Les Mess, more fun

by Mir | Jun 26, 2010 | Contests

I spent most of today cleaning, which I probably wouldn’t have had to do if 1) my children weren’t such pigs (I say that with love, you understand) and 2) if I was better about getting them to pitch in on regular tidying around the house. This probably...

Saturday deals

by Mir | Jun 26, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!

Gooooood morning! Just a quick peek into the deals, today, before I go do fascinating things like mop the kitchen floor. Yes, it’s a thrilling weekend on tap here at Casa Mir…. Macy’s is offering an extra 15% or 20% off absolutely everything...

Friday comes in on broken mouse feet (foot?)

by Mir | Jun 25, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!

My poor computer is ill. We are off to the Genius Bar to get the mouse button and track pad looked at it, because—and this is the technical word for it—it appears to be busted. What a sad way to kick off my weekend, alas! Before I go, though, here’s...

Winner of the ThermaCELL contest

by Mir | Jun 24, 2010 | Contests

Well hey, it turns out that there are plenty of people as aggravated by mosquitoes as I am. (Funny story: I moved to Georgia during a drought. So I was all, “Well sure, it’s hot here, but at least there aren’t any mosquitoes!” The drought...

Who can cook in this heat?

by Mir | Jun 24, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!

I confess: Despite my frugal ways, when summer hits in full force (today is relatively cool by Georgia standards, by which I mean the heat index is only—I hope you’re sitting down—96 degrees), my desire to cook drops off significantly. (My desire to...