I made marshmallows!

They aren't done yet, but the pre-chilled stuff was good. Tasted like marshmallow fluff. I used this recipe. The egg whites really do make it fluffier. I think there's a bit too much vanilla though. Clean-up was easier than I hoped--a few minutes soaking in hot water dissolved most of the sticky stuff ( Read more... )

I'm Nano-ing again this year. I actually planned out my novel with a rough outline and everything. Of course, I'm behind anyway ( Read more... )

I reached 50,000 words! And I did so a day early, even though I there were at least four days when I didn't write at all. I wrote over 15,000 words this weekend to catch up ( Read more... )

I'm Nano-ing again this year. I'm already at 5220 words. That gives me a two-day buffer. Judging by previous years, I'll be behind by this weekend ( Read more... )

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I found my first gray hair last week. A day later I found my second. I pulled out both and spent an inordinate amount of time in front of the mirror for a couple days, but haven't found any more. It was not nearly as traumatic as I'd been led to believe it would be. This is probably because I have been expecting gray hairs for a couple years ( Read more... )