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He’s always asking if I have tweezers, my brother. Always. Years ago, I convinced him girls don’t like bushy brows and now he does that, but he can’t seem to get up the guts to buy himself a manicure set. His birthday is coming up, so I might get him this manicure set, from the Art of Shaving. ($150) They’re made of tempered stainless steel.

Another splurge, the Art of Shaving starter kit. ($38)

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I don’t need another lamp. I have plenty. But I like this unnecessary owl lamp from Urban Outfitters. ($24)

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Now that the weather is getting warmer, I want this spring-y flower tee, from Karmaloop. ($40)

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I found this cute purse on StyleViolet. It’s so needed in my closet. Who needs the other 18 purses? ($48)

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I spotted this at a modern store in San Diego, HoldIt. It has some great designs, but not too expensive. My sister grabbed a replica of this Arco lamp, a modern classic, for only $500. I got a cute little orange vase, to add to my collection.I should have walked home with this modern hourglass I saw, but thankfully, Anthropologie has it ($28)

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My favorite Sudoku site. My average on easy is now 8 minutes. I’ll get to medium soon.

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A list of blogs I’m going to depend on in the next few weeks:

Smitten Kitchen. Deb reminds me of myself and my mother. She gets obsessive over a recipe, perfects it and moves on. Maybe she comes back to it, maybe she doesn’t. It’s all about the tasty, tasty search.

She Spills the Beans. Veteran vegetarian recipes must be tasty. I hate salads, and must learn to cook JUST veggies.

Gluten-free Girl. I’ve adored Shauna’s post for a long, long time. She posts about love, life and food. Her posts are so lyrical and beautiful that it makes me want to quit gluten just to find her serenity.

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I’m going to take a twist here, and post something a little more personal than usual.

For years now, I’ve dealt with horrible stomach pains. They get worse, then they get better, then they disappear. But then they come back. I’ve been to numerous doctors and undergone pertty much every single test known to man. I’ve got a lab slip sitting on my coffee table. Monday, I get to take another test for H. Pylori. I was diagnosed with IBS two years ago, which more or less means they don’t know what is wrong with me. IBS effects thousands of people every year, and there’s plenty of books and medicines out there.

I’ve been on most of the pills. Now I’m on Bentyl, which I only take when the pain is too much. It comes mostly in the mornings. I’ve altered my diet. Mostly cutting out beer, anything carbonated and red meat. I cheat. I’ll slip a beer in sometimes. Maybe a burger.

Stress makes it worse. So, the move here, the new job and assorted other problems have made it flare up again. Generally it’s just discomfort, but it makes me go home after dinner when I’m supposed to go out. Call my friends and cancel. Whine to The Boy.

Two months ago, I got a new doctor. She’s helpful. But now she’s become evil.

All right, I’m exaggerating. She’s done some more blood tests and put me on an elimination diet. This diet is prohibitive of fun. It’s like being a vegan. I’m not good at it. No butter, no red meat, no caffeine, no gluten, no alcohol, no soy, no eggs. I’ll be on this diet for a month.

I’m trying to find peace within this diet. It’s time for exploration of brussels sprouts and gluten-free baking. So for the next few weeks, I’ll be writing about this. My stomach, my food. Finding peace.

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Spring is almost here and to me, that means jackets. Fun cute jackets. This weekend, I managed to procure a gorgeous navy blue INC trench coat like the one above, which will be my second. My first I inherited from my mother and is a lovely raspberry color. Trenches are classics, for men and women. Grab one of these:

J. Crew’s simple trench for men, perfect for work and play. ($198)

BCBG’s updated trench. The cropped look and voluminous sleeves are very fresh. ($278)

A classic, from Spiegel. I like the pockets on this one. ($69)

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Or rather houndstooth. Frecklewonder has a cute houndstooth shirt on sale. ($22.50)

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