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I wish I was a….

Do you ever think - If I wasn’t a (insert job title here) I would like to be a….

I would love to be an olympic figure skater but alas I have no skills on the ice…none…can’t even skate from one side of the rink to the other. I will never stand on a podium in a tacky lycra dress with a medal around my neck. Sigh. But I will continue to watch figure skating and picture myself on the ice for the rest of my days, it is a lovely fantasy.

I also wish I was a songwriter. Whenever I am listening to music I find myself going - Dang, I wish I wrote that song! This happens constantly when I am listening to music. It is happening to me right now as I listen to Jimmy Eat World. I wish I wrote these words. I wish I wrote the words that echo from the mouths of thousands of people crammed into arenas all over the world…sweating and dancing and singing their hearts out.

What do you wish you were instead?

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At long last…September is here!

While everyone I know is crying at the end of summer I am quietly celebrating by myself. Welcome September! I am so glad you are finally here!

This time of year I feel like the only person on the planet who isn’t a summer person. I have no desire to swim in a pool, I can’t stand 95 degree days with 100% humidity and frankly I think shorts are a bit silly…no matter what your body type. But fall….fall is a season I can get behind. The weather is mild (for the most part) the leaves are changing, you can wear pants again (thank goodness), and you can finally turn the oven on to make pies and other yummy treats without fainting because the temperature is already so hot that turning the oven on makes it hotter than the sahara in your kitchen.

Fall is also the season in which my wedding anniversary falls so it will always hold a special place in my heart. Every fall I sigh and say - I wish it could be fall all year long! But then what fun would that be? If I didn’t have fall to look forward to I think it would definitely loose its luster. Thankfully there is always a hot/humid (and this year very wet) summer to make me even more excited for fall. I can’t wait to go apple picking and wear my new fall coat for the first time on a chilly evening. Ah fall, how I have missed you this long year!

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  • Happy Labor Day weekend!

    Labor day weekend is here and you know what that signals…the unofficial end of summer! School is starting again (or already has) in most places and the nights are slowly starting to get cooler day by day. Labor day falls a bit early this year, which threw me off a bit. I kept having to […]

    Originally posted on August 30
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  • The shows are coming back!

    After a long summer of little to watch except for Wipeout and the olympics, the primetime shows are making a comeback. With the exception of some mid-season premieres, such as LOST, most of the scripted TV shows are coming back on within the next two weeks. I am both excited by this and dreading it. […]

    Originally posted on August 28
  • 9 words women use

    I received this silly list in my email inbox this morning. It gave me a good laugh and I must say the list isn’t far from the truth! Beware men!
    NINE WORDS WOMEN USE
    (1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut […]

    Originally posted on August 26
  • Portobello Parm - for the Italians who are also vegetarian :)

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/mushroom-parmesan-recipe/index.html

    Originally posted on August 22
  • My favorite boxed rice

    Boxed rice is one of the best inventions of all time. That might sound a bit dramatic but seriously, how amazing is it to be able to buy a box of rice that is the perfect amount for 2-4 people and can be made in less than 30 minutes? Pretty fabulous if you ask me.
    Anyway, […]

    Originally posted on August 21
  • The Teetotalers version of champagne

    Since I do not drink alcohol I have found a few drinks that I enjoy having in place of traditional cocktails. If I find myself at a bar (or wedding or other such occasion) I will either order a cranberry, seltzer and lime or an old fashioned shirley temple…yum. However at home I often buy sparkling cider […]

    Originally posted on August 20
  • Tropic Thunder

    After much anticipation I recently saw Tropic Thunder. The trailer has been cracking me up for months so I knew I would enjoy it and I did. Despite the mixed reviews I got from friends I had a feeling I would laugh myself silly and I did. This is exactly the kind of summer movie […]

    Originally posted on August 18
  • Olympic divers and the nonstop showering...

    Obviously I have all things olympics on the brain this week….one thing I have been wondering is why the divers shower each time they leave the pool. I assumed it was to remove the chlorine, turns out I was wrong. This article explains the real reason:
    After completing a dive, competitors swim to a ladder, climb out […]

    Originally posted on August 15
  • That's a sport?!

    While I, like most people, was familiar with the more popular olympic sports, such as swimming, basketball and gymnastics I was not aware of all the lesser known sports categories. For example - have you ever heard of rthymic gymnastics? Until today I had no clue it even existed, but it is an olympic sport! […]

    Originally posted on August 14
"Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants."

- John W. Gardner

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