Archive for the 'Shopping' Category

Christmas for Soldiers Overseas

Christmas is coming up, and my brother-in-law is overseas.  He is an amateur photographer, so he has a really nice, professional grade digital camera and is constantly sending us pictures of the things he sees and does over there — such as the wild and crazy game of Buzkashi.
It’s difficult to decide what to buy [...]

The Best Christmas Present Ever!

Our first holiday season together, my husband bought me what is probably the most useful Christmas present I’ve ever had: a scanner.
I’ve gotten so much mileage out of that scanner.  I use it to scan documents for my business and payments from clients, as well as old family photos that we want to digitize so [...]

Choosing a Flattering Halloween Costume

When you dress up for Halloween, it is important to choose a costume that looks reasonably good on you — especially for women, since we tend to be judged a bit more harshly on what we wear and factors such as weight.
Costumes for plus size are easy to find if you look online, but I [...]

How to Add Fun to your Closet

I was walking around the Financial District the other day and watching the people who work there. They were all dressed up in their work attire. I work from home so I don’t really have work attire. Looking at them, I couldn’t help but think how boring so many of their outfits were. I love [...]

My (Soon to Be) New iPhone!

I just got some good news tonight: I’ll be getting an iPhone!
My husband has a good friend who has a gadget fixation.  He loves to buy the newest devices.  That means that this summer, for the third year in a row, he’ll be getting the new iPhone.
How this relates is that every year, when he [...]