Earlier this week, I applied for a position within my company. The position had been open for a few weeks, and they had already interviewed people for the job. I was interviewed by two people, I’ve seen them before, exchanged pleasantries, but was never formally introduced to either of them. I’m thrilled to say that […]
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Adventures in Driving: My daughter’s learning to drive
At times it’s hard to believe that my daughter is learning to drive. It seems like just the other day when she was a toddler and now she’s 16 years old and is learning to drive! I must say that she’s doing well and is a cautious driver which means there haven’t been any white-knuckled […]
I love meal prep!
Being that my life has been jam-packed with obligations, one way I’ve been staying on top of healthy eating is preparing meals in bulk, breaking down into two meal portions (for my daughter and myself) and placing the food into our deep freezer. Earlier this week, I made a large batch of taquitos and today […]
Loving my Franklin Covey (Classic) Planner
I have two Franklin Covey planners. A Franklin Covey Classic and also the much larger Franklin Covey Monarch. The Monarch is exclusively used for business and recently, I decided to use my smaller planner for independent work/goals. Swapping to this set-up is working beautifully for myself. I can honestly say that I use my Classic […]
Computerless…
A few weeks ago, I started having issues with my computer. Turns out, I had a hard drive failure. Whoops! Since I didn’t have the time to replace it myself, I finally got around to having it taken in to be replaced last week. The computer is still under warranty. It arrived back today and […]
Garlic fried brown rice with a mushroom sauce and caramelized Brussel sprouts
A few weeks ago, I made this dish. Garlic fried brown rice with a mushroom sauce and caramelized Brussel sprouts. The rice simmered in an herbal tea and the rice received its golden color from turmeric. A few of the herbs came from our garden. All the herbs/spices were ground in my 15-pound granite mortar […]
Carnivorous Plant: Pinguicula laueana x emarginata
Say hello to my little friend! A few days ago, I received this carnivorous plant in the mail. It’s a Pinguicula laueana x emarginata. Isn’t it tiny! I’ve named it Zaccheus, after the Tax collector in the Bible. He was short in stature. Pinguicula is Latin for “little greasy one.” It’s a reference to the plants’ […]
