Grandiose Ideas

I’ve been feeling pretty down lately and have been trying to figure out why. Is it because it’s winter? Because I leave for work when it is dark and drive home in the dark? Maybe it’s because I’m felling like I’m not getting anywhere at work? Who knows. I’ve just been [...]

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I am one of those people who believes that it is not always necessary to spend an exorbitant amount of money to have a fun, memorable event. I made sure to keep this in mind when it came time to plan my daughter’s fourth birthday bash - a Barbie themed party, complete with the cake, decorations, and balloons. [...]

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People who know me today may find it hard to believe that I used to detest carrying a purse.  Me, the woman whose dream it is to own just one Coach bag and carries a satchel filled to the brim with everything from Splenda to staples.  Yes, me, the self-proclaimed ‘pack-rat’ who would rather carry everything with [...]

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Grandiose
Pronunciation: \ˈgran-dē-ˌōs, ˌgran-dē-ˈ\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from Italian grandioso, from grande great, from Latin grandis
Date: 1838
1 : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
2 : impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur
grandiose. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.  Retrieved August 22, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandiose
 
 I have been told many times in my life that I have “grand” [...]

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