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Our winter weather on the East Coast is almost comical; we are cracking up due to the absurdly of having snow in April. Last week, we had a snow storm that was hear and gone in a matter of days; just long enough to confuse the budding tulips who have been snowed on already this season. When plants get confused it's not good.

I don't understand people who have to rush to the store to load up on food supplies before the snow hits either. I get the need for rock salt, milk, coffee and bread but there are people in the grocery line with carts full of stuff. Can we really not make it a day or two if we were snowed in? Most pantries have some form of substance; a box of tuna helper, cans of beans, Bisquick. Would anyone really starve? I only go to the store if I want to cook something special for that particular storm, otherwise I play with whatever is already in the house. I usually opt for the latter because the grocery store is so crowded. Besides, one of the top tips in "living within our means" is to use all the groceries you buy and not to load up until you do. Translated, that means I gotta go make a tuna casserole with beans and biscuits.

She buzz words

• Brownie
• Peeps
• Dim Sum
• Traitor

Right now she could be

• Cleaning her glasses
• Editing a flip video
• Tuning a guitar
• Filling a bike tire

She could working at a

• Bike shop
• Toy store
• Make up counter
• Middle school

She could be a

• Political assistant
• Computer analyst
• Cellphone salesperson
• Nature guide

She vent

"I just bought my son size 9 sneakers and they are already too small"

She's shopping at

• Kohls
• JCPenney
• Old Navy
• Target

She Phone Starter

Which way does she lean towards music or sports?

She spring reads

Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self, by Monica Seles (youngest tennis star to win the French Open), includes her 10-year struggle with an eating disorder.

Breaking into the Boys Club: 8 Ways for Women to Get Ahead in Business by Molly D. Shepard, Jane K. Stimmler & Peter Dean

Ms. Typed: Discover Your True Dating Personality and Rewrite Your Romantic Future by Michelle R. Callahan

Real Solutions for Busy Moms: Your Guide to Success and Sanity by Kathy Ireland

She loves

• Sleeping on clean sheets
• Flip flops
• The scent of sunscreen
• A newly stocked office vending machine
• A fresh pot of tea or coffee

She DIY

Home maintenance comes with a cost. She can avoid the handyman and handle her own projects by checking out the new www.HGTV.com package "Spring Projects Made Easy." It covers everything from checking storm gutters to air conditioners, complete with video directions.

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