"Dumpster Fire of a Year" is what 2016 is ever-so-fondly referred to by most people on every social media platform I use, and I can't help but agree for the most part. Yes, a lot of beloved celebrities were lost, and the election was a mess, but on a more personal level watching my loved ones try to survive this year was like...

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October. my favorite month of the year. has flown by yet again. This year was different from all of the previous years in so many ways, I missed out on a few of my favorite activities, but, had so many wonderful new adventures. I went to Theater Bizarre for the very first time with the Party Cats, went to a pirate party, finally...

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Of course I wait until mid-October to post a recap of September, of course! I am a full-fledged Party Cat, but I am also the pokiest of puppies. September was a fantastic month, despite all of the ups and downs.  Work has been brutal, trying so hard to stay on top of things, and I am still pretty skint, but I am managing....

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I have mentally written out this post at least a dozen or so times in the past week, but it doesn't make sitting down and actually doing it any easier. To be blatantly honest, I have been going through some personal issues for the past month or so, and blogging has been too hard. A lot of things have been too hard. Blogging...

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So this one time, The Party Cats threw a prom! Why? Because themed parties are fuuuuun, and, two out of three Party Cats never made it to prom, so of course we had to throw our own! Duh! We originally were going to have prom outside with a bonfire and all sorts of cool stuff, but because we live in Michigan, it decided...

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Currently I am sipping on a Blue Moon, frizzy hair in a bun, and wishing that the cheap, plastic fan beside me would cool my skin a bit faster. Alas! Such is life. Today I tackled a bunch of stuff at work, took the dogs for a walk, gave the kitchen a good wipe-down, and finally sorted the laundry. A pretty mundane Tuesday,...

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April! You flew by! Aaaand left me with an epic sinus infection, yay spring in Michigan. I can't complain too much, we have had mostly decent weather. Enough so for a few bonfires in the backyard, and shorts! Shorts sans tights, yo! It has also been a month of major change over here at House Gerard, Kyle got a new job at Whole...

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It was a beautiful Sunday, probably the very first nice spring day of the year, and we were hungover. After a night of karaoke, and a late night, post-bar gathering at our house, I was a giant asshole and woke everyone up to get breakfast. I was an even bigger asshole on the way to breakfast, because I decided that everyone wasn't awake...

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