Archive for December, 2008

Posted on December 31st, 2008 by by The Empress

Self-Improvement

I had a pretty decent thing going with my Advent posts, and then I completely fell down at the last second and didn’t get them all written. This probably has something to do with the fact that I intended to write the last subject [Worship Fully] on Christmas Eve since it marks the last night [...]

Posted on December 30th, 2008 by by The Empress

Behave Yourself

Tonight, just by chance, I happened to catch the Animal Planet show “It’s Me or the Dog.” The title pretty much says it all – it’s about fixing yourself when your dog (s) is/are out of control. This particular episode covered a family who had rescued a  female toy poodle. They knew when they rescued [...]

Posted on December 15th, 2008 by by The Empress

[Spend Less]/[Give More]

Nobody wants a Christmas worth forgetting. This is one of the principal ideas behind the Advent Conspiracy. When you think back on past Christmases (or other holidays, special events) in your life, what do you remember most? Personally, I don’t remember the presents. I can look at the things around me and remember that I [...]

Posted on December 11th, 2008 by by The Empress

A Little Like Christmas

I barely slept last night – not by choice, but because I think I have insomnia. That would explain my awkward sleeping pattern at least somewhat. Now that I don’t have things to do all day that tire me out (like sitting at a desk staying awake and looking focused?) my body never decides to [...]

Posted on December 10th, 2008 by by The Empress

Bridal Pictures

Baby L has weighed in at a whopping 7 pounds.  He’s twice the size he is when I brought him home. He also has ear infections in both ears. Urgh. Today it is unseasonably warm out. It feels like an Indian Summer, but it’s, you know, December. Having never lived in a place where we [...]

Posted on December 9th, 2008 by by The Empress

Now this is going too far…

Yes, Pinkettes, they made Twilight dolls. Or they are in the process of making them. With real working shoe laces! EW. Absolutely not. 

Posted on December 8th, 2008 by by The Empress

[Love All]

Love is a very difficult topic to write about, more so than you might imagine. I think the biggest problem with the word love is that it has to be stretched to encompass so many different feelings:  Bianca: There’s a difference between like and love. Because, I like my Skechers, but I love my Prada [...]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 by by The Empress

Sunday Sermon 2 – The Advent Conspiracy

Being in a new city I’m still struggling to find a place of worship. The reasons I want to find a church have changed somewhat with the more research I do. I’m still not sure what I want denominationally so that makes this process much more difficult.  In the process of researching possible churches, I [...]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 by by The Empress

For Shame

One thing most people know about me is that I take serious pride in my culinary abilities. For me, there is no mystery in translating a recipe into an edible work of art. I understand that presentation garners as many points as taste – if not more, as my recent exploits might indicate. My closest [...]

Posted on December 5th, 2008 by by The Empress

Book Review

I thought being unemployed would leave me with tons of time to blog 90 times a day and therefore keep all of my readers constantly entertained. Obviously this is not the case. I have tons of time, yes, but virtually nothing to write about. Survey says (no, really, it did) that you all don’t want [...]