The Stationary Haddock

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." Widely attributed to feminist Gloria Steinem in the 1970's, this quote was met by the male response: "Yes, but who needs a stationary haddock?" According to the Stationary Haddock, the answer to that question is: "four animals, for starters!"

The Stationary Haddock, formerly The Shopping Diet Chick, is raising two dogs and two birds in Norfolk. She has been compared to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich: sweet and nutty.

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I'm Back!

May 08

7:18 PM

Hey there. I’m Baaaaack! Gosh it’s been a long time! Time flies when you’re not having fun cleaning up the home mess, decorating, and being swamped at work, you know? There really hasn’t been much going on except that. House work, real work, rain, and allergies. Aaaachoo!

Good news is, I’m getting a settlement from the contractor’s insurance company. I’m not sure how much yet, but I mean, after all I’ve been through, I feel like I deserve something. Did I tell you I found stuff missing? Among other things, missing are a portable space heater, an atomic clock, a Betty Boop pen (it was my favorite!), a dog dish, some Clinque products, and three pounds of bacon. Yes, bacon! I had bought a huge box for when the family comes over, and was going to give it to my mom when I realized it wasn’t in the freezer. I mean, who steals bacon?? I’m certain it was the girlfriend of one of the sub-contractors.

So what else have I been doing? Umm- well, let’s just say that if I didn’t buy anything last year, I’ve more than made up for it in the last month! I don’t even want to tell you how much I’ve spent. I was afraid to look at my credit card statements, and almost choked when I saw them. So much for living a minimalist lifestyle!

So now that my home-life is back together, I guess I’ll start working on my social life. It seems like forever since I’ve had some REAL fun- so I’ve planned some stuff for this month. Let’s hope it doesn’t rain every weekend! :)

Hope everyone’s doing well!

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So . . .

Submitted by Snowfire11 on Wed, 05/07/2008 at 6:13 pm.

When's the party?!?!? =)

Seriously, I'm glad that your finally home and happy with your house!

But, do you miss living with your parents, specifically dear old dad yet?

Oh, and whatever happened to that guy you were blogging about a little while back - the one who was probably (or might have been) reading your blog too?

Hey SF

Submitted by Maria on Tue, 05/06/2008 at 11:16 am.

No, didn't get the 2nd floor deck, but now that I've gotten that guy out of my life, I don't want to put him back in it, you know? I'll have it done in time. There's a guy at work who does stuff on the side- he's really good. He just replaced the windows and door in my utility room for about 1/2 what Home Depot would have charged. I'll probably get him to do it. Everything is awesome- couldn't ask for anything more.

Glad to see you back!

Submitted by Snowfire11 on Mon, 05/05/2008 at 11:38 am.

I was getting worried about you!

And I'm happy that you're home, mostly safe and sound now!

That is so weird about the random things missing from your house - hopefully at least someone enjoyed all the bacon!

Did you end up getting all of the renovations you wanted/were promised?

Happy Cinco de Mayo! =)

Hi Julie!

Submitted by Maria on Sun, 05/04/2008 at 6:56 pm.

Yes, I would like to think that the stuff was in the trash, but the trashed stuff was mostly small stuff that was easily swept up on accident. No way the clock, space heater, the dog bowl, and women's razors that were safely tucked away in a cabinet could have been thrown away. And why were all the crappy pens still in the holder, but the Betty Boop one and another expensive pen missing? And what about the stuff I've forgotten about that's missing and I'm just not aware of it yet? Ugh. Makes me ill to think about it.

Anyhoo, yes, please let me know when your b-day is- love to see ya!

xoxo

Trash?

Submitted by JulieS on Fri, 05/02/2008 at 12:18 pm.

First...welcome back!!!

I'm glad you're finally back in your home and you're it back to livable.

Your comment about the missing things (aside from the bacon), I thought I read somewhere you found things in the trash...i wonder just how much stuff ended up in the trash? The bacon, well I guess the contractors were hungry?

By the way, my birthday is this month, I plan to either have friends over and/or go out to dinner...keep an eye on your email for more info.