Dinner

Last night's dinner was pasta. I cooked up some spicy Italian sausage, onions & garlic, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and a little cream and tossed it together with a little cheese and bow-tie pasta. Yum. And I had leftovers for lunch today. Though, somewhat less enjoyable due to the proliferation of fennel seeds. I HATE fennel and I'm not a huge fan of spice seeds either. I should have guessed being that its Italian sausage and all. I should have just spent the extra couple of bucks and got the Publix brand. Eh well.

Tonight it's red beans and rice. Started out the way I start my chicken paprikash, with bacon. Nothing makes a dish taste better than using bacon drippings instead of regular cooking oil. Plus, you have bacon for brekkies in the a.m. Oddly enough I'm using smoked turkey sausage in it. I plan to serve it gravy style. Over the rice, instead of cooking the rice in the same pot. The best way, because the beans and sausage are the star of the show anyway.

Clean

I realized something yesterday. Having a clean home isn't just about being neat & sanitary. It's about pride. It's about taking pride in the things you have worked hard for and the life that you get up and go to work for everyday. And it's about respecting yourself enough to be surrounded by a pleasant environment. I've been slacking off even more than usual in the cleaning department lately. I've been a wee bit depressed. But I woke early this morning, around 8, and was ready to start cleaning. I've finished the bathroom where I even vacuumed all the cat grit and mopped. The bedroom just needs clean sheets and a good vacuuming. I have finished round one of dishes and the next step is to clean out the fridge. Tonight I am going to cook something decent for dinner. I've been slacking off in that area too. I went shopping two weekends ago as well as last weekend but have cooked hardly any of the meals I had planned. Tonight I'm going to try and salvage what I can and take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow

As of late

Life has been a blur lately. Work has been crazy because of the audit. And life in general has been, well, depressing. My Dad has cancer. Wow. That's the first time I've seen that in print. We don't know much yet but I'm trying my damned-est to stay positive. It keeps me from crying at work. I'm doing better as of late. I saw my Dad today, at home instead of the hospital, and he seems o.k. He's at home at least. I need desperately to clean my house, especially my kitchen & refrigerator. Tomorrow. Perhaps.