Crazy Cat Lady {Only with Schnauzers}

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I think I’m turning into a crazy cat lady, a cat lady of the schnauzer variety.  I’ve always loved Schnauzers, and I was reminded of this fact on my visit to Arizona in March.  At my birthday breakfast in Gilbert, my Grandma B. presented me with this card, one I made for her husband when [...]

I Need New Shirts

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When I said this was my personal blog, you probably didn’t know I’d be getting this personal {or mundane for that matter}.  You may know I’m not the most fashionable person in the world.  In fact, feel free to turn me into What Not to Wear, I’d jump for joy and gladly burn all of [...]

What to Do for July 4th?

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Nate has been in a very intense class for a few months and they are letting everyone in the class have tomorrow off to celebrate July 4th.  Since Nate just quit his second job, I’m excited to have a whole day to spend together and want to do something fun.  The problem is, it’s hotter [...]

So You’re Friends with a Blogger {support group}

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So, you’re friends with a  blogger.   Maybe you just became friends with someone only to find out later they are, in fact, a blogger.  Maybe you are related to a blogger.  Maybe you are married to a blogger, or perhaps you you’ve witnessed the transition of a loved one from a semi-normal person to [...]

That Time I Was Impliedly Accused of Animal Cruelty

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I woke up that Thursday feeling excited and nervous for my upcoming phone interview.  As my fellow post-grads know, scoring a phone interview was kind of a big deal.  The day before, I researched tips for phone interviews and, after reading a few phone interview horror stories, began to picture Dillon’s “five alarm” sharp schnauzer [...]

Bear Grylls, Puppy Mill Survivor

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“I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.” –Abraham Lincoln I’ve always been against puppy mills in the abstract. I’ve seen the Oprah special on puppy mills. I’ve watched local news stations cover puppy mill busts. I’m a volunteer attorney for Animal Legal Defense Fund [...]

My Journey with Curly Hair

I am an attorney, I am a {very} small business owner, and I try to not come across as vain {wait, I think that was vain}. I am, however, a woman, so I am not ashamed to announce that this post is written {entirely} about my hair. Yes. That is all. Here I go. Yesterday, [...]

Five Lessons from an Insomniac

I’ve mentioned this problem before in passing.  I’ve jokingly made reference to insomnia, but I think it’s high time for me to come out and say it.  My name is Taylor and I may or may not {read do} have a problem with insomnia.   I have always felt good about the fact that I work [...]

Overkill?

The first time I set foot in the Old, Weird Townhouse, it reeked of rotten Indian food and I cried. You can read more about that here. Needless to say, I started stocking up on coupons for air fresheners. Whenever I had a really good coupon, I used it! Plus, I stocked up on Bath [...]

Creepiest Eye Doctor. Ever.

I could not decide on a post topic for today.  I had narrowed it down to a working at home post and creepiest eye doctor ever posts and the eye doctor won. First, a little background melodrama.  Around the time of my wedding in May 2010, I noticed that my eyes were becoming even more [...]

The Forecast Says Snow

The forecast calls for snow, a strange occurrence as it was hot only two days ago.When debating whether or not to purchase an item, a singular idea can push me over the line. The snow was that idea. I brought these Tamarac slippers home from the Exchange for $14.99. In general, I’m against indoor shoe [...]

How to Buy a Scalped Ticket to Broadway

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Happy Thursday everyone!Have you had a chance to enter to win ALL three books in the Wings of Glory series? Be sure to enter the giveaway here. This week, my song link up with Goodnight Moon relates to my recent trip to NYC. I’ve chosen “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. I almost didn’t get to see [...]

A Quaint Breakfast in Maine

This post is dedicated to my breakfast yesterday, lemon ricotta pancakes at The Roost. We shared the best pancakes I’ve even eaten and a delicious breakfast sandwich. We then headed to Portamouth Naval Shipyard, an old base that has been used for ship building since shortly after the Revolutionary War. As we are a Navy [...]

True Story, I Hiked in NH

We walked into a coffee shop similar to one Me H and I might have walked into on any given day in Olympia, WA, his hometown back when I was ambitious and he had shaggy hair, back before the Navy.True to “urban hippie” form, the gals that worked the counter fed all scraps to their [...]

Lucky Ladies

This morning, as we attempted to cram way too much stuff into a single, unsuspecting van, a Middle Eastern family came upon us and began talking. The patriarch of their family exclaimed, “all ladies, where are your husbands” to which we replied, “our husbands are at home with the kids!” The man laughed, noting, “oh, [...]