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My Favorite GTD Flowchart

I finally found *the* one…. and realized just how visual I am.

at Folded Space — a png file

It’s tempting to do a post on “GTD for Homeschoolers”… except I wouldn’t know where to begin. [...]

This Week’s Bento Box Menu Lineup: Superfoods

Broccoli, Basil and Prosciutto Pizza (Broccoli, Basil and Prosciutto Rice Salad for Dad)
Orange Sections
Chocolate Spinach Smoothie
Blueberry Yogurt Cake
Turkey Black Bean Enchiladas
Green Salad with Ginger-Carrot-Miso Dressing
Montreal Arm Roast
Vanilla-Flecked Homemade Yogurt (sweetened with agave)
Homemade Granola-Crispy Rice Blend
Multi-Grain Struan, Homemade Almond Butter
Szechwan Celery and Chicken Stir-Fry
Hummus and Crudites
Salmon-Pasta Salad (Rice Pasta for Dad)
Black Bean Brownies
Broasted Tomatoes
White [...]

Cultured Butter Using the DLX

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. We’ve made butter often enough in our DLX, but I’ve been wanting to try making it with Snowville Creamery’s heavy whipping cream (*not* ultra-pasteurized) since it became available at Whole Foods. The other — also important — reason for making butter is that I’m in [...]

This Week's Bento Box Lineup

Sunday evening, preparing food for the week….

Monday:

Dried figs
Raw almonds
Green and Black’s Maya Gold Dark Chocolate
Spanakopita (Costco)
Edamame tossed with tamari, sesame oil and sesame seeds
Glazed carrots
Pineapple Fried Rice with Prosciutto and Shrimp

Tuesday:

Baked Meatballs with Honey-Ketchup-Mustard-Soy Glaze
Potato Salad
Carrot and Celery Sticks with Ranch Dressing
Light Wheat Bread (BBA)
Pan-Roasted Broccoli with Garlic and Olives
Apple and Cranberry Crisp

Wednesday:

Grilled Scallops (marinated in [...]

Senior Product Designer at Vera Bradley is Filipina

Just so thrilled to find out that the Senior Product Designer at Vera Bradley is Elit Hoover who’s Filipina. There’s a brief interview featuring her in the latest (Spring 2010) Vera Bradley catalog.

Because I tended to lose things, I wasn’t a bag person until Vera. I put off buying a pretty bag for so [...]

Tuesday Night Dinner: Hoppin’ John

Some history here.

where these:

become this:

in this [...]

Food, Humor, Organization, and Gift Ideas

Luxury for Mom:

Started off the early morning with 1/4 cup of Mariebelle Aztec Hot Chocolate… just enough for me to handle in the dark hours of the dawn…

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Yena’s Quote of the Month: “Mom, what’s the name of that movie, Princess Diarrhea?” (Princess Diaries)… oh my child, so blessedly out [...]

But, but…. isn’t the beauty of the candle really in the flame?

No point to this post really, except that

I don’t think I can warm up to this idea, green or not.

Really. It reminds me of these: Fireplace DVDs

No warmth, no aroma, just the visual and audio (how exactly does that work when it’s 19 degrees outside?).

What is the world coming to?

Ooh, ooh!!!! [...]

Burn to Identify

I’m helping my daughter to iron a gown that she’s wearing for her senior shots. We lost the tag that tells us what fabric it is, so I’m researching… it’s sheer, but I have little experience sewing with sheer fabric so I can’t really tell if it’s georgette, or chiffon, or whatever. I looked [...]

I Haven’t Been Posting, Because

I’m bothering.

I’ve made too many excuses too many times. I’ve said “my family comes first” over and over, and yet this Lent I was painfully made aware that while I have made them priority over other projects (like online jobs and writing cookbooks), they’re still not #1. You know what was? CLUTTER. [...]

Decluttering, Again

It’s the Third Week of Lent, and we have not made much progress on our goal to PURGE, PURGE, PURGE. We have so much STUFF! We’ve been here two years, and I can’t really make the excuse anymore that we’ve been moving, this is our 9th home in 18+ years of marriage, it’s hard [...]

Looking for the perfect solution: Circa?

This new adventure started over the weekend, as I searched for fountain pens for me and the kids (leaning towards Lamy Safari right now and/or Pelikano Jr.) — and a new notebook/planner/journal/not sure exactly what…. my current Moleskine is almost gone. I went back to Franklin last year after two years of Palm. The [...]

Homekeeping Essentials

Been gathering this list for a while. Will update and probably make into a page at some point, once I’ve got my other homekeeping pages ready…

Equipment:

1. galvanized bucket
2. cellulose sponges from Trader Joe’s
3. washable microfiber cloths for dusting
4. Act Natural floor duster with washable microfiber heads
5. Caldrea’s scratch-free scrub brush
6. [...]

Organizing

Organized Home forms
Martha Stewart’s armoire for crafts
Storage advice from Better Homes and Gardens
Sew Organized.com
Organized Home
from [...]

Safe Paints – Interior

Paint Calculator
Green Planet Paints
Anna Sova
Auro USA
Non Toxic Paints from Earth Easy
Non Toxic [...]