Accidental conversation with strangers

Places like Panera and whatever local coffee joint (Like Lift, Common Groundz or Crossroads) that have free WiFi are a riot. These spots like being at the zoo-only better.

There are the people who are in sweats studying their way through med-school on random afternoons, ones that are loud and think no one can hear them, ones who pick their noses and think no one can see them, ones who have serious looking “business meetings” and finally, the ones who have camp. As in, it takes them 12 minutes to “set up” whatever they need to actually get to the part where their butt hits the seat to start “work”
I had an hour conversation with a bizarre and strange gentleman a few weeks ago at the Starbucks in Carytown. It started because our knees we practically knocking into each other as we both tried to steal a cushiony chair. (Free WiFi Bakers Crust has next door you can log on to by the way.) 
Order yourself up a coffee, snuggle in for an afternoon, watch and let the games begin. Sure beats working out of some boring office!
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Please tip me

Somehow I have made myself into the go-to gal for all things question. As in:

“Hey!”-

“Where should I go to dinner with my parents when they come to town this weekend?”
” Where can I get a good haircut?
” My co-worker asked me to help her rearrange her office this weekend. How much should I charge her? 
“Do you know someone who can print t-shirts?”
” My neighbor needs a babysitter, do you happen to know anyone who can babysit?”
” My cousin needs a job, do you know any companies that are hiring?”

I am always quick to respond and efficient. This typically results in someone having a great vacation, getting a fabulous job, finding the perfect stylist, meeting life-long friends, or the man/woman of their dreams.
Don’t get me wrong, I love to be that girl. I like to be a sponge of knowledge, the informer, explorer, friend, volunteer and sharer to others. I just need to put a tip jar out, or ask people to start sending me monthly “Thanks for helping me out so much”-retainer checks, so I can make a career out of this. I spend about 40 hours a week on this stuff anyway.
What do you think?
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Cough up the cash for these

I am the finder of sales, frugal girl who typically drives people crazy with the exclamation of: “I got this for ten bucks on sale from a hundred!” But even I, after a certain someone convinced me-will never be a cheapskate on these few things again:

*Jeans. The really good ones that fit like a glove. I like 7, Citizen, and Joe’s
Skip a latte or two and splurge it up. You’ll be in love.
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