When you finish NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) they call you a winner. I like being called a winner, that alone was worth the blood, sweat and tears. Though maybe not worth the carpal tunnel syndrome I am developing in my wrists. I did it. I won NaNoWriMo 2011, I wrote 50,097 words in 28 days. I…
Category Archives: I Have an Opinion.
Feel Good Friday: The Twitter Edition.
Sometimes you need people. And sometimes there’s no people around. Where do you go to get the camaraderie and friendship you need for a dose of feel good? You go to Twitter, that’s where. Yesterday I woke up determined to make it a great day and I said so on Twitter, then asked who wanted to join….
In Which I Was The Nut: Learning About Food Allergies.
Last week I was the jackass that sent peanuts to school. And it happens that both my kids have nut allergic kids in their classes this year. Fantastic. Thankfully the kindergarten teacher caught the offensive peanut M&M’s before an epipen needed to be deployed. The terse note sent home reminding me that I nearly endangered a…
In Which I Am Fooled By Salami.
And I really do mean salami, that’s not code or anything. I am a big fan of cured meats. All that delicious salted carnivorous goodness, it’s very near a perfect food. Only they are filled with 1400 chemicals of various descriptions, some not so terrible and some darn right frightening. Salt I can handle. MSG, nitrates,…
Happy Being An Ordinary Home Cook.
There’s a new show starting on Food Network Canada this week, Recipes to Riches. It’s the Canadian Idol of Canadian home cooks. Auditions took place all winter with ordinary Canadians bringing their best homemade dishes to compete. There are 6 competition categories: appetizers, sweet and savory snacks, cakes, savory pies, entrees and frozen treats. And of course…
Don’t Believe Everything You Read. Or Hear.
I don’t often watch, read or listen to the news. I learn everything I need to know on Twitter. I’m not kidding, every death or natural disaster I heard first on Twitter. Of course sometimes it’s a total hoax but I am wise to that now. Traditional news is mostly bad news, accidents, gory fires, celebrities…
Waste Not, Want Not. Or Something.
I am currently obsessed with throwing out food. I don’t mean I am in a fridge and pantry cleaning frenzy. I mean that there is a lot food wasted at our house. With small children it seems unavoidable that not everything served on their plates will be eaten. And really, once they are done with their plate…
Simplify Your Stuff.
A few weeks ago I was invited to be a guest on Mom U, a local TV show hosted by the amazing Laurel of Opti-Mom fame. The episode was about simplifying and fresh off my canning extranaganza I was all for embracing a simpler way of life. The guest expert was Esther Bartkiw andLindsay and I were the…
10 Ways To Get Your Husband To Cook Dinner.
Sometimes the chief cook and bottle washer needs some help in the kitchen. Until the kids are tall enough to safely use a stove that help is the husband. But how to get him to cook the dreaded dinner. BBQ. Men like fire, use this to your advantage. Make him the executive chef. Do all…
