Item #47. Order book boxes from Amazon (through the Golden Girls website) every other month with a mixture of topics (fiction, organizing, decorating, poetry, memoir): April-June-August-October.
My June book box contained the latest novels from Lee Child and Nelson DeMille. Child's Jack Reacher is one of my favorite characters, and 61 Hours does not disappoint. I'm looking forward to reading DeMille's The Lion. I also ordered Good Mail Day, which is "A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art."
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
JR's List Item #15: (making progress) Learn to cook with fresh herbs and various kinds of mushrooms.
In her post of May 8th, Candace talked about making a pesto with fresh herbs from her garden. Since cooking with fresh herbs is also an item on my list, I decided to give the pesto a try. I made it with fresh basil from my hanging garden. It is as delicious as CEA described and very, very versatile. Thank you, Candace!
I have also made chicken breasts marinated in my fresh rosemary. I need to start working with the mushrooms.
I have also made chicken breasts marinated in my fresh rosemary. I need to start working with the mushrooms.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
CEA's update #15
Item #39. Get back on a good vitamin regimen.
Older sister touted vitamins recommended to her by a natural health practitioner during her recovery from recent surgery, so I purchased the same brand from Whole Foods: Garden of Life's "Vitamin Code for 50 & Wiser Women."
Older sister touted vitamins recommended to her by a natural health practitioner during her recovery from recent surgery, so I purchased the same brand from Whole Foods: Garden of Life's "Vitamin Code for 50 & Wiser Women."
Thursday, June 24, 2010
CEA's update #14
Item #54. Review my toiletries and cosmetics, toss as necessary, and replenish as necessary. Dispose of 60 items by throwing away, recycling, or donating.
I was inspired to revise item #54 after reading of other people's efforts to dispose of clutter--by getting rid of one item a day for 365 days--on the Unclutterer blog. In my first effort, I did indeed "review my toiletries and cosmetics" and toss 15 items. Actually, I tossed more than 15 items: I decided that multiples of the same toiletry could only count once. For example, I disposed of six partially used hotel bottles of lotion and counted them as one item on the list of 60. Actually, being a child of a child of the Depression, I didn't dispose of the six partially used bottles, I decanted the contents into a big bottle and tossed the empties. I also donated 15 items of clothing when I cleaned out my armoire, so my current total is 30 of 60.
I was inspired to revise item #54 after reading of other people's efforts to dispose of clutter--by getting rid of one item a day for 365 days--on the Unclutterer blog. In my first effort, I did indeed "review my toiletries and cosmetics" and toss 15 items. Actually, I tossed more than 15 items: I decided that multiples of the same toiletry could only count once. For example, I disposed of six partially used hotel bottles of lotion and counted them as one item on the list of 60. Actually, being a child of a child of the Depression, I didn't dispose of the six partially used bottles, I decanted the contents into a big bottle and tossed the empties. I also donated 15 items of clothing when I cleaned out my armoire, so my current total is 30 of 60.
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