Vegan Eats, Day 1

October 3, 2011

If I had to describe my relationship with vegetables on a Facebook dropdown, I would select the option that says, “It’s Complicated.” Sometimes I love them.  Other times, well, I just don’t.  Raw vegetables usually fall into the latter category, unless they are in the form of a very dressed up salad.  That’s why my […]

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My Three Day Vegan Experiment

October 1, 2011

After a week or so of eating traditional English breakfasts (aka “fry-ups”) and fish and chips, I’m feeling a bit, as the Brits might say, out of sorts. Basically for the last two weeks, the foods closest to produce I have consumed have been orange juice, tomato ketchup, and fried onions and mushrooms…not exactly the […]

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Top 10: Rules of Air Travel

September 20, 2011

I am traveling to London this week to attend my sister-in-law’s wedding.  After many long-haul and a few nightmarish travel journeys, there are a few set “rules,” I pretty much always stick to en route.  I hope these don’t come off too righteous or obnoxious.  They are as much of a reminder for myself as […]

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Organized: Recipe Binder

September 18, 2011

I don’t think I am alone when I admit that I have a million recipes lying around my house.  These are not the kinds of recipes found in pretty cookbooks (though I have those too).  These have been ripped from magazines, photocopied from cookbooks that don’t belong to me, and hastily scrawled onto napkin corners. […]

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Friday Funnies: Twilight Edition

September 16, 2011

I hate to admit it, but I did read the Twilight books and found them to be wonderfully entertaining.  They are not great works of literature.  They probably don’t send the most progressive message to modern young women.  They were probably never intended for females over the age of 15.  Nevertheless, I take my kicks […]

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Top 10: Things I Find Intimidating

September 13, 2011

I consider myself a fairly capable, resourceful woman.  I am not ashamed to brag that I’m adept at using chopsticks, comfortable with driving a stick-shift, and somewhat gifted when it comes to my typing speed.  There are, however, a whole host of things that scare the sh*t out of me. LinkedIn.   What is it about […]

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There’s a Label for That

September 11, 2011

It started out as a simple pantry project.  Inspired by my newfound blog idol, IHeart Organizing, I convinced my husband to go buy a label maker while I was knee-deep sorting through grains, flours, and canned goods. Behold her beauty. It started innocently enough with a few labels for some canisters. It slowly progressed to […]

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Friday Funnies: Housewife Edition

September 9, 2011

Have you joined Pinterest yet? I have.  And I’m hooked. The following can all be attributed to my Pinterest addiction.  Enjoy. Source Source Source Source Source Have a great weekend, everyone!

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On Roasting a Chicken

September 7, 2011

Things are crazy around these parts. I had been planning a big fancy post about how to properly roast a chicken.  It was going to be very Martha Stewart.  It was going to have step-by-step photos.  It was going to include top-secret tips and special tricks. Then I realized that roasting a chicken is actually […]

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So You Want to Get a Dog? (Part II)

August 31, 2011

I’m so glad that Part I of this series was helpful for some of you! Some of the comments on that post were interesting and helpful.  Lynn pointed out that the bulk of the costs are likely to be in the first year of owning a dog, which I easily overlooked since we are still […]

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