It’s been awhile since I posted anything here. Almost a year, in fact, though I visit my own website to remember my own recipes pretty frequently (I think this makes me a dork, but whatever). Anyway, back two years ago,
Starting off 2013
I usually don’t make “New Year’s Resolutions”, simply because I don’t think this is always the best time of year to be starting new things. After the bustle of the holidays, winter sets in, and I’m up for a period
In which I may have been a jerk
Internet, I need your advice. This has been bothering me for the last three weeks. Here’s the background. SSH (That’s Spaceship Husband, for those unfamiliar) and I went to his brother’s wedding a few weeks ago. It was, by all
A Smattering of Things
Just a few thoughts on a Tuesday morning… I need to use my crockpot more. Especially on the weekends, when I can make multiple meals and then have them ready for the week. And during the week, I’ll happily get
Flex nibs and flexibility
Sometimes I think my brain inherently seeks balance. Or rather, that it craves balance, and I use my various hobbies and interests to help with that balance. I find myself involved in a lot of long-term pursuits. I’m 3 months
New Beginnings
This week starts my 8th week at my new job. In some ways, the new routine has become normal. In others… not so much. For one thing, the schedule is radically different from working at the bookstore – not so
Six Minute Time Warp
On my way into work in the mornings, I drive up a very busy, very congested highway. Highway 45 is the major North-South thoroughfare that goes through Houston. As such, it has lots of intersections with other highways and roads,
A Handful of Years
SSH and I tied the knot five years ago today. I’ve been thinking about how I wanted to do an anniversary post, and I’m really not sure where I want to go with it (particularly since he doesn’t read the
And So It Begins
Today marks the last day of “normal” at my job. Tomorrow we’ll all have off to celebrate Thanksgiving, and Friday morning, bright and early, it is “The Holidays” ™. (It’s been hinting at The Holidays ™ for awhile. The store
Getting over a haircut
So last Wednesday I went in to get my hair trimmed for the holidays, hoping to have an inch or so trimmed off the ends and the front shaped up around my face. I sat down in the chair and