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It’s gratifying to me when I can use my small space on the internet to share information about something I believe so wholeheartedly in. My aunt suffered terribly during chemo and still does. I am so glad there are oganizations out there like Look Good, Feel Better helping women through this hard time.

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Hi lovely internet friends!

It’s Sunday Night and I am enjoying a post coma food and drink due to Supper Club.
Supper Club if a group of 9 couples where we get together once a month (one group of four couples, one group of five) and share a meal together. No potluck, no sharing, the host couple does all. So twice a year we get to conceive a meal and cocktails and ten months of the year we get to enjoy a free evening of good food, drinks, and company. It’s win/win.

It was the perfect end to a busy weekend full of the EPIC GARAGE SALE we hosted. After it ended Saturday, we cleaned out our garage. And then I went to bed at nine.

This Sunday should have been full of the lazy but instead it was full of Waffle house breakfasts and Girl Scout meeting where I talked about gardening and Earth Day. Often at these things I am expecting someone to bust me at impersonating a responsible adult. But even though I have been asked to leave the PTA, no one has stopped me yet.

So I wind down my weekend by browsing the Minted site, purveyors of business cards, stationary, art prints, and graduation announcements. They emailed me asking if I would like a credit to their site and I screamed in internet speak YES! I am such a paper nerd.

Tonight I go to sleep dreaming of lamb lasagna, garage sale pedicure money, the world’s fanciest business cards, and patches for rainbow spotting. I hope your dreams are as nice as mine.
 

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As a kid, I adored the Oz series. If your knowledge of Oz starts and ends with The Wizard of Oz, you are missing out my friend. Get yourself to the bookstore, library, or Amazon and pick up the series. I mean, how can you resist a world where forks, spoons, and knives have their own kingdom?

As an Oz addict, I cannot wait to see Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful. They are bringing the wonderful world of Oz to life. It looks AMAZING. Want to know how they did it? Below the cut is a really cool costume and make-up featurette. I am predicting many Oscar nominations!!
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Today I have a guest post from a new blogging friend, Sharon. Her blog Hobbies on a Budget is all hobbies, life and saving money.

There are some things in life that should never be faked! I can taste the difference in sugar free jello or low fat chocolate. A plastic daffodil just doesn’t move me the same way as when I see the bright yellow flower growing in my yard. And Adele classic hits just can’t be done justice by a 10 year old girl. Here’s a list of 6 things I think you should never fake.

6 Things You Should Never Fake

1. Apologies

Apologies should always be sincere. Even if you are not in the wrong, sometimes you must apologize to help the situation. Healing often begins when one of the injured parties makes the first step with an authentic apology.

2. Gratitude

Gratitude should never be insincere. We teach our children that if someone takes the time to give a gift we should take the time to say thank you. Being appreciative is a character trait that we all must develop to help our society run smoothly. Even if you don’t like the gift, you can still be appreciative of the thought behind it.

There are ways to say thank you without being insincere. If you absolutely hate something that someone does for you, you can always say something like “thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to think about me”. Gratitude is more of an attitude of appreciation than the act of liking what was done.

3. Coupons

Did you know that if you copy a coupon, you are not just doing something unethical, you are also breaking the law? You can read more information about this from Coupon Information Center. Never make a copy of coupon or use one that someone has printed as a PDF.

4. Printed or Published Words/Images

There are some writers who like to take articles they find online and give them a few new words or a quick spin and then pass them off as their own original work. This is of course taboo. Students in in school sometimes try to take the easy way out when writing a paper. They may think that just copying and pasting from original sources will help them get their word count up and the assignment done faster. It is never okay to copy and paste or claim that a work of words is your own.

This also applies to images found online. If you didn’t take the picture, then you can safely assume that you don’t have permision to use it. Even if you find something by doing a google image search, this does not make it ok. Pictures belong to the person who took the picture. You can of course search for images with creative commons licenses or send a quick email to the owner of the picture and request permission. It’s never ok to fake ownership of words or an image.

5. Sickness

Being a hypochondriac, crying wolf, faking sickness or pretending to be ill can guarantee you trouble in your life. Sure, it may sound like a great idea at the time to conveniently get sick so you can miss a day of work or school. You will be able to play, relax or get out of a commitment for that day. However, if you do this more than once or twice, people will no longer believe you when you truly are sick.

There’s a reason the story of the boy who cried wolf is still passed down from one generation to the next. To get the sympathy and support you need when you truly have an illness, you can’t be faking sickness.

6. Wealth

There are some people who believe they should spend money even when they don’t have it. After all, as long as there is a credit card some people feel you can continue spending. You should always strive to live within your means and never spend more than you actually make. If you live your life trying to impress others and faking an elaborate lifestyle you will be damaging your life now and in the future.

So what else is there in life that should never be faked? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Sharon Williams blogs about hobbies, life and saving money at Hobbies on a Budget.

It’s gloomy here today, though I welcome the cooler weather! So I thought I would post a Sunday funny that made me smile. This is a parody of Call Me Maybe featuring Mavy from HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA which opens in theaters on September 28th.