Author Archives: la_florecita

Things I like this week

Posted on November 8, 2011 by la_florecita

Animals being dicks 13 movie poster trends Rob Delaney is suing Kim Kardashian (whatever) but his letter is worth reading for his phrase “stay the fuck married for longer than 20 minutes…” My sister in law is brave and skinny. … Continue reading →

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SO inconvenienced!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by la_florecita

So I hate watching full episodes of shows on cwtv.com and here’s why. Wait. I should explain. I heard Ringer was going to be a good show to watch, not just from Brittany (aka girl who got me into Gossip … Continue reading →

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Give Up.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by la_florecita

Yesterday I made a not-too-ambitious to-do list, or so I thought. It included yoga, buying a shower curtain, buying succulents/cactus since apparently this drought is going to last 10 years, planting them and going to a group meditation (my first … Continue reading →

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Happy Day

Posted on October 26, 2011 by la_florecita

I should have played the lottery yesterday. Everything was coming up Jen. Remember how I threw a fit last year about my bus route changing right after I had decided to ride the bus all over town? Well, the route … Continue reading →

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Back on Track. Except Not. [UPDATED]

Posted on October 24, 2011 by la_florecita

At work, we say we’re “on track” when we’re working out regularly and not eating, say, queso at every meal. Around our office you’ll hear things like, “I’m getting back on track tomorrow,” or “OMG I won’t be able to … Continue reading →

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I Saved Up for This

Posted on October 19, 2011 by la_florecita

Well, we opened a store a week ago on Wednesday and if you’ve been reading my blog, you know how stressful that is. If you haven’t, read this. Knowing what I’d be getting into, I began conserving my energy weeks … Continue reading →

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Sorry, no beige.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by la_florecita

I have to blog this now before I read any more super awesome tributes/articles and I decide I’m not worthy to add to the remembrance. You know how there are bumper stickers and t-shirts that say, “I’m not from Texas … Continue reading →

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Missoni for Target: follow-up

Posted on October 5, 2011 by la_florecita

The day the collection came out (Tuesday, September 13th) I had a 7:30am flight to Honolulu. And the online site wasn’t supposed to go live until 8am. So I was just going to take my chances trying to order on … Continue reading →

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Ale

Posted on October 1, 2011 by la_florecita

Dave’s youngest aunt had been sick and in and out of the hospital for years. She also suffered from fairly serious epilepsy and had just been in a fragile state for quite some time. In August, she threw in the … Continue reading →

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Market.

Posted on October 1, 2011 by la_florecita

I’ve been blogging for 6 years (oh, happy belated birthday, blog!) and I don’t really market it. I realize I have this apologetic attitude about my blog, like, “Oh you don’t have to read it if you don’t want to.” … Continue reading →

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