A slasher film looked like it took place in my kitchen last weekend, due to the “beeting” it received. Red beet juice covered the counters, my hands, and the chopping boards, but it was all worth it. A few weeks ago, when Nate and I visited Waikiki, we stopped by this place that served “beet… Continue reading March to the Beet of a Different Salad (Beet Poke Bowl)
Hair-Raising Curls: Getting Back to My Roots
Bed head with a side of plastered hair “swooshes” ambush me any time I leave the house in rain or humid weather. So straightening my hair in Hawaii was an effort as useless as understanding the user’s manual for a hardwired smoke detector installed in a previously owned house. The alarm keeps going off (your… Continue reading Hair-Raising Curls: Getting Back to My Roots
Flush Away Your Troubles in Hawaii
Waves the color of a turquoise moon from some romantic movie in a distant (romantic) galaxy, greeted two members of the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks Team when we arrived for our pre-25th-wedding-anniversary celebration in Hawaii. However, all we could think about was the toilet in our room. You may recall a pre-COVID post about a… Continue reading Flush Away Your Troubles in Hawaii
Craft Alert: Spring in Space
Blast your imagination into hyperdrive! Bring spring to outer space with a craft that’s five minutes tops if you’re laser focused. From the control panels in your spaceship (your crafting cabinet, nook, drawer, or closet), gather the following supplies: –Craft paper with a star/space/planet theme already on it –Craft paper with spring colors and/or designs… Continue reading Craft Alert: Spring in Space
To the Theater!
My going-out getup got out again last weekend. It made it to dinner and a show! Nate treated the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks Team to a night at the local theater to see Becoming Dr. Ruth, a 90-minute performance without intermission, based on the life of sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. I was a little… Continue reading To the Theater!
Wild Night Out with the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks Team
The wildest thing I want to do on a Friday night is hurl myself sideways into the couch, whilst wielding the world’s most outrageous pizza. In fact, that’s what I want to do every night. However, there was a time in college when I would have literally stayed out all night dancing. During a study-abroad… Continue reading Wild Night Out with the Fixin’ Leaks and Leeks Team
XOXO with Sprinkles on Top
Leave a trail of broken garbage disposals, hearts…and cookie presses. That’s the wisdom I received from my grandmother—wisdom for living my best life. Okay, so my grandmother said no such thing. But that’s the grandmotherly advice I’d give if I were to ever give grandmotherly advice: break every garbage disposal and cookie press in the… Continue reading XOXO with Sprinkles on Top
Emergency Alert: These Spiced Beef Pockets Are Pretty Good
A terrifying earthquake “bed-box” video surfaced on my social media channels. A computer-generated woman, sound asleep, is suddenly swallowed by her own bed as a mechanism of defense against an earthquake. The vibrations have triggered her bed to “eat” her and stuff her (safely) inside a steel frame box, with fireproof wrapping, and snacks. (You… Continue reading Emergency Alert: These Spiced Beef Pockets Are Pretty Good
Keeping the Lid on Things: New Storage Solution
Hell is a kitchen cabinet oozing with nearly melted, dented, stained (and smelly) plastic containers that have no lids. I created this hell myself, in several fits of organizational epiphanies, and all was not well. I have shrieked in agony, “Can’t I just bleepin’ put some sauce in something that hasn’t imploded?” And then, on… Continue reading Keeping the Lid on Things: New Storage Solution
You Say Potato, I Say Snack Potato
If a pack of potatoes eyes you from across the store, stay cool. Everything will be okay. It’s when they can’t look you in the eyes—that’s when you steer clear. However, I’ve never met a potato I haven’t found appealing, and on Tuesday night, when Nate and I did some midweek shopping, I decided a… Continue reading You Say Potato, I Say Snack Potato
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