Category Archives: Life is like that

Step 0: Got to be prepared.

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Kate

That no cheese post. It totally wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. You thought it was, didn’t you? So, the first step in forming new habits, I’ve found, is to plan. If you want to get up every morning at a … Continue reading →

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Normally, I’m not this excited about snow in March

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Kate
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Remember that Post Card Contest?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Kate

Back in July I began a small little contest that I called the Love Letter Postcard Contest. I enjoyed receiving entries (or hearing about entries that I didn’t make it all the way from China) and I think I’d like … Continue reading →

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I gave what fiction for Lent (Or, this has not been the best week)

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Kate

As you probably know, Lent started this week. I am the sort of person that, although not Catholic, likes to give something up for these forty days (minus Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Easter because I think it is a … Continue reading →

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Seriously! The Brain!: Message Received

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Kate

As promised a month ago, today’s post is going to be about how a neuron sends and receives messages. When I sat through this lecture last semester, I was awed by this whole process. You want to talk about a … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Spread

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kate

My fiber arts group had a Souper Bowl party on Super Bowl Sunday. One of us brought cake, one of us made a big pot of soup and I made thyme-scented duxelle crostini from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. … Continue reading →

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VT’s Portion Control Challenge

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kate

Sunday was my last day doing the challenge and I spent most of it at a friend’s house helping her paint her apartment. The day started out okay, I had a normal breakfast. I had dulce de leche cheerios and … Continue reading →

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2011: The best of the best of the best of this year

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Kate

I had planned on doing each of these as their own posts, but my sister has been here this week so we’ve been busy being up to no good. So, I’m doing them all now. The best things I’ve cooked … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Kate
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Food Posts?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Kate

No, I haven’t been starving myself or just eating take out (or, my go-to lazy meal, crackers and cheese and apple juice). I’ve just been busy with the end of the semester and hanging out with people one last time … Continue reading →

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