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I was home sick from work today and so bored! All I did today was sit on the couch and watch television. The weather was so nasty and I felt horrible. I felt really bad, but I didn’t feel bad enough to sleep the entire time. I surfed the internet for hours. I found my self searching and clicking everything from texas electricity provider links here to reading all of the on-line gossip websites. My friend sent me an e-mail when I told her that I was so bored about a website that she gets on when she is bored. It is called Stumbleupon.com. When you join the website, you select what you are interested in. The site then generates a bunch of random sites that you scroll through and click on things that you like. It was awesome! It definitely helped with some of my boredom throughout the day. I never thought that I would say that I was ready to go to work, but by the end of the day, I was really ready to get back to work! Sick days aren’t as fun as they used to be when I was a kid.

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We’ve all been there – you’re off out at the weekend but you’re stuck for something to wear… you look at your wardrobe and decide there’s nothing for it but to go shopping (again). But what if you decide not to buy a new outfit?

What if – shock, horror, you dig out some of the things from your wardrobe you haven’t looked at for a while, maybe because you’re bored with them, or because they’re not smart enough or interesting enough for a night out… and then change them completely into an outfit you can’t wait to wear? It can’t be done, you think? Well, it might be the same jeans or same dress that you’ve owned for years, but it won’t be the same outfit – and therein lies the key.

It’s all about the accessories, you see. Different shrug or wrap, different shoes, different tights, jewellery and different handbag – and you’re set. Unlike clothes, accessories are often inexpensive, and can be stockpiled for the express purpose of changing an outfit from boring to brilliant in the blink of an eye. Even if you’re not a fan of trawling the high street, the internet is a great place to track down interesting and unusual accessories to complete any outfit. You can buy fascinators, shrugs, belts, jewellery and ladies handbags online – to be delivered straight to your door, and unlike with party dresses, you don’t even need an excuse to get out there and shop, shop, shop for accessories.

Of course, if you’re keen to be on-trend, the fashion accessory you need to know about this winter is the tiny box clutch – you’ll have seen them on the red carpets everywhere, in the delicate mitts of the famous and well-accessorised. A great way to set off your party outfit, they come in a range of shapes and colours, making them a real statement piece – as well as being a useful place to stash your phone and your lippy. If you click on www.cafelamoda.co.uk, you can find some inspirational ideas there.

Lastly, don’t forget that shoes can be the finishing touch that really makes or breaks an outfit. A pair of show-stopping killer-heeled party shoes – whether they’re designer label or just something outrageously gorgeous from the high street – can dress up a pair of jeans and a sparkly top into a real look-at-me outfit, or launch a so-so dress from dull to delightful. Combine the shoes with a matching clutch bag, and of course just the right amount of lip-gloss… and you’ll look and feel a million dollars.

This year has been a great year for accessories, from hats and headpieces to hard jewelled clutch bags and oversized rings – so dig through that treasure trove and finish off your outfit with just the right extras to really make it pop!

This morning, while I was researching home alarm systems on TOTALalarmsystemS.com, my sister in law called. She was really excited and said that she had some really great news. I only talk to her ever so often, but we do get along really well. She asked me if I was sitting down, when I told her yes, she gave me the news. She and her husband were expecting another child. It will be the second grandchild in our family. She has a six year old daughter already who is a wonderful niece. I have so much fun with her, she likes makeup, clothes, and everything girly. Now, she is going to be a big sister. My sister in law said that she had been keeping it a secret for the last three months. She wanted to make sure that everything was ok before she started telling everyone. They even found out the sex of the baby already too. They are going to have a little boy! I’m sure that my father in law is going to love having a grandson and my husband is definitely going to love having a nephew!

We were just alerted that Qualcomm stadium the home of the surging San Diego Chargers will get a temporary name change to Snapdragon Stadium from Dec 18-29. I don’t believe this is something being done to help the playoff chances of the Chargers, but a great marketing move since  Snapdragon processors by Qualcomm are the digital brains inside mobile devices made and are found in many of the new tablets as well. The main events that will taking place over the course of this eleven day name change are:

The Sunday Night Football game between the San Diego Chargers and the Baltimore Ravens. A huge game with playoff implications for both teams.

Two college bowl games: The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (Dec. 21) and the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28).

I think this is a brilliant move based on the timing and the link between Qualcomm and Snapdragon. With the speed and agility that these processors possess they are the market leaders behind the brains of most of the smartphones like those made by HTC, Samsung, and Nokia. With smartphones being asked to do so many functions a processor was needed to run simultaneous applications and also not drain the battery. That is why Snapdragon processors are the chip of choice in the mobile world because of their proven success and reliability.

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I was heading to a meeting and along the way I thought I would stop off at a Starbucks to grab a White Chocolate Mocha. I punched in the name and asked the Nav unit to find the closet one to where I was. It pinpointed several locations, and so I clicked on the one that was the closest. When I arrived 5 minutes later, it was a Wendys restaurant, and the Nav unit said ” Destination arrived” OOPS! I guess the one thing is that you do need to keep the software somewhat current. Anyway, lesson learned. I just wish my Nav unit could tell me where the cheapest place is to get gas these days?

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