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Feb 22 2022

Unleaded

A pencil. Something as simple and retro as a Number 2 pencil is changing the planning game.

I’ve tried many a digital planner, but never cease to return to the tried and true paper version. We’re one week into 2022 and I think I’ve found the one (or three really) that work for me.

Moleskine 5×7 weekly/monthly
Outlook
Weekly tear sheet notepad

I use the Moleskine for my personal diary and task lists; Outlook for my work, personal and family schedule; and a weekly tear sheet for a family weekly planner affixed to the fridge.

This is monumental as it’s been six years since I’ve felt in control of my day — at least the planning of it.

But what thing thing that’s really made the difference? A pencil.

It is liberating to simply erase and unfinished task or a first thought.

Sep 14 2012

Spicy Thursday

This salsa is from a friend of Mexican decent. It’s awesome and it’s so fresh. Try it with Blue Diamond Sea Salt baked nut chips.

Luna Salsa
1 can large whole tomatoes
1 heaping teaspoon minced garlic
generous handful of cilantro
tad of salt
1-2 jalapenos chopped
1 teaspoonish of Penzey’s Southwest Seasoning

Drain tomatoes and squeeze out each one – otherwise it gets too runny. Broil, blacken and peel away skin of jalapenos. I only use one pepper for a little heat because hot salsa really isn’t my jam.

Puree. I use a blender. I’m sure you could use a food processor if you wanted to.

*I like to keep the can of tomatoes in the fridge, that way the salsa is cold and ready to go after blending. I also found that blackened, chopped and frozen jalapenos work well with this recipe.

Sep 10 2012

What a great weekend. While it was a packed weekend, nothing crazy exciting happened, yet it seemed like a long weekend. I actually felt relaxed Sunday night. ~~Part~~ Most of it may have been that I didn’t create (the pressure of) a to-do list.

The first full week of Clean in ’13 was a success. Come Friday, it was actually hard to eat a sub for lunch. And while the chips, cheese, salsa, taco and enchilada for dinner all went down smoothly, the gut rot later that night was a nice reminder that crap food does crappy things to the body. We even scrapped Office Bitch Corn Dip* for a fruit salad, cheese and nut crackers for tailgating on Saturday morning.

Although, now that it’s back to the healthy part of the week, I’m mad craving pizza. Hopefully the cravings dissipate with time…or the stuffed tomato tonight will taste just like Papa John’s. Either way.

*Office Bitch Corn Dip
2 cans Mexicorn
3-4 T light mayo
2 cups finely shredded cheddar
3-4 chopped green onion

Mix. Refrigerate overnight. Serve with Frito’s Scoops.

Remember to be nice. It would suck to only be remembered as the a-hole with the great recipe.

Sep 06 2012

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Opting Out

Junk mail makes up at least 50% of our daily mail. Yesterday the hulking Restoration Hardware catalog wrapped in plastic arrived in my mailbox. Okay, that’s enough. I’m a fan of RH and all – they have inspiring color palettes and lovely towels – but three pounds of paper and a plastic bag every six months when I ordered once four years ago??

In searching, I discovered this great website to help opt out of catalogs. The site just links to the company’s home page, but after the first opt out (Restoration Hardware), I was hooked and determined to opt out of everything unwanted. Some companies make it easy, others make it a hunt, and still others leave no other option than to call.

A call to Victoria’s Secret and the local newspaper as well an email to Indigo Wild (see below: Zum bar soap = so fresh and so clean, clean), J.Crew, and American Stationery were necessary, but it was easy to opt out of Crate & Barrel, West Elm, and CB2 online.

It sounds like it generally takes 90 days to be removed from the mailing lists. That’s okay, I’m secretly all right with receiving the holiday catalogs.