Try Something New!
The Humbles chips from Good Heath Natural Foods boast that they are made completely from hummus. While this isn’t completely true (there’s some extras in there to make them chip-able), they are light and hummus tasting. The hummus chips have a good crunch, decent flavor, and lack of oily taste, but won’t be taking the place of potato chips anytime soon. Their Chilean Lime Avacado Oil potato chips, however, can find their way into my pantry anytime.
Phew! My anti-zombie serum this morning will allow me another night’s restful slumber.
Taken at a New Orleans coffee shop. I KNEW IT!
By the by -
Shift+click in Photo Booth disables the flash for that shot.
Option+click takes an instant photo instead of waiting 3 seconds.
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Shortcake is sitting awake on the couch after coming out of her room where she was supposed to be asleep. She’s so cute, it takes a while for me to realize she’s awake at 9:00 on a school night. Me, “Uh, Shortcake. What are you doing awake?” Shortcake, “I changed my mind [about being asleep].” Me…… I got nothing. She got to stay up until 9:30. |
IT HURTS SO GOOD!
I started working out 2 weeks ago. It’s been 2 years since I set foot in the gym. My body is allowing me to work out at the same level as when I stopped but at the serious price of very sore, taught muscles for 5 days.
Reasoning? We’re planning on a vacation to LA next year (finances willing) and will probably meet up with friends. One of whom is a half-Asian like me only she got the Asian build. I’m built like a German milk-maid gone to seed.
UNACCEPTABLE!!
For those not wondering and who haven’t read my previous post… yes, I’ve upped my protein and water intake, and started taking vitamins.
Yeah… look at that glorious to-be-toned arm.
I love getting free things! I love to make not-free things into my free things. Like jars. I reuse them a lot. The little one with the red plaid lid is one of my favorites, and often, the jars used for spices and jams are spill proof! YAY!
Uses: storing my flours that I don’t have much left of, freezing stuff (obviously), vase, ice pack, tumbler, I don’t know… the list is endless.
Why would I do this? Because these jars are COMPLETELY recyclable right down to the lid. Because they are free with the food I buy. Because they won’t sit for decades decomposing poorly in a landfill like plastic. Because they didn’t start as a fossil source. Because they don’t soak up smells, colors, and bacteria like plastic.
Funny story about the smelly plastic thing…
When I was about 13 years old, I helped my grandma clean out her kitchen. She had been smelling something awful for a few weeks and was swearing up and down that someone had brought mice into the building.
The prospect of finding a rotten mouse body was not high on my priorities, but Grandma was known for getting semi-hysterical about things that weren’t happening. I love her, so I helped.
Of course, when I got elbow deep into her lazy Susan style corner cabinet, I started to suspect this wasn’t a semi-hysterical moment. The cabinet stunk! Like decomposing mouse stink! It was one of those gagging moments where you can’t stop because otherwise, it would mean you had to start all over again.
Shortcake starts school on Monday! I can’t believe my baby is going off to school already. She’s ready to learn and is incredibly excited. I’m a little more hung up. I remember school as a boring experience with horrific interactions with kids my own age. She is such a different person than I was at her age or even at all. Her amazing attitude and constant cheerfulness affects everyone around her. I know she will be an excellent student and strong person. Have fun on your first day of school, Shortcake!!!!
I’m not a vegetarian, apparently. I’m a pescetarian. Will I ever use that term? No. Why not? Because no one knows what that is, and I’m not explaining it.
1. Pescetarian - won’t eat any meat except for fish
2. Flexitarian - eats a mostly veggie diet but occasionally eats meat
3. Lacto-vegetarian - doesn’t eat any meat or eggs but will eat dairy
4. Octo-vegetarian - doesn’t eat any meat or dairy but will eat eggs
5. Lacto-octo-vegetarian - doesn’t eat meat but will eat dairy and eggs (You can spot a lacto-ocot-vegetarian by the large lactating tentacles.)
6. Vegan - doesn’t eat anything that began as an animal or contains something processed from an animal.
