- Blueberry Cheesecake
- Garlic Chicken Pizza
- Enchiladas
- Lasagna
- Tacos
- Carrot Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting
- Fresh Fruit
- Citrus Grilled Salmon
- Corn and Oysters
- Anything Chocolate
Friday, February 16, 2007
Tastiest Dishes
I have been thinking a LOT about my favorite foods lately... mainly because they are hard to come by up here in the Arctic, but partly because I will be traveling down to the lower 48 here in a week or so and can get access to them. It will be great to go to a shopping center and not have the sticker shock I have experienced up here. Can you believe that a gallon of milk costs $8 here? Don't even get me started on cheese and produce. In any case, these are the tastiest dishes that are delicacies on the tundra.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Stay at Home Dream
Is it just me, or is it harder to stay at home than anything else in the whole world? I love my home. it is my refuge, my space for reflection and relaxation... or at least it was before it became my place of employment. I just feel like the work never ends! There is no management system or delegation of authority I can establish to eliminate or even minimize the workload, especially now that we don't have a dishwasher.
I never realized how much time it takes to do them by hand. They just keep piling up and up becaues I really hate that part of staying at home. I actually hid the dirty dishes under the sink once when company was comming over unexpectedly. Talk about a slacker! I did pull them back out and return them to the counter top and sink once the company left. I may have even done them and put them away before the end of the day out of guilt. I just can't seem to keep things under control on a regular basis. What is the secret?
Have you ever considered that some people just might not be gifted in the stay at home arena? I have been thinking about that a LOT lately. Over the past year, I have managed the mommy part without staying at home. I would take Kaia hiking, backpacking, traveling all over the country, fishing and camping, off-roading, playdates and shopping. But now, well, none of those things are really available or practical, and I am staying at home more and more.
I try to get out here, but it is a challenge. You can tell how happy Kaia is to be all bundled up for the -40 degree weather? Yes folks, it really does get that cold here and I do take the baby out in it. Today we did a post office run at -36 with windchill factor. I just have to be really careful with checking little fingers, toes and noses in that kind of danger.
I am beginning to accept the fact that my stay-at-home mommy parts are disabled. I think that I may still find a way to be an excellent full-time mommy, but I can't do the stay-at-home thing and maintain my sanity. I need to have projects for myself and find ways to get Kaia OUT of the house with me. I will just have to learn to balance things differently because I have special needs. I am okay with that, it just took me a while to admit it.
To all the moms out there who have special needs: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! The dream of staying at home isn't for everyone and that is okay. Now the trick is balancing the housework and being a mommy outside the home. If any of you have tips or ideas, I am more than open to them.
I never realized how much time it takes to do them by hand. They just keep piling up and up becaues I really hate that part of staying at home. I actually hid the dirty dishes under the sink once when company was comming over unexpectedly. Talk about a slacker! I did pull them back out and return them to the counter top and sink once the company left. I may have even done them and put them away before the end of the day out of guilt. I just can't seem to keep things under control on a regular basis. What is the secret?
Have you ever considered that some people just might not be gifted in the stay at home arena? I have been thinking about that a LOT lately. Over the past year, I have managed the mommy part without staying at home. I would take Kaia hiking, backpacking, traveling all over the country, fishing and camping, off-roading, playdates and shopping. But now, well, none of those things are really available or practical, and I am staying at home more and more.I try to get out here, but it is a challenge. You can tell how happy Kaia is to be all bundled up for the -40 degree weather? Yes folks, it really does get that cold here and I do take the baby out in it. Today we did a post office run at -36 with windchill factor. I just have to be really careful with checking little fingers, toes and noses in that kind of danger.
I am beginning to accept the fact that my stay-at-home mommy parts are disabled. I think that I may still find a way to be an excellent full-time mommy, but I can't do the stay-at-home thing and maintain my sanity. I need to have projects for myself and find ways to get Kaia OUT of the house with me. I will just have to learn to balance things differently because I have special needs. I am okay with that, it just took me a while to admit it.
To all the moms out there who have special needs: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! The dream of staying at home isn't for everyone and that is okay. Now the trick is balancing the housework and being a mommy outside the home. If any of you have tips or ideas, I am more than open to them.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Most Spectacular Places
I don't know if any of you are familiar with the movie Madagascar. But today, I am feeling the part of the zebra... well, I would be more so if I had the motivation to get on the treadmill. Anyway, I have been thinking about all the coolest places I have ever been and imagining that I am there... not here in the coldest place I have ever been. Through the process, I thought I would post a top 10.
There may be many more of these as time goes by, and I start missing things that are just hard to come by up here in the remote parts of Alaska. Here is a top 10 list of the most spectacular places I have ever been. They just happened to coincide with my top 10 best adventures, so I placed them in chronological order to when I experienced them not their order of spectacular-ness. Someday, I may post stories about the adventures. But for now, the top ten list will have to do.
There may be many more of these as time goes by, and I start missing things that are just hard to come by up here in the remote parts of Alaska. Here is a top 10 list of the most spectacular places I have ever been. They just happened to coincide with my top 10 best adventures, so I placed them in chronological order to when I experienced them not their order of spectacular-ness. Someday, I may post stories about the adventures. But for now, the top ten list will have to do.
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8. YELLOWSTONE /
9. CROW’S PASS TRAIL, ALASKA
10. WEST COAST TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA
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