January Miscellany

In case you’re new here, you should know that miscellany posts happen when I have a whole pile of small things to talk about…lots of little bits that aren’t long enough for a whole post.

I have had a happy realization of late.

Topping pancakes with whipped cream and fruit may actually be a MORE virtuous choice than topping them with butter and syrup.

Anytime “whipped cream” and “virtuous” go together, I’m so there.

I love me some cream, I do.

Nom, nom, nom.

Fruit and whipped cream are just such an excellent combination.

Hey, Maple Syrup! I’m so sorry, but it may be a while before we meet again.

I only have to use 2 tablespoons of sugar to make enough whipped cream for the whole family meal, and I am positive that we use more than 2 tablespoons of syrup (which is basically liquid sugar) for a pancake meal. So, the cream is a win on the sugar front.

And as far as fat goes, whipped cream is certainly no more dairy-fat-laden than butter, since butter is cream minus the non-fat liquid.

I partially thaw frozen fruit to go with our pancakes since berries and peaches are quite out of season, and I just use plain, unsweetened fruit. These are peaches from a local farm and they are so sweet all on their own…I’m super glad I froze several bags of them this summer!

(In case you were wondering, those are Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes and they’re super easy to make.)

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It seems to be my phase of life for repairs. After I posted about fixing my blender (and fixing my shoes recently!), I took my watch in for a new battery (which was free because I’d purchased a lifetime battery plan).

It’s a good thing it was free, because my watch is so still not working.

Nuts.

It’s a nice Citizen Quartz watch, so I think I’m going to look into getting it repaired. I’ve had it since 2002, though, so if it’s impossible to repair, I won’t be too disappointed.

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Sunny days make me so happy.

In the winter, we seem to have more than our fair share of overcast, gloomy days, so when the sun shines brightly all day, I really, really appreciate it.

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I’m giving a little talk at a local meeting for moms tomorrow (about frugality, of course).

I hate speaking in public.

I’ve spent the week being quite sure that this will be the death of me.

Would you like to know how much I hate speaking in public? Last winter, I was scheduled to speak on a homeschool panel, and I got a dreadful flu and fever and lost my voice, which meant I couldn’t speak after all. And I considered that to be quite the silver lining to my flu cloud.

It sort of reminds me of how, when I was working at Nordstrom and I totalled my car on the way in to work, my first thought was, “Oh! At least I don’t have to work my shift now!”

That could be filed under, “Ways To Tell You Hate Your Job”.

Anyways, if there’s no post up on Saturday, it’s because I died of I-Hate-Speaking-In-Public-Itis.

It’s been lovely knowing you all.

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If I don’t expire on Friday, next week I have some fun things to share with you…I’m going to roll out a new monthly feature here and also finally share a project I’m working on with Lisey.

Ok. I think that’s all the randomness I have to share with you today.

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Today’s 365 post: Little Photographer

Joshua’s 365 post: More Monster-Cello!