My brother and his family are coming to visit for a week. I am really excited to see them but it will definitely make for a stressful week. My family loves the drama. I’m trying not to completely freak out before they even get here. I can’t wait to see my niece and nephew though… they are the cutest kids ever.

Right now I’m taking a late night break from cleaning and getting things ready for them. Getting some sleep will probably keep the stress at bay.

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Inspired by Emily’s post here are a few of mine:

I like to drink milk with pizza and Mexican food.
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I don’t like anything that makes your feet look like hands (i.e. toe socks).
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I have very specific soda preferences:
out of a can = Pepsi, from the fountain = Coke.
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When I’m really sleepy I get cold.
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Watching anything with Keanu Reeves causes rage blackouts (okay, not really but close). Even thinking about watching something with him makes me crazy. Sorry Keanu…
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It drives me crazy when people use “oh” as a number. It’s a LETTER… Zero is a number.
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The overuse of quotation marks drives me bonkers.
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No matter how much stationary or how many pens I have I will always buy more.
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I name things – my car, my TV, my toaster…
(note: I don’t talk to the things I name I promise.)
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I can’t look at people who put their fingers on their face/ in their mouth (nail biting etc.)
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I love the feel of cold water on my hands.
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If I am drinking something hot I have to have something cold to drink in between sips.
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I can only drink water when it’s ice cold.
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When I’m alone in the car I sing the songs from “Annie” at the top of my lungs… and after being in the show I know them all.
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After reading Sarah Palin’s resignation speech I’m even more uptight about good grammar and punctuation.
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Sometimes I will still read a children’s book
(right now it’s The BFG.)

What are some of yours?

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Okay, so it’s a shop not a house but still… these photos of a Sanrio shop in Tokyo on Jollygoo’s blog and all my dreams of growing up to be Strawberry Shortcake came rushing back at me. If I ever move to Tokyo I’m living in a stawberry shaped house for sure.

Wow. These photos by Mark Mawson blow me away. I just want to keep looking that them.

(spotted at All the Mountains)

Wow. These photos by Mark Mawson blow me away. I just want to keep looking that them.

(spotted at All the Mountains)

My friend Sonya posted this on her blog and it looks amazing! Did anyone see it?

My friend Sonya posted this on her blog and it looks amazing! Did anyone see it?

So, completely random but did you guys know Narwhals were real animals? I feel like such a bone head. Does this mean unicorns are real too? Because that would be cool.

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So, completely random but did you guys know Narwhals were real animals? I feel like such a bone head. Does this mean unicorns are real too? Because that would be cool.

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You’re probably better with money than I am anyway. I promise this isn’t Paris related. (well at least not directly) But guys, I have a problem. I like to shop. A lot. A really, really lot. If you know me even a little bit this is not really a surprise. But I have done really good lately. The problem is I do really good for awhile and then reward myself by spending money. What am I? 15?

In my own defense it’s not like I’m going out and buying cars or $400 shoes every day but the little things add up too. Oh and also (just in case you are thinking less of me) – I do not believe in credit card debt and I don’t spend more than I have. It’s just that sometimes I spend more than I should. You know?

So what are your tips and tricks for saving money?

Photo credit: Jen Gotch