Domestic Nemesis

  Intro video Today I looked at the scale and confirmed I officially gained 10 pounds of the expected covid 19.  Could be worse. I mean, if you haven't gained weight then you're an as...JUST KIDDING. It would be amazing if you didn't gain weight though because that would mean you somehow kept up your routines or weren't drinking, etc. SO Today I worked out. I'm not proclaiming that it will happen again. But here's my routine if you want to try it. 1st I put on my running (walking) shoes and then set off down the road. About 1/10 into my mile I felt the heal pain. It's familiar. It's probably the 3rd time I've tried to wear these tennis shoes but they always give me a blister. I thought I could defy reality this time, but no. I'm mad because they are basically new- but they don't work and I have to get another pair. SO whatever, I walked home and took my shoes off and did a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) routine that I got from a book...

Unlike people who make a million masks, I've made about 10. Since March.  I watch videos and try different patterns, blah blah. Mostly I just stare at the sewing machine.  Here are 3 different masks I successfully made.  (The one on the bottom left is my own design!! I mean sort of, I used the regular square pattern but put specialized darts to fit my face, instead of three folds on each side!)    So today I was trying a new pattern- and this is so boring- I was going to make the t-shirt straps because I haven't tried that yet. BUT I had this too-fat elastic because they didn't have 1/8 or 3/8s or whatever the smaller one is at the store because they ran out. W ith this wider elastic, I was going to make straps that go behind your head instead of your ears.  I did not look at a pattern or video because I thought I was smart enough to figure it out- and perhaps accidentally do the right thing!! I was wrong. DUH, you have to sew the elastic to left AND the ri...

 Well, here I am again, post #2 in a week! How exciting! #1 I made bean pancakes for Lil Squirrel! Clearly that looks like a pancake!   I did everything right... Put the stuff in the mixer Mixed it! Drank wine Cooked it*!  *Fake news alert, this is the 2nd batch that went straight into the garbage. And I'll leave it right there. I'm never trying these bean pancakes again. I was trying to give my kid some protein, but believe it or not, it's the 2nd time I've made these and the 2nd time they ended up tasting and looking like crap.  #2 Salads can F--K OFF Yesterday I made a salad from this recipe . I didn't take a picture, but if you look at the recipe, you'll see a really nice picture. Luckily it turned out delicious, but what a pain in the ass!  The cool thing about it was that it used so many things from our garden! Here is a list of vegetables I used from the garden: mint, parsley, basil, tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic! Anyway, I knew my darling would like t...

I made this little gem a couple days ago.  Possibly my first video post? This may be the way to go because it's way faster than editing a written post!! :) Note : By "seam," I meant "hem." I was in a state. Sincerely, Ms. Non-Sequitur

Hey Everyone!! How are you? It's been a while. I thought Return of Domestic Nemesis Part 16 (I don't know, have I quit that many times?) would lift our spirits.  I made mini blueberry muffins today! They went pretty well, considering we have this newfangled weighing thing which I used because they use it on the Great British Baking Show. (Also my dear husband, it's been so long I forgot his nickname- uses it for all the bread he makes....)  My only snafu was that I decided not to sprinkle sugar on top before baking because I was like, "Lil Squirrel doesn't need the sugar."  But then when I ate one, I was like, "BORING" so I put sugar in one bowl and water in another bowl and then tried to baste or whats that thing- whatever, I put the sugar on and it was WAY BETTER!  And look at this kid?! These photos belong in a Construction Worker Calendar!   My Darling, (HA I remembered his name!) and Lil S also did some DIRTY stuff yeste...

Well fans, it's been over a year! But I'm still here! Lil' Squirrel loves playing with trucks in his sandbox and Heidi loves looking for squirrels! She's eyeing one up here perhaps? Well, to get back in the game, I decided to make instant tapioca pudding. Not probably your first choice, but usually, My Darling stocks pudding and jello in the cupboard for when I have a pudding/jello emergency! But, I must have already used the emergency pudding and hadn't restocked, so I figured this tapioca would be a fun adventure! Here's what I learned. #1 The recipe said, "1 egg, well beaten"  I didn't beat it "well" because I was using a fork and was lazy, but it eventually melted into the stuff and it was fine.  As you can see in the picture... #2 Keep using a timer. This is a new thing I'm making myself do and wow, it was awesome! I had to "let it sit for 5 minutes" and I mean, I was washing dishes and reading facebook an...

This happened forever ago, (maybe like 2 weeks!) I was obviously making chicken of some sort. Even at this moment, I have to type fast, he could WAKE UP ANY MINUTE. Cut some garlic and snack on some chips. The chicken- I think this is the picture of it "browned." Looks pretty pale! lol The Baby (fuzzy picture, because it was a race!) Making congee (mushy rice in Chinese) Feeding Will congee and mushy lentils. I left for 2 seconds Blocked (he's eating much better now haha) Heidi says, "Where's my snacks?" MMD comes in to cause trouble and eat some of my chips! Spill something on my shorts. Was it sauce or baby food? Can't remember. Chicken is done! Looks pretty good! THE END Ms. Non-Sequitur

In baby sleep news.... The other night Lil' Squirrel slept from 7:30 PM to 3 AM. I just about shit my pants. It was the first time in ALMOST 6 MONTHS that I slept more than 4 hours at one time. FanTAStic. The next night, he was back to his hold tricks...but if it happened once, it can happen again! In more recent news, tonight he took the dreaded 6:00 PM NAP Duh duh dunnnn! At 8, I gave him his last bottle (which is still too late, but that late nap screwed everything up) and after 10 minutes of giggling and 10 min of crying, he managed to put himself to sleep! (Okay, 1 time I went in there to make sure he wasn't stuck- and he was) but I'm still pretty proud of him for putting himself to sleep. And who needs a flashback picture? (Major Cutie Reporting for DOODY- GET IT??! He's around 2 months here) and NOW! Look at his big head! Pictures are not to scale. Back to the falafel, I made some from a mix! (I had the ingredients for making it from real food and m...

I made a cake today for 3 reasons! 1. Yesterday was Lil' Squirrel's 4 month birthday! 2. Today could very well be Heidi's 2 year old birthday! (Mid- April!) 3. AND it's MMD's friend J's actual real birthday today! (Not that he'll probably get a piece since I'm sure he's doing his own thing. But that's okay, I'll eat a piece in his honor!! ) Back to the cake. Here is a still life photo of the cake preparation: MMD recently bought this: Which, since I'm such a baker and all, I should be using, but it scares me. So instead, I decided to buck the system and mix it by hand I decided to be brave and use the mixer for the frosting! I added too much vanilla...but it didn't turn out too bad! I decorated the cake how Grandma Edith used to decorate every cake she made! The End Ms. Non-Sequitur

Well, I started back to work! I'm super tired, but it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be! That sentence above I wrote 2 weeks ago. I must have gotten distracted. Everything is going pretty well with being a mom except for the sleeping thing. Gosh darnit. I go back and forth between thinking...."he'll do whatever he does" to..."I can control the situation" but regardless. I don't want to think about it anymore today so I'm going to go shopping at the mall, which I haven't done probably since he was born. Now that venting is over I can commence posting some cute pictures! Here's our family from when we went to the Kissers kid friendly early show on St. Paddy's Day! Here's Will in his super cute High Noon Saloon onesie we got from C and R! We also got the crib up, but so far he's just playing in it, we tried one nap, but it was a disaster and then I read you should do nights first! Which...I'm not rea...

So, I made a human: Basically the coolest thing I ever made. MMD (in case you forgot, MMD stand for Mike My Darling- my awesome husband) also had a hand in the process. :) For blog purposes, I shall refer to my boy as "Squirrel" or "Lil' Squirrel" :)  Mostly because he makes these little squeaking noises when he is breast feeding. (Bummer, I just found video footage of an actual squirrel HERE and it doesn't actually sound like him... alas the damage has been done!)  Anyway, I've been making gingerbread muffins in my mind since I got back from the hospital. I'm not sure why. They spoke to me. So today I finally had the energy to make them! The above picture of Squirrel was taken at the beginning of the baking. At this point, he is a ticking time bomb who could wake up and like...cry :)  So I felt like I was living dangerously and had to get this shit done FAST!  Here's a photo of the bowls. Look carefully at the whisk! Notice the...