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The day I ate whatever I wanted: Part 2 B (the day of)

May 30, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, fitness, Life in the cube, local fun, Midlife Crisis, restaurants, yoga

My friend Susan told me to have a: "Happy Birthday!!! Enjoy the whole day and do what YOU want!!" My response: "Well, since I'm working it will be hard to DO whatever I want, but instead I'm going to EAT whatever I want!" 🙂 So here goes: Day 2B of "The day I ate whatever … Continue reading The day I ate whatever I wanted: Part 2 B (the day of)

Write it down, make it happen

April 21, 2011 by Karen, posted in books, Date night, family, fitness, health, Life in the cube, Midlife Crisis, no fear, Someone's gotta say it, tweens, writing, yoga

Okay, it's a book (not mine!) title. It occurred to me to apply the philosophy of: "If you build it, they will come" espoused by James Earl Jones and put into force by Kevin Costner in the Field of Dreams movie which coincidently (?!) contained a female lead character named "Karen" (not sure how she … Continue reading Write it down, make it happen

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

March 31, 2011March 31, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, family, local fun, movies, tweens

Have you noticed that there has been a span of several weeks with no G-rated (or PG, for that matter) choices for movies? After a long hiatus, enter (finally!) something that my daughter and I both wanted to see: the Wimpy Kid sequel, based on the book by Jeff Kinney, which I thought I'd bought … Continue reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Writing class

March 29, 2011March 29, 2011 by Karen, posted in books, education, local fun, writing

I signed up for a class through the local adult ed office: Writing Memoir taught by Katherine Mayfield. There were 8 of us registered for the class, which is held on two consecutive Monday nights. When one person did not show up on the first night it made us a group of 7. The group started just about … Continue reading Writing class

My one word: March update

March 27, 2011 by Karen, posted in family, Life in the cube, my one word, Pantry Project, tweens, writing

This is how March went: Changed sheets on bed: threw out excess of two sets (one set for the wash, one set for the bed is really all I need). Brought one book or magazine a day (well, most days) out of the house and gave away. Brought clothing that my daughter has outgrown to give to others who have … Continue reading My one word: March update

Lunch on the lam

March 22, 2011March 22, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, Life in the cube, quest for the best, restaurants

Sometimes life in the cube can get overwhelming. Have you ever been at work and just wanted to take a break? I mean, really, take a break. Change the scenery for a half an hour? Not make small talk? Not force positivity for just a little while? This is when an audio book can come … Continue reading Lunch on the lam

My New Year’s Word: February update

March 13, 2011March 13, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, education, family, my one word, Pantry Project, tweens

Okay, so it's March, not February. I meant to post this last month and just realized that I never did. One weekend, thinking about my New Year's word which, as you may recall is "Edit", I helped my daughter edit her room. We purchased risers to lift her bed up high enough to allow and … Continue reading My New Year’s Word: February update

Pantry Project

March 6, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, Karen's Kitchen, Pantry Project

Sauteed chicken cutlets, roasted fingerlings and baby carrots Cooking from what's on hand isn't as hard as I thought it might be. This time, I had the presence of mind to raid the freezer the night before, so that the meat would have time to thaw before I was going to cook it. Thawing in … Continue reading Pantry Project

Amy Wood at Kennebooks

February 23, 2011February 23, 2011 by Karen, posted in books, education, local fun, writing

Amy Wood spoke at Kennebooks on Saturday, February 19. Her talk was part discussion and part reading (from her new book Life Your Way), followed by a question and answer period and then book signing. Despite it being the beginning of a school vacation week, the little upstairs room filled with people eager to hear Amy … Continue reading Amy Wood at Kennebooks

Whoopie!!

February 2, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, books, family, quest for the best

Maybe you've heard this news already, but just in case you missed it: The Great State of Maine is considering making the Whoopie Pie its official state dessert. It wasn't already? There are lots of places to get a great wh0opie pie, including your very own kitchen. If you take this route, here are two excellent … Continue reading Whoopie!!