Take 5 #007

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Complete concentration and lengthy mundane tasks require that I lick my lips incessantly. Consequently, me and Blistex are like peas and carrots.

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I'm currently trying to teach my obnoxious mongrels (who are 16 and 12) that their faces will indeed NOT melt off if they actually smile for the camera... It's like having 2-year-olds all over again. Perhaps I should break out with the feather dusters and tickle their cheeks.

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I've watched no less than a hundred International House Hunters lately for no other reason than extreme boredom. *Exaggeration is key when you're bored*. It's quite educational, and I must say I'm extremely happy and blessed to be living in the US - where refrigerators are the size of small cars and the potty closets are bigger than a shoe box.

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Sometimes, I tend to think that I've trained the men of my house well - then I go into the kitchen and find 3 empty doughnut boxes and I discover just how delusional I can be. This dilemma also extends to cracker boxes, potato chip bags, cookie packages, and lunch meat wrappers. I haven't quite figured out how to master this problem yet; thankfully I have about a year before my oldest is college-able (<--- that's a made up word by the way - right off the cuff). Maybe he'll understand 'rubbish dynamics' by then.

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I am by no means an uber tech savvy individual. I email, I text, I facebook, I tweet, I game, and I'm a down right shutter-bug; but when it comes to actually making stuff work on the PC, I'm just doing good to remember where the power button is. This isn't to say that I can't be taught, only that I do not wish to expel the energy required to accomplish more serious tasks. So it was really no shock to my husband when I shared with him that I managed to completely obliterate my blog over the past two days trying to change the background.

My goal was to achieve a less 'crafty' appearance on my blog. Let's face it, those who know me know the scrapbook look just really isn't me - nor are the generic templates offered to start one off. Therefore, blogger background domination now sits at the top of my to-do list, and I'll conquer it... as soon as my brain recovers.