Other Stuff, The Junk Drawer

You won’t believe how much money can be saved by taking an hour a week to clip and save coupons.

Tags: clipping coupons, coupons, deals, eating, food, grocery bill, grocery store, housework, ideas, mother of the year, saving money post a comment 2

Corned beef and cabbage

Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by melissa in Other Stuff, The Junk Drawer

Corned beef and cabbage! It’s not just for St. Patrick’s day.

Tags: cooking, corned beef, corned beef and cabbage, dinner, ideas, mother of the year, recipe, recipe for corned beef and cabbage, slow cooker, wife of the year post a comment 10

Save energy, save money, be green

Posted on 22. Jan, 2009 by melissa in Other Stuff, The 3 R's

Progress Energy SUCKS!

Tags: CFL, cut energy costs, electronics, energy bill, energy costs, ideas, Progress Energy, reduce, tankless water heater, The 3 R's, water heater post a comment 12

I loved it (mostly)

Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by melissa in All Me, Other Stuff

Here are some things I feel are worth noting about the inauguration of our 44th president. (I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of hearing the words “President Obama.”)

Tags: 44th president, Barack Obama, election 2008, inauguration speech, politics, presidents, thoughts post a comment 8

I think I’m going to have to go on at least one more cruise before I can fully form an opinion on whether I like them a lot or not. We had a great time on our first cruise, but the water was so rough I had a tough time getting out of the cabin. There’s a lot to love, like the yummy food, all the entertainment, and the ports of call. There are things not to like, as well. Read on to find out what I loved, and what I didn’t.

Reaching out, part 2

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 2

Was Web-Betty able to reconnect with ST? Did MM really give ST Web-Betty’s number? Will the doctor arrive in time to do the transplant? Read Reaching out, part 2 to find out!

Reaching Out, part 1

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 3

Reaching out. It can be difficult, especially when you are the one who screwed things up by acting like an asshat. We’re not talking a little tiff. We’re talking about not speaking to your best friend for over a decade. This is part 1 of my tale on reaching out to my best friend from high school and into my 20’s.

Read part 1 > >

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