Photo Friday: Orangutan Seven Ways

Hello Friends! I’m back! (I recognize no one was missing me but … I’m back anyway!) After accomplishing my goal last Friday (52 weeks in a row!) I took a little break from thinking about this minuscule piece of the internet to enjoy a brief moment of satisfaction and a long weekend with family. I had no consideration … Continue reading »

Photo Friday: Week 52

Last Saturday I celebrated my very first ‘blogiversary’ (if you have any interest on my thoughts on a year’s worth of blogging, you can read them here) and fulfilled a commitment to myself and Husband to stick with the blog for a whole year. “Sticking to it” was defined by posting something every single week … No excuses. In an … Continue reading »

The Other Can: Crab Salad & Avocado

So, I’m certain you’ve all been dying  to know what I would do with the other can Husband brought home last week. Of course no one needs reminding of what I mean by this I’m sure. But just in case … Last week I had a pasta craving and asked Husband to stop at the store on his way home from work … Continue reading »

On Mother’s Day

I miss Mama on Mother’s Day. It’s one of those sacrifices you have to make when you want to pick up and leave everything you know for something new and different. Important people get left. But we’re close. We talk. … a lot. Mama & Me – My Favorite Photo of Us It wasn’t always … Continue reading »

My 1st Blogiversary: Reflections on a Year of Blogging

Today is my very first blog-iversary!

So, in honor of my year of blogging, it seems as though I should reflect a moment; take some stock. Continue reading »

Photo Friday: On Friendship

Because it’s her birthday today and she’s very far away, my oldest and dearest friend, Katt and friendship in general are on my mind. So I thought I would use this Photo Friday post to share with you a few things about friendship that I’ve learned from my twenty years of friendship with Katt (and our other close and dear circle of friends). Continue reading »

It’s Pasta!!!

Even before the diet, I was craving pasta (and I’m not much of a carb addict). I kept putting it aside and eating my carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, brown rice and fish or chicken. (I love all of those things.) But tonight I realized that it just wasn’t worth depriving myself. It definitely wasn’t worth the desperate hunger I was building for all things carbohydrate.

So tonight I treated myself (and Husband) to an amazing pasta dinner. Continue reading »

Popcorn Confessions & Revelations

Okay my friends, this is not a deep, thoughtful, innovative or generally spectacular moment for me, but it’s been such a revelation in the last week or so, I finally decided, I had to share. If only to exorcise the all-encompassing shame I feel for not having discovered this fifteen to twenty years ago. My name … Continue reading »