Why do my favorite holidays have to fall during the work week this year? Halloween is a Wednesday, obviously, and Christmas falls on a Tuesday. It’s aggravating, although I can’t even remember the last time I *truly* celebrated Halloween (college?). It’s the principle… It is Wednesday, though, and that means another What I Ate Wednesday…
Archives for October 2012
Empty the Fridge Couscous Salad
Oh, Tuesday…just like Monday, you’ve been long. This entire week is shaping up to be a slow one. No matter. During my down time at work, I came up with a new recipe: one to use up leftovers and pantry staples instead of starting from scratch. Our refrigerator is full of food. After shopping at…
Friday Night Fiesta: A Review of Dauphin Street Taqueria
On weeknights, Mark and I like to cook our own meals, often having leftovers for lunch throughout the week. Sundays are generally our all-day cooking days, where we’ll watch football and simmer a pot of red beans & rice, chicken & andouille gumbo, or spaghetti & meatballs for dinner. Fridays and Saturdays, however, we tend…
Trying to move in a sedentary world
Like most Americans, I work in an office. I sit on my bottom the majority of the day. I hate it. I hate the blank stares at the computer screen, I hate the cramps my legs get from my end-of-its-life chair, and I hate the exhausted feeling that overtakes me when I walk into my…
WIAW…a first.
Wednesdays are my favorite (non-weekend) day. Naturally, most of us love that mid-point of the week where you’re past dreaded Monday and it’s smooth-sailing to the weekend. I look forward to this day also because it’s my adult gymnastics class. I did competitive gymnastics for 8 years and competitive trampoline & tumbling for 2 more….
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