Twit what? (Director's Cut)
I expect my brother is only child in country who got a mentos geyser in his Easter basket.
This Easter basket brought to you by Mythbusters, for sure. Followed by much bouncing up and down, shouting, "It was higher than the house? Did you see that? Higher than the house!!"
Okay, so that was me. But the kid was impressed, too.
I turn thirty on Thursday. Last year, my birthday was a pretty depressing affair, in fact I don't have many strong memories of it, just the overwhelming sadness. My mother had died less than three months earlier and I just didn't know how to process anything in the absence of my mother. I don't know how much I've learned in the subsequent year except I know I'm still here. I know I've been happy and can still be happy. I know I make her proud by continuing to make my way, by raising my brother into an good man.four more days to my birthday, squeeeeee!!!
I've experienced a few things in the first thirty years of my life I wouldn't wish upon anyone else, but those experiences continue to form me into a woman I'm proud to be. In the next years, I hope to come to grips with myself as an "adult." I hope to be successful in my career and to support my husband in his. I hope to continue growing an inspirational, creative life. I hope to inspire and encourage my brother. I hope to keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Okay, so this tweet and reposting it here is just utter gloating. Ever cook a meal and feel its execution and presentation were just dreamy? That was Monday's dinner.soaking maple planks for tonight's mahi mahi Dinner: planked mahi mani with roasted red pepper sauce, mushroom risotto and grilled asparagus
Random thought about my morning routines. In yesterday's case, I was reading new content at nonprofit.alltop.com and was inspired to write last morning's post (please read if you missed it :). Today, bowl of oatmeal in front of me, I decided to wrangle my tweets into this post. If you wish to be similarly fueled, consider Alton Brown's overnight oatmeal recipe. We've been making it in a triple batch with craisins and dried blueberries, then just reheating up a bowl each subsequent morning. Soooo delicious.my blog is fueled by steel-cut oatmeal and coffee at this point, me thinks
As another testament to the power of my morning fuel, that is absolutely how I felt this morn. One large glass of water, two mugs of coffee, and a serving of steel-cut oatmeal later, I am ready to take on the world. Or at least a spreadsheet and some mail merging...
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I am bad with birthdays, so let me just say it now:
Happy birthday tomorrow!!
Also I wanted to mention how glad I am that you are back on Vox.
Happy birthday again!
Well, that was an interesting little rabbit hole. I had no idea what "steel cut oats" were so 10 minutes later I'm now much wiser about the whole oat making... um, thing. All I knows is I gets my rolled oats, I cooks 'em up in the morning, I adds a bit of stewed fruit and then eats them with the boy. There's a song and everything involved in our breakfast time routine.
By the time you read this you'll have turned thirty - so happy birthday. Oh, and what Tara said re: being back. Good one.