• Atman

    The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.
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    reverse shopping

    Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

    One of my favorite books of all time is Angels by Marian Keyes.  Although all her books are amazing, engrossing comfort reads, I have read this one more times than I can count.  This book’s main character, Maggie, reverse shops  and it’s where I first heard the term. 
    You know how you’re in the dressing room, and […]

    monday shopping randomness

    Monday, June 30th, 2008

    Prologue:  I’ve been bad blogger.  No really, sucky for the last month or so.  I haven’t updated because I am pregnant enough that I’m sick of talking about it, but what else is there at this stage?  I’m sick of people asking me if I have a baby name - NO.   I don’t want to admit […]

    check this

    Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

    A few weeks ago I found myself at Lowe’s searching for a rubber thingy to fix a tilting vanity mirror.
    My severe inability to express myself in describing what I needed hampered me from finding the rubber thingy and resulted in purchase of several might-work-if-you-can’t-find-me-a-rubber-thingy things.  Even after I MacGuyver all these things together I’m pretty sure […]

    taking a turn through Target

    Monday, January 14th, 2008

    Alternate title: a conspiracy theory on the corporate machine that is Target.
    I saw some cute ballet flats in the Sunday Target circular yesterday. And because the pregnancy-water-retention fun has caused not only carpal tunnel in my wrists but swelling of my feet, none of my shoes fit. So the trip to try on said […]

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