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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Wacky Wednesday
1) Are you working today?
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to?
3) What color socks are you wearing?
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet?
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to?
3) What color socks are you wearing?
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet?
Vellichor: The strange wistfulness of used bookstores
Re: Wacky Wednesday
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? Not too bad right now
3) What color socks are you wearing? I'm not wearing socks
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet?
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? I'm just as busy as normal.
3) What color socks are you wearing? Boring white. We got to wear jeans and sweatshirts and tennis shoes all week so I'm wearing some ADIAS cotton socks.
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? I have one present purchased and an idea of what I'm getting most everyone else. I also have my Christmas cards that I just need to address and stamp.
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2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? Very busy.
3) What color socks are you wearing? Black
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? Nope. This weekend will be the official Christmas kick-off around my house. ETA: I've finished shopping for my kiddo and my Mum. I haven't bought a single thing for anyone else.
1) Are you working today? Yes, but only until 12ish
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? Busier than normal, my boss dropped two big projects in my lap yesterday that need to be completed by next week.
3) What color socks are you wearing? light blue with yellow and burgundy hearts and flowers
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? We put our tree up last Saturday and I started shopping a bit for H yesterday.
Its going to be a long day.
Black/ gray/purple plaid socks.
I started my shopping. I want to bring out my decorations today.
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? I went to the gym, and I have an appointment with my therapist in a bit. And then I am treating myself to Saladworks for lunch. And then I am coming home and putting up my Christmas tree.
3) What color socks are you wearing? They are black with grey stars on them.
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? I have bought the main part of my mom's and grandmother's Christmas gifts. I bought a pie for my family's Thanksgiving dinner, which we will have Friday (since I am working tomorrow). I have cleaned my apartment in preparation for putting up the tree. And I have ideas of what to buy, but I have to wait until my next paycheck because that is the one I budgeted Christmas shopping into.
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? It's just a normal day here.
3) What color socks are you wearing? Black
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter I put a hat and gloves in my purse and attached a reflector to the strap, I ordered a small present for my parents, and I booked a trip to Cape Verde with my boyfriend.
2) If you're working, are you busy? Somewhat busy. I have a closing to prep for. If not, what are you up to?
3) What color socks are you wearing? No socks
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? I am cleaning out my closet and stocking it with wine so I can hibernate in there until the holidays are over with.
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? I have a list for all of the crap on my desk. I'm ridiculous busy, but still managing to slack off with you fine people.
3) What color socks are you wearing? White running socks with my LL Bean duck boots
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? Like, Christmas? I got a guy at work to give me one of the canvas bags we had leftover from a summer event and I'm wrapping it up for my mom for Christmas - she's always coveting mine when she sees it. They are really nice canvas totes, just like the LL Bean boat & totes, but with a logo and some ads on the back. And I have some ideas for what I would like to get for people.
Sugar & Spice
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? Keeping my kid alive and my house not looking like a POS
3) What color socks are you wearing? Black--they were a random present from my MIL last Christmas but they are ridiculously warm so I wear them all the time.
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? I've bought most of the presents that need buying and I have ideas for basically everyone else. I have yet to start wrapping things though. And we don't decorate for Christmas until at least after Thanksgiving, preferably we wait until December.
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? It's pretty crazy at work today.
3) What color socks are you wearing? White
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? I have done some shopping (all of it online) but I still have more to do. Luckily, I think we are going to do white elephant for DH's family's Christmas. That makes my life so much easier.
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2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? Yes, unfortunately. Sending emails out to clients.
3) What color socks are you wearing? I live in Florida. We only have to wear socks a week out of the year.
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? I just finished booking our Disney trip! Some presents are bought. Otherwise. nope.
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? Watching TV
3) What color socks are you wearing? Grey with snowmen on it
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? Nope!
2) If you're working, are you busy? I've been making up work to do all week and dragging things out. I'm leaving for a wake in a few minutes so I am trying to avoid starting something new.
3) What color socks are you wearing? black wooly tights that keep falling down ;
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? we need to buy a few gift cards and we'll be done with Christmas shopping. I've convinced DH to toss the old love seat to the curb on Friday so we have a place to set up the tree this weekend.
Izzy and Baby A ~ Adorable Punks
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? Pretty busy. Transistioning from old job to new job and working with responsibilities from both.
3) What color socks are you wearing? They don't match. I need to do laundry. It's cool though. I'm wearing boots so nobody can see my shame.
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? I bought a Groupon for our Christmas tree (the tree farm we go to every year had a Groupon this year which is super exciting), and have a few presents purchased but that's pretty much it.
my read shelf:
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? I'm halfway through my shift and today has been slow, fingers crossed it stays that way.
3) What color socks are you wearing? Black
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? Nope nothing yet.
my read shelf:
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? So busy. Made two pies today and cheesecake and prepped for my gnocchi dish. Cleaned the fish tank, vacuumed, mopped the kitchen and swiffered the dining room, made sure all dishes were clean, and went grocery shopping. We were supposed to go see Catching Fire but there isn't enough time!
3) What color socks are you wearing? Gray with monkeys on one and bananas on the other
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? Some shopping. I pulled out christmas towels.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Yes
2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to?
God, no. It's beyond slow. I'm so bored.
3) What color socks are you wearing?
Blue with white polka dots
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet?
We put up our tree over the weekend and did most of our shopping.
2014: 4/40
[2010: 63] [2011: 35] [2012: 23] [2013: 27]
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2) If you're working, are you busy? If not, what are you up to? I'm making my five year old sort through all her toys and organize/donate/trash them
3) What color socks are you wearing? boring gray ones
4) Have you done anything to prepare for the next round of Holidays/Winter festivities yet? Nothing- I am so behind this year! I did update my christmas gift spreadsheet though so I've thought about it, just haven't done anything yet.