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Title:	Practicing those ordinary arts
Topics:	quotes
Date:	11/27/09 — 1:41 pm
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The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. -Thomas Moore

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Title:	Untitled
Topics:	fashion09
Date:	11/23/09 — 4:45 pm
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The ONLY reason I am wearing this today is that it has pockets.

( Day 325 )

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Title:	Untitled
Topics:	fashion09
Date:	11/19/09 — 10:46 am
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I know what this makes me think of ... what about you?

( Day 322 )

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Title:	Untitled
Topics:	financial
Date:	11/19/09 — 10:27 am
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I finally got around to checking my credit reports again, and everything looks fine and dandy, everything in good standing ... except that Transunion doesn't believe I exist. They "cannot verify" my existence at all, in fact.

I'm not sure whether to be disturbed or not. At least I exist to 2/3 of the credit bureaus. Does that mean 2/3 of me exists? Or I exist to 2/3 of the world?

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Title:	Untitled
Topics:	fashion09
Date:	11/17/09 — 11:47 am
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I'm having trouble getting accustomed to the idea of colder weather. Winter and I are not friends.

( Day 320 )

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Title:	Literary question
Topics:	question
Date:	11/16/09 — 4:54 pm
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Someone asked me this the other day, and for the life of me I can't remember if I've ever heard a reason for it:

In Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, and other writers of the period, why did they often not spell out names of people and towns in full? You know ... talking about going to _____shire, or how Mrs S______ did this or that.

It's driving me nuts that I can't remember.

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Title:	Some days, with no commentary
Topics:	fashion09
Date:	11/16/09 — 4:21 pm
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Title:	Untitled
Topics:	fashion09
Date:	11/13/09 — 11:56 am
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I used to wear this belt all the time - I like the little bit of punch it can add to an otherwise girly outfit.

( Day 316 )

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Title:	Life is not a spectator sport.
Topics:	links, who i am
Date:	11/11/09 — 11:45 am
Security:	public
Mood:	creative

Engage. Do not sit back and wait for something to interest you enough to force your attention- be in charge of your attention. Direct it. Think about things. Don't be a passive recipient. Life is not a spectator sport. It's your responsibility to be interested, not entertained.

Don't just survive. LIVE.

(read the whole post, which goes on to talk about raising children with this attitude, here at the blog of my favorite family ever. I haven't seen them in far too long and I miss them! ♥)

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Title:	This outfit brought to you by two safety pins and a belt
Topics:	fashion09
Date:	11/05/09 — 4:38 pm
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( Day 308 )

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