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Posts from December 2008

My Book of 2008

Last December I found a really adorable notebook on etsy that I couldn’t resist. I don’t remember if I already had the idea for keeping track, on a monthly basis, of happenings in my life and bought the notebook for that purpose of if I decided to use it for that task after I already [...]


Giving People the Chance to Be Good

We threw a holiday party this weekend (which included a couple pity invitations which I’m still confused about) and it was good. Good food, good drinks, interesting conversations. Everyone seemed to have a really good time. Even the woman who rolled down the stairs (true story!). The best part of the night? Raising $400 for [...]


I Want Your Pity

I have always been befuddled when people say “I don’t want your pity” or “I don’t want your charity.” Pity and charity have always seemed like good things to me. Having heard a friend talk with disgust about an invitation he received to a party as a “pity invite” gave me great pause. Since he [...]