Keeping up with The Pickles

Do you take/use a lot of screenshots? I take a ton of them at work when I create How To documents. I take quite a few at home too. On your home PC, if you have Windows 7, 8 or 10 you have a s...

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I'm rereading (listening to) The Passage in preparation for the third book in the series, The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin. (Woohoo, can't wait!!) I have reread The Outlander series by Dian...

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I tried to blog tonight, but my muse is quiet. She's off somewhere listening to old Prince cds.

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For years I refused to text, or get a texting plan. People would send me texts and I'd grit my teeth because they cost me $0.10 each. But eventually I buckled and got unlimited Talk and Text. ...

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Is your closet a mess? Does it take far too long to figure out what to wear every morning? Here are a few things that have helped me: Better lighting - I swapped out my standard light bulb fo...

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Negativity... it can be hard to avoid. It's like a mist that sneaks up and envelops you before you ever see it coming. It's catchy too; when you're around someone who is in a negative mood, it...

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I still remember way back in grade school when they split the girls off into a class to give us "The Talk" about what to expect when we got our periods. I like how Ovulation is depicted here,...

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I have this sign up at my desk, because there are some days I really need to have it right in front of my face. If you're not familiar, it's from a book called The Four Agreements by Don Miguel ...

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I may not be the best mom in the world, but at least I have taught my daughter three of life's most important lessons. 1. Not too long ago Angie tried to kick me. Not in a mean way, she was k...

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If you frequent a movie theater that offers free refills on a large popcorn, take a bowl with you to the theater. Order your popcorn, toss it in the bowl and get your refill immediately. Perfec...

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One of the best audio books I have listened to is Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Normally I wouldn't expect to like a book that features sound effects, but wow did it enhance this sp...

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Have you watched the Hunger Games movies? They are very well done and most enjoyable. How about the books, have you read them? They are very, very well written. I must admit that the third book...

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I have always loved playing games and luckily my family does too. Our current favorites are: Monopoly Deal will feel familiar, since it's based on Monopoly. Same properties, but completely new ...

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These are a few of my favorite things... Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - a genre-defying novel that has been one of my favorite books for over 20 years now. The Starz Outlander series. You can...

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My skis right where I wanted them... i.e. not on me. Last month my husband tried to kill me. I'm not sure why, but probably because I'm a huge pain in the ass. I am not athletic. Sporty th...

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I'm still waiting to really feel like "an adult". I pay bills, I own a home, I have a car loan, I have a husband and a child, I'm 45 now and yet most of the time I still feel like I'm just tota...

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If you don't keep a calendar on your phone, you should; Google will do the rest with just a few pieces of information. I'm pretty sure that Siri will too, for you iPhone users. In settings, tel...

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I recently started reading/listening to the Chronicles of St. Mary's by Jodi Taylor and haven't been able to stop bingeing on them since. I'm now on book six of the series and am already lookin...

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In two short days, I will be 45... how the Hell did that happen? Surely there's a typo somewhere. Forty-five is mid-life, right? Am I required to buy a sports car and pursue men half my age? I h...

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I've mentioned Jonathan Maberry 's Joe Ledger series before - Joe is a former cop and Army Ranger who now works for a the mysterious Mr. Church in an elite, secret government agency. These book...

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There was a time when Klout considered me "influential" about zombies... and bacon... (thankfully not zombie bacon). Zombies, what's not to love? Today one of my fellow IT folk was explaining h...

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Well, this is late. Last night I passed out around 6. I'm pretty sure it's the Post-Bahama Blues/Rum Punch Withdrawals. All I know is that I didn't feel well and after some Thieves tea and a bowl...

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My family and I use essential oils daily, after a year and a half they've become part of our daily routine.  One of my favorite homemade blends is called "Liquid Xanax" and I've used it quite ...

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I have often said that I'd love to travel... but only if I could go home every night. Lately though I've been more and more interested in traveling. It's funny, I thought wanderlust was more of a...

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Sorry, this one is a day late, but it just so happened that V came up in the challenge the day we returned from a 7 day cruise to the Caribbean! However, I was too tired to blog about it when we ...

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