Category Archives: Self

Let me enjoy my 2 mins of fame

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

 Last year, I attended the Ebay conference. One of the ebay marketing people took down my store name and email info. Right before Christmas, she contacted me, saying how surprised she was I made Top Rated Seller and got a … Continue reading →

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Monday Moneysavers

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin

I have been having horrible luck with estate/garage sales. Maybe I am not picking out the right ones. I went to one in a mansion on Sat. Complete with swimming pool and tennis courts. And bought NOTHING. All over priced … Continue reading →

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Day 9

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

My sister is leaving for India tomorrow. A month long trip. My dad is arriving from Singapore on Friday. I am excited. My dad’s first trip out to Americaland. The kids are thrilled. The middle 2 have a big school … Continue reading →

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Fish, to taste right, must swim three times – in water, in butter and in wine.*

Posted on February 6, 2011 by admin

Nk and I were talking about food. I was telling him some of my best memories attached to food. I do not have any blog topic, hence this was a good one.Obviously I am going to fail at this daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, NK, Random Crap, Self | Tagged | 11 Comments

“True friends stab you in the front*.”

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

I have quite the gang of non-desi friends. Some who I text every hour, some who call and email once in a while, some who are just on FB friends. However I do not have any close desi friends. here … Continue reading →

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Monday Moneysavers…on a Wed

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

I had a dry spell of thrifting. I could not find a single worthy item. Either for self or for reselling. And then this past few days, I have come home loaded with stuff.. Check out the pictorial evidence  I … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Happenings, Ebay, Ebay, Monday MoneySavers, Thrift store, Weekly Series | 18 Comments

Guess who quit work today?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by admin

I did. And its a huge load off my shoulder. I finish out the week and thats it. I have a long list of reasons of why I only worked 3 months. Long Long list but that doesnt matter. I … Continue reading →

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Monday Moneysavers

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

Remember the Ethan Allen sofa I found. Well, I listed it on CL, had a few people interested. They set up a time and then they flaked. I relisted it, again the same thing. The sofa meanwhile  was hanging out in the church … Continue reading →

Posted in Decorating with thrift Store finds, Monday MoneySavers, Thrift store, Weekly Series | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Monday Moneysavers

Posted on December 20, 2010 by admin

I had the most fantastic week of selling on Ebay.  If only each week was like this week, NK could quit work and become a stay at home dad.I don’t even know which one to feature on weekly post. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Ebay, Estate Sale, estate sales, Monday MoneySavers, Weekly Series | Tagged , | 26 Comments

Life goes on….

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

After reading MM’s post, I felt that I should write. One of the residents I have been working with, died on Tuesday. I have been visiting with this woman for past 2 months. Twice a week, I put on the latex … Continue reading →

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