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Setting up my home office, phase 1

Phase 1 was clearing out all of the empty boxes and other junk that had piled up. That's all sitting in the living room so I'll be forced to haul it outside to the dumpster. There's still some misc. stuff that I'm going to get rid of or replace. Phase 2 will be acquiring a new desk and getting my desk chair from my parents' house to here. Then I can add shelving, wall stuff, etc. That green chair is my favorite thing to sit on and I've missed it. I can't wait to put a lamp behind it and use it as my old lady reading chair! I have a really cute dog bed that will go next to it so Joy will have her own spot.

Some pictures from Christmas, mostly of my dog.

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iPhone App Magnets

via www.urbanoutfitters.com

A cute little gift for the iPhone obsessed person in your life.

Love: Miss Kathy Griffin & It Gets Better

via www.youtube.com

I'm loving these videos.

Love: Tim Gunn & It Gets Better

via www.youtube.com

Ow, my heart.

I might need this.

via www.etsy.com

Love: One Kings Lane

I'm kind of addicted to those sample sale shopping sites like Gilt Groupe and Ideeli. I've never actually bought anything but it's great fun to look every day and see what's new. Most of the sites I've found have been for clothes, shoes, etc. but I just stumbled on One Kings Lane, which is for home goods. Right now, they have items from Built NY, Sigg, Archipelago, and a bunch more. RueLaLa is another sample sale site that has home stuff and gourmet food gifty type items.

The internet is basically just one big shopping mall to me.

LOVE! OK Go - White Knuckles

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Good song, cute band, adorable dogs. It's perfection.

Book of the week: A Dog's Purpose

The premise for A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron is very simple - it follows the lives of one dog, from rescued street dog, to deeply loved family pet, to hard working search and rescue dog. The twist is that these lives are lived out in several separate bodies, through four generations of owners. 

While it is a bit shmaltzy and emotionally manipulative in places, the humor and clever plot line keep you hooked until the end. If you love dogs like I do, expect that some parts will be hard to read without crying. And if you're a big baby like I am, you'll have to stop in the middle so you can squeeze your dog and cry at the same time. I cried more reading this book than I did while reading Marley & Me. That's a lot of crying.

I really enjoyed this book - it's a quick read that captures the depth of pure love and devotion that dogs have for their humans and vice versa.

As far as books narrated by dogs, I did actually like The Art of Racing in the Rain better. I would recommend that book to anyone who loves good fiction. I'd recommend A Dog's Purpose specifically to dog lovers.