1. Work/Programming I’m starting to get into a groove on my current work project. Granted its the same evolving project that I’ve worked on for the last few years.. but it’s complex DOM manipulating javascript.. and I think I’m actually starting to understand what I’m doing (instead of doing it and poking the DOM to see if ti works). It’s…
Author: nibuca
Evolving breakfast
Long time no write. Yeah whatever. Last year I ended as a champ at maintaining my weight. This year I’d like to actually lose. Obviously, what I’ve been doing isn’t working so I need to change something. After reading around for a while I’ve decided I need to cut back on carbs and bump up my protein. I decided to…
Food Tip: Garlic
Check out this VIDEO: How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds What you’ll need: 2 deep bowls of equal size How it works: Smash the head of garlic with the heel of your hand. Sweep the cloves into one bowl. Invert the second bowl over the top of the first bowl. Hold the bowls together…
Food Tip: Onions
Onions make you cry because cutting them releases chemicals that act like a mild acid on your eye. Cut down on the amount of crying by refrigerating the onion for 30-60 minutes before cutting. Cold slows down the chemical reactions. Also be sure to check out this article about how to peel an onion quickly.
Our Story So Far
This is that post. You know the one. The one where the blogger comes back and sheepishly admit that they haven’t blogged for a while and then fervently promises to do better. Yeah.. that one. Anyway. It’s September, nearly October and my year in weight loss is not going as smoothly as I’d like. I haven’t ballooned up to 400…
June Goals and Progress
Man! Is it just me or did May just -fly- by? Ok.. On to the monthly check in. 2011 Goals: Sew one new thing a month – I finished exactly one thing. My blue dress. It totally rocks. Read a book a month – I finished “Medieval clothing and textiles – 4” I’m really looking forward to trying to make…
Friday Five
1. Work/Programming I am having -so- much fun! I know I’m not supposed to say that about “work” but I am. I finally have a development environment all setup and working for a project that I helped develop 10 years ago. On this project usually getting a dev env setup takes 2-3 weeks (I’ve done it a few times in…
May Goals and Progress
2011 Goals: Sew one new thing a month – I’ve totally rebounded after last month’s stunning failure at this goal. This month I completed a multitude of projects. I finished a rust-brown hood for me, I finally put the finishing touches on F’s new olive green fighting tunic. I finished off Her Highness of the Mists Purple tunic, my green…
Week 38: April 26-May 3, 2011
This week I: – Gained 1.8 lbs (269.6) – Drank all my water everyday(66oz/day). – Went to the farmer’s market (Onions, Fennel, Carrots, Radishes, Smoked Salmon, Whole Wheat pasta). – New recipe this week: Chocolate Granola I still need to: – Finish cleaning out the fridge(I need F’s help. I tried to pull it out to clean it and it’s…
Friday Five
1. Work/Programming I need to get back to my roots and start practicing the mantra of “Under Promise and over deliver”. I made a mistake of underestimating a project.. which has since lingered on and on an is just dragging me down and interfering with my other projects. Initially I just thought my estimate was spot on.. but I come…