I had a fairly eventful weekend, social-wise. On Friday I had dinner guests, and I made a roasted vegetable lasagne – look for the recipe over at the cooking blog in the next couple of days – and it was absolutely delicious. I was raving to a friend over the pure delight that is roasted […]
When I say "kind of a dick" I mean in a good way.
April 13, 2012 by
Here’s proof that I have a very confident husband: he was completely unfazed by my shameless male objectification as I ranked the cast members on last night’s Grey’s Anatomy, based on hotness. For anyone interested, here are my top two: And here is who I rank at the bottom: “Too young for you?” my husband […]
Heated Seats are Blessings, Like Children.
April 11, 2012 by
My husband had heated seats installed in my minivan, and I am not exaggerating even a little bit when I say that this is the greatest gift I have ever received, with the exception of my children, without whom I would not likely even have a minivan. I mean, there are not too many non-parents […]
Hippity Hoppity
April 9, 2012 by
Last night my husband and I went on a DATE to (belatedly) celebrate our tenth anniversary and I got a new dress and shoes! It was exactly a year and a week since I had my varicose vein surgery, and so I thought I would celebrate by wearing shoes and stockings, rather than my usual […]
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
April 5, 2012 by
Did you know that Mercury has been in retrograde for the past twenty-four days, and that phenomenon is associated with a lack of energy and sluggishness? Me either. But it has, so perhaps that explains things a little. I just assumed I was having a raging case of PMS. Speaking of raging cases of PMS, […]
Nicole’s Gone Kind Of Wild
April 2, 2012 by
I got home at 8:00 last night from a weekend at the in-laws’, home to a mountain of laundry, an empty refrigerator, and the need to detox and/or go on a cleanse. My poor body. That is all I am going to say about that. This morning I reluctantly went to the grocery store, extremely dissatisfied with […]
Just call me Flylady
March 27, 2012 by
I have a confession to make that may make me unpopular or perhaps even shunned from the community. I’m going to take a deep breath and be out with it. Here it is, my dirty little secret: my house is always clean, neat, and organized. Now please stay with me a moment – this is […]