let's fACE it: January 2012

14 January, 2012

Random Humor - Pong Ball Set

Saw this on a package of Pong Balls... really?!? Just thought it was funny

10 January, 2012

New Year's Resolutions

It is a little over a week the new year has come, and I think it was a pretty darn good one with my resolutions!

I made a few resolutions, among them:

Clean through my home and start fresh. That is about 75% accomplished! I made a number of trips to Goodwill to donate a lot of stuff, weeded through a lot (A LOT) of old papers, and am giving away a lot of the books I’ve collected through the years. I don’t want to be a horder! I also smudged and blessed the house thoroughly to invite positive energy!

A recent discovery in my fortune cookie.
Could this be the year?

Be more conscious of my food and what I eat. It’s not a weight-loss diet (I’d still like to lose a few more pounds, but I’m generally happy where I’m at, I just need to build muscle now.) but more along the lines of understanding what I eat and appreciate it more. I’ll elaborate on this more in another post.

Another food resolution is to broaden my creativity when it comes to eating. This might be surprising to some because my friends assume I’m a big foodie and love all things about food. I love to try new things and discover new eats, but when it comes to cooking, I have my usual dishes, albeit probably more than the average home cook. For example, I want to learn how to prepare some vegetables I’ve never utilized in home cooking like beets or artichokes (the fresh kind - NOT out of a can.) I might even learn to make a rhubarb pie!

Do a better job of keeping in touch with my friends and family... and actually try to visit some of them. Facebook and Twitter are wonderful things, but it still doesn’t replace face-to-face time with your loved ones. This one might prove tough, though as gas prices continue to rise.

Of course, there’s the usual stuff about growing closer to God, becoming a more spiritual person, yadda, yadda, yadda. I’m on a good track right now with that, and after the past year, there’s no where else to go but up.

Hope your New Year is blessed and the journey to achieve your resolutions a great one!

07 January, 2012

The Past Year in Food - A Collection of Pics

As I was going through some of the pictures I took in the last year, I thought I'd post some of them on my blog. I certainly made a lot of great memories with food, family, and friends!