A friend shared with me this taco bowl idea made with sweet potatoes, cottage cheese, and avocado. It was an amazing meal, I have to say.
I forgot to buy the hot honey, so I subbed in some of the red pepper jam I made for gifts last Christmas. (Firstborn texted me shortly after Christmas asking why this jam was so blankety blank hot, ha ha. Its not meant for biscuits!)
I am always on the lookout for things to read, so I thought "why don't I start a couple of magazine subscriptions?" It might be fun to get something other than junk in my mailbox. I am starting with these two, but am also considering The Week, a news magazine. I have always loved getting a new magazine in the mail, so this will be something to look forward to.
To that end, I am also using the funds I get from selling off these vinyl albums to get new things to read or do. Too much free time on my hands is never a good thing if I am bored, so this should help. I am trucking about 50 albums at a time over to Half Price Books, and this week I also took them a vintage Risk game and some round playing cards from the 50s.
Hanging this art in the garage was a challenge. To start, it weighs 44 pounds! And I knew I would be doing it by myself. It had to be hung with more than just nails, so I bought a French cleat that had a built-in level. I dragged a heavy steel table over here and got to work measuring, pre-drilling holes, and lifting.
I love it in here! It hung at Highlands for years, attached directly onto the outside of the barn. The Girl made it with her Dad's help, and it lived in her shared house at Baylor. It has great sentimental value.
The best pic I could find of where it had hung on the barn.
One thing about being single with no peeps around is that the holidays tend to sneak up on you since they blend in with the general scenery of life. I didn't do a whole lot of decorating for Easter, because of that, but I did set a few bunnies out. I will have a (hopefully) quiet day at work next Sunday and pack a special lunch for myself. I'm sure I will send my peeps a special text. But it feels weird to celebrate these things alone.
Gina
6 comments:
That taco bowl looks yummy! Good job on hanging that heavy sign; it looks great.
That sign is a treasure and great job getting it hung. Holidays can be hard and establishing new traditions or doing something totally different that made me happy has always helped me when life changed.
Yay you hanging that 44 pound sign by yourself.
Good work Gina! I love all the little projects you are completing and sharing with us. The sign was a huge project to check off the list. Great work!
I just signed up for a subscription of The New Yorker, for the reasons you listed.
How interesting that you decided to subscribe to a couple of magazines. After years of having no subscriptions, I have done the same. Yes, it IS fun to have something nice in the mail!
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