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…
Friday Five
1. Work/Programming Is it bad that I still really like my job? I mean it’s not like I’m saying “No, don’t give me time off for the Holiday”.. but all things considered.. it’s not a bad thing to go back to after the holiday. My last day of work was 12/20. I won’t be back in the office until 1/3.…
Friday Five
1. Work/Programming The big huge giant project I’ve been working on for most of the year is going to get done launching next week. Busy busy busy. There’s another big huge giant project looming over me.. but I don’t start on that until Monday. So in the meantime I’m tying up loose ends on the previous big huge giant project…
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…
July Goals and Progress
I know, it’s the 18th of July and I’m just now posting the June recap. Sorry, I’m busy busy busy. 2011 Goals: Sew one new thing a month – June totally rocked. I’ve been buzzing right through my Pennsic sewing list. Let’s see. I finished a brown tunic, two pairs of braies and 3 coifs. Read a book a month…
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…