A day in the life

I consider myself a fairly boring person, although people tell me I’m interesting.

I beg to differ with them.

I’m sure a psychoanalyst could have a field day with me, my vacuum and cleaning issues, and my many annoying habits. Ok, that last one is from my husband. I think I have very few annoying habits, actually. I’m fairly certain that I’m perfectly sane, although I do know I must have many faults. Everyone does, right? Anyway, I put the fun in dysfunction, as far as I’m concerned.

So on that note - here are a few photos of my perfectly uninteresting day. I know. You’re thrilled. You simply must try to control yourselves, you know.





My drive to work. God, I am such a good photographer. I had the camera with me this morning because I was taking photos of the kids at school. I think it’s more important to drive, however, than to see if the camera is set right.

Please note that I rarely do this. And I was only going about 18 mph.

Got the film stock texture {here}.





Portrait of my favorite mug. This was given to me as a gift by one of the kindergarten teachers at school who found it at Anthropologie a couple of years ago. It’s a teeny tiny mug that only holds about a half cup of coffee which is all I ever have at school. Too much coffee makes me jittery. And we can’t have that.


I ended up taking 60 shots today. My downfall is that I have so much else to do that taking photos is often just another added chore. So I tend to try to get it done as quickly as possible. With young children, this actually works out best. I go right into their classrooms and take them sitting at their desks.





The highlight of my day was taking the photos of the little ones. How can your heart not melt from their smiling faces? This is the daughter of one of our fourth grade teachers, (and my friend), Tara.

I take photos for our two Spotlight boards on a monthly basis. We have one in Lower School and another by the main office. This month we are highlighting the entire freshman class. I’m sure they absolutely love having their photo taken.

Not.

But I make it fun.





Taken out my front door when I got home this afternoon. It’s snowing!! But nothing was laying yet.

As of this writing, it’s stopped snowing and we don’t even have an inch accumulation on the ground but it’s really cold out there. Doesn’t look promising for a snow day tomorrow.





Tulips in the kitchen. Spring is on its way, right?





Tonight I made pasta sauce and served it over spaghetti squash. I’m doing fine on the no wheat/gluten-free diet I began 2 1/2 weeks ago. I don’t weigh myself but my clothes are definitely fitting better. Going off bread and pasta and crackers and all that hasn’t really been too much of a hardship at all.

I bought a couple of new cookbooks and am anxious to try out the recipes. They just came today, so I’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile, this is an easy meal I’ve made a couple of times lately.

Quick pasta sauce: Pour a little olive oil in a saute pan and add a half of an onion (chopped), and some peppers (chopped). Saute on med. low heat, then add sliced mushrooms and turn up the heat just a bit. Cook until mushrooms begin to brown on edges, then add 1 can diced tomatoes (drained), then a little oregano, basil, rosemary. Heat through. Then add about a cup or more of your favorite jarred pasta sauce. (I use Paul Newman’s). To this, add about a tsp. of sugar, and about a half Tbsp. of grated parmesan cheese. Stir in, then lower heat and simmer, covered, for about 20 min. or so. 

Serve over spaghetti squash. 

To cook spaghetti squash: Preheat oven to 375. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Place in 9x13 baking dish, cut side down. Add about 2/3 cup of water and bake for about 45 minutes. I think it’s easier to remove the seeds after it’s cooked. Then gently scrape the squash with a fork, then a spoon into a bowl. Use potholder – squash is hot! Season with butter, salt & pepper if desired. A good substitute for pasta.

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If you’re trying to eat gluten-free, or just want some healthy alternatives, check out the Gluten-Free Goddess website. I love her writing style, her photos, and her deliciously healthy eats.

Gluten-Free Goddess

Hope your day was a good one. Only one more day and then . . . it’s Friday. Woot!

Until tomorrow, then?



ps – and if you know of other websites that feature no wheat/gluten-free, feel free to shout it out in the comment section.