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Still sleep deprived
I am still sleep deprived. Puppy got a name. That's good because it was getting silly referring to her as "puppy." Tasha's favorite pastime is chewing on ankles and wrists. David refers to the kitchen-dining room (which we have penned off) as the piranha tank. When I catch up on some sleep and work, I will write more. -
We got a puppy!
We got a puppy ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Caring
My husband, David! He's the most entertaining, interesting and wisest person I know. -
The Life of a Road Warrior: The Eagle Has Taken Flight aka My Amazon Kindle Has Shipped
My Amazon Kindle has shipped. Woohoo! It says it will arrive on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 ( Read more... ) -
The Life of a Road Warrior: Amazon Kindle Lights Low Impulse Control Book Lover's Fire
I bought an Amazon Kindle e-book reader. It is supposed to ship on July 7, 2008. Woohoo! The perfect thing for a book lover with low impulse control. I tried to convince David that I was getting it because it would be cheaper in the long run. He did not "buy" my argument. So, then I told him it would reduce bookshelf space and take care of ( Read more... ) -
Decluttering: A Philosophy
My main weakness is retaining data: documents, email, and books.
My main problem with books is that I keep telling myself, maybe someday I might need something in one of those books. Some of the books I keep as reference material and I definitely do use them. However, I have a lot of books that I am keeping just in case I might someday need them. ( Read more... ) -
The Life of a Road Warrior: How did my husband ever live without me?
I was going to be out of town for several days. So, my husband asked me to make sure I leave enough canned food for the dog. When I asked him what he wanted me to get for him at the grocery store, he said,"just get me some cans of stuff." Hmmm... The image of the two of them sitting down to dinner with cans of food should something happen to me is ( Read more... ) -
Decluttering photographs
Going through my photographs yesterday sparked the desire to go through my old correspondence. I have purged a great deal of correspondence in my lifetime. Otherwise I would be hauling around 20 or more boxes of letters. The historian in me cringes at the shredding and getting rid of correspondence and photographs. However, having come to accept ( Read more... ) -
Our text messages are not as interesting as the Mayor of Detroit's text messages
Our text messages. I'm sure they are by no means as interesting as the Mayor of Detroit's text messages ( Read more... ) -
Chicken Cordon Bleu for Two
Chicken Cordon Bleu for Two
Ingredients:
- 2 whole chicken breast without skin
- 2 2/3 ounces Swiss cheese slices
- 2 2/3 ounces ham slices
- 1 tablespoon flour, all-purpose
- 1/3 teaspoon paprika
The following ingredients can be doubled or tripled: