Earth Fare Sneezing Massacre

So yesterday afternoon I'm in the high-end, whole foods, granola-lovin' grocery store Earth Fare. It is my desire to one day be able to afford to do all my shopping at Earth Fare instead of buying the occasional Madjool Date or sprouted organic frozen tortillas. But for the moment, I pop in once a week to buy that which is unavailable in more traditional markets. 

I'm roaming the bin aisle in search of nutritional yeast flakes when I feel a sneeze coming on. The aisle is semi-crowded with an Earth Fare worker loading shelves, a family of three at one end, and several single shoppers dipping into nearby bins. 

Wanting to be polite, as I know I'll soon be using my hands to grasp the bin shovels, I turn my face and lower my nose and mouth into my left shoulder/upper arm and give a delicate ah-choo. 

Only it didn't come out as delicate ah-choo. Instead, it came out more like a ahhh-PLBBBTTH complete with flying saliva and mucus. 

Yeah, just one of those moments you want to treasure forever. And yes, I pretty much high-tailed it straight out of there. 

Cheers,

Dena 

Home Projects - Guy vs. Girl

The "Reset Water Filter" light came on in our fridge and, frankly, I was at a loss. So I did what any good wife would do. I nagged my husband about it.

"The reset water filter light is on in the fridge," I said at dinner.

"Yeah, I know. I'm not sure where to get a new filter."

I shot him the evil eye.

"Uh, maybe Lowe's or Home Depot carries them?" 

"Great," I said. "Can I mark you down as being in charge of this project?"

I don't know why, but "buying and replacing water filter" falls under the "husband duties" category in my book. Other duties in the husband category include dealing with the wasps nest on our back porch, changing the kitty litter, and killing spiders. 

Home projects that fall under my domain include emptying the trash, cleaning the lint tray in the dryer, and herding the cats to the vet. 

Neutral duties include taking out the trash and recyclables, changing light bulbs, and taking the cars in for inspection stickers. 

What's the division of duties in your household? 

I Just Made The Best Salad Ever

I just made the best salad ever. (Yes, I realize it's only just after 11 AM and a tad early for the traditional lunch, but today is a Monday and that means I meet my trainer at 2, which means I need to allow a full three hours for a meal to digest or else I'll start retching in the middle of my workout.) 

I opened the door to our fridge and saw about a billion tupperware containers staring back at me. I decided to do something about it. I was going to make a salad and everything - and I mean everything - that was in our fridge was going in it. I started with romaine lettuce then added:

•  Sun-dried tomatoes
• water chestnuts
• grapes
• broccoli
• pineapple
• navy beans
• carrots
• celery
• short-grain brown rice
• ground flaxseed
• sunflower seeds

I topped it off with Annie's Organic Goddess Dressing and OMG... YUM. Possibly the best salad I've ever had. The beauty part is I still have enough of everything left over to have this same salad at least 1-2 more times. 

If I keep eating this healthy, I may actually be able to put a piece of tupperware or two in the dishwasher sometime soon.

Happy Monday!