So we had yet another snowstorm this past weekend. That would be the third this winter, which is very unlike our clime here. I have not gotten sick of it at all though; I love how the snow forces you to slow down, and be prepared and cozy. I decided I would use this snow-in to kickstart my macro-vegan gig into high gear and spent several hours on Wednesday and Thursday shopping, buying dried beans, green vegetables, things like seaweed, raw tahini, and umeboshi plum vinegar. (I got a mint.com warning today about my overspending on groceries, which makes sense given that I haven’t really been seriously grocery shopping in about three months so the $300 I spent seemed a little out of place to the site I use to keep track of my spending.) I also spent some time in the hardware store line, buying two sleds, and some candles.
The only downside to the whole weekend was that I had planned on seeing Iron and Wine, which sadly got canceled. But even that turned out okay, because it meant I had asked off from work that night, so I had a whole work-free weekend to spend making food, sledding, cozying up by the fire, and doing cleaning/decluttering. I even had two of my friends staying here (I love having guests!) and we had an awesome time making vegan food (with mixed results– but that’s how cooking goes, sometimes recipes work, sometimes they don’t, and the more you try them the better you get at tweaking them mid-process).
We went sledding down an amazing hill on Saturday night. I think I actually got whiplash– but it was so much fun. It was on a golf course that’s in a public park near my house and we were the only ones there, and it had stopped snowing by this point so the sky was clear and it was just five of us trudging through fresh snow (what a workout!) and then flying down 50 yards of hill, landing in a heap on the bottom, snow in your face and limbs akimbo. We even used an iPhone app that helps you find constellations. The only one I can ever get with any certainty is Orion, so that was really cool.
And then yesterday, I was inspired to clean and declutter our living room, which I did from top to bottom. It looks really amazing if I do say so myself. So, here’s the tally from the weekend:
Sledding: Twice (one on the street outside my house, once on the hill in the park)
Vegan Meals: Lasagna, Chili, BLTs, sausage gravy, cinnamon rolls
Rooms Cleaned/Decluttered: Two (bedroom and living room)
Time to start the week!
