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Meals for This Week
Image courtesy of Jamie’s KitchenI’m trying to cut back on my caloric intake (I’ll write about it for tomorrow’s post), so here’s what’s on the docket for this week:
- Salt and Pepper Tofu (which we never got around to making last week because I was in a funk and just wanted to eat out)
- Spinach, Feta, and Tomato Pitas
- Stuffed Winter Squash with Pears
- Bean Burritos
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Scrabble Slam
I am a lover of games, and I have recently been introduced to a new one: Scrabble Slam.It goes a little something like this: The dealers makes one four-letter word using the letter cards (such as love, slap, ooze, etc.) and then deals the rest of the cards among the players. When the game starts, each player tries to add a card to change the word. For example, if we started with “love,” someone could add an “i” over the “o” to make “live.” Then “live” could be transformed into “lice” with the addition of a “c.” By the time you dig through all your cards and find … Read More
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Getting Ready for Motherhood
Matt and I have talked about trying to start getting pregnant this summer. While I’m busy preparing my body for conception, I’m also trying to prepare my mind. I know I can’t fully understand how my life will change with a baby*, but I can try to imagine it, as a way of better preparing myself.
For example, when I pull myself out of bed at 5:30am (usually after 7 or 8 hours of sleep), I try to think about what it will be like to wake up through the night in order to satiate an infant’s needs. When I sleep in on Saturday morning, I think about what it … Read More
