Monthly Archives: January 2008

Don’t Cry Over Expired Milk

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Mandie

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. I am rather perplexed as to why things started off on such a bad note this morning – my dad took the dogs for their morning poopy walk, the … Continue reading →

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100 Posts, Here’s to 100 More!

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Mandie

Today, not-withstanding my Christmastime blogging break, I am writing my 100th post as the Startup Fiance. Given that I usually spend roughly 30 minutes writing, editing, and publishing each post, I have now officially spent at least 50 hours perfecting … Continue reading →

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Pit Bull Play Date

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Mandie

Pennsylvania decided to have its own tribute to global warming while we were in town, and last week the temperatures hit the upper 60s for two days. This presented a perfect opportunity for us to take our dogs to meet … Continue reading →

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GE Adora Washing Machine Is Not Draining

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Mandie

You know how they say things happen in threes? Well apparently when you buy your appliances from Home Depot this holds true – we bought them together and they broke together. The first to go was our stainless Maytag refrigerator … Continue reading →

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Mobile Office – Optimized

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Mandie

Yesterday the framework was laid for productivity success within the confines of the VW Eurovan office, but a few key pieces to the efficiency puzzle were still missing. We still had to run the van to charge the laptops and … Continue reading →

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