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Shortcut Cupcakes and a Winner!
December 15, 2013 by Sandra 16 Comments
This season I’m changing my middle name to shortcut. Yep, just call me “Sandra Shortcut”. Seriously who is playing around with the time? It’s not like I/we didn’t know 350 days ago, give or take a day or two that Christmas was coming. What happened to all the posts that I wanted to do, the decorations I’d planned, the weight I wanted to lose. Ummmm, strike that last one (insert embarrassed face).
Maybe I’ve set unrealistic expectations on my time and my budget. Maybe subconsciously I’ve declared this a less is more season. Whatever the reason, it is what it is and I’m using shortcuts whenever and wherever I can, don’t judge me please.
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