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You can learn a lot about your self (and others) by what they like to talk about. I want you to know me better, so here is a list of my favorite things to talk about*. These are the things that tend to invoke a response from me, and make me say, oh yes, THAT! Or NO, and here’s why. If you ever see me on the street, consider these conversation
I may have just made up a word, but “unkillable” is the best description I can think of for my favorite houseplant. And although I love to garden, and I love the living presence of houseplants in my home, I don’t like many types of houseplants. Because for whatever reason, living plants inside my home tend to get a little neglected. Which, more often than not, can lead to their
1. Weeding the garden I’m not even kidding. I really like weeding at this phase of the gardening season. Last year I learned how to properly use a hoe, and weeds are under control. I enjoy going out for 10 or 15 minutes in the evening and plucking away the seedlings I didn’t plant so my little babies will thrive. It’s therapeutic. (Not so later in the summer when my
I’m going to make this one short and sweet: My very first ebook is now available for pre-order. Click here to learn more about the book & purchase! The release date is May 23! (Ohmigod, am I going to be a real live author? I THINK I AM!) Click here to learn more and order for just $17
I promised in last week’s DIY mayo post that I’d give you my recipe for egg salad so you can use your freshly made mayonnaise. This is my favorite easy-peasy egg salad recipe that I love to make for lunches during the week. It’s super simple to throw together when I’m home on my lunch break or want a quick dinner–just a few slices of bread, a generous helping of
Last year I had everything planned and ordered and seeds started way back in February. This year is an entirely different story, but I am no less pumped about my garden plans! A few things I’m doing differently this year, mainly in the realm of taking it all down a notch: I’m scaling back on the variety of things I’m planting. Knowing that we also have lots of veggies coming
My mom and I spent the day Friday going to garage sales. Along the way, I picked up a sweet set of French recipes in the form of jumbo playing cards: One recipe stood out to me right away. I’ve been wanting to make homemade mayonnaise for a while now, and that was one of the first cards I pulled out of the deck. I had all the ingredients, so
I heard a statistic* this week that rubbed me the wrong way. It said that people who have jam-packed schedules and are busy all the time are more likely to live longer than people who tend to have wide open calendars, because when people don’t have full calendars they tend to get bored a lot, and the implication was that people who are bored are less resilient and more susceptible to
1. The 10-day forecast Even though spring officially “started” a month ago, here in Minnesota the weather hasn’t caught on. Grumpy Cat summed up my feelings best: Go home winter, you’re drunk. — Grumpy Cat(@ItsTheGrumpyCat) April 11, 2013 I tried privately declaring winter to be over last week, which involved resolving to not shovel anymore, buying a new skirt and sending happy thoughts into the universe to bring spring. It
Handmade Neighborhood last weekend was at the Winona History Center. While I was there, I had the pleasure of seeing a particularly interesting segment of one of the historical exhibits: Are you curious about why it was so interesting? Because my darling mother is one of the community collectors being featured! Here’s me and my lovely mom at my booth on Saturday. If you came a bit later in the morning,
