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an afternoon with Woody, Wall-E and Carl

On Saturday afternoon, Mr. M and I trekked to Emeryville for yet another one of our silly adventures… this time we were off to hang around PIXAR Studios for the annual Cartoon Art Museum fundraiser. Getting inside the gates at PIXAR is difficult to do, unless of course you’re really good friends with an employee [...]

another “excuse” to shop … the anniversary sale

It’s that time of year again… time to shred the guilt about shopping for the fall because the prices are low BEFORE the products hit the stores. Yes, yes, it’s time for the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.
Here’s a couple of the deals that you might want to look into… just in case you had an [...]

guiltless grill for you: contest winner

And the winner is….

ERIN! Congratulations!  Look for an email from me today asking for your address and it’ll be in the mail ASAP!

Thanks to everyone else that entered, and keep an eye out for more contests or goodies from me in the future!

Earlier this year, Chili’s came out with a new section of their menu [...]

who wants a big tv?

It all started around Christmas time, when our house was full of guests from one eve to another. Mr. M and I had gifted ourselves an enormous new TV for the “man cave” (aka. the loft – women are allowed in and it’s not cavernous) but had left it downstairs until we could find a [...]