Category: Musings
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One Man’s Junk
One man’s junk might just be junk.
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Toy OVERLOAD – Everyone’s Guilty
Kids love toys; and nowadays they have a lot of them. Kids also love candy, but nobody’s giving Junior a King Pack of Snickers Bars and telling him to go wild. Read on for some ideas on keeping the toy count down and keeping Junior out of the Toy Worship Cult.
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The Problem with Easy Money
The other evening Husband and I had a very existential discussion… about The Jersey Shore. I mentioned to Husband that I feel bad for the cast. That’s right, I feel bad for people who get paid $10,000 every time an hour of their “dirty laundry” gets aired to the world. You couldn’t pay me enough…
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Emotional Spending and Breaking the Habit
When I was a kid, I bit my nails. It was terrible. I was a chronic, habitual nail biter. I bit my nails mainly when I was stressed (which, as a naturally high strung person, was quite often). But there were other triggers for nail biting—loneliness, boredom, awkwardness. Pretty much every negative feeling a child…
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You Only Get What You Give
The Season of Giving has begun. I wish this season was year round but I suppose to truly appreciate it, it must be rare. Can’t experience joy without sorrow, pleasure without pain, Nicole without Paris; that kind of thing. Well, since this season is so short, we all better start giving right now. I actually…
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Home Economics: Beer Brewing
This guest post from Trey in New Mexico goes with the theme of the week: living thrifty does not equate to joyless living. The Thrifty are not an unhappy, deprived people. They simply know how to weigh their wants against their really-wants and are able to set the former aside. Read how Trey was able…