Tag Archives: Domesticity

Wrapping up a few loose ends from the last few months…

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Kristin

Despite how busy I’ve been lately, I have finally completed a few of the tasks on my unemployment to-do list (but to be fair, some of these things were expensive and had to wait until I was employed). 1. That … Continue reading →

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What to do with all these books?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Kristin

I guess it might be time for an update on some of my other unemployment projects. I’ve done a lot of the projects, but there are still some that have carried over from last time (like getting a NY drivers … Continue reading →

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The One Where I’ve lived in NYC for a Year

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Kristin

This is a week of significant anniversaries for me. Yesterday was Tinker’s 10th birthday. Today is the 1 year anniversary of my official relationship with New York City. (And the anniversary of my college graduation….comes afterwaaaaaa[autotune]aaarrrds… Sorry.) Anyway. That’s right. … Continue reading →

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The one where Tinker is Ten Years Old

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Kristin

Today’s a special day. My dog, Tinker, is ten years old. TEN. That’s huge for a dog! Seventy in dog years. It’s kind of huge for me too, because he’s been a big part of my adult life. I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning, NYC edition

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Kristin

It’s finally, FINALLY April. After a particularly cold winter with a few too many snowstorms, I’m absolutely loving this 50 degree weather we’ve been having (the Texan in me never thought I’d say THAT…). It’s time to get my tiny … Continue reading →

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The one where Proflowers makes it right

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Kristin

In case you missed it last week, Andy and I had some issues with a Valentine’s Day flower order [cliffs notes version: I knew Andy had ordered flowers for me, and was expecting them all day, but they never showed … Continue reading →

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The blues are still blue

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Kristin

Since I moved to New York, my absolute least favorite chore has been laundry. I didn’t mind it at all when I had a washer and dryer in my apartment. And the year I didn’t, it wasn’t that big of … Continue reading →

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How Proflowers SHOULD have handled the Valentine’s Day backlash

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Kristin

So, the flowers never showed up. There wasn’t any attempt to try to deliver them again on Wednesday. Andy called customer service and was told that his order had been “rejected.” They didn’t say if it was rejected by the … Continue reading →

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Hey Proflowers- what do you get when you piss off a blogger?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Kristin

If you’ve known me a really long time, you’d know that I have a history of really bad Valentine’s days. Not to go into too much detail, but I’ve had a death in the family, an emergency wisdom tooth abstraction, … Continue reading →

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If you give a girl a sugar-free cookie recipe while she’s on a sugar detox….

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Kristin

…She’ll spend a half hour trying to crack open a coconut. When it’s not even necessary. So, Friday night, I had my health consultation with Chelsea. It was nice to chat with her, and I’m considering doing one of her … Continue reading →

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