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Miss Manners Is My Hero
By: anewphilosophy
Many of you know I'm a huge fan of Judith Martin (aka Miss Manners), particularly when it comes to wedding etiquette. Her snarky wit and sensible approach to money an...
Garage Sale Item #3
Let's start the new year off with this adorable pair of lucky love monsters. Why are they lucky? Oh, ya know, because they are. My husband and I had several cakes of ...
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Two Movies to Work Out To
cake
| about 10 hours ago
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Two Movies to Work Out To
cake
| about 10 hours ago
Movies are ideal to workout to for the following reasons: 1. Intervals -- films are automatically broken up into scenes (unless you're watching Russian Ark, which is a fe...
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| 28 minutes ago
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| about 20 hours ago
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