My day with pink eye

This was my day, plus or minus some work/play on the computer:

1. wake up

2. discover i still have pink eye

--rub eye and wash hands

3. confirm with supervisors i will NOT be at work as pink eye is very contagious

4. make coffee

--rub eye and wash hands

5. drink coffee while reading Bible

--rub eye and wash hands

6. put herbs on balcony in sunlight to make them happy

--wash hands, rub eye, and wash hands

7. go to store

--rub eye, use hand sanitizer

8. try not to touch anything in store that i'm not going to to buy

--rub eye, use hand sanitizer

9. buy on-sale tillamook products, produce, calloidal silver, and pink-eye relief eye drops

--eye drops and wash hands

10. put groceries away

11. make fudge

11a. wash dishes

--eye drops and wash hands

12. make granola

12a. wash dishes

--eye drops and wash hands

13. play piano

14. talk to mac ... listen to him tell me i've baked enough for the day

--eye drops and wash hands

15. make biscotti

16. make scones

16a. wash dishes

--eye drops and wash hands

17. talk to mac

--eye drops and wash hands

**GET PRETTY GERBER DAISIES FROM MAC

18. play volleyball with mac before sun sets

19. watch mac watch sports on tv

--eye drops and wash hands

20. eat left over spaghetti, meatballs, and homemade bread for dinner

21. make green smoothies or eat ice cream...

--eye drops and wash hands

22. go to sleep without pink eye

the end.

Herbs!!

I bought some herbs to grow on our apartment balcony! I'm SOO excited... .fresh herbs add wonders of flavor, color, and spark to any dinner recipe, and now I don't have to buy the expensive ones from the store!

 Parsley   Sweet Basil

RosemaryCilantro

Decorating simply

I discovered a very simple way to decorate our bland apartment, thanks to the suggestion and guidance of Michelle! :) It's easy... all you have to do is set the table! We don't have a wide range of styles of plates, napkins, or anything, so I used what I had to add a little more color to the dining room.  

Oh, and I also bought a little foliage to add some color and life to the living room... filled up some empty space, and for cheap! This ti plant was on sale for $7.98, the pot was $4.00, and the potting soil (which I also used for my herbs and had some left over) was $1.50.  I like!

Dehydrating

Today marks the rise of my home-making attempts! I recently remembered that my mom dried fruit when I was growing up.  So, I called her up and asked if she still had her old dehydrator.  Lucky for me, she still had it, knew where it was, and didn't use it anymore!  So, I inherited the old thing, and today I began the adventure of dehydrating...

There are many things you can dehydrate to make into tasty snacks:  fruits, veggies, nuts, meat, etc.  I hadn't made a special grocery list for things to dehydrate, so I just used some blueberries, a banana, and then pureed some strawberries and blueberries (separately) to make fruit leather.  I'm pretty excited to see how everything turns out! The only downside to using a dehydrator is that it's like a slow-cooker... takes WAY too long! So, unfortunate for me, I didn't start the process until about 4 pm today and therefore will not be able to analyze the results until at least 10 tonight.  

Oh, and I also made crackers today! This was my second time making them, and they turned out well.. I definitely think that using a pizza stone makes a difference; I made a couple of the batches on cookie sheets, and they just were not as crisp.  I also took Michelle's suggestion to season them with rosemary, garlic salt, and parmesan cheese (all separately) and they are delicious!! 

This post has little value besides a brief insight into my attempts at being a simplistic home-maker. :)