I figure I’ve already given this one away in the header, so I better show it off for good. If you’ve paid any attention to my project progress bars (and really, who would since I’ve obviously barely paid attention myself)…
Christmas goes all year round at my house…
I’m always a little sad to see how quickly people move on from Christmas. To me it seems like just now is when you can really sit back and enjoy it. No more deadlines, no more rush, now you can…
Year of Pleasures #6
Look at this awesome little gadget! I got it at a fancy cooking store at an outlet mall nearby. I was there with my mother-in-law Marie and my sister-in-law with her two boys. Marie went inside just because she loves…
What did people do before the internet?
I got an ipod for Christmas, and I’m crazy about it. It’s revolutionized the way I work around the house, the way I go grocery shopping, the way I stayed sane at the boring desk job, and best of all,…
Year of Pleasures #5
My Sirius satelite radio. I got it for Christmas last year at the same time – through an accident of planning and communication – that I got my ipod. At the time I thought it was ridiculous to lay out…
Steak and Spinach salad with Tomato Vinagrette
I’m still on my summer cooking kick. It’s just so. dang. hot. here. This is the first time I’ve ever lived without air conditioning, and I’m realizing how little my cooking has changed seasonally. When I sit down to plan…
Year of Pleasures #4
A wonderful part of living in San Diego? Costco carries flats of Coke imported from Mexico. This means that they not only come in a bottle (everything should come in a bottle – it gets colder and tastes way better)…
Summer Chopped Salad
I have been having a total nightmare of a time trying to find stuff to cook. My kitchen is still paint project central, our garbage disposal has decided to give up the ghost, and all of my cookbooks are packed.…
Year of Pleasures #3
Ah, freshly made Dilly Bars, how I love you. Our local Dairy Queen seems to be having some issues. Their main freezer is broken so they can’t do any cakes (and oh man a dairy queen ice cream cake with…
Reining in the chaos
Now that we’ve finally, Finally, FINALLY, managed to finish up enough of the projects to pick all the protective paper up off the floor, I’m trying to claim control back over my life and surroundings. For my branch of OCD,…