It is hard to believe that there is anything I have written about five different times on Sparkles and Shoes but as the blog is turning six on Thursday I guess that makes sense. When I originally started this was to only write about my favorite things but it turns out there are also a lot of things that really do irk me. So with that in mind, I have a two part update for you - a ...
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Pet Peeves 4.0
I want to take a break from my travel posts and gift guides today to do an update on a topic I have written about a few times over the past five years. When I was asked more than a decade ago for my senior year book page what my page what my pet peeve was it was quite easy - "socks with sandals" but there are many other things that irk me. In case you are curious here is my Pet ...
Pet Peeves 3.0
There is one thing that I have seen happen twice in the last week that has put me over the edge- enough to write another one of these posts Cars, bikes, and pedestrians who do not immediately move for emergency vehicles. Really people? You are perfectly healthy and going along your merry way - get the heck out of the road for ambulances and fire trucks. The extra ...
Pet Peeves 2.0
Let me be perfectly honest, I am was so startled the number of emails I got as a result of my April post listing my biggest pet peeves. The biggest email was a mis-understanding of what a pet peeve was so before I go any further let me define the term, a pet peeve is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find it. ...
My Pet Peeves
Let me start this off by sharing a big, BIG HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY to one of my favorites, Kathryn. Kat you are 1,430 miles away but this post is my way of celebrating with you - a big discussion about one of your favorite topics, things that annoy you, and a fun montage of photos of us. But first, let me explain about the peeves...I have always had pet peeves - in my high school ...
Getting to Know Me with 101 Questions
After seven years and a half I have blogged about nearly every topic and for anyone who wants to know more there is an about me page in my header. Even if you are new reader you’ll know I ramble on about new things many times a week to today I am going to kick it back to the kind of post that was popular in 2009 when I started reading blogs and was just fading out in 2012 when I started ...