Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. We got both our stimulus payment and our tax return within the last two weeks and it’s been a nice and welcome cash injection, I must admit. ...
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Around the Interwebs Why is reading so hard right now? Super-interesting! Are you also struggling? Some fixes for pandemic monotony. Take a fake commute. Ha. How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans Work People share unwritten rules in life. Can you think of any...
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CELEBRATING | my birthday and many other March babies this month. So many wonderful people have birthdays in March. EATING | marble cake. I always bake a marble cake for my birthday (from my Mom’s recipe). What’s your favorite birthday cake? (so) THANKFUL | that I got to see my...
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This is one of the easiest, most-satisfying comfort dinners that you can imagine. If you’re a fan of mashed potatoes, read on. Mashed potatoes often get a bad reputation, but they’re actually a nutritious source of potassium, B vitamins, Vitamin C, and fiber. The problem is, mashed potatoes are often...
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photo credit: Chris Montgomery via Unsplash This is my first update in 5 months. It didn’t feel appropriate to let the anniversary-week of the start of the pandemic pass by without mentioning it. I mean, not much and so much has happened. We’re still in a pandemic (I know!) and...
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As mentioned in my previous post, this week was my first “official” pandemic birthday. Last year, my birthday marked the last day of 2020 when Jon and I went out to dinner at a restaurant. A few days later, the world shut down. This year, I knew that it would...
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A year ago, this was my birthday week, and it was the last normal week and nobody knew it. My birthday marked the last day of 2020 when Jon and I went out to dinner at a restaurant. I remember that people had started talking about the Coronavirus and that...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Do you ever have a week where time just seemingly disappears? I had high hopes of blogging this week and didn’t find a free pocket of time...
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