Snowy Mess

So we got 8-9 inches of snow here in the DC area last night. I think the average commute home for most people yesterday was about 4 hours (for my boss, it was 7 hours). I made it home in just under 2 hours. Today is a little warmer, so everything is just kind of gross.

I'm here at work today. Too much to do here. But I did take my sweet time in getting here today. And I forgot to bring my better pair of shoes for work, so it's almost like I'm working from home today. Minus access to my kitchen. And TV. And books. And comfortable living room....

Greek Salad Pitas and Workouts

I made Greek Salad Pitas from Ellie Krieger's So Easy cookbook. They're pretty good. I think I may have used too much lemon, but they tasted better the next day after the flavors in the feta cheese spread had time to blend.

I went to my workout with my trainer tonight and the workout kicked my butt. The good thing is, I was able to get through the routine two and a half times during my second workout in years, and most people only get through it once or maybe one and a half times. So I'm off to a good start.

Learning how to eat...Again

I met with a dietian on Monday. So far, she hasn't told me anything that I didn't already know, but she did help me figure how many calories I should be eating and such. Yesterday was day 1 of following her guidelines. I was starving by 4:00, and asleep on the metro at 6:15 p.m. (I rarely fall asleep on the metro.) I restructured my meals some today, and I think that is working better.

This will be an interesting journey. I am glad that she gave me some suggestions for recipes:

Recipe books by Ellie Krieger
Recipes from eatingwell.com
Recipes from cookinglight.com

I think what I want to learn is how to read a cookbook like a dietitian.

"New" Blog

OK...It's really just a combination of 2 of my old blogs. One had pictures, the other had zero pictures, then I posted a video on the "no pictures" blog, and figured it was time to update and archive, and such.

Enjoy!

It Might Get Loud

So...I was watching It Might Get Loud which is about contemporary guitar players: Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White. It is commonly said that when you read, you bring all your own experience with you to the reading. My experience with music is largely vocal. And while I was watching this documentary, this is the music that I was thinking about.



I don't know where that came from. I haven't listened to this song in about 5 years.

Hope you like the song. Not much that I can explain to you about it.

Telling Stories

This evening, I went to see Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, at the Smithsonian American Museum of Art. It was a great exhibit. I enjoyed seeing the charcoal versions of some of the paintings next to the final paintings. Some of the drawings were completed years before they were in final format. There were some of my old favorites, and many that I had never seen before. I really liked the one called, "Jo Seated on the Old Sofa." It's a picture of Jo March from Little Women.

If you are in DC and have a chance to see it before January 2, 2011, I recommend stopping by the museum. Or wait until the exhibit visits a city near you.

The Renoir Hat

It has been a while and I am finally getting around to documenting my big project of February 2010 which was making the Renoir Hat.


This is the Renoir Hat in progress.



And the finished hat at 12:30 a.m. after I finished trying it on and making sure it looked like a hat in the mirror.