Oh my. This is sooooo good! This is how I cook: I have some stuff on hand, I throw it together and cook it. I usually don’t use recipes. This was an on the fly idea tonight because I had pork cutlets but didn’t want to go though the mess of frying them up and … [Read more…]
How much do you think you can live without? What do you think you need to survive? How long could you go without your usually modern conveniences? I have been an involuntary lab rat. In 2013 I went 9 weeks without my car while it was repaired. We were a 1 car family with 2 … [Read more…]
For some time I have been ruminating about what to do about my dying car. It is 13 years old and has cost us a lot of money in repairs. I was saving up cash to buy a newer car and go tot he point where I had enough cash to pay off a loan … [Read more…]
For the month of July I have been playing The Minimalists Game. According to this “game” for each day of the challenge, you get rid of whatever number of things based on the day of the challenge. Day 1 -1 thing, day 2-2 things..you get the idea. So in the end you eliminate 435 things!! … [Read more…]
Well. I think my car just died. I never even got around to writing about my plan on what I was going to replace it with when it really did finally die. It’s been a bit testy lately but every time I take it to the garage it behaves. Today it was being extra naughty … [Read more…]
Sat down to write out a list of wants and this isn’t what I intended but was perhaps what I needed to remind myself of, or give myself some direction, or at least some entertainment… Here’s my list of “wants” (written while sitting on my “patio” while children ran amuck and my husband mowed the … [Read more…]
Most folks in the simplifying movement and who are into minimalism have probably heard of Marie Kondo and her new book, “The life-changing magic of tidying up.” If you’re new to the movement you will soon see or are seeing many bloggers talking about Kondo-ing their homes and you may wonder what that is if … [Read more…]
Yeah, that’s a bit cheeky but hey, why not? I am in love with matcha green tea. I first tried it at Wegmans coffee bar as a hot latte. It’s kind of green tasting but adding a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg made it delicious, like a green version of chai. Then I bought some … [Read more…]
Why is it that it’s always on the day you are scheduled for a haircut that your hair always behaves its best and looks great? It could have been driving you stark raving mad for weeks but, uh, suddenly, perfect. Argh! Yeah, I’m supposed to get my hair cut today. I’m growing out the extreme … [Read more…]
I drive a fairly old car. Compared to most of my friends, it’s an antique. I bought my 2002 Volvo wagon in 2006 because I had heard that Volvo’s could last 1 million miles. They even have a club for that. A year later, one week short of the warranty expiring, the transmission died. Volvo … [Read more…]