Here’s something so simple and clean and delicious and so seemingly nothing. Fresh mint Greek yogurt.  Simple, but certainly worth telling.

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Hello, Sunday.

Gah. It’s Sunday already. I’m so not ready for it, or for the week ahead. I’m sure it’s made a bit longer by the fact that I’m in major vacation countdown mode. Not only for Disney (11 days), but also for Jordan (32 days). March is going to go by in a blink.

I admit that I’ve been a bit lagging in the kitchen.  SOD manifesting in me the way that hurts the most! Carry on I must lest I eat nothing but sweet potatoes, oatmeal and toast.  Hey, it’s happened before.

Other than that, I’m 2-2 on my goal to get out and hike at least once a month in 2020. Last night a friend and I did a sunset lantern hike. It was a bit chilly, and as hard as it was for me to drag myself off the couch, I’m very glad I went.

Anyway, news, news.  Here we go:

As we passed Valentine’s Day, I’m leaving this here in case you need it.  I’m long past the age where I’ve hated the single life- I think I lost that feeling of inadequacy in between hiking to Everest and trailing the Incas. Single and sad I am not.

This was fun: Valentine’s gifts from famous fictional men. Yes, Mr. Darcy, you still have my heart.

Nature is stunning.

People don’t start out awful– why do we end up that way?

I can’t even wrap my head around the utter ridiculousness of this claim.  Yes, I’ve heard that tampon hoarding is a HUGE problem everywhere.  Christ.

Weird but true. I’m sure some people pray to Elrond knowingly.

The most powerful passports in the world.

Make these anytime, anywhere.

It’s not too late to organize a small Mardi Gras potluck! Here’s a help for you if you choose to let the good times roll.

You don’t need a crowd to make these pralines.

That’s all I’ve got. Have a great week!

Hello, Sunday.

It’s been a mixed bag weekend- I spent much of yesterday in the house, cooking, doing my thing, reading, chilling, being the introvert that I truly am deep down, and am spending much of today surrounded by friends and delicious food and good conversation. A weekend on both end of the spectrum to balance itself out, and those are often my favorite kinds of weekends.

The winter storm that we were supposed to get hasn’t been all that bad and thank goodness for that. Still, I’m counting down the days until I head to Florida for some sun and relaxation and going out for a walk where I don’t have to wear 1000 layers. It does get old.

Here’s what caught my eye this week. Not much, as you can see!  Enjoy, and go ahead and have that extra pancake this morning. 

We’re so concerned with stuff on TV and the internet and everywhere being fake, and then something so real and raw gets shut down.  Watch this ad– even if you aren’t or have never been a new mom.

All that we share.  We’re not all that different, are we?

Helpful tip:  Create a ‘stop-doing’ list. We all have things we can take off our plates, if we really think about it.

Need a breakfast idea? I didn’t think i did until I saw this recipe.

A reminder that we really need to be worried about this.

Buyer beware of commercial genetic testing…

Remember these are the best eggs of your life and you should make them for Valentine’s Day…for yourself.