I love cooking, and I love painting, and sometimes I love a random craft project. Sometimes. Yesterday I went to Michael’s to conquer a craft project that would end with 11 bars of homemade soap for friends and family this Christmas. I was planning to go with a nice lemon soap, complete with lemon rind…
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Rejected Christmas Card Picture Time
Scott and I finally got our Christmas card together last night. Whew. Between trying to find a good deal and picking something we both like, I was about to throw in the towel for the year. Admittedly, I hadn’t tried all that hard. We did finally pick a design, and then we got down to…
The Sound of Hope and Fear (and Music)
Okay, so maybe the title for this post is too dramatic. It’s just that I’ve been a fan of The Sound of Music for years and years. It was one of my all-time favorites as a kid, which is saying something for a movie that required a kid to switch from one VHS tape to…
Non-traditional Holiday Prep
Of course, since we’re hosting Thanksgiving this year, there were oodles and oodles of recipes to pick and groceries to buy. And of course, I went grocery shopping after work on the one night that involved 37 degree weather mixed with decently heavy rain and large rivers through the parking lot. On top of that,…
Return to the Land of Books
Sometime in the past few years, I forgot what it’s like to work in a library. You’re constantly (or semi-constantly) helping people find books or making lists of books or sorting through new books. So if you’re someone who likes to read, it’s natural that you’ll find at least one book a day that you…
Oh, Martha
Martha Stewart sometimes gives me suggestions. She’s cool like that (and maybe she suggests things to me via her website). Yesterday’s suggestion was about how we should prepare for Thanksgiving, complete with a very comprehensive timeline. Thanks, Martha! I’m a little bit confused by her suggestion this time, however. Martha thinks we should have…
Back in the Real World, Back in the Kitchen
Today was my first real day at my new job (orientation doesn’t completely count, in my book). It involved all of the normal first day things–meeting of co-workers, getting computer sign-in info, etc. There was even a “first day of school” outfit selection session the night before. Oh, and there was some spilled yogurt on…
Small, but valuable. 