febuary goals: let's recap

by now it feels like we are half way into march however i still haven't posted my goal's recap. 

february goals:

craftiness:

-practice sewing and start a project [fail]

-organize inspiration projects & ideas [my google reader organization is scary]

healthy habits:

-introduce more veggies into meals

-meal plan for each week [fail]

-participate in class at the gym [fail - but i have been going]

food & fun:

-bake new recipe for valentines dessert [fail]

-enjoy valentine's trip [check it out here]
-try a new seafood recipe
-entertain friends [fail]

other:
-organize home files
-write two letters to friends this month [fail]

so this month got away from me and i didn't do nearly anything on my goals list.  i blame the blizzard and my travels.  and my laziness.  that's why i've got march to pick up my slack.

march goals

craftiness :

-seriously get sewing machine up & running

-complete one craft project  

-start sharing more inspiration photos i come across

healthy habits :

-visit gym 3 times a week

-finish reading up in the air

-research composting

food & fun :

-entertain friends

-see alice in wonderland in imax 3d

-enjoy my visit to atlanta at the end of the month

other :

-re-organize kitchen

-re-organize closet

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honey, i'm home!

after 10 days on the road, i'm home.  and couldn't be happier.  if you follow me on twitter then you already know i got to meet steve young, former 49ers quarterback.  too bad it wasn't a dallas cowboys player, ryan would have gone nuts!  

now that i'm back, i'm on a detox - after eating out for 10 days straight, who doesn't need a detox.  i also came home to find that the mac i recently bought from my sister crashed while i was out of town and we lost all our photos.  guess its time to start pricing out a new laptop...


i look forward to catching up on each of your blogs...and on my dvr as its currently at 80% capacity.  lots to do :)

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771

the number of my unread posts in my google reader.  looks like i've got lots of catching up to do!

i'm in vegas now working my last convention before heading home on sunday.  i can't wait.  i'm mentally exhausted.  but i am going to see love by cirque de soleil tonight at the mirage!

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sunny san diego & lovely las vegas

don't be jealous.  but today i'm leaving for here :

sunny san diego, ca.  not completely for sun & fun, its for work but then i am going here :

[photos from google]

lovely las vegas.  a little bit work but lots of play.

so my blogging & commenting will be on hiatus until i return on march 8.  have a great week!

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overflowing recipes

if you're like me, then may find yourself lurking in the magazine aisle in barnes & noble only to find a recipe in some obscure magazine that you wouldn't normally look at and then wham - you've purchased it and you don't even know how it happened.  no, that's only me?  then you probably find yourself clipping recipes from a magazine, newspaper, or printing off the internet.  and they are probably all stuffed in some drawer not getting used.  well not anymore!  enter, my recipe binder.

 

mine is 3 inches and i have 21 categories.  its kind of intense.  i spent days deciding what categories i wanted.  i asked ryan.  i asked my friends.  i asked google.  and finally i came up with these : 

favorites

basics

appetizers & tidbits

beverages

breads

soups & chili

salads & dressings

sandwhiches & spreads

pastas & casseroles

poultry

meat

fish & seafood

sides

grilling

slow cooking

miscellaneous

cookies

cakes

cake pops

pies & cobblers

other sweet stuff

i'm a crummy photographer but you can see my master piece at work here.  i printed lablels and made my own tabs.  if i find a new recipe i pull it from its source and store in the pocket until i have more to file.  i clean up the edges using my paper cutter, punch the holes, and then file away.  i told you my binder was intense.

how do you handle your clipped recipes?  do you think i missed a category in my binder?  lol.

better late than never, but i'm linking to :

making the world cuter 

motivate me monday @ keeping it simple

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