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Present

I remember taking a class at Brevard Community College called Student Success Skills. I was fifteen and dual-enrolled. Success Skills was all about order, methodology, preparation—and I loved it. I organized all my binders and threw myself into finding ways to muscle productivity out of the most mundane activities. Standing in line somewhere? Pull out [...]
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Songs and Waffles and Charlotte, Oh My!

We got home last night at half past midnight, exhausted, and fell asleep as soon as the cats were fed and our teeth were brushed. Let’s back up. The past few days have been a whirlwind—fun, nearly every moment of them, but packed. Thursday, I got up early to clean the house, wash linens, make [...]
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Wednesday

I thought today would be more stressful than it turned out to be. I started the day with an early morning wake-up time, before the sun was up (which, in my opinion, should never happen, but when I try to pull the “People were just not meant to be awake when it’s dark!” card, it [...]
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Weekend

In the past few days, I have made: guacamole, a big pot of lentil soup with coconut milk, homemade naan, ghee (whee! cooking butter is fun, if also a little intimidating), a bit batch of egg salad for sandwiches. Dinner last night with B. and K. was lamb chops with a balsamic glaze; buttery, fall-apart-y [...]
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Aaahhhh

Today is a good day. Because: I’m wearing shorts and drove to Harris Teeter with the windows down and the radio up. And I bought fresh veggies and lamb because Brandon and Kara are coming over for dinner. And I re-found Sabrina’s blog today. And Jesse and I ate outside, sandwiches with homemade guacamole, tomatoes, [...]
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I Heart Jamie Oliver

How awesome is Jamie Oliver? Super awesome. Awesome awesome. That’s how awesome.
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House Number Four

We spent a whirlwind weekend in Charlotte, house hunting for my aunt, who is moving from San Francisco to Charlotte and needs a place to rent for half a year or so. If house hunting is difficult, just try doing it for someone else! Yipes! The pressure was kind of intense, even though Joannie’s instructions [...]
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