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According to Pinterest, I am failing at life.

By Queen of Quirky | Published: January 4, 2012

Did you know that it is possible to store all your plastic Target bags in an old Lysol Wipes dispenser embellished with a cute lemon-print fabric (to cover the Lysol branding, duh.), AND the bags will pull out sequentially like the wipes did? Neither did I. Until Pinterest told me. If you are unfamiliar with [...]

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Martha Stewart did not approve her guest list and other things gleaned from Blogher10

By Queen of Quirky | Published: August 12, 2010

I’m pretty sure Martha Stewart did not screen the bloggers who were invited to attend her swanky rooftop party. And I’m ok with that. Because had she been reading, I’m also pretty sure that the queen of all things put together, poised and polished would not have included the Queen of Quirky on her guestlist. [...]

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A blurgh-y give-away, or bribery, depending on how you look at it.

By Queen of Quirky | Published: February 11, 2010

 Miss me while I was away in the Big Apple? I don’t see why. You should have easily found me glaming it up with my blogging BFF Single Gal NYC and then over at the Marriage Confessions blog brunching with my new friends Katie, Chris and Bean. I’ve been a busy gal! Avoiding snowpocalypses here, planning a wedding [...]

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The pear crisp is fine, but if I buy a glue gun, we might have a problem

By Queen of Quirky | Published: December 1, 2009

This was my Thanksgiving table. I’m over it. The bird, pie that I threw away so I wouldn’t eat it, the stupid delicious potatoes with their cream cheese, the whole works. But you need to know something about me. I’m not crafty or good at designy things. Sure, I get a random compliment or two [...]

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Walk, no run away from middle winter weight gain…

By Queen of Quirky | Published: November 18, 2009

It’s that time of year. The cold, damp, dark evenings in Kansas City come early. And my spring/summer/fall routine of running with Gertie after work dies a slow death. There is nothing more appealing on these chilly nights than my couch, a blanket, some pasta (with heavy cream somewhere in the sauce) and a glass of [...]

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