this is so my truth.
via gourmet.com
was just thinking that i want to play this album for M, she might be more interested in the visual version.
this is quite a chart. makes me especially affectionate towards my soda stream machine.
we've been singing this all weekend. and against our better judgement, we've been trying to teach it to our toddler daughter.
and there are recipes online. gross. but kind of obvious, too.
i am awed/terrified/inspired by this blog. my spending habits are not out of control. we're not loaded down by debt, and have a reasonable (and not yet overwhelming) amount of stuff.
i so want to challenge my own instant-gratification-y notion that spending money on a little something, whether it be an espresso or a nice piece of cheese or some nail polish, is going to make me *feel* better. i don't want to be enslaved to stuff. i want to live in a way that reflects a freedom--not the right to have whatever i want, but the right to live without it and for my kid(s) to live without it and still be fulfilled and satisfied. i want to hold material possessions loosely and elevate the things that are true and truly important--people! relationships! presence! beauty! creativity! i want the richness of living fully. it is so encouraging to read someone else's well-written account of their experiences with it and to know that it is possible and enriching. i'm not ready for a spending fast of my own to this extent, but i'm willing to take some baby steps.
flipped through this at the bookstore a few days ago and it made me want to eat more vegetables! and i drooled a tiny bit some standard combinations, but some new and intriguing ones as well. definitely checking this one out at the library.
fortunately (?) little M has only bitten someone once. so far. i'm not purchasing this at the moment. but good to know that it's out there if the need arises.
and according to reviews there is food that you can punch out and feed muno so he has an alternative to eating his friends. yum.
i am crazy for this video.
