Another day in the life

[judecorp]

On one hand, I'm grateful that only one side of my nose/face is all congested and blocked up with snot. On the other hand, I'm really tired of blowing all this crap out of my left nostril all the freaking time.

As expected, got very little sleep last night. We got up early so we could make squash soup for the potluck, and I started the laundry while Jen went to the grocery store. We made the soup, a different recipe than last time and a little blander (drat), took fast showers and dashed off to the potluck. I guess this is how we do it, making life together. As a child I always thought this would be a more dramatic process infused with wisdom I was not yet privvy to.

The Yankee Swap was fruitful, with us scoring some crazy-ass t-shirt and a "Mr. Wonderful" doll who says things like, "Oh, honey, take as long as you'd like to get ready, I don't mind waiting another minute." This will soon be recycled in Candace's Yankee Swap at our work winter party. I shall have to find some sort of accessories. Perhaps a can of whipped cream and some cheesy romantic music.

We got to see Jenny and Lisa, whch was nice. Note to self: Make more plans with them. Also Jilly and Joanna and of course Lyssa. Good times.

In a couple of hours we'll head up to Harvard for a late dinner with Mr. Luke Veggie. Madness will ensue, provided I'm awake and conscious by then. I'll be tipped over on the ground, all lopsided by the left-side-snotmonster.

Comments

[odd-dog.livejournal.com]

have you tried doing a sinus wash? It worked wonders for my cold last week.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I have not. What is this thing you call "sinus wash"? I don't usually get sinus stuffiness so this is somewhat new for me.

[odd-dog.livejournal.com]

um... let's see... NeilMed makes one that's sold at Walgreens and I bought the one Ayr makes, sold at CVS. You can get more info on the general idea at the NeilMed page:

http://www.neilmed.com/

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm a little scared of that. I don't know why, really, but I am.

Thanks for the info, though. :)

[laserkitty.livejournal.com]

I made a butternut squash soup for the first time last weekend. Very, very yummy. What kind of squash did you use and what else was in your soup?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

We used butternut squash.

This time around, we put some oil in a pan and sauteed some onions and a chopped and cored apple. When that got soft we added 3.5 cups of vegetable broth (the recipe said chicken stock but I knew there would be a lot of vegetarians at the potluck) and then the softened squash (that had been baked with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice). Then we pureed the whole lot and dumped it in the crock pot, where we put in a bunch of salt and pepper, plus some chili powder, and some Adobo seasoning to make up for some of the lost flavor from the chicken stock.

We added another half cup or so of vegetable broth when it was in the crock pot, and away it went!

What was in yours?

[laserkitty.livejournal.com]

Coconut milk, scallions, chicken stock, onion,....I can't remember what else right now, not a whole lot. Apples are a good idea...I'll have to try that next time. I think the coconut milk helped mine feel a little richer...I got some low fat stuff at Trader Joes and it was pretty good. I didn't realize how fatty coconuts were!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that sounds good with the low-fat coconut milk. I'll have to try that sometime.

Yum!