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Elbow Propping, Over-Caffeinating, and Other Coping Mechanisms for Extreme Exhaustion
February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 The Olive Gal 5 Comments
  • Extreme Sarcasm
  • Food

Elbow Propping, Over-Caffeinating, and Other Coping Mechanisms for Extreme Exhaustion

I have never been an energetic person. From the time I was a teenager, I have complained about always being tired. Prior to my injury, I loved to dance, work out, and play sports, but engaging…

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January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 The Olive Gal 1 Comment
  • Food

Just Because You Bought It At Whole Foods Doesn’t Make It Healthy

Remember that holiday diet I so futilely embarked on last month? Yeah, about that. It didn’t quite work out as planned. SHOCKER. Instead of spending January intestines-deep in cleanses and workouts like the rest of the…

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10 Signs You Might Be Losing Your Mind
January 28, 2014 The Olive Gal No Comments
  • Extreme Sarcasm
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10 Signs You Might Be Losing Your Mind

I’m gonna go all Buzzfeed on you today. I present to you: 10 Signs You Might Be Losing Your Mind. This blog post is sponsored by my darling 3-year-old son, who has a special talent for…

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January 27, 2014 The Olive Gal 1 Comment
  • Extreme Sarcasm

I Keep a List of Brilliant British Slang and So Should You

I’m not exactly an anglophile but I do love me the Brits. They brought me Radiohead and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and manners and wicked bizarre pronunciations and tea and Dr. Who. But what I…

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January 24, 2014 The Olive Gal 5 Comments
  • Extreme Sarcasm

I Fantasize About Blowing People Away With My Amazing Karaoke Skills and Other Things That Will Never Happen

Once upon a time, I was the topic of some pretty interesting dinner party banter. People would ask, “So what do you do?” and I could see that they were impressed when I replied, “I’m a…

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Trying to Move On
January 23, 2014 The Olive Gal 5 Comments
  • Family

Trying to Move On

It’s pretty damn hard to be funny when a member of your family just died. It’s especially a bitch, and not the least bit ironic, when he was the funniest person I knew on the planet.…

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On Dealing With Family Tragedy
January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 The Olive Gal 1 Comment
  • Family

On Dealing With Family Tragedy

I really wish I weren’t writing this post. But here I am, typing away about something none of us could have seen coming six months ago. I don’t want to get into specifics out of respect,…

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January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 The Olive Gal 4 Comments
  • Extreme Sarcasm

My Friends Wouldn’t Let Me Watch the Patriots Game

Stupid sports superstitions. Being a Boston fan, I’m pretty much a slave to some of the crazier neuroses of the religiously devoted. That includes required hissing at Yankee fans (No matter what the situation. If I’m…

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I Have No Clue How to Interact With Other Parents
January 8, 2014 The Olive Gal 2 Comments
  • Family

I Have No Clue How to Interact With Other Parents

Today I had a bomb dropped on me. When I went to drop Lucas off at pre-school, there was a note in his cubby from his best friend’s mom. She very sweetly suggested we have Lucas…

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Would We Call This a New Year’s Resolution?
January 6, 2014January 8, 2014 The Olive Gal 7 Comments
  • Extreme Sarcasm

Would We Call This a New Year’s Resolution?

Alright, 2014, I’m ready. I think many of us can agree that 2013 sucked ass. (For those of you who had a great year, just keep it to yourself, thanks.) I’m ready to put it behind…

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