http://thecurlypear.com/meagan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:52:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I wrote a post entitled 'Getting Life Back on Track', where I made myself plan a 3-Day Calender, no more, no less. The results? It worked! I didn't do everything at the exact time I had planned, but each day I accomplished all of the tasks that I had set ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/03/02/three-day-challenge/ If you're like me you have a lot of kitchen waste.  My house traffics in leftovers and old vegetables in particular. It's disheartening to open your fridge and see the waste of not only food, but of money, time and energy. So...what to do? While I don't have many solutions for ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/02/24/kitchen-waste/ Oooo! A double post today! What is this world coming to? As I was going through my morning I kept hitting this mental block: I don't know what to do. I don't know where to even START with this house! So, I sat, not really doing much of anything. I feel like ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/02/22/getting-life-back-on-track/ [caption id="attachment_540" align="aligncenter" width="477" caption="Simple Salad, French Bread, Pasta Rosada"][/caption] Last week, while we were in the process of moving Jonathan and I needed simple dinners. Of course, we ate out plenty, but we came up with some easy meals to eat. This recipe is courtesy of Jonathan's mom and it's easy, ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/02/22/simple-dinner-pasta-rosada/ We're moving in a week! We put the rush on our closing date to help a potential subletter. Ah!!!! http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/02/05/ah/ Ah, the Glory-mester. I am officially 14 weeks, folks, and that means that the second trimester has officially begun. Everything they say about it is true: I have more energy, less (intense) mood swings, nausea is decreasing and leafy greens look...well, appetizing. Not...nauseating. Hooray! Eats around here have been blessedly simple. ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/02/03/more-simple-eats/ Hello all! It's been almost a month and a lot of cool things have been happening. Jonathan and I purchased a house--yay!---and are now trying to find a subletter for our apartment. We are moving mid-February. I am also done with my part-time job so now I am writing full ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/01/28/simplicity/ Hello all! For the next few days I will be cleaning up this blog. I'm going through and deleting old posts and also re-tagging for clarity and organization. The next few weeks I'll also be reorienting this blog towards more major themes and less scatter shot, everyday posting. That type of posting, ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2010/01/04/early-spring-cleaning/ So, last Friday Jonathan and I got a "Pink Friday" surprise: [caption id="attachment_503" align="aligncenter" width="477" caption="Seeing double..."][/caption] That's right! I am pregnant. About 5 weeks and 1 day (further abbreviated as 5w1d). I debated for awhile about whether or not to start a separate blog, but then I decided that healthy, balanced eating ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2009/12/02/barefoot-and/ Here is my recipe for a herbed, golden-roasted Thanksgiving turkey! Begin by preheating the oven to 350. [caption id="attachment_483" align="aligncenter" width="477" caption="Start with a turkey... :) Be sure to get all of the gizzards out and rinse well. "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_482" align="aligncenter" width="268" caption="Salt and pepper it REALLY well. Preferrably good sea salt ... http://thecurlypear.com/meagan/2009/11/25/the-perfect-turkey/