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Aug 17

Less.

Today’s word is ‘less‘.

I ended up with a hole in my head…..but then I noticed that it happens to be right where the camera was, so think of it as the ‘camera lens’. LOL! Oh, well, I spent less time on this than normal which is a good thing. We’ll see what tomorrow’s word will be!

May 25

Noticing things…

I’ve had an itch to scrap lately, so I did. I came up with two new layouts:

Carnival FunThis one I made colorful since it highlights my daughter’s recent school carnival. I printed out the photos in 3-4″ sizes and used my 2.5″ square punch to get uniform sized-photos. I then rounded the corners, and staples the photos and papers together…something I saw Laura Kurtz do on one of her layouts. Once the photos were all stapled together, I taped them down to the paper and added my embellishments, which came with a kit from Scrapbook Circle (Grandma’s Attic).

This one is using an old patterned paper from My Mind’s Eye, cut down to 8.5×11″. I don’t like this layout so much. It looked much better in my mind, and looking at the completed result does nothing for me. I may do this one over. The stamp is from Studio Calico. I never would have thought I would use it, but it seemed appropriate here.

What I’ve noticed (this is part of an on-going process of self-improvement) is that 1.) I always have to stamp a date on the back of the layout. For some reason, I find it important to know when I created the page since it often times is far different from when the experience actually took place. I do recommend doing this; you never know when you look back on things like this and say to yourself, “when did I do that?” Or, maybe I’m just being anal. Whatever. I also notice that 2.) I am working much quicker than I used to, and the jury is out as to whether that is a good or bad thing. I used to spend an entire day putting together one, maybe two, layouts. Now I do one in 30 minutes or less, sometimes on the same day the event has taken place. I like that I’m not devoting so much time to one or two pages, but does that mean I’m getting sloppy? Judging by the second layout above, I would say yes.  I’ve also notice that 3.) I have way too many products to purchase new things for each new layout. I’m just using what I already have on hand. If I don’t have it, find something else in the overgrown stash.That’s it.  4.) I have started using more photos that I’ve taken with my phone instead of hauling out my camera for every little thing. It seems to be faster, as well.  Last, but not least, 5.) I have noticed that it is about time to start a new album. The current one, which I began in January, is getting pretty darn full. I like that! So this will be album 1 for 2011 (Jan-May), and on June 1 I’ll begin #2 for June-Dec. Or should I wait until July? I’m still learning and figuring out things. 6.)And I’ve noticed that, too.

Mar 31

Tonight’s adventure on the J-La show…

My car broke down today on the way home from work. After limping off the road, getting scared by a carload of thugs, being rescued after a very loooooooong wait by the tow truck driver, I walked home from the mechanic’s shop. Hubby was MIA. Not to worry, being the hardcore scrapbook enthusiast that I am, I had a camera with me, and decided to use it to stave off the boredom during the walk home. “Maybe I will document this…”, I thought. Um…..maybe not.

yep, that's me. yep, that's a sidewalk.

"the long and winding road..." sing it, Paul.

Hubby resurfaced two blocks from home. He had been asleep……

Nonetheless, all is well, and the car is already fixed. Broken spark plug. Go figure.

Anyway, I sure had an appetite for dinner, later on. At work, us girls found a delicious-looking recipe in some magazine that was floating around, and we made copies to take home. I decided that tonight was a good a time as any to make it, and believe me, it is every darn bit as delicious as it looks!!

tonight's dinner, fatoush salad

This is fatoush salad, and here is the recipe:  (serves 4-6)

  • 2 pita bread rounds, cut into 1.5″ squares
  • 1/2 cup, plus 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 large cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded and diced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 scallions, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 pepperoncini, for garnish (optional)
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Arrange pita squares evenly on a baking sheet. Bake 5-8 min., until crisp but not too browned. Set aside.
  2. In a small skilled, heat 2 Tbsp of the olive oil. Add garlic and heat 1 minute, until softened but not browned. Set aside to cool.
  3. In a serving bowl, toss cucumbers, tomatoes, scallions, mint, parsley, cumin and lemon juice with remaining 1/2 cup oil. When ready to serve, add garlic, pita squares, salt and pepper and gently toss until just mixed. Serve pepperoncini on the side, if using.

We ate ours on a bed of mixed baby greens, and I added some left-over boneless, skinless chicken breast which I cubed and mixed in, for some protein.  Hubby couldn’t tell me enough how much he loved it. Didn’t bother me a bit! Enjoy!

Mar 31

My car broke down today on the way home from work. After limping off the road, getting scared by a carload of thugs, being rescued after a very loooooooong wait by the tow truck driver, I walked home from the mechanic’s shop. Hubby was MIA. Not to worry, being the hardcore scrapbook enthusiast that I am, I had a camera with me, and decided to use it to stave off the boredom during the walk home. “Maybe I will document this…”, I thought. Um…..maybe not.

yep, that's me. yep, that's a sidewalk.

"the long and winding road..." sing it, Paul.

Hubby resurfaced two blocks from home. He had been asleep……

Nonetheless, all is well, and the car is already fixed. Broken spark plug. Go figure.

Anyway, I sure had an appetite for dinner, later on. At work, us girls found a delicious-looking recipe in some magazine that was floating around, and we made copies to take home. I decided that tonight was a good a time as any to make it, and believe me, it is every darn bit as delicious as it looks!!

tonight's dinner, fatoush salad

This is fatoush salad, and here is the recipe:  (serves 4-6)

  • 2 pita bread rounds, cut into 1.5″ squares
  • 1/2 cup, plus 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 large cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded and diced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 scallions, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 pepperoncini, for garnish (optional)
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Arrange pita squares evenly on a baking sheet. Bake 5-8 min., until crisp but not too browned. Set aside.
  2. In a small skilled, heat 2 Tbsp of the olive oil. Add garlic and heat 1 minute, until softened but not browned. Set aside to cool.
  3. In a serving bowl, toss cucumbers, tomatoes, scallions, mint, parsley, cumin and lemon juice with remaining 1/2 cup oil. When ready to serve, add garlic, pita squares, salt and pepper and gently toss until just mixed. Serve pepperoncini on the side, if using.

We ate ours on a bed of mixed baby greens, and I added some left-over boneless, skinless chicken breast which I cubed and mixed in, for some protein.  Hubby couldn’t tell me enough how much he loved it. Didn’t bother me a bit! Enjoy!