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02 Apr

betterish

on the road to getting better…. each day the % of wellness increases! hooray!

p.s.- i think i just died and went to heaven looking at the martha stewart living prop room! guhh!!!

01 Apr

sick

why is it so easy to take good health for granted? I’ve been sick for over a week now. STOP! STOP IT!! You DAMN ILLNESS!!! Get me better! I have important company this week!

interested in my super fast & easy chicken soup recipe? lemme know!

04 Feb

mmmbreakfast

note to self: make more breakfasts like this one!

ingredients:

honey/cinnamon kashi with raspberries, a splash of half & half….and a drizzle of wildflower honey:

the secret: I added frozen raspberries to help cool down the oatmeal.Â They melt right away! mmm

15 Jan

I’ve come to the conclusion that I am totally useless on Mondays. I had every intention to post something yesterday but the lack of energy prevented me from doing so. Why is it that I can’t sleep on Sunday nights? Is it the anticipation of a new week? Is it because I over-do it with coffee on Sunday mornings? I lay in bed imagining the list of things I have to do in my head.

So here’s the past few days….

I made a batch of whole-wheat blueberry scones (thanks to a flickr friend)

I had an affair with my french press maker- the husband was in on it too

I got to see some baby bunnies

and a few little chicks….

I walked around Half Moon Bay with my sister-in-law & her friend

I read a little bit of the book Eat, Pray Love (need to finish it!!)

I got to see a teeny flower weather the cold yet sunny Sunday afternoon

I ate a grilled eggplant sandwich that would have been wonderful if it wasn’t for MAYO

I went through 30+ magazines over the weekend and condensed all the good stuff into a binder…

And now it’s Tuesday and I’ve spent the past two hours researching juicers.

10 Jan

dear white, tacky- yet tasteful christmas tree-

i miss you. you made my living room so cheerful and happy the past month or so. now i am left with an empty space that is having an identity crisis. if only it was OK to have christmas trees in january, february, march and april……

missing you….can’t wait to see you next year. will you be decorated in blues again?

xoxoxo

tracy

07 Jan

note to self:

next year for the holidays, make it easy and plan a vacation soon after.

Someone remind me that next December- OK?

I had a case of the sniffles & a mild sore throat during Christmas time. I did a REALLY good job of ignoring it. I wouldn’t allow myself to be sick because I had so much to do. So it wasn’t until the hangover of New Year’s day that my cold took the better of me.

I worked from home on Friday, which was wonderful because I could watch the storm outside and snuggle in my jammies while I crunched numbers. I also blasted the soundtrack to Juno which made it a better day. That night, we drove into the city and spent the evening with my parents eating at Jardiniere in SF. The meal was fantastic. So many wonderful flavors…great cheese and wine. Happy Birthday Mom!

So I woke up Saturday hungover…and sicker. I should have known better. You should never drink when you aren’t feeling well to begin with.

Someone else please remind of that too. Thanks.

So Saturday I slept…watched tv…stayed home most of the day. But then I was starting to feel like a shut-in—So I invited my neighbor over for a quickie/impromptu late afternoon lunch:

02 Jan

silence is golden

whew! the holiday season has passed. It feels good to not have all of these social events looming

in the past few days we:

-had Casey’s family over for another Patriots victory

- finally got to see juno (LOVED it!!)

-spent a rainy morning with my hubby at breakfast:

took one of my last self portraits of 2007 in the rain:

enjoyed the quiet in the house with the kitty fats:

took a long shower to decompress:

Celebrated the New Year with the family & Lobsters:

we all wore these awesome glasses:

mom makes a really good linguine with clams:

had too much wine…and took some blurry photos…..

and now I’m off to crunch numbers….and contemplate all my resolutions/goals for the New Year. Headache is still present…and now I have the sniffles. Oh! and I had a whole bottle of water spill in my bag this morning. Isn’t that the biggest suck?

01 Jan