Things are good over here ( Read more... )

I am so bummed to see i still owe 5200 on my student loan. I thought it was a few grand less. If i just keep paying the usual, thats 3.7 more years...ugh. (This is a loan i took out in 2004 to finish my BA when i was in my upper 20s...i guess a 15 year loan.)

Even if i can double the payments, im still looking at 2 years or so. Man!

So right now im ( Read more... )

Here are some bookmaking projects I've been working on. For some reason, the last few months have been a personal bookmaking kick...talk about old school projects! Bookmaking was my venture into the online craft world, really, and here I am back at my roots ( Read more... )

I am conflicted. It is the eve of Spring, but we have a snow day, with pretty much a blizzard coming down. But alas, a SNOW DAY, where I can putter around the house, get some things done, and cook ( Read more... )

I never have been a huge egg fan, but since I've become a runner, I've realized that my body does really well with them. In Mexico, we would have some form of eggs/beans/tortillas most mornings, and I always felt full and energetic well into the afternoon. At home I'm hungry for second breakfast by 10am, even first breakfast was something hearty ( Read more... )

Homemade muesli is my newest discovery. It is another one of those recipes where you can just use what you have, and it's even easier than granola! For this, I did toast the oats, coconut and nuts just to add a little bit of toasty flavor ( Read more... )

During this slow season for N's work, we are on a tight tight tight budget.  One thing I never really budget for is food.  I love food, I love GOOD food and think its important, so I spend a lot of money every week to fill our cupboards.  This past weekend, I went grocery shopping with thrift on my mind.  (And spent a mere $24 instead of upwards of ( Read more... )

I am lucky enough to have 10 glorious days off from work.  Lucky me!  Vacation is half over, and I'm stuck feeling stressed about all the things I haven't accomplished, instead of relaxing and reveling in all the things I HAVE.  What I have done are some things that I've been wanting to do for ages, but never have the motivation, especially because ( Read more... )

I love homemade gifts that look oh so impressive, but are SUPER easy to make.  Chai Caramels is one such example.  I used this recipe with absolutely no alterations, and it turned out divine.  The only "problem" is that the recipe makes SO MANY.  Seriously, well over 100 pieces.  The pieces are fairly small, because no one wants a mouthful of ( Read more... )

Like so many other people, I've been feeling really sad because of Friday's events at Sandy Hook Elementary School ( Read more... )