Thursday bug

Lovely time where I complain - idea thanks to:
http://Laaneworld.blogspot.com/

This weeks bug is my own brain... I'd like for it to enjoy a moment any moment at all... This morning during yoga all I could think was "I hate my body" "this house was a bad choice" "I need to organize the storage" unmm hello be present

+++what's buggin you? Can you enjoy any moment?+++

Wordy Wednesday THAT'S SO GROSS

Sorry guys got to post it

Friday fill in fun

This week is thanks to
Fridayfillins.blogspot.com

1. Vegetables are best GROUND UP IN A GREEN MONSTER.
2. I LOVE mason jars; HENCE I USE THEM FOR EVERYTHING, STORAGE, PUPSTERS TREATS, DRINKING.
3. How wonderful it is THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO FENWAY YESTERDAY!
4. FORGOTTEN; 17 & HOMELESS is a book I'd love to recommend.
5. Using leftovers: I like TO THINK THEY'RE STILL GOOD - BUT HUBSTER HATES LEFTOVERS.
6. THE LAKE WE LIVE ON makes me incredily happy!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to STAYING IN, tomorrow my plans include GOING TO A MUSICAL and Sunday, I want to GO TO THE CIRCUS!

+++what are you doing this weekend??+++

Thursday bug - why do I pay taxes?

Courtesy of:
Laaneworld.blogspot.com

Here's where I tell you what's bugging me:
The fact that I not only pay excise taxes to drive on my town's roads but I also pay (insane) property taxes and for that I got to repair the road in front of my driveway (because the pothole was so deep it ripped the muffler off my 25 year old car - also known as 2012 the year I will not get a car break) myself because the town "never had time"

And here's where I ask
"what's buggin' you?"

Wordy Wednesday and I read

So, I've been reading the book sanctuary. It's about energy healing and AIM. It's evoking some "interesting" thoughts that I'll touch on soon. But for today here are some of my highlights

I found the talk of negative energies that might not have happened incredibly interesting - I have people in my life who, when my feelings are hurt by them, I sit back and say ------ person would NEVER mean to hurt me, how did they mean this? And sometimes it helps, sometimes not!

+++are you good at reframing your thoughts?+++

Friday fillins ala Saturday

Courtesy of:
http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com/2012/04/and.html?m=1


And...here we go!

1. Speed WALKING IS FUN!!!
2. SUMMER TIME AND SUNSHINE is what I've been looking forward to (though going to see hunger games would be nice too)
3. One of the things I like most about traveling is NOTHING - I AM A HOMEBODY
4. PLANES makes me think IM GOING TO DIE (drama anyone??)
5. A road trip IS HOW I TOOK MY HONEYMOON AND HOW I AM HOPING WE WILL CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
6. POPSICLE APPLE FLAVORED! is what I had for dinner last night.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to MAKING IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (I was quite sick Friday), tomorrow my plans include CHECKING OUT THE HOT TUB EXPO - AND SATE NIGHT!!! and Sunday, I want to WATCH THE KIDS I HAVE BEEN COACHING DO THEIR VERY BEST AND HAVE FUN!!!!!


+++what are you doing this weekend?+++

Thursday bug

So this is where I tell you what's bugging me:
Friends who joke about things I don't find funny. Case in point: a friend of mine who said she wished she had my OCD so her bathroom would be clean. Really? Because I think the fact that I think about the fact that I need to wash the shower while walking the dog, or shopping, or hanging with hubster is a-freaking-nnoying!

And this is where I ask you:
+++what's bugging you?+++

courtesy of
Laaneworld.blogspot.com

Wordy Wednesday - I harass my dog

Yup I made him walk to Starbucks like this - hi bunny bunny

I am scentual

This weekend I popped on Facebook and saw a status from a friend (actually my interior designer) saying to home sellers (she's looking) to not use candles or sprays or cookies because it makes her think you're hiding something (she was also the stager of my old home and she said this to me a million times)

Fortunately, I'm not selling the wee house anytime soon.

I wake up every morning and I light incense in the bathroom and the living room. As the day goes on I have a bag of sprays I use. I like to start my day with invigorating musks and end it with peaceful florals.

I've started going walking around dusk because the scents of people out grilling dinner as I head out is fun and on our street (which is filled with cottages and people are very very laid back here) as I head home a few hours later there is always one or two bonfires going, that scent brings me home peaceful.

I pick my clothes and dish soaps carefully (and according to hubs hand soap shopping with me is painful) and none of this is to "hide" a scent but it is more to guide my day and mood.

I remember that I was first introduced to aromatherapy by auracacia http://www.auracacia.com/ at a trade show where I was working (and highly over stressed) I used clary sage http://www.auracacia.com/dspCmnPrd.php?p=t&cn=Clary%20Sage&ct=anpceoeo&i=p&br=Aura%20Cacia and without even realizing it started to relax. To this day I don't get on a plane without it :-)

Whiffs of perfume bring my grandmother (long passed) back to me -- ironically I don't know the brand, and am glad I don't I'd probably buy it and smell it all the time - somehow I think I'd lose her in the frequency. The rarity of walking by someone wearing it is what makes her/it more real.

Nicole's simple status was a reminder to me that FOR ME every one, every place has a spirit, a name (cue Pocahontas) and a scent.

+++are you scent triggered (or should I say activated?)+++

Microwave strawberry lemonade cake - bsi flour

So I'm quite enjoying bsi lately
this week biz mybizzykitchen.com chose flour as the ingredient.
I was excited! Hubs was excited we both assumed I'd make beer bread.

But then a strange and lovely thing happened, tony came over to help set up my garden. While he toiled in the soil (I rhyme) I made him a treat...

I started with this recipe http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/35-second-lemon-cake-in-a-cup/

But changed it (as I'm wont to do)
So it became this

Strawberry lemonade microwave cake (vegan)
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons corn starch (I have NO idea why I bought this)
Quick sprinkle of salt
2 tablespoons Splenda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons strawberry yogurt (mine is coconut based)
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Spray a (cute) mug with cooking spray
In a small bowl mix dry ingredients add in wet ingredients (if you're like me be shocked because it looks just like the yogurt)

Pour into mug and microwave until set (my lame micro took 1 minute 45 seconds)

Because this was for company I put it on a plate if it were for hubster I'd have left it in the mug and handed him a fork...

I'm actually thinking of serving these to my in-laws for Easter dessert with a little home made ice cream :-) but instead of lemon I'll use cocoa powder and make chocolate covered strawberry mini mugs!

+++have you ever made a microwave cake? What'd you think of it if you did?+++

Friday fun

Thanks to:
http://f.riday5.com/

When did someone last knock on your door, and who was it?
KR last Wednesday when she came to visit

When did someone last call you on the phone, and who was it?
About an hour ago and it was Joey we were making our plans for tomorrow

When did someone last hand you a business card, and who was it?
Ooh Rick from the car dealership where we MIGHT get a car

When did someone last hand you a pen, magnet, calendar, or other trinket with his or her business info on it, and what was it?
A few weeks ago my realtor came over and she gave me a calendar for the fridge - it's tiny and I love it because it tells you all the holidays

When did you last get info out of a phone book?
Really? Probably on some vacation - ohhh yea I bet you last year when I took a solo vackay to the white mountains and my phone didn't get reception in the room!

+++do you still use phone books?+++

Thursday bug

So this is where I tell you what's bugging me:
People who post cars on Craigslist and then don't reply when you ask about them OR worse have you drive 1/2 an hour to tell you they changed their minds and don't want to sell after all!

And this is where I ask you:
+++what's bugging you?+++

courtesy of
Laaneworld.blogspot.com

Wordy Wednesday the I think I'm Freud edition

So a friend of mine was without therapist for a week (he went on vacation) this is how I said we'd handle it.... Wouldn't I make a great guy? And I already have a leather couch so we are probably good

Friday ala Sunday

I got this bit of morning fun from:
http://f.riday5.com/

How well do you handle the sight of blood?
Pretty good UNLESS it's someone else's and going to get on me (why hello germophobe)

How well do you handle bumpy plane rides?
Let's go with I actually had a pilot (of a WAY to small plane) say that I made him nervous

How well do you handle spicy food?
I like spice just not food - ha!

How well do you handle (or think you could handle) yourself in fisticuffs?
Oh I'd get my ass kicked I have the slowest reflexes known to humankind

How well do you handle a chef’s knife?
Ummm, I've cut myself plenty but I'm still breathing so let's say good?

And in case you were wondering what I was doing this weekend apparently pupster and I are doing yoga!

+++what are (actually were is more like it) your weekend plans?+++

Pedicures, Instagram and Pasta - oh my!!!

So, bet you're wondering how I'm combining pedicures, instagram and bsi pasta?The story goes a little something like this:This week biz over at mybizzykitchen.com has pasta as her bsi (blogger secret ingredient) of the week. Hubster loves pasta (though not the shirataki noodles I have in the fridge) so I wanted in (like I said last week there is nothing I like more than joining in AND not having to be social). I wanted to make something that I've never made before... Enter my friend mr. Google I asked him to find me a sweet pasta recipe. He gave me this link:http://m.myrecipes.com/details/searchR.rbml?id=10000000665517.xml&bcat=search&cat=Search%20Result&fl=recipe/moms-best-noodle-kugel-10000000665517/Why thank you sir it was just what I wanted :-)Also this week both hubster and I both had our cars die! WTF car gods? Seriously!So back to my story... I woke up this morning and my first thought was today's the day for hubs kugel! My second thought was I have NONE of the ingredient list :-) and no car - guess I'll walk to the store (I love to walk and it's just over 2 miles each way - side note I will NEVER learn that when walking I should not buy ~30 pounds of groceries to haul home)My 3rd thought was WHY WHY WHY has the cold spring come back? I gave myself a kick ass pedicure earlier this week (Sally Hansen she sells sea shells as a base with a pumpkin spice glitter top FYI) and I wanna show my piggies off to the world! THIS is what I woke hubster up saying - he kindly checked them out (again) and told me they were the best feet ever!

Forward to my (freaking frigid) walk and I look for the photo challenge of the day (in case it's something I'll see on my walk or in the store)... Would you believe it? It's feet! I get to show my pretty toes to the masses (or the 10 followers I have on instagram) after all! SCORE!!!Now, after I get back from the walk I set to making my version of the kugel above :-) I'm naming it kugelishKugelish (serves 1)INGREDIENTS:

2 ounces dry egg noodles2.5 tablespoons low-fat blueberry yogurt1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese 1 mounding tablespoon light cream cheese1 generous tablespoon Splenda 2 tablespoons egg whites1 overflowing tablespoon sugar (that's what's in the black and white container on the left)••can we take a moment to notice that I am apparently an ad for market basket••DIRECTIONS:Boil noodles according to package (mine were 8 minutes)

In a bowl mix yogurt (you can use any flavor I'd say) through egg whites,

then mix in egg noodles

and pour this mixture into a prepared (by spraying with Pam (I used market basket's version - duh)) cooking vessel. I used a small pot.Now sprinkle with your sugar (I think this helps it brown and look pretty (ish) if you're not worried about that add more Splenda to the original mixture)Bake @ 350* for about 25 - 30 minutes (until the top browns a bit) This makes 1 generous breakfast serving or maybe 2 desserts. Hubster LOVED it and asked me to remember the recipe so... I'm calling this a success

+++have you ever had kugel? And more importantly can I still call this kugel?+++

Wordy Wednesday on a woeful week

How you like them ws???
Well they say a pictures worth a thousand words so here's a zillion



And in case you were wondering the dude bleeding mustard from his eyes! That's HUBSTER'S version of Elton John

Bsi - breakfast

So... There's nothing I like more than joining in on something without having to leave the safety of my own home. It's like the best of both worlds - I'm being social WITHOUT having to go out and seeeeeeeeee people. Love!

Well this weeks bsi created by the lovely biz @ http://mybizzykitchen.com/ theme was breakfast I can do breakfast right???? Sure....

So here's my (long winded) submission

You start by creating candied orange peels which I got the idea for from the amazing Julie @ http://www.savvyeat.com/chocolate-dipped-candied-orange-peels/
Who linked me to the recipe @ http://userealbutter.com/2007/10/09/candied-orange-peels-recipe/ now Jennifer mentions that the syrup is good on pancakes!

Since hubster loves pancakes I decided if make him some!

So step 1 make candied oranges and set oranges aside but save out syrup.

Step 2 mix ingredients for pancakes (I used an all in 1 so I only added water)

Step 3 cook pancakes

Step 4 (and this step is COMPLETELY optional if you are a better cook than I OR if noises don't bother you) take batteries out of smoke alarm because it will NOT stop going off no matter how many windows you open and how much you fan it!

Step 5 in now silent house serve (slightly burned) pancakes topped with the delicious syrup you made in step 1

Kiss hubster tell him you tried and go off to blog it!

+++do you like pancakes? Do you like burned food (if so come over I'm happy to make you some)+++

Friday fillins - I'm an animal

This super fun friday 5 with an animal theme is courtesy of http://f.riday5.com/

What’s something you otter be doing right now?
Putting the clothes in the dryer OR (ok maybe and) shaving my legs because I'm going to acupuncture today!!!

What’s something for which you are lion in wait?
The results if pupsters going to be ok AND giving people Christmas presents!

When did you last have reason to feel sheepish?
Ummm most of my life I feel sheepish - how about yesterday when I lost my wallet...

What’s something toucan do better than one?
Dance, yo! I have this fantasy of being a couple who dances together in the kitchen - the flaw? I just laugh

What’s something you have recently been forced to grin and bear?
That there are certain family members who will never change! And if it's not about them then...

+++do you have people in your life who only have time for you when they need your help? Other than that they can't be bothered to give you the time of day? (and Laura don't you be saying me!!! Xo)+++