The impetus for starting to blog again is that I have way too much time on my hands. These days, I happen to be a housewife who tutors out of her home twice a week and regularly watches DVDs rented from the public library. Oh, and I cleaned my oven today (more on this later).
To give you more details, here is a day in the life of yours truly:
6:30am - Andy's alarm goes off and he does not get up.
7:30am (but probably more like 8:15am) - Andy finally gets up to go to shower, eat, go to work. I go back to sleep.
9:00 - 10:00am - I wake up to make tea and buttered toast - my favorite breakfast foods. I read a magazine or two borrowed from the public library (so awesome).
til about 1:00pm - Browse the internet (aka online shopping for things I have no need for), watch tv episodes on hulu.com, check facebook pictures and profiles, read up on friends' blogs or food blogs and simultaneously eat prunes or chocolate pretzels.
1:00pm on - Start thinking about what I need to do for the day. Maybe grocery shop? Maybe start prepping for dinner? Maybe study for an upcoming test that costs $300 just to register? Maybe take a nap? Maybe go to Costco and browse each aisle? Mm, the possibilities!
3:30pm - Kid 1 or 2 comes over for tutoring on Mon/Wed. On other days I continue pondering my potential plans for the day.
5:00pm - Wash up, get dressed, and head out to a local shopping center or new grocery store to explore.
6:30pm - Andy comes home and we cook dinner together. Eat dinner and desserts.
8:45pm - Begin getting ready for bed. Crawl into bed and watch a movie rented from the public library. Fall asleep during the movie.
Although some may be envious of my easy-breezy lifestyle, I must admit that I can't wait for it to change. I would love nothing more than to work and be in the classroom again. I honestly get very depressed sometimes and struggle to stay positive and hopeful. However, it's a waiting game for me.
In the meanwhile, I'd like to share with you a recipe for a natural oven cleaning solution that I discovered in Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine (Oct 2010 issue). I created the solution last night and lathered it all over the walls of my oven. This morning, it took me over an hour to wipe it off. But I think it was worth it because using chemical cleaners last month nearly killed me.
Ingredient list:
2 cups baking soda
1 cup washing soda
1 tsp dish soap
1 tbsp white vinegar
Can be thinned with water, if necessary
Wear gloves and scour the oven's interior with a scrubber, rag, and
hot water to remove crust that hasn't yet stuck solid. Apply thickly
to all sides of the oven and leave overnight. In the morning, put
gloves on and scrub, wiping with a wet cloth until all traces are
gone.
1 tsp dish soap
1 tbsp white vinegar
Can be thinned with water, if necessary
Wear gloves and scour the oven's interior with a scrubber, rag, and
hot water to remove crust that hasn't yet stuck solid. Apply thickly
to all sides of the oven and leave overnight. In the morning, put
gloves on and scrub, wiping with a wet cloth until all traces are
gone.
Happy (non-chemical) cleaning!
Next post: granola par excellence recipe
3 comments:
welcome back! oh man, you have to share the toxic oven cleaner story sometime...
marian also sets her alarm way to early. what is it with these p people? haha. anyway, that's very healthy of you to be eating prunes.
"too early"
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