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Welcome

Welcome to my new(er) blogsite.

In case you're wondering how you got here and who I am...
I'm a daughter, sister, wifey, Cali girl, friend, traveler, year round flip-flop wearing, gEEk, knottie turned nestie, marathoner, shopaholic, and hobby-obsessed lady that tries to squeeze in as much gocco printing, scrapbooking/stationary making, photography, personal training, and pilates as possible into my 24 hour day.

Note the twitter updates at the bottom left...and then you'll understand why "Random Thoughts from the Doggpound" was an appropriate first title for the blog. Hmmm, I may have to go back to that. Oh, and some day I may port my content over to my domain and stop squatting on Jeremy's, but for now it's still funny to hear the questions on how that happened.

Want to know why?

Our host goofed up on the format for my domain and made it Windows junk instead of Linux. I didn't have the patience for the 6-8 hours it would take to update it. So I'm squatting over here.

Loving the shoe inventions, Out-Ease

February 26, 2009 – 4:46 pm

Woohoo for female-owned SMART businesses!  

I seriously gave away all my work slingbacks because of the obnoxious gets caught in your shoe dilemma, years ago.  These may open up a whole new world of work shoe options once again :)  

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iPhone picture of my view on the way home from Crossfit

February 25, 2009 – 3:01 pm

That’s the Washington Monument behind the street post, way in the distance.  The sky is so pretty early in the morning. 

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Getting the packing list ready for the beach…

February 24, 2009 – 2:16 pm

Well, there’s no sun around here it seems just bitter windy icey cold days.  That’s why the Doggpound is headed for a little R&R in the Caribbean.  First on my list is Sunblock, not Sunscreen but straight up Sunblock with Physical Defense.  

Remember my sun care tips from the past 2 years?  Based on a recommendation from my dermatologist(s), I ventured from SkinCeuticals to a new brand.  DermaQuest’s ZinClear product is pretty amazing.  I’m serious about my sun protection and this stuff doesn’t leave behind any residue.  Woah!

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It’s that time of year again…District Sample Sale tickets on sale tomorrow

February 11, 2009 – 4:23 pm

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  1. Cheyenne   -  

    do they have one of these in cali???? i might have to come out to DC for this, this year!!!

Today’s Twitter Summary

February 10, 2009 – 11:59 pm
  • Longest wod ever, barbara sucks #
  • i love boutiques w/ good cs. i just called to inquire on the processing and got complimentary upgraded overnight shipping while at it :) #

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like momma, like daughter

February 10, 2009 – 1:40 pm

my sentiments exactly, about 14 hours ago i was feeling like this

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Only happens about once a year…get your Antica Farmacista Discount

February 10, 2009 – 1:05 pm

Looking for a little treat for the home?  If you just finished filing taxes and found a little reserve tucked away, I highly highly recommend these diffusers (better than Anthousa, better than the house brand at Restoration Hardware).  They have tremendous “staying” power and the Tuberose, Hyacinth, & Lily of the Valley is an amazing blend of gardenia and other fresh clean flowers that provide the perfect “background” home fragrance.  Don’t get me wrong, I still like to spice things up with a candle here and there but this is an awesome deal.

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Today’s Twitter Summary

February 8, 2009 – 11:59 pm
  • i love beautiful days like this- indoor cleaning done, backyard cleaned, front yard cleaned…time for xfit and some running w/ sumdog :) #

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Today’s Twitter Summary

February 7, 2009 – 11:59 pm
  • Date night at kaz, mmmm sake #
  • as of monday, no single beer sales allowed in our ward…interesting #

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Today’s Twitter Summary

February 6, 2009 – 11:59 pm
  • Wahoo, love my am crossfit :) #
  • 35 minutes to find parking, grrrr #
  • just got talked into adding google latitude to my list of online accounts–head explodes #
  • cami: (link 1 in dc) me: cool
    cami: (link 2–looks familiar) me: hey are you resending me links i shared in my google reader?
    cami: whoops #

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Gilt group- you tease!

February 6, 2009 – 5:24 pm

I wait a few measly minutes after the noon sale opens and bam, nothing left. I love White + Warren cashmere, this makes me so sad :(

I’m going to walk around the house in some pink shoes to cheer myself up.

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Today’s Twitter Summary

February 5, 2009 – 11:59 pm
  • RT: “Sometimes I think pee smells like Cheerios.” - http://bit.ly/1Nhe (25 Reasons NOT to do the Top 25 lists on Facebook) #
  • Those #
  • This cleaning crew is really a life/marriage/sanity saver. I’m so happy to be home :) #

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