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I realize recipes scale in difficulty. I'm actually trying to make something new at least every two weeks, preferably every week. It doesn't have to be immaculate. I merely want to claim that ...

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There's one thing that bothers me about my home. Pictures. That is, the lack of pictures is what bothers me. My walls are so bear. I've hung my college diplomas, and I even bought a few piece...

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This week was a lesson in gratitude. I walked through the front door of my condo Tuesday night into what felt like a sauna. Yep, my air conditioning was broken, just in time for the 4th of July...

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That $ 200 estimate I was hoping for in repairing my neighbor's wall and ceiling? It's going to be $1,000! I think I need to lay down.

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I totally nailed the chicken fettucini alfredo recipe last night. My first time cooking in over five years, and I pulled it off. In hindsight, I probably should have adjusted the proportions of...

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I need to just accept that in acclimating myself to living on my own again is going to require my making mistakes. I really blundered in the purchase of my washer and dryer off Craigslist. Don'...

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Living on my own is awesome! I get to keep things the way I want. My bathroom is always clean. I can always use the sink because it's never piled up with someone else's dirty dishes. I don't ...

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I spent the bulk of this weekend completing my move to my new condo. I'd been moving odds and ends there since I closed a couple of weeks ago, but this was the weekend to really make it habitabl...

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I closed on my condo Friday. It was a hectic day. I had to work late Thursday night, so I could take off Friday to do everything I wanted. I got up shortly before 9, so I could go to my bank a...

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I was supposed to close on my condo Friday, but I requested some repairs, which the seller agreed to. However, he needed an extra week to make said repairs, hence the delay. I'm taking next Fri...

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Regards to .essie. who originated the topic of this entry. I liked her idea, so I decided to try it myself. Finishing a work out - I don't enjoy working out per se, but I love getting to the e...

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I'm not sure if the following is a happy benefit of maturing or a sad benefit of being romantically inept. I believe I have a crush on my coworker Galina. Not that anything would ever, ever, ev...

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I got the condo! The seller took his sweet time responding. Apparently, someone else made an offer of the seller's asking price, but the seller declined because that person wanted too many "con...

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I made an offer on a condo this week. It's a two bed two bath with 1,200 square feet of living space. It's in Alpharetta, about 10 minutes north of my office. It's also been recently remodeled...

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I think I’ve figured out my housing conundrum. I’m obviously not going to be able to afford a house I like that isn’t a money pit, so I’ve started looking at condominiums and town houses. I act...

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I lost the house. I set up a house inspection for yesterday, and man alive did he find problems. The siding needs to be replaced; the roof needs to be reshingled, the pipes need to be refitted,...

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As I mentioned in my last entry, I made an offer on that house. The owners countered with an offer half way between my offer and their asking price, and I accepted, so I’m under contract now. I...

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I'm in the process of making an offer on a house. Specifically, this house. ). I found the house's online listing Thursday night. It had just been posted. I moved quickly to set up a visit w...

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I got a new coworker last Monday. Her name is Galina, and she's gorgeous. What's peculiar is that it's not just her physical beauty that's so enchanting; rather it's supplemented with a strange...

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I had my employee evaluation Monday. My manager left me a glowing review for my new boss, John, so I will be getting 100% of my bonus. Yay! In discussing my future at the company, John explain...

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Atlanta had another ice storm. Thankfully, it was expected and it occurred overnight, so it didn't bring zombie-apocalypse style traffic. Ironically, the roads are even worse than last time. Th...

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I'm really, really getting to a point where I want my own place. I appreciate being able to save so much by living with Johnny, but cabin fever is setting in. I live in a tiny room in the basem...

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Atlanta had what we southerners would consider a severe snow storm last week. At about 1:00pm of Tuesday of last week, our HR manager told us to go home. If I had just done that I would have be...

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I feel like my first entry in this diary should be pay respects to my Open Diary. I feel like a friend is dying. Maybe I'm just being silly, but I can't help myself. My OD would have been 13 y...

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