
Happy Monday!
It’s been a while since I’ve randomly rambled off some miscellany on a Monday, so here’s what’s up:
I rented the macro lens from the library again, and this little bee posed for me this morning. A macro lens for my Nikon is definitely going on my Christmas wish list!
I’m loving a gardening YouTube channel called Garden Answer. This YouTuber is knowledgeable without being overly talkative (aka wasting my viewing time with a surfeit of blah blah blah). Laura just comes across very “real” – very genuine. She’s a sweet young gardener who has worked at her parent’s nursery for a lot of years and has picked up a lot of knowledge that she shares with her viewers. I like her a lot.
I sometimes listen to Gretchen Rubin’s podcast on my way to work. I had to laugh at a recent episode, when Gretchen challenged her listeners to make something that they’d normally buy. I laughed because if my family would have been listening with me, they would have yelled “Don’t encourage her!!!” I have family members that tease me about trying to DIY a lot more things than I probably should. Doing a lot of DIYs means having my fair share of FAILS – thus the teasing! Ultimately, I’m just a cheapskate and know I can make most things for a lot less than I can buy them. The trick is balancing time expended with how much you actually save, right? I enjoy this podcast and wish Gretchen would record more than one episode a week, but oh well – I’d probably get behind if they did.
I made this really, REALLY easy cookie recipe call Oreo Pan Sugar Cookies, Did I mention they were quick and EASY to make? I took the entire batch to work on a day I only worked a couple of hours, so I’ll have to ask around and see how everyone liked them. Personally, they were a bit too sweet for me, but then when has “sweet” been a terrible thing? I have a son who loves Oreos, so I’ll have to make these again and get his review.
Lastly, we’ll be renting a camping trailer later this summer and camping at a lake, so I need to get to get planning. I need fun activity ideas, good, but quick meal ideas, and generally NEW fun family together time ideas. If any of you have some good ones for me, please chime in!
Have a fabulous Monday. Do or learn something NEW!