Author Archives: Queen of Quirky

Resolved

By Queen of Quirky | Published: January 26, 2012

I don’t really believe in New Year’s resolutions. But I do believe in fresh starts. So when we moved into our new house, I resolved to make a few fresh starts. The move was in November, which was close enough to the New Year to be another motivating factor, but NOT New Year’s resolutions. I [...]

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Queen of Quirky v. The Kitchen Aid Mixer

By Queen of Quirky | Published: January 17, 2012

Over a year ago, My Kitchen Aid Mixer drew a line in the sand. It was all, “What? You want a piece of this? Are you afraid of my new fancy pasta making attachments?” I was. I was so afraid that I didn’t even remove them from their packaging. (Which by the way, made them [...]

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Quirky weekend in review, major awkward moment and all

By Queen of Quirky | Published: January 8, 2012

It’s that time again! What time? Time for the weekend in review, duh. Have you ever done a weekend in review before? Well, no, but it seemed like a good idea, so I’m going to. Get on with it, then. Fine. Saturday, I decided to get my nifty thrifty finds on at our local Urban [...]

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Quirkyville gets a makeover

By Queen of Quirky | Published: January 6, 2012

Had I blogged this year, you would have been along for the ride as Mr. Q and I bought our first house in November. Three months earlier, I was sitting at a kitchen table in Cedar Rapids, IA declaring that Mr. Q and I were not the buying type and were very content to be [...]

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Aww crap. We discover Mr. Quirky is Pinteresty*.

By Queen of Quirky | Published: January 6, 2012

A night with girlfriends and wine. There’s nothing wrong with that. Discovering your husband is Pinteresty? Now that’s a problem. Earlier this week, I made it clear that according to Pinterest, I fall well below the bar on innovations around the home. After a few glasses of wine with my girlfriends, I discovered, Mr. Quirky [...]

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