#PhotoaDayMay: Technology

So far this month, I have shared pictures of my workspace, which consists of my laptop, mouse, headphones, and a mug of coffee, as well as my Nook. I think we have already sufficiently covered the topic of technology. Damn you, Photo a Day May prompt! So with nothing else to turn to, here is a picture of my laptop’s keyboard.

This picture came out a lot better than I thought it was going to. I like how the keys blur out and look as if they go on for miles, and there isn’t a whole lot of cat hair or dust trapped between the keys. Today’s picture is a surprising success!

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#PhotoaDayMay: Something You Do Everyday

Computer, coffee, and headphones at the kitchen table, also known as my workspace, and of course my blog dashboard is up on the computer screen. This is pretty much what my daily workday looks like. Sometimes I move to the couch if I’m having more of a relaxing day and can watch some television between blog posts and emails, but most of the time this is it. It’s a rather nice thing to call “work.” Sometimes I forget how fortunate I am to have taken this hope of mine of writing for a living and running a website and to have successfully turned it into my reality. Fortunate indeed.

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Wordless Wednesday: All the Channels!

A few weeks ago we had DIRECTV installed and set up at our house. This was a big deal. A huge deal, in fact, because cable television has long been classified as something we did not need, and because we didn’t need it, we didn’t spend money on it. The second part of that last sentence pretty much sums up how my partner and I have been managing our finances–and our lives–throughout the time we have been together.

I haven’t had cable television since I was a teenager and moved out on my own. That is a lot of years to be out of the entertainment loop! Sure, it just may be cable television, but it is something that we can afford to have now and that is a pretty great feeling. Also, I …

Everyone Has Unique Life Experiences; Share Them on Life Story Talk

No one in the entire world will ever live the life you have lived, make the same choices you have made, or have the exact same outlook on life that you have. Your experiences, the way you look back on them and how they have molded you as a person, are completely unique, and the only way that you can expect someone else to understand the way you feel about something and your individual point of view is by sharing your story with them.

We humans are natural story-tellers. From the earliest people who carved their lives out in drawings on the sides of caves, to the penning of novels and poetry embracing ideas socially deemed as ‘radical,’ to the most recent incarnation of self-expression–the personal blog. We have story-telling down, and as much as …

Wordless Wednesday: My First Julep Maven Box

If you’ve never heard of Julep Maven before, it is a monthly service where for $19.99 (with free shipping), you will receive a box containing toxin-free nail polishes and cutting-edge mani and pedi products that are personalized to your style. It is a really great program if you love receiving and trying out new nail polishes.

The colors (from left to right):

Jodie (deep rose with a golden shimmer)
Melissa (sheer opalescent shimmer adds a soft glow when used alone and a high-fashion holographic effect when used over another color)
Charlotte (demure lavender creme. Sophisticated with a twist)
Leah (grass green with a hint of shimmer); a freebie from the Julep St. Patrick’s Day promotion

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