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I’m back to work tomorrow (Tuesday), and I feel a bit like Roy Baty, the Nexus 7 replicant in Blade Runner. I want more! Good thing I love my job, eh? So I’m trying to get organized for blog stuff as I have less free time! I’m absolutely loving the inspiration I’m getting from you...
In the What do you want to know? post, Sue asks: 1. Do you get bad reactions to certain colours of product?…eeeew! that’s GREEN! (etc etc)2. Is white the default setting for “posh” products?3. What are the smelliest ingredients and how do you disguise that?! (neem oil is a classic….!) These are interesting questions, and I think...
I hope you’re all enjoying the first day of 2014 surrounded by loved ones doing something awesome and eating something great! I’m still a little weak from that horrible flu-like thing I was enjoying over the last few days, but I’m having a lovely day with my family. Thanks to everyone for your kind get-well-soon...
Hi everyone! I’m on holiday time from work, which means I had to get sick and waste the very little time I have off lying in bed. It also means that your questions and email are going unanswered as I don’t have the energy to sit up or type much right now. Raymond and Blondie...
THE SEARCH ENGINEI can’t do anything about the search engine. My husband is a computer guy and he assures me the problem is on Blogger’s end, which has been confirmed by many other Blogger users and readers. I have written to them. I have changed the format of the blog. (I can’t go back to...