... a little bit of this and that

Penny-pinching update: I'm slightly embarrassed about this, but I'm going to go ahead and share anyway. I've continued monitoring my spending on food all week, and have done really well. I even created a spreadsheet to tally everything up in. What I've learned so far... capers make tuna fish infinitely more palatable (enough to eat it four days in a row)... I think I love oatmeal enough to eat it everyday until I die... when making homemade yogurt, it's always best to add the starter before you leave the milk sitting out overnight... and, eating on a tight budget is the perfect diet prescription for those looking to drop pounds (junky desserts are expensive!)  Most of all, I find that I better appreciate the food I eat when I know I'm not going to allow myself to buy whatever whenever. I think it's been a really instructive exercise so far :)

I did some guest editing for my CSA's newsletter these last couple weeks.  It was fun! 

Last night, Roomie's man cooked us his finest meal yet, in honor of Roomie's Mom coming in for a visit.  I found it hilarious that he read the ingredient list a day ahead of time, but didn't read the actual recipe until an hour before preparation time.  I mean, you don't fool around with risotto!  But he actually pulled it off quite nicely.

My insomnia has finally subsided, hooray!  It seems there's something in the air right now though.. every time I complained about being sleep-deprived, whoever I spoke with had some sort of insomniac tale to relate.  Maybe I can start a club so I'll have something to do during the wakeful wee-morning hours.

I'm looking forward to heading up to Massachusetts this weekend to see my family as well as an old friend from Spain. Bonus: my Dad is going up as well, so Greyhound won't have to worry about me turning green and puking all over their upholstery...