The hardest part about getting a divorce is people care about you. People care about you for different reasons. Some people care out of curiosity. Some people mourn for you. Some people worry. Some people pray. But the hardest part is that they care at all. Because then you wonder what they’re thinking. What are…
Watching birth videos always makes me cry. Maybe I’ll be able to handle myself one day. Hopefully. Maybe. But then again maybe not. I just finished watching the birth video in this post, and mom’s reaction just had me in tears. Joyful tears, but tears none the less. Sometimes it gets really bad when I’m…
Now, (Mom, correct me if I’m wrong) but I don’t think I ever cut off my hair or anyone else’s as a kid, so that would mean that yesterday I gave my first haircut! Two days ago, I was looking at Josh’s thick hair saying, “Hm, it’s getting pretty long. Might be time for a…
I’ve started a running list of things I’m thankful for on a wall in my home. I started by simply writing on Post-it notes, which works pretty well as long as the adhesive is new. :) I think a bulletin board and halved index cards might work better in the future though. Here are some…
1. A Sharp Chef’s Knife A sharp knife is an absolute necessity. The most versatile type of blade is a chef’s knife or a Japanese santoku knife. A blade that has significant length and width will be the best for chopping, dicing, cubing, mincing, shredding, slicing, and scooping/transferring. Chopping is accomplished by leaving the tip…
4-5 bunches organic parsley 2 bunches fresh organic mint 3/4 cup fine bulgur wheat or quinoa 2 large tomatoes, diced 1 shallot, finally chopped Juice from 1/2 lemon 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp cardamom 1/8 tsp cumin 1/8 tsp coriander 2 tsp ground allspice Pinch of cloves Pinch of…