[Still] Playing to My Strengths

So, on Monday of last week, I had all these ideas floating around in my head.
It was one of those days where I wanted to do everything at once, writing out to-do lists and creating strategies for cooking, cleaning, and parenting.  I had such a hard time staying on-task as I tried to get the [...]

WFMW: Stick-free Eggs Without Teflon

Let me begin this post by saying that some of you may read this and say, “Duh! Everybody knows that!”
Um, no. Not everybody.
Thanks to the feminist movement and the rise in boxed dinners, fast food, and other monstrosities, many of us made it through childhood without learning even what was once considered the [...]

Tasty Tuesday: Calling All Cooks!

As some of you may know, I’m really trying to decrease the amount of meat in our diets over here at Makeshift Manor. The trouble is, it’s hard for me to find many hearty, filling meals that do not incorporate meat. Yeah, I do a lot of meatless burritos, chili, and vegetable soups, but beyond [...]

Makeshift Monday: Lovin’ That Secondhand Stuff!

Hey, all! Welcome to the first official Makeshift Monday post! This is where I’ll be talking about how I make do on a limited income. Because, dang it, we are broke!
Today, I want to talk about secondhand items. In fact, I think I might even make this a series.
The biggest thing [...]

My head is flipping killing me.

So I’ll write a real post tomorrow.
Sorry.
Technically, though, I posted today, so I’ve only missed one day this year.
So there.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Here is Felicity, one hour after nursing this morning:

Notice the complete lack of facial redness, pimples, or bloodcurdling screams?

Kinda nice, huh?

[suspense music plays]

Tonight, for dinner, the four of us went to BJ’s.
There, for the first time in over four months, I ate cheese.  It came in the form of 4 breaded mozzarella sticks and 2 slices of pizza.  And dang, was it good.
Felicity nursed during the meal, but that was the last time before bed.  So I [...]

Guess who turned 2 yesterday?

I know it isn’t a WFMW post, but I’m feeling rebellious this week (see Monday). I just wanted to tell you all that Ariel, my beautiful firstborn daughter, turned 2 yesterday afternoon at 1:49pm.

Ariel spent the day being over-indulged, and by late afternoon she had turned into a selfish little monster. I kept [...]

Tasty Tuesday: Healthy Banana Bread

There was a great clamor (read: 2 comments) for my banana bread recipe last week, and I would hate to disappoint! Come on over and see why two loaves are gone in two days over here!

Um, sorry guys.

I’m not feelin’ it today.
I keep sitting down to write my Makeshift Monday post, and I’ve got nothin’.  I don’t want to write a mediocre post, when I could write on the same topic later and do a much better job.
This has been a really funky day.  I’ve been both mesmerized by and impatient with [...]