Author Archives: perlgurl

Sunday Gratitude

Posted on January 5, 2014 by perlgurl

Sleeping in until noon. Deep cleaning the fridge. Family dinner and game night. Controlling the snack attacks after dinner.

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Presents!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by perlgurl

Say goodbye to back breaking shoveling of the driveway and hello to my new toy!

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More adventures in cooking!

Posted on December 22, 2013 by perlgurl

  Sarah and Caroline got me a HUGE cookbook for the holiday. It called “Cooking School” and is from something called “America’s Test Kitchen.” I brought it home and without even opening it, I pulled off my first risotto! Not … Continue reading →

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Last day of classes for 2013 and Thank You!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by perlgurl

Today is the last day of classes for 2013. Tomorrow is our Holly Days Hafla. These events are both an ending and a beginning; the end of me running a dance studio and the beginning of a new chapter for … Continue reading →

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Wonders never cease

Posted on December 16, 2013 by perlgurl

Heard most of the day yesterday: “Hey, I’m relaxing”! “Hey, Check me out, I’m relaxing”! “Look at me, I’m relaxing”! You know it’s been too long when you do something and can only marvel at your ability to do it.

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Maintaining my inbox

Posted on December 14, 2013 by perlgurl

My inbox has gotten out of control in the last year, probably due very much to the fact that I feel like so much else in my life also got out of control and I’d given up on a trying … Continue reading →

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Let it snow!

Posted on December 10, 2013 by perlgurl

  Just got my driveway plowed and it’s awesome! Very fair prices and great service. Why have I been shoveling for five years?  

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A Near Escape

Posted on December 5, 2013 by perlgurl

Woke up this morning to the sound of a very disgruntled Missy Kitty.  I came downstairs to let the ferrets out, only to realize that one of the ferrets had figured out how to get out of the playpen, only … Continue reading →

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Self Care

Posted on November 19, 2013 by perlgurl

I’m sensing a need for my world to shrink.  I need to pull in and pull away from doing things that don’t serve me or my well-being.

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A data droid

Posted on November 5, 2013 by perlgurl

Just finished up 1,900 lines of sql code. Runs, but throws database error due to locking. At least the errors are entertaining: “…was deadlocked on lock resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim.” I just … Continue reading →

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