Friday, January 15, 2010

What a Week!

This has been an unbelievable week. I am beyond exhausted. It's been a rough week at work (to put it mildly), plus I added another 150 miles of driving because the schools were closed Friday. Hate to say it, but public school teachers have a nice vacation schedule!

The good news is that I'm finally feeling almost up to the challenge! True, I went to bed early every night this week to get through, but I did it. I even plan on going to Jazzercise tomorrow morning--first time since Nov. 21, the Saturday before Thanksgiving when I started coughing. It's been soooo long!

Here's something that gave me a laugh:

I used "Old Bay" seasoning for a Christmas eve recipe. I knew my tin of Old Bay was getting a little old, so I bought a new one.

The old one:

The new one:

Ok, I know time flies, but it is impossible that 20 years elapsed since I last bought Old Bay! Impossible!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Mindless Eating

by Brian Wansink, PhD

This title, with its subtitle "Why We Eat More Than We Think" intrigued me, along with the cover quote that his "discoveries might very well change your life."