That sounds miserable, Nanc. I hope you're feeling better soon.

HI all... been another crazy week at work, but it's over. We are getting some snow and I brought work home so I don't have to go in tomorrow. Glad I did, because it is slick as hell out there and dicey getting home. It will be better tomorrow when the snow stops and the crews have been out. Not supposed to get more than a few inches.

Nanc, love your menu. Sounds so good. Have you kicked that cold to the curb?

You sound all full of energy Nanc! Glad you are feeling better.

I worked for a few hours, took a nap, went to the grab and go for some goodies for the week. Should last me through Wednesday then I'll stop back in. There are always, always, new dishes to try! Keeps it interesting, but I am not losing any weight and need to start being more aware of portions. Even if it's healthy, that old calories in and calories out thing will get me.

Tomorrow I'm getting my hair done plus a mani. It's a present to myself for my upcoming big 60 birthday.

Mornin' Nanc... sounds like you got a whole lot done yesterday! Birthday is a week from today.

Going to get a little work done this morning, go for the hair/mani appointment, stop at Fresh Thyme, home to start laundry and get more work done.

Plan for today (including watching portions and staying away from snacky stuff)
B - smoothie
L - black eyed peas with savory rice
D - jambalaya, pecan tart (made with dates and healthy things)
S - apple

Glad you got that over with and could enjoy your coffee, Nanc. That's quite a long wait for results. That's interesting measuring inflammation. You've mentioned having problems with that.

I left work early yesterday to meet a junk hauler. I had an old fridge and the city won't take those so I lined up a private hauler and got rid of a whole bunch of stuff in the garage and basement. The trick is, don't fill the house back up with more useless stuff!

Made a big batch of mashed potatoes. Whisked some tahini in with a little reserved water from cooking the potatoes, and added paprika, no salt seasoning, rosemary, parsley. Pretty tasty!

Plan for today...
B - mashed potatoes
L - broccoli salad, white bean and spinach soup
D - thai red curry

I am looking forward to hearing about your good test results, Nanc. Nothing like a cup of coffee in the morning. I'm enjoying the heck out of mine right now.

I bet it feels good getting rid of that junk, Mihani. Joe and I are talking about getting a one time dumpster rental service. Once we get our garage and shop and barn and garden shed all organized and the junk piled up we'll have a better idea on the size bin we need.

We worked on cleaning up the garage a bit and made some nice progress. A lot of the mess is just cardboard boxes from Amazon. We can recycle those locally, but the recycling place has the worst hours. They are open for 4 hours on Saturday so it is packed that day and they are closed on Sunday.

I'm still playing with different basket ideas. I haven't been taking pictures of them for the most part, but here's one of the first ones. I'm now using a heavier duty rope which means I can do much larger baskets if I want. I'm using a basic heavy duty sewing machine, no frills, old school. It is a beast. (and under $200!)

Hi all,

Nothing too new here other than fighting a big sugar addiction. Walking regularly and other than candies as jelly beans I have been eating healthy. Just can’t get off the candy. For Valentine’s Day Brooks made be a big pot of black beans with chipotle peppers….. my 🤩 favorite. I said no candy.

We leave for a quick trip to Italy Feb. 29th. Coming up quickly.

Cute picture of sweet Radar. I LOVE YOUR BASKETS!

Oh, the people who own the Aveda salon are opening a local art gallery and asked to sell my handmade cards! These are some VD cards I made. One was for girl whose father asked me to make one with Pandas.