Category: Daily Life

I’m trying to wrap my head around this article in yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It was in the business section and it was about Eggo waffles. There’s a shortage. Seriously. In. The. Business. Section. And people are all in a tizzy over the shortage of waffles. The lady that was interviewed said she took one …

Saturday was my 5th Annual Day Off, also known as the “day I get up really early and then go shopping in Chicago with my best friend Kelly”. This is our 5th year that we’ve gone together and we’ve got it down to a science. Reservations for lunch and dinner are made months in advance, …

What am I busy doing? Yoga. It kicked my @ss last night. Reading. I finished both Her Fearful Symmetry and Twenties Place Watching The Biggest Loser season 7. OMG. I can’t stop myself! Deleting files off of my laptop because I have no space!! Parents night at Zoe’s dance class. Note to self: a room of …

I received this email from Mrs. Nellis Johnson. She got my name through prayer. And an internet search. Go figure. And, she’s leaving all of her wealth to me! Woo hoo! I hate to break it to her though, I’m going to use all that money to pay off my mortgage and then find something to …

Tonight I cleaned the filters in the air Honeywell purifiers. Here are the instructions for cleaning them: Gently run a vacuum cleaner attachment along the filter to pick-up tiny particles. For washing, add a few drops of liquid dishwasher detergent to lukewarm water. Swish the filter in the mild soap solution, soaking for 2-3 minutes. …

On Wednesday my husband picked up box #2 of our weekly CSA. I was warned from the farmer that we’d get a lot of food, be prepared, however nothing could have prepared me to spend an hour washing, chopping and spinning salad greens. I now have more salad greens than I know what do with. …