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Natural Deoderant Recommendation
Matt is in the bathroom–literally as I type this–saying, “This is a revelation!”He’s talking about the new natural deoderant we share: Burt’s Bees Men’s Natural Deoderant.
The smell is pretty gender-neutral, as far as I’m concerned (although I do tend to prefer a more centrist position on personal hygiene products). To me, the smell is very light and spicy.
It still feels pretty sticky going on, but I don’t notice it after I let it dry for a few minutes.
Matt and I joke about how his sperm are going to be better off because he switched to a natural deoderant. Although I don’t believe we need to … Read More
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Delicious Recipe
Photo courtesy of fresh365
Matt and I have a good system going for meals. We try to cook together four times a week and eat out three. Ideally, we experiment with at least one new recipe a week and resort to our “Favorites Binder” for the rest of our meals. If we like our experimental meal, we print it out and add it to our binder. If we don’t like it, we forget about it.
We’ve been so busy lately that we’ve resorted to our standbys instead of looking for new recipes. However, we finally tried a new recipe yesterday: Maple-Pumpkin Pasta with Blue Cheese and Sage.
We simplified … Read More
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Plans for Festivizing Our Home (Next Year)
Matt cutting down the last Christmas tree we had (in 2006)
I am determined to be more festive next year. Don’t get me wrong; Matt and I aren’t entirely scrooges this year. We’re going to nine holiday parties this season (including a hayride and a Winter Solstice party). It’s just that our home doesn’t feel particularly celebratory.
It occurred to me that if we’re going to create a more decorated domicile next season, then we should probably start planning now. Everything related to the holidays will be on major sale starting December 26.
Usually, I am not one to buy things in advance. For example, I can’t bring myself to … Read More