Today is Halloween and for me, this is the beginning of the holiday season. After we nom on all the candy today, then I have three weeks to prepare for the very best holiday of all holidays on the calendar: Thanksgiving. I love food, both cooking it and eating it. I love football. I love [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Oh come, all ye eligible enrollees…
October 27th, 2009
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Yesterday did not disappoint me in it’s sheer shittiness. Came back to a mountain of work to do, people asking me questions right and left – mostly like this: “Oh, how are you feeling? Heard you had swine. That really sucks. Can you approve this expense statement for me, m’kay?” Almost shed a tear about [...]
Leaving for work in 3, 2, 1…
October 26th, 2009
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I am sitting on my bed, two of three dogs curled up beside me, typing on my Mac and reading a couple of blog entries, when I should be on my way to work. I am dressed and ready to go. And I am just not, you know, going. Maybe fear of the baconic plague [...]
Attitude check
October 25th, 2009
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I started this blog to track my progress in dropping pounds. Since I started it, I lost a little bit of weight. But I have, in all likelihood, gained that weight back and probably a little bit more. I suck. I can always come up with a million reasons why I feel the need to [...]
Roasted tomatillo salsa FTW!!!!!
October 25th, 2009
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I am feeling decidedly less swiney, so I decided I needed some kitchen therapy yesterday. And I made this completely kick-ass tomatillo salsa that is totally Plan-safe and fabulous. This stuff is so damn good. A little heat, just enough to taste it, not enough to scorch the nasal glands, fat free and fucking fabulous. [...]
Home
October 23rd, 2009
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Because I am riddled with H1N1, I am not fit to be in the company of regular folks. Which means I have days off from work. Which, frankly, doesn’t suck. This may be the best part of piggy flu. I really love my home. We have a nice house on a nice cul-de-sac in a [...]
SWINE!
October 21st, 2009
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This is the e-mail I wrote to my boss while waiting for the doctor to return with my prescription: I feel so sickly and so I whineWith the flu named for swine.Out for the week, so it’s wrote,By my doctor on this note.Headed home with soup and medsTo languish in my sickly bed.Glad we are [...]
Sick bed observations
October 21st, 2009
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I have been laying (or lying, I suck at remembering the correct usage for that word) in my bedroom since last night because I have the world’s worst belly ache. Cramping, pain, hurling. Seriously, I don’t know how those bulimic girls do it. I hate to puke, I cannot imagine doing it willingly. Crossing bulimia [...]
Fur kids
October 17th, 2009
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I am a mother. I raised my daughter, who is now 23 years old. I can’t have any more two-legged, born-of-my-body children because of my missing uterus. Adoption is not an option, although I am a huge supporter of that because I was adopted by my parents. The next best thing to fill that maternal [...]
Tough meat
October 15th, 2009
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TMI virgin here. Let’s do this thing: OK, so I wanted to make this really wonderful pot roast on Sunday. It was a cool fall day, not cold but just a little crisp, and a slow, home cooked meal sounded just right. I am a major foodie and take great pride in making great meals. [...]
