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Floridiots

Niceville: The Name And The Mullet Say It All

by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] on November 17, 2011

in All About Me,Floridiots

It’s no wonder I turned out to be the Awesome person I am today. According to Business Week Magazine, my hometown of Niceville, Florida, the little town on the bay where I was raised, is the best place to raise kids in Florida. Best Place to Raise Kids in Florida: Niceville Nearby city: Fort Walton Beach [...]

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Floridiots: Florida’s Sales Tax Holiday Shopping List

by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] on August 11, 2011

in Floridiots

Nearly every year for the last as far as I can remember, the state of Florida has offered sales tax-free shopping, or Sales Tax Holiday, weekends with the intention that parents of kids going back to school need a break on the cost of all the supplies and clothes needed. Florida sales tax varies from [...]

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I don’t believe in “base tans,” but now I have one.

by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] on June 6, 2011

in Being Mom,Family,Floridiots,Kiddos

I’ve decided to reverse my stance on being Judgy McJudgypants about people and kids who have sunburns. Living in Florida for my whole life, we see our share of Lobster People. Lobster People are those Northern/Midwestern/British folk who come to sunny Florida, think they can get away with no sunscreen for the first day to [...]

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Let’s talk dirty, sexy, money. I miss that hokey show that lasted only 3/4 of a season, but that’s not really the point of this article. Still, we need a moment of silence for the Darlings. ***silence*** This is Part 2 of my “What the Eff is Going On In Education?” Series. We’re talking about dirty, [...]

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You know, because you wanted an update about #bumknee, right?

by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] on June 12, 2010

in Being Mom,Family,Floridiots

My left knee is still messed up. I have an MRI scheduled for June 21. Happy early birthday, Patrick! When I take anti-inflammatories and darvoset, it feels a bit better, but only a bit. It still hurts like a mo’fo when I pick it up off the ground. You know, like when I do ANYTHING. [...]

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