by Mir | Aug 2, 2006 | Product Talk, Questions Answered
My darlings, I have been neglecting you. I am sorrowful over it. It is not that I don’t love you or that you’re not pretty (because I do, and you really are), but sadly, my love of The Bargain has been slightly overshadowed of late with other things. Like...
by Mir | Jul 31, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
How about a free container of hand soap? I don’t know about your kids, but mine seem to use about half a bottle of the stuff every time they’re told to wash up. As an aside, remember how we’ve talked about giving your dollars to companies you admire?...
by Mir | Jul 19, 2006 | Product Talk, Questions Answered
Oh, how I have been waiting for the opportunity to rant talk about this. An anonymous—but extraordinarily pretty, I can just tell—reader asks: Hi Mir, I love your website—I have learned so many great tips! Also, of course, you are very beautiful and...
by Mir | Jul 18, 2006 | Everyday Wisdom, Product Talk
Yesterday, I bought a $400 laptop bag. Yes, you read that correctly. [Updated! Here’s the story! Stop staging a revolt in the comments!] Of course, you didn’t think I paid $400, did you? It’s a good story—and an excellent bag—and I...
by Mir | Jul 17, 2006 | Product Talk, Questions Answered
I have something a wee bit different for you, today. Let’s see how it goes. Charlotte (who apparently has lots of questions; I think I answered one of hers before!) writes: Hi there pretty, sweet Mir! How much shortcutting can I do on auto maintenance before I...
by Mir | Jul 11, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
I spent many, many years straightening my naturally curly hair. Now, I am old and lazy and do not care. (Oh, also I am a poet!) Anyway, I do remember the relentless pursuit of a straight, glossy mane. I hear that the Way To Go these days is the Chi flat iron. So I was...