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Budget-Friendly Gift Guide (and Giveaways!)

I'm told Sexy Nerd and I (okay, maybe it's just me) are impossible to shop for. If there's something we want, we buy it. Didn't buy it? Don't want it! For all you frustrated Christmas shoppers out there, brainstorming about the perfect gifts for hard-to-shop-for bosses, far away relatives, and friends who already have it all, there's a solution. You have to choose a gift your recipient doesn't know exists! (And therefore has not been able to already buy for themselves.) With that in mind, this year's annual holiday gift guide features presents from companies you may not have heard of. I've shopped with them all and highly recommend any of them. There's also a few stores you definitely have heard of, like Cost Plus, whose gift ideas were simply too splendid to leave out. It's my best holiday gift guide ever! Holiday Gift Guide (With Coupons! And Free Giveaways!!) Nordic Tea Light Trough UncommonGoods $40 *Enter below

2013 Chevy Volt Review

I love my new Chevy Volt! How much? Well, not quite enough to be bothered to take a sexy photo of it outside, but still a lot. No hitting the garage wall for this Volt! Her name is Stealth. It was almost Zazzles, because she's so zazzy, but Sexy Nerd didn't get the reference. (It's from Big Bang Theory. Come on, Sexy Nerd.) When you get into the driver's seat, the Volt plays a tune and welcoming graphic to greet you. Preparing for lift off... 2013 Chevy Volt Pros and Cons PROS: I've driven over 500 miles and have used 2 gallons of gas. TWO! It recharges as I drive, resulting in an average electric range of about 50 miles before changing over to gas. When the Volt does make the switch to gasoline, it's completely seamless. You can't tell at all. There are 4 different driving settings to choose from. I can command the car to do cool things with the voice recognition feature, like tune to a specific radio stat

BLOG HOP! Share Your Best Posts

What a week! I lost ALL MY FILES, including our photos from all our last trips (Australia included). I tried everything to get them back, gave up, cried, and tried more online suggestions that did nothing. My last ditch effort, a little free app (Photo something?) was able to save the day, albeit with one tiny problem. All my photos are now mixed and matched across 50 or so random folders. When we're talking about over 10,000 photos that had previously been carefully categorized, it's a huge mess. Still, at least I have my photos!

It's Always Time for Cookies

Forget October. Apparently, everyone is already geared up for Christmas. My local Lowe's has featured a mixed display of creepy haunted house decor and electronic reindeer for several weeks. Most telling of all, my silly snowman cookies post has jumped to the #1 spot on my blog. Feliz Navidad from  SeƱor Marshallito ! Today seems like as good a day as any for Christmas cookie baking. Ooh, and maybe a little bit of cake baking too. It's Saturday at 6:38am and I'm dreaming of sugary treats. This might be a very high calorie weekend!