Category Archives: stuff that makes me smile

free flowers!

today, i stopped at j. kinney florist (the one with the cats) to pick up flowers for my boss’ birthday. i chose some lovely purple anemones and lysanthus (sp?) and i asked about some cut orchid stems that were sitting … Continue reading

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chocolate flavored tooth polish

my teeth are dentist-clean! today’s trip to the dentist included lavender latex gloves for my dental hygenist and chocolate flavored tooth polish followed by minty floss. a yummy surprise! also, as i was walking along state street afterwards, i saw … Continue reading

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first snowflake!

today i went out to shovel the driveway before work. i know that later in the season this will make me grumble, but today was the first time i had to shovel and it wasn’t bitterly cold and it was … Continue reading

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can dreams make you happy?

this morning, i had the most wonderful, bizarro dream between the time my last snooze alarm went off and the time i woke up and realized i had overslept a little. in part of it, we were in paris and … Continue reading

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luminaries

i started the day off with a “fun run” at the local college. it was only 2 miles long, and i am pleased to say that i finished in just under 20 minutes. woo hoo! what a refreshing start to … Continue reading

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the pleasure of dogliness

this morning, as i drove to work, there was (a little bit of) snow on the ground, so it was a bit chilly. because of that, i was surprised to see a vehicle drive by me with the one of … Continue reading

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chick-a-dee-dee-dee

this morning, as i pulled out of the driveway of a friend’s house, there were 5 fat little birds sitting on the bare branches of a small tree. the noise from the car didn’t scare them off, they just sat … Continue reading

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eat-a-fajita

last night was our annual eat-a-fajita party. sadly, since the parents are no longer located in fajita-ville (y’know, near margarita-ville), the parties may be fewer and farther between from now on. it was suggested last night that perhaps we take … Continue reading

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pidoodle in the stores!

i’m very excited! pidoodle is now being sold in stores! i’m in re+new and i’m working on getting into the glitter workshop and i’m also in store called “really cool stuff” that’s opening up later this month. i feel so… … Continue reading

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single digits!

holy moly. today, i was able to comfortably try on two pairs of size 8 pants. granted, they had lycra, but still! i don’t remember the last time i was in a single digits pants size (not counting “pants” in … Continue reading

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