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Merry Christmas Card

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Who Won Best in Show?

Almost 100 people voted in this week's Best in Show awards! The winner is the blogger who created this unique Christmas tree: Who could it be? (surely you can guess!) Congratulations Confessions of a Paper-Crafts Chick ! I hope all my readers will take a look at your blog - there are some really fun craft ideas! Thanks for playing everyone! I hope to see you tomorrow for another Not "Baaad" Sundays linky party and another chance to win the Best in Show award.

Our Baby is Drunk!

Filmed when Pica was a puppy. Wasn't she cute? Don't worry. The bottle is empty. See? She grew up and turned out just fine. Well, maybe not fine by most people's standards, but fine enough for a Pica dog! Bonus points if you can guess what we were watching.

Pigmas Carols and Christmas Decor

Today my boss bought her son a few pairs of fancy socks. She had me cut the little red bows off each package, thinking this way he wouldn't know they're actually girls' socks . I kept the bows. Instant Christmas decorations! Doesn't Kitchen Pig look so festive? Like a tiny opera singer, belting out carols. "Oooink to the world, the ham is done..." Accessorized with a festive bow over the kitchen island, you're completely unaware of the mess below...and behind...and on top of the fridge. Gosh, that light fixture looks dusty. Basically, if a bow would fit on it, it got a one. Throw in a holiday hand towel and my Christmas decorating is complete. Oh, and candy! Not that you can actually eat any of the candy. It would fall out and ruin the display. It would ruin Christmas. I'm being dramatic? Pica and Biscuit would dash over, chow down on the wrapped mints, and spend the 25th at the vet. Ahh, nothing li

Come Vote! Best in Show Nominees

It's time for the Best in Show nominees. Get ready to discover some wonderful blog posts! While He Was Napping The Pursuit of Happiness Stephanie @ Home Rook No. 17 Steals, Deals, and Life Fowl Single File Confessions of a Paper-Crafts Chick LaForce Be With You If your post was listed here, please feel encouraged to take one of the following buttons: For the competitive bloggers: For the less-competitive bloggers: The voting box can be found at the top of this blog. Voting will run through the end of the week and the winner will receive the customized Best in Show award, so go visit these nifty blogs ASAP!

Not Baaad Sundays Linky Party

Welcome back to another Not "Baaad" Sundays (get it?) Linky Party! I know what you're thinking. There are already a zillion blog hops out there, Lamb! What makes yours so special? I'll tell you what makes mine special. 3 things! 1. This Linky is open to all posts that you are proud of. Did you recently post about a great decorating project, craft, or recipe? That's wonderful if you did, but just fine if you didn't. 2. Do you ever find yourself trying not to duplicate posts on blog hops but aren't quite sure what you posted the previous weeks? Problem solved! The Linky from today will return next week, making it easy to see what you posted last time (and giving you a 2nd chance to visit any great posts you may have missed!) 3. I'll be announcing the nominees for the Best in Show Award in a few days. That's right. In addition to linking up your best posts, you're competing with your fellow bloggers in a battle to the death*! *Battle ma

Promotion

Just a quick question from Sexy Nerd: Does it make sense to be denied a promotion, despite being told you're currently underpaid/working well above your current job title, because you "don't make enough money" to qualify for the next level yet? He's having a rough day.

The Winner Is...

It has been a close race all week between Piney Flats Style and My Little Blogspot! Piney Flats Style My Little Blogspot Up until yesterday morning, both were tied for the title of Best in Show. At the last moment though, a surge of votes announced a clear champion. Congratulations, My Little Blogspot! And a great, big thank you to all the wonderful bloggers who participated in Not "Baaad" Sundays with LambAround. I hope to see you tomorrow for another fun weekend linky party!

What Snazzy Readers I Have!

Thanks so much to everyone who has commented on my last post. Sometimes, you just need to vent! And, good news, it looks like BlogHer is going to use my review, even though I was a complete flake when it came to my deadline. Have I ever mentioned that one of my pet peeves is people who don't meet due dates? Geeeeez! Stay tuned for the premier of The Great Sexy Nerd Weight Loss Adventure, (aka, my BlogHer review) coming soon. OH NO, Sexy Nerd!

STRESSED!

I feel like an idiot today. BlogHer contacted me to write my first paid blog post ever and I completely blew it. My post was due today. Easy peasy! I even told one of my coworkers about it this morning. She asked what time it was due and I replied that it's just due on the 15th, with no specific time. Then I checked my email and saw a message asking where my blog post was - it was supposed to be submitted by 9am! How the heck did I miss that? I looked back over the emails I'd received about the sponsored post and it clearly said 9am. Quite the first impression, right? I think what makes me the most upset is that this was the first time I've ever been paid to write anything. I felt like a "real" writer. It probably seems silly to people who actually make their living through writing, but with nothing else to go on, it was a big deal to me. I still submitted my blog post, but it was about 12 hours late! I hope BlogHer will still use it, but I wouldn't be surpr

Fighting with Sexy Nerd

Remember MySpace? I'd forgotten all about it and decided to sign on for the first time in over a year. There was a post that I wrote right after Sexy Nerd and I moved into our rental house together. It's cute, in a pitiful, dopey way. Here you go, cut and pasted directly from MySpace: Nerdy just told me that his mom asked why our house is decorated my way and not his. Well gee, I'd love to use his dining room table instead of mine but, guess what, he doesn't own one! I'd love to use his plates and glasses and bedding and towels, etc, etc, if he had some! He always complains that my couch is uncomfortable, but does he ever offer to buy a new one? Nope! And does he even own a bed? Nope! (although I've been told that he has an air mattress stored away somewhere...) Besides, he says he likes the way that I decorate. If you saw the way "his" office and "his" garage look, you would understand why he has little influence over the rest of the hou

What's Your Size? An Embarrassing Work Story

Working in a dental office is wonderful. I have an extremely lovable, quirky boss. Remember when she bought me a cheesecake and a box of Fairytale Brownies ? She's all about doing nice things for her employees. Christmas is no exception, of course, and every year we wonder what gift she's going to give us. The other day, there was a list posted at work, asking all employees to write down a couple personal details to help our boss with her holiday shopping. Personal? Just little things, you know, like your bra size . On display. For everyone in the office to read. I don't think we're getting food this year. I answered her questions (nothing like a little peer pressure, right?) and returned to my job, answering phones and posting insurance checks. The list was thankfully removed from the wall at some point. Later that afternoon, I received a call from a man that I was just about ready to send to collections, (ain't I mean?) who wanted to resolve his balance. As

$15 Sephora Gift Card Code Free to a Good Home

Any Sephora fans out there? I received a promo code for $15 off a $40 minimum purchase and it expires tonight ! I'm not much of a Sephora gal and I hate to see a good deal like this go to waste, so here: GIFT CARD # 6065 1867 4535 0613 PIN #: 08281904 It's a one time use only code, so act quickly if you want it! If it doesn't work for you, someone has beaten you to it. That said, if you are the lucky blogger to redeem this, please help everyone else out by leaving a comment that it has been redeemed. Happy Monday, my friends! Sure, I'd love to have some fancy new makeup and lotion. If only I weren't so darn thrifty!

Come Vote! Not Baaad Sundays Blog Hop and Best in Show Nominees

*Update added on 12/13/10 at 7:50am* I have a hilarious work-related post to put up and Blogger is not working! I can edit an existing post by clicking through my blog but can't access the main page to write a new post. Is anyone else having this problem right now? Phooey! Stay tuned for a funny new post (hopefully)! It's a good one :) Welcome back, my bloggy friends, to another Not "Baaad" Sundays linky party! There are 3 things that make my Linky special: 1. This Linky is open to all posts that you are proud of. Did you recently post about a great decorating project, craft, or recipe? That's wonderful if you did, but just fine if you didn't. I just want you to link to a post or posts you are proud of. 2. Do you ever find yourself trying not to duplicate posts on blog hops but aren't quite sure what you posted the previous weeks? Problem solved! The Linky from today will return in the future, making it easy to see what you've posted before (an

How NOT to be a Sexy Nerd

For comparison, let's first examine someone who is excelling at being a Sexy Nerd: Lookin' Good, Baby! Tragically, the images you are about to see are of a girl who is not putting the "sexy" in Sexy Nerd: Has anyone seen my "sexy" around? I swear I just had it a moment ago. I look like I'm ready to go study physics. (Whatever that is) Yes, my closet does have the best lighting. Why do you ask? I've always thought glasses are sexy on other people. Ahh, back to myself again. EEP! Super Nerd will bore us all to death with endless discussion of equations and mechatronics! My "You don't honestly expect me to wear these ridiculous things in public, do you?" look.

The Shoes with the Ugly Gold Buckles

I'll be wearing my fancy "new" shoes to work today. Before: Damn you, Gold Buckle! Hmmm, which to choose? Unbuckled (You're enjoying the narrative, right?) Ugly on the back After: Sparkly on the front! Ta da! Like Dorothy, only pink and with some self control. That weird little string is still inside the shoes. Does anyone know what that's for? Taken last night. You do all your blogging in your pajamas too. Admit it. Side note: Aren't fuzzy slipper socks the greatest? Geez! Next to Pica, my size 8.5 feet look freakishly small. Did I ever tell you that she is supposed to be a miniature Jack Russell? I guess Pica didn't get the memo. I'm not sure whether the girls at work are going to like my sparkly shoes or make fun of me. I think my shoes look fun! The women I work with aren't the type to put nail polish on their ugly gold buckled shoes though. They probably wouldn't have bought the shoes in the first place, even though th