apple cider vinegar

i knew it was good for something.

any of you with soap scum out there. grab a bottle of distilled white vinegar or better yet...apple cider vinegar (if that'a all you can find) and go to work on your soap scummed dishes or sinks or bathtubs. i (secretly) got the tip from martha...when i was in desperation to clean some "soapified" dishes that aren't mine.

my head was rushing with thoughts, so i got out baking soda. knowing that it does a lot for cleaning purposes...it just made the dishes more cloudy. so then i was really in a pickle.

PICKLE! i looked online at what would remove scum. i had to find an acid like vinegar or lemon juice. i looked frantically in the pantry to find apple cider vinegar. it did the trick. in one minute my dilemma was solved.

greatness indeed.

thanks- target. your raw product worked.

now off to solve more problems...i'll run.

polos and ab balls

so i am convinced.

polos are for boys. no matter what the fit "women" or "men"- polos look so silly on me. grr. the good thing: i have a uniform and get to spend the "clothes money" on cute things. the bad thing: i look like a boy on most days.

ab balls: the greatest invention since...office chairs.

i have a giant ab ball that i sit on when i am in the office. classic bouncing all day long.

greatness indeed. just a note to vent the things in my life that are keeping me going.

that's ridiculous

the last time i wrote was in april! oh my. well a lot has happened since then.

past:
1. i graduated.
2. i moved out of rogers.
3. i've been house sitting since june 1.
4. i got a job at lmra.
5. i went to co springs with the grahams.

present:
1. i am content, for once, with the small special k pro bar that i just ate. they usually create a horrible aftertaste.
2. i am loving my job and the thought of future projects.
3. i am refusing to chew gum. a habit that i am trying to diminish.

future:
1. i am eating dinner with josh and the family tonight.
2. i am happy that sarah is almost through with summer school.
3. i am now an acsm member and will get certified to personal train in november.
4. i am moving at the end of this month into a precious 2br/bath house.

God,
You are marvelous and work so many wonders. I am thankful and grateful for the mercies you have shown me. Thank you for your gracefulness and loving heart. I thank you for blessing me and providing ideas, thoughts, knowledge, and skills to help those around me each and every day. I enjoy your loving kindness each and every day.
Amen.

let the love of the Lord shower down on you today. whether or not the beginning of the day wa "good"- make the rest of your day the best.

a future in nutrition

what would it be like to design the coolest labels, graphics, and still know the nutrition content behind them?

this has been my "new thing" lately. menu and product design (hech maybe even throw in some product testing and research along with it. 

that's where i am at....along with a 1 week and 4 days till the last finals of my life. interesting...

can't wait.

time in the kitchen

i am having the time of my life at the cooking school! i get to "pick at the chefs' brains" and talk to people who love to cook and love talking about food. 

things that i am fascinated with:

how foods melt together (both physically and in thought) and blend in our mouths

the plants and animals that God created, and how they "mesh" together. that's not the best use of vocabulary, but "pair" and "sync" aren't appropriate either....moving on, "what grows together, goes together."--read that in a book today, wine people say it.

move fast, prepare well, know your knives. cuts are critical.

i'm antsy...the chef students in the kitchen today aren't moving quickly and it's driving me crazy!!!

it's almost friday...srs tomorrow. boo. i am ready for this research to be OVER. luckily the day will end with main street arts festival and time out with the girls downtown.

besitos...this new entry is coming from my new friend, eva.

all i want to do is cook....

the first day at FWCS and all i want to do is get in the kitchen and create something. i can't wait to see some of their classes and join in on all the fun. cooking is definitely an interest of mine. question now? do i continue on? pastry? culinary?

lots of ?s to ponder and all i need to do is study for a dumb research test. yuck. tests. gross.


it's coming down to the end and i am feeling it. hardwork straight ahead. luckily i have some people in my life that make me remember that it is a joy to be able to enjoy fishing, eating sweettart candy one at a time, and listen to the music really loud.

thank you lord for giving me a new day. one that i can say was so successful. i am so tired. but good. now onto a week's worth of stuff...but all i want to do is cook.

one day closer to the rest of my life...

no not a spa day full of pampering, but of food prepping and learning new presentation styles.

today was the second full day of no gum. it was difficult after my morning cup of coffee, but as soon as i got my mind off of it and on to MORE important things...it was fine.

i read this morning in The Beautiful Fight about mindfulness in Christ (as i was eating breakfast and drying my hair)...who says you can't multi task? the book makes some great points about our habits of listening, but not really listening. thinking, but not really thinking.

i challenged myself today---to try to see past the complaining and other typical habits of humans, and see the person (talking) the way Jesus sees him/her. there were many people (at the spa) that i encountered that were worrying and suffering from worldliness (weight issues, self-motivation issues, poor self-esteem...the list goes on and on). but at the end of the day, i came home...singing as loud as i could in the honda...relieving myself from all the cares of the long day. thank you LORD for giving me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a mind (oh such a complex thing) that can think. please allow these senses to work in unison, as i make big choices in my life soon...

i love realization.

it's a splendid time in life where God is closest.