I'm stealing Alyson's idea and posting about guilty pleasures. Her definition is this: "Guilty pleasures are those things in life that if your mother found out, she would shame shame her fingers at you for it, but you do it anyway because you love it SO MUCH!"
So here is my list of guilty pleasures!
1. Taking long hot showers. The longer and hotter, the better. Sometimes I stand in there until we run out of hot water entirely.
2. Licking the beater. I lick the spoon or beater for everything: cookies, cake, bread, pancakes, doesn't matter.... even if it's not sweet.
3. I love infomercials. I can sit and watch them forever... wondering if the product really WORKS. Sometimes I get up and google it to find some reviews. I just watched one for the H20 Mop.
4. Oh yes Google. I google everything. If you can't find an answer by googling it, then it can't be done.
5. If I get into a TV show or a book series, I'll read or watch it non-stop until I'm finished. Maybe it has to do with impatience, but I have to know what happens. Then I'm sad when it's over.
6. Text messaging. I do it all the time. Sometimes I'd rather text than talk.
7. Checking our bank account. I do it about 32334234 times a week. I have no idea why I do it. Maybe if I keep doing it enough the numbers will magically go up? no clue.
8. Snuggling with Sophie, under the covers, after Dirk leaves. I know it's bad to let your doggie into your bed--but she's so soft!
9. Never getting out of bed when I'm supposed to. Sometimes I stay until the alarm has gone off so long that it just shuts off. Or Dirk comes in and drags me out. (Dirk says this is accurate.)
10. Leaving laundry in the dryer. My mom would die of shock and shame me into oblivion if she knew I did this. She ALWAYS made us fold our clothes immediately out of the dryer and put them away. "If you don't they will wrinkle!" Now I just leave them in there and turn on the dryer when I want to wear them.
What are YOURS?
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Food Entry
Who doesn't love food? We do a lot of experimental cooking at our house. I subscribe to Cooking Light magazine and usually try to test out at least 2-3 new recipes per issue--sometimes more. We have a rating system. I ask Dirk to give it a score, out of ten. Recipes that are 8 and up get cut out and put in notebook to be repeated.
Today's repeat recipe is Stromboli! It's sort of like a calzone, but without the sauce. You make dough, roll it out and put meat and cheese in it and seal it up. Then you let it rise for an hour and bake. It's very good, but there is always a little more bread than there is filling. This is our third time to make it, but this time we decided to make two small stromboli instead of one big one. One is ham and swiss, and the other is pepperoni and mozzarella. (Turkey pepperoni, 70% less fat!)
They turned out quite lovely:
And we have to cut them up:
Don't forget the marinara!
Dirk gave this altered recipe a 10, 10, 10! It is quite delicious. You can see this recipe here. It takes about 3 hours total.
While the stromboli was rising I made a New Mexican chili sauce that I'll use to make enchiladas tomorrow night. It's another Cooking Light recipe, but takes quite a bit of effort. I had to take the seeds and stems off the dried chilis, grind them in a coffee grinder then boil it with a bunch of other stuff. I knew I was onto something when Dirk came in and started dipping bread in it. I sure hope the enchiladas turn out yummy.
IN OTHER NEWS: The bathroom is 99.9% FINISHED!!! I have to do some minor touch up painting and it is DONE. Of course I have yet to decorate it, no shower curtain or rug, but that doesn't count. I'm thinking of construction work. That is complete! I'll take pictures and post them when it's official.
Now I must stop blogging and get back to work. I have some logos to finish up and some knitting to do.
Today's repeat recipe is Stromboli! It's sort of like a calzone, but without the sauce. You make dough, roll it out and put meat and cheese in it and seal it up. Then you let it rise for an hour and bake. It's very good, but there is always a little more bread than there is filling. This is our third time to make it, but this time we decided to make two small stromboli instead of one big one. One is ham and swiss, and the other is pepperoni and mozzarella. (Turkey pepperoni, 70% less fat!)
They turned out quite lovely:
And we have to cut them up:
Don't forget the marinara!
Dirk gave this altered recipe a 10, 10, 10! It is quite delicious. You can see this recipe here. It takes about 3 hours total.
While the stromboli was rising I made a New Mexican chili sauce that I'll use to make enchiladas tomorrow night. It's another Cooking Light recipe, but takes quite a bit of effort. I had to take the seeds and stems off the dried chilis, grind them in a coffee grinder then boil it with a bunch of other stuff. I knew I was onto something when Dirk came in and started dipping bread in it. I sure hope the enchiladas turn out yummy.
IN OTHER NEWS: The bathroom is 99.9% FINISHED!!! I have to do some minor touch up painting and it is DONE. Of course I have yet to decorate it, no shower curtain or rug, but that doesn't count. I'm thinking of construction work. That is complete! I'll take pictures and post them when it's official.
Now I must stop blogging and get back to work. I have some logos to finish up and some knitting to do.
Monday, February 09, 2009
30 Day Dead
Occasionally Dirk and I watch "The Biggest Loser" on NBC. We're not die hard fans, but we'll tune in for part of it (not the whole thing--it's on the same time as Scrubs.)
Well, Jillian, a trainer on the show has her own line of work-out videos, of course. I read weight loss and work out message boards and everyone has been raving about one of her videos called "30 Day Shred." It was on sale for $8 on amazon.com so I bought it.
The first one was stolen off our porch. Suckers! Amazon was awesome and sent me a free replacement, which came today. We decided to try it out together. Dirk usually won't be caught dead doing workout videos, but we watched it first and it's just jumping jacks, crunches, lunches, etc. There are no Richard Simmons crazy dance moves. He said he'd give it a shot.
Let me just say, for 20 minutes our house was ridiculous. First of all, Sophie thought that jumping jacks meant PLAY so she kept running at us and barking. Then when we went down to do push-ups, she would crawl under us, lick our faces and attacking our hands. Then she started jumping on Dirk, snorting, trying to get him to play with her. By this time we were both laughing so hard we couldn't concentrate. We had to pause the video and fill a kong with peanut butter just to get her to leave us alone.
Dirk filled it up with enough peanut butter to last 20 minutes, or so we thought.
This video is pure agony. You're up, you're down, your jumping, moving, lunging... and I know at one point both Dirk and I were laying on the floor like beached whales struggling to get back up. By this time we are sweaty and panting and Sophie comes shooting back in, "I'm done with my peanut butter! Let's PLAYYYYYYY!"
At the end, Dirk said, "I like my fat."
Between the laughter, and the work out, I think I burned a bazillion calories today. It's a GOOD workout, we are just fat and out of shape. I'll do it again, but maybe I'll hook it up in the attic... or somewhere away from the dog.
Right now my legs and abs are burning, so it definitely works! I'll let you know more in 30 days.
Well, Jillian, a trainer on the show has her own line of work-out videos, of course. I read weight loss and work out message boards and everyone has been raving about one of her videos called "30 Day Shred." It was on sale for $8 on amazon.com so I bought it.
The first one was stolen off our porch. Suckers! Amazon was awesome and sent me a free replacement, which came today. We decided to try it out together. Dirk usually won't be caught dead doing workout videos, but we watched it first and it's just jumping jacks, crunches, lunches, etc. There are no Richard Simmons crazy dance moves. He said he'd give it a shot.
Let me just say, for 20 minutes our house was ridiculous. First of all, Sophie thought that jumping jacks meant PLAY so she kept running at us and barking. Then when we went down to do push-ups, she would crawl under us, lick our faces and attacking our hands. Then she started jumping on Dirk, snorting, trying to get him to play with her. By this time we were both laughing so hard we couldn't concentrate. We had to pause the video and fill a kong with peanut butter just to get her to leave us alone.
Dirk filled it up with enough peanut butter to last 20 minutes, or so we thought.
This video is pure agony. You're up, you're down, your jumping, moving, lunging... and I know at one point both Dirk and I were laying on the floor like beached whales struggling to get back up. By this time we are sweaty and panting and Sophie comes shooting back in, "I'm done with my peanut butter! Let's PLAYYYYYYY!"
At the end, Dirk said, "I like my fat."
Between the laughter, and the work out, I think I burned a bazillion calories today. It's a GOOD workout, we are just fat and out of shape. I'll do it again, but maybe I'll hook it up in the attic... or somewhere away from the dog.
Right now my legs and abs are burning, so it definitely works! I'll let you know more in 30 days.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Son be a dentist, you'll be a success.
I don't like spending money. I'm cheap! But what I really don't like is spending money on my teeth and my eyes. I hate it. I know, I know, I need to go to the dentist and the eye doctor so that I don't go blind and need a full set of dentures, but I really just hate spending money on them.
I absolutely hate going to the dentist. I hate it. It's like I'm paying someone big bucks to pick at my gums, make me bleed and generally make me feel uncomfortable for an hour. In the past 3 years I've had a string of cavities and tooth problems. I never had a cavity growing up, so I guess I'm getting paybacks now. Last year, between cavities, wisdom teeth and general cleanings I spent a fortune on my choppers. It's annoying.
Today was my six month check up, and YIPPEE I get to go back in two weeks to have some fillings replaced. I asked ahead of time how much it was going to cost to do that, and man, I went into the wrong business. But then again, I don't really want to have my hand in people's mouths all day long. I just wish eyes and teeth were something I could ignore for a few years... but I know that would end up costing me more in the future.
Sigh.
In book news, I finished the Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers. It was pretty good. It definately got me thinking of the first century Christians in a different way.
Right now I'm in the middle of Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Picoult is one of my favorite authors (Plain Truth is great and Sister's Keeper blew my mind.) I usually enjoy her books, but this one seems a lot like The Green Mile by Stephen King, and I had a love affair with that book, so really this seems like a knock off. BUT, I'm not through yet. It could change, she does reference The Green Mile in this book, so at least she knows she has a similar story.
Oh, is anyone on Goodreads.com? I love that site. I need more friends. It's a great site for reviewing books. Join!
I finished The Big Idea by Donny Deutsch. He has that show on CNBC where he interviews people who had an idea or invention and went on to make millions on it. It was a very inspiring book, but I don't so much have the desire to invent something as I do to have my own business. When I checked it out from the library I didn't realize it was about inventing, but it was still a good read.
Which leads me to my newest luxury... and also someone else's "Big Idea" that went on to make millions: The Snuggie. YES it is stupid, and YES I HAVE ONE. I saw the ridiculous commercial on TV and secretly thought to myself how much I would like one, because when I am on the computer, or knitting, or petting the dog, my arms are cold. When I got up the courage to admit my desire to Dirk, he made fun of me. He still does. My mom, however, thought it was neat and humored my desire and got one for me. So here I am in my red warlock snuggie and I am warm and happy.
Is it cheap? Yes.
Is it stupid? Yes.
Could I make it myself with very little effort? Yes.
Could I fight in the Jedi wars? Yes.
Does it work? YES.
Therefore, I am satisifed. And I'm wearing it right now.
I absolutely hate going to the dentist. I hate it. It's like I'm paying someone big bucks to pick at my gums, make me bleed and generally make me feel uncomfortable for an hour. In the past 3 years I've had a string of cavities and tooth problems. I never had a cavity growing up, so I guess I'm getting paybacks now. Last year, between cavities, wisdom teeth and general cleanings I spent a fortune on my choppers. It's annoying.
Today was my six month check up, and YIPPEE I get to go back in two weeks to have some fillings replaced. I asked ahead of time how much it was going to cost to do that, and man, I went into the wrong business. But then again, I don't really want to have my hand in people's mouths all day long. I just wish eyes and teeth were something I could ignore for a few years... but I know that would end up costing me more in the future.
Sigh.
In book news, I finished the Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers. It was pretty good. It definately got me thinking of the first century Christians in a different way.
Right now I'm in the middle of Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Picoult is one of my favorite authors (Plain Truth is great and Sister's Keeper blew my mind.) I usually enjoy her books, but this one seems a lot like The Green Mile by Stephen King, and I had a love affair with that book, so really this seems like a knock off. BUT, I'm not through yet. It could change, she does reference The Green Mile in this book, so at least she knows she has a similar story.
Oh, is anyone on Goodreads.com? I love that site. I need more friends. It's a great site for reviewing books. Join!
I finished The Big Idea by Donny Deutsch. He has that show on CNBC where he interviews people who had an idea or invention and went on to make millions on it. It was a very inspiring book, but I don't so much have the desire to invent something as I do to have my own business. When I checked it out from the library I didn't realize it was about inventing, but it was still a good read.
Which leads me to my newest luxury... and also someone else's "Big Idea" that went on to make millions: The Snuggie. YES it is stupid, and YES I HAVE ONE. I saw the ridiculous commercial on TV and secretly thought to myself how much I would like one, because when I am on the computer, or knitting, or petting the dog, my arms are cold. When I got up the courage to admit my desire to Dirk, he made fun of me. He still does. My mom, however, thought it was neat and humored my desire and got one for me. So here I am in my red warlock snuggie and I am warm and happy.
Is it cheap? Yes.
Is it stupid? Yes.
Could I make it myself with very little effort? Yes.
Could I fight in the Jedi wars? Yes.
Does it work? YES.
Therefore, I am satisifed. And I'm wearing it right now.
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