Happy Thought

The nice walk I had on my lunch break yesterday. With the warm sun and cool breeze, I was comfortable as I strolled for 40 minutes.

Six Word Wednesday

The defective prototype tried its best.

In The Cucina With Seamas

With the warmer weather approaching I like to make lunches that don't require cooking at home, and are cool to eat.

I decided to make my own chickpea/garbanzo bean salad. For the mobile users (and OCD web browsers) the ingredients are;

2  15oz cans of chickpea/garbanzo beans
1 15oz can of corn niblets
1 red pepper - chop as you like
1 yellow pepper - chop as you like
2-3 handful of cherry tomatoes - I cut mine in half

Mix all of the above into a bigger boat 
After the quinoa is cooked, you can add all of it or leave it out as I do since I like to use it in other dishes.

2 tablespoons of dressing*
1/4 cup of quinoa

*I don't put the dressing in the final mix because it tends to make everything soggy.

Happy Thought

Going to the newspaper/stationary store in Valhalla where the owner would let me come behind the counter, put me sit on a stool and look through a big box of Matchbox cars.

He'd take them out of the box for me so I could hold it and see if I liked it. Doesn't matter how many I asked to look at, he always took the time for me.

Six Word Wednesday

"Where did I put today's story?"

Life Hack

With the warmer weather approaching here's a tasty life hack for you, frozen fruit. It cools you down, just as sweet as ice cream minus the calories, and good for you. My personal favorite mix is raspberries, pineapples, and mangoes. I put the raspberries on the bottom because I'll add vanilla yogurt to get the little pieces.

Life Hack

lifehacker had a tip about putting newspaper on the bottom of a garbage bag to keep any liquids from soaking through and preventing the garbage can from smelling. I use junk mail and supermarket flyers for this.

I took it a step further by opening up a cereal box (since I can't recycle them), folding it so the cardboard inside is exposed. Hopefully the waxy outside will prevent anything soaking through.

How A LEGO Geek With OCD Spent Their Sunday Morning

I put all the wedge pieces into their own section because I never liked searching for a 1x2 brick and getting a wedge instead.

Also I have a lot of lightsaber handles despite only having 3 Star Wars sets.

One thing about the Super Satchel Bin from the Container Store I don't like is how it flexes which makes the dividers bend from being tight or squeezing the rows to make them fit. I do like that it only cost twenty dollars instead of its usual forty.

Happy Thought

I don't have to do laundry this weekend!

Six Word Wednesday

The monster hid, the child seeked.

Back To An Old Habit

Going to the Pleasantville Farmer's Market on Saturdays. That's one of the perks I miss when I lived in Pleasantville, walking from my apartment on a cool morning, buying good bread, and flavored coffee.

Since I'm out and about, I'll go to Trader Joe's afterwards. This has been a big plus because I have more time on Sunday mornings to get any errands done and have the rest of the day for myself.