A Gloomy, Dreary Day
It's been raining on and off all day. Gray, gloomy, dreary. I had problems getting up.
I'm in the middle of the tedium known as patron load. I hand-build files that are batch-loaded into our library system. It's going well, but I brought my laptop home to 1) build another file before I go to sleep (although I'm thinking of going to sleep and getting up early??), and 2) check the test load in the morning. I might have to bring my laptop home on Friday (my Saturday) too. But I can't complain; I don't work overtime much. And this year, I WILL learn Python and write scripts to format these files!
Starting next month, I want to get serious about the Mediterranean diet. I already found a recipe that I really want to make: Feta and Spinach Couscous patties. It calls for fresh dill, and a lot of recipes call for fresh herbs. That got me thinking about whether I should grow fresh herbs in my kitchen. I have the room for them. The question is whether it would be cost effective? Fresh herbs are expensive (does anyone know exactly how much the grocery store charges for fresh herbs?), but I'd be looking at $20 for seed and starter mix. Plus electricity for a grow light. I don't know...thoughts?
I'm also wondering if it would be cost-effective to join Sams Club (no Costco in this area), but I'd have to add the cost of gas for a 45-minute drive one way. Maybe not. I guess what I should do is get a pass to go look inside one and see if they have enough stuff that I would buy. (A "frugal living" blog said that they got cheap salmon at Costco.)
I'm tired. I think that I'm going to cuddle kitties and go to bed.
I'm in the middle of the tedium known as patron load. I hand-build files that are batch-loaded into our library system. It's going well, but I brought my laptop home to 1) build another file before I go to sleep (although I'm thinking of going to sleep and getting up early??), and 2) check the test load in the morning. I might have to bring my laptop home on Friday (my Saturday) too. But I can't complain; I don't work overtime much. And this year, I WILL learn Python and write scripts to format these files!
Starting next month, I want to get serious about the Mediterranean diet. I already found a recipe that I really want to make: Feta and Spinach Couscous patties. It calls for fresh dill, and a lot of recipes call for fresh herbs. That got me thinking about whether I should grow fresh herbs in my kitchen. I have the room for them. The question is whether it would be cost effective? Fresh herbs are expensive (does anyone know exactly how much the grocery store charges for fresh herbs?), but I'd be looking at $20 for seed and starter mix. Plus electricity for a grow light. I don't know...thoughts?
I'm also wondering if it would be cost-effective to join Sams Club (no Costco in this area), but I'd have to add the cost of gas for a 45-minute drive one way. Maybe not. I guess what I should do is get a pass to go look inside one and see if they have enough stuff that I would buy. (A "frugal living" blog said that they got cheap salmon at Costco.)
I'm tired. I think that I'm going to cuddle kitties and go to bed.