Gone to pot(s).

My husband and I have distinctly different philosophies when it comes to plants and gardening.  I (the sensible one) do my gardening outside, in the ground.  My husband (Mr. Elaborate) likes containers.  Which can and must be moved inside when the weather turns cold. 
I bet you can guess where this post is going already. 
I have [...]

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Testing my willpower.

I’m of two minds about Halloween candy.  My left brain is all “you don’t need the calories” and my right brain is all “woohoo!  chocolate!” and sometimes it’s really hard to think straight with all that commotion going on in the background. 
I used to be the kind of person who bought candy that no one at [...]

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Something I am not very good at.

Or maybe that title should read “One of the things I am not very good at.” 
And yes, I just ended two sentences with the same preposition.  I know that’s against the English Majors’ Code of Ethics or something, but whatever. Grammar doesn’t matter when you’re fixing to commence beating up on yourself. 
On with the [...]

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I am so very tired of the Boogeyman.

I don’t watch a lot of TV.  It’s not that I don’t want to watch it, it’s just that I don’t have a lot of time to get involved with many shows.  I suppose I could TiVo certain things, but there again, it’s that element of time that stops me. 
Still, I make time now and [...]

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Some like it hot. And sunny.

If I talk to one more person who sighs, gets a wistful look on their face, and says, “I like to see the change of seasons,” I think it’s entirely possible I might come unglued. 
Okay, fine.  You like to see the change of seasons.  You like the nip in the air and the colors on [...]

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I don’t think anyone will ever call me “grace.”

I have been taking an abs class at my gym for a couple of months now.  It’s just about the right size for me, thirty minutes of intensity and a foreseeable goal. 
I am, however, just about the most uncoordinated person on the face of the planet. 
I learned the first night that I have no business [...]

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I am a skeptic at heart.

The other day I found myself standing in line at the grocery store behind a friend’s ex-husband.  Mind you, it’s been over 20 years since I’d seen him, but when you stand up with someone in their wedding — even though you know in your heart of hearts that this is going to be a [...]

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One of the things that I wonder about:

Where do all the paperclips go?
Seriously.  Sometimes at work I have to do multiple deposits for the bank, and I’ll paperclip each of them to keep them separate.  When I get my deposit receipts there are no paperclips that come back.  I’d be willing to bet that the bank hasn’t had to buy paperclips in [...]

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Don’t believe everything you hear and only half of what you see.

Conversation at the breakfast table this morning: 
“Mom, who are you voting for?” 
“I haven’t made up my mind yet.  Why?” 
“I think you should vote for Arak Obama.” 
“His name is Barak Obama.  With a B.  And why do you think I should vote for him?” 
“Because John McCain is the one who made the gas prices go up.” 
“Really.  [...]

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Can you say “bah humbug” about Halloween?

I am on record amongst my circle of friends as not a big fan of Halloween.  This is something of an issue at my house, because therein resides someone who loves Halloween, and then of course I have a seven year old.  As far as they are concerned, nothing is more fun than dressing up and scaring [...]

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