We all know our brains can be incredibly slow when we're tired. I'm sure you've had occasional mishaps involving not being able to speak, think and do, as I have. I think these are some of the most fun things to share.
Sure, it's embarrassing, but we have to laugh at ourselves or we'll become full of ourselves, right? So let's all have a laugh at me today. (And also, Happy Valentine's Day!)
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A couple weeks ago, I decided to finally act on an idea I'd had for a while. I bought a yoga video for Adam and me to try out. We've been pretty good about going to the gym before work lately, but I wanted to mix it up with strength training and flexibility too.
I found an older yoga video put out by NBC's The Biggest Loser show, featuring trainer Bob Harper. If you've ever watched the show, you know Bob is really nice, but also really scary. That man does not care about your pain. (I mean, look at that smile. It's got layers.) He also has a more intense yoga workout DVD available, but we got this one because we figured it would be more manageable first thing in the morning ... ha!
Adam and I recently made the decision to drop cable. We haven’t done it yet, but we took the first step yesterday. I know we’re far from the first to try this out (and the last to research some of these services), but we’re still excited.
Follow the link to read about our process. It’s detailed. So only read if you’re interested in doing this for yourself. Seriously. It’s long.
I know I originally said I wasn't going to put up recipes on Fridays because it's the weekend and we should be sticking to fun things. You see how long that decision lasted.
The reason for this one is that Adam and I put our leftovers from Monday in the microwave to keep any kitty faces out of them until they'd cooled enough to put away ... and then forgot them there and left them out overnight. So we needed a new dinner to fill out the rest of the week and jointly chose something new to try. It was so good I had to share it.
It's nice when a new thing starts and it's so much fun it slowly becomes a tradition. Twice now, we've gotten our Orlando family members together to spend the day in the park, grilling out, playing games and just talking. It's amazing how 4 or 5 hours in beautiful weather with good food and good company can restore your spirit after a busy week.
I'm already looking forward to the next one. I hope it comes soon (before the weather gets hot)!
Adam managed to get some good pictures of the near-un-photographable Chloe. I don't know how since she's terrified of him in addition to her belief in the power of soul-stealing cameras. I swear she knows when I'm aiming my phone at her. She has a new favorite toy: these little Nerf darts that you're supposed to shoot from a gun. She's taken to walking around with them in her mouth, much like Jasper does with her stuffed bear, Amelia, and making loud, plaintive sounds. I have no idea what this means in cat behavior, but it's truly adorable (although when they're out of sight when they do it, it also sounds like they might be severely injured). I tried to take video of her playing with one of the darts last night. As soon as I got my phone aimed at her, she jumped to the top of the cat tree and sat as still as a statue for the next 10 minutes. Sigh...
I don't know what it is, but apparently it's a requirement for me to get sick every January. I got sick last January and I'm slowly recovering from another illness that just struck me over the weekend.
I hate using almost half of my sick time at the beginning of the year, but more than that, I feel like I should be able to make it more than a year without getting sick. Grrr.
I had to do at least one more thing with blood oranges before they go out of season. Which may not be until March or April, for all I know, but since I don’t know, I wanted to make use of them quickly. I remember what happened to me when I discovered rhubarb.
I can’t think of a much better use for a delicious fruit than putting it in either a salad, which we already did, or putting it in a dessert. So let’s do that now.
You all know how I love a good grammar joke or typo by now. I'm not the world expert on words and their usage, and I certainly make mistakes from time to time like anyone else, but I pride myself on knowing more than the average joe and I really enjoy finding errors that should have been caught by the people paying for an ad or printing an article, etc. Items where money has been invested and extra care should be taken.
So you may get a smile out of the fact that I appear to be rubbing off on Adam. Here's a fun one he caught when picking up the mail a few days ago.
I first saw a blood orange online about a year or two ago. I had never bought or tried one until this last weekend. Now I really hope they stick around for a while because I have plans for them and I'd hate to have to wait until next season.
They can look identical to a regular orange on the outside, although some have mottled colors, but cut them open and you're in for a surprise. (Well, maybe not now that I've given you a photo here. And maybe not if, unlike me, you've known about blood oranges for years. It's totally possible.)