Merry Christmas!

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2009 in 9 songs

These probably won't mean anything to anyone but me, but at least the songs are great!

Winter

Confession Thursday No. 2

Confession: I have the biggest girl-crush on Joan Holloway.

Why? Because of...

Three limericks & a haiku (cookies on the side)

 

There once was a girl on e.blogger
who had words and baked goods to offer
she whipped up a storm
with her pen and her forn(o)
and mailed them all to another

That's right, I've joined a blogger cookie swap! My partner was Ms. Batter-Splattered herself, the lovely Molly from Arkansas. We were asked to send cookies (of any kind) and a haiku. The Rococoa Miss sent a dozen chocolate-covered linzer cookies (recipe dusted off of this corner of my bookshelf), and this...

A quick breath and a moment of zen

Ah, one last moment of zen before the holiday chaos that is next week. Quick round-up: 6 holiday parties, 2 girls' nights out, 3 cakes, 1 cookie swap, and... am I missing anything else? Oh yeah, one ugly sweater party!

I try so hard not to make my posts too girly, but sometimes I fail so misreably... :) This is totally and unabashedly pink and pretty all over.

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And now for a quick Christmas commercial break...

Before we all collectively overdose on candy canes and radio Christmas carols, let's take a quick break shall we? For the sake of our own sanity. So, let me tell you a little something I recently learnt about the inner workings of the Mind of a Man from the great Steve Harvey (and his awesome book). Now I used to think I was some postmodern feminist that didn't see differences between men and women, only between people, but that's a little naiive. Call it nature, call it nuture, call it evolution, whichever way you slice it, we're different. So let you tell you a little bit about what I've learnt. My two cents on Men. Call it my Christmas Commerical. My Relationship PSA, if you will.

Confession Thursday No.1

I shamelessly stole this post idea from a blog I came across yesterday (I totally forgot where-- if this is you, please let me know!)

Confession: When I was 12, I stole a seashell from Art Class. It wasn't particularly special, but I think of it as my cat mask...

Of ornament swaps and naked gingerbread men...

Last week I joined a blogger ornament swap organized by the fabulous Micaela of Dolce Vita (Hi Micaela!). My partner was the lovely Jessica C. all the way from Kentucky (Hi Jessica!). I own a a jewelry store (Brass Pearl Caravan*) so I made the ornaments by hand using three brass pendants from a vintage necklace I took apart. The third one turned out a bit wonky so I suggested she hide it somewhere at the back of the tree. I also suck in some holiday essentials, namely chocolate, chocolate and Tide-To-Go (post-choc cleanup).

LINKFEST!: Christmas wishlist (translated)

Last week someone at work asked me what I would like for Christmas. Problem: 1) I don't really officially celebrate Christmas (no problem if it weren't for #2), 2) I don't really like this person, and 3) the last thing I need is to buy them something. But maybe what I should have asked for is a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer. In Red. (Festive colours are on sale this time of year).

But really, when I come to think about it, I have a lot of stuff. More than I can fit into my room. More than I can fit into my house.