MissMeliss | November 30, 2009
I’m having that buzzy-teeth sensation that happens whenever I’m overtired or getting sick, and I’m hoping it’s just that I haven’t been sleeping well, and was up very early this morning. I have so many things to do – work of course – but also dental appointments, Christmas decoration, writing for personal projects, Christmas cards, [...]
MissMeliss | November 28, 2009
Some people look forward to the day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday – as the day on which they complete the bulk of their Christmas shopping, taking advantage of deep discounts offered by most merchants, and trading the retail equivalent of war stories over designer coffee after the fact. I’m a fan of designer coffee [...]
MissMeliss | November 26, 2009
It’s just after one AM and I should have been an hour ago, but we’ve been cleaning, and I have to send directions to guests, and, and and… And yet, what am I writing about? A blog I was introduced to on twitter earlier today. It’s funnier than the nightly news, more informative than colon [...]
MissMeliss | November 24, 2009
A few nights ago on the road home from a meeting at church, a truck swerved in front of us, then slammed the brakes on, and it caused us all to wonder aloud, “Whatever happened to the days when truckers were some of the best drivers on the road?” It was frustration slightly mitigated by [...]
MissMeliss | November 16, 2009
True confession: I love my house, but sometimes I’m a bit envious of friends who live in apartments. It’s not that I have too much space, because I firmly believe that no matter how much space you have, you always need just one more room. And it’s not that cleaning is an issue, because I [...]
MissMeliss | November 15, 2009
I’m not sure what the best fat burner is, but I can tell you what it’s not: leftover chocolate bars from Halloween. No, I haven’t been pigging out. I opened a bag when a young friend was here, and dipped into it a couple times while I was really not feeling well (today was a [...]
MissMeliss | November 13, 2009
I have come to the conclusion that dealing with dogs is one of the best weight loss supplements ever. I mean, there’s the walking, of course, but even just the hour-to-hour handling helps burn calories as well as any special food or drink. For example, every hour on the hour, generally from nine PM to [...]
MissMeliss | November 11, 2009
I think this inner ear/labyrinthitis thing has finally seen all the exit signs and even taken the off-ramp, because while I’m still feeling a bit woozy and off-kilter – a bit too hyper, a bit disconnected, and too easily tired – I’ve actually just finished a day that was entirely vertigo- and nausea-free. It began [...]
MissMeliss | November 11, 2009
It’s a cool, but not cold, Tuesday night, and I’m not feeling entirely like a zombie for the first time in a week. Instead, I feel a bit disconnected. Also I’m hungry. While it would be easy to trot out to the kitchen and get some salad to munch on while sitting in front of [...]
MissMeliss | November 10, 2009
As much as I love the internet, sometimes even I need a live chat between two adults. A real face-to-face conversation. Did KG and I get any work done tonight? Maybe a little. Was it worth it? For me, it was…and I suspect the needed the down time as well. In any case, a girl’s [...]
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