Little by Little

I don't really remember how or where, but I stumbled upon Eat Sleep Move.  It promotes the philosophy that those three areas of our well-being are intimately connected and that small choices can lead to big changes.  You can take a quiz and get a personalized plan, which I did, and I also checked the book out from the library.

Although I'm only on day-five and haven't been super intense about it, I did switch up the location of our healthiest foods and put them out in the open.

Now fruit resides on the counter and the bread is just a little more out of sight.  It already seems to be working because yesterday, I ate one banana, one apple, and zero pieces of bread.

Disposal

The garbage disposal recently retired and was replaced by a newer unit.  In the process of dismantling the old system and installing a new one, the sink area was cleared of its contents.  It looked so fresh and so clean without anything around that I decided to keep it that way.

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Adara, or, The Maidens

I was missing in action for a bit, but I'm hoping to return to this space more consistently.

Hello Monday!  What shiny, newness will you bring?  Stars light, stars bright...

Interactive visual guide meets beer.

The mitten keychain.

Beautiful map-y data visualization.

Mash Up

The quinces that I was lucky enough to secure from a neighbor have been sitting outside the back door waiting to be put to use.  It just never seemed like a good time and I couldn't really decide what to do with them.  Because a few of them were beginning to rot, I finally put the excuses aside and made an effort to do something with  them.  Last night, twelve were converted to Quince Membrillo.

The basics...

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Leave for Later

The first (and second) frost has come and gone, and we were left with loads and loads of unripe tomatoes.  I collected fourteen pounds and pickled five of those pounds.  The Dilled Green Tomatoes were quite straightforward to prepare, and assuming their tasty, I'll likely make them again.

Acubens, or, The Claws

This weekend was terribly productive, and it would be nice to have two more days to accomplish even more.  As that is not in the cards for me, I will embrace this week and expect goodness from it.*  Here are a few highlights of the week.

J. and I are getting sucked in by Breaking Bad.

Mindy's one-of-a-kind coat.

Fantasies of these Hunter rain boots.

It's time for Geninne's November desktop.

*Yes,  I am giving myself a pep talk.