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Sunday, September 30, 2007

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Personal aides: Worth it?


The friend's birthday gift, unmailed for weeks. The dental appointment, put off one month, then two. The Jiffy Lube sticker on my windshield, telling me my engine was 2,000 miles overdue for an oil change.
Posted by Amanda at 5:24 PM
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