And so begins November

by | Nov 1, 2015 | Blogging, Shopping

November. Yes, it’s here! And so begins my usual foolhardy pursuit during the month of November – known as NaBloPoMo, a terrible acronym that announces my intent to blog every day of the month. Some of these posts will be brief, others longer. We start, as I usually do, with food.

Specifically, my cart tonight at Trader Joe’s.

Trader Joe's Cart Haul

A few notes on this cart, which contains some of my favorites:

sardines in olive oil – I eat these at least once a week. Sometimes as sardine salad. Sometimes mashed with some avocado. Occasionally with some balsamic. They are also my dog’s favorite snack.

shredded brussels sprouts – these are my all purpose fall greens – I usually cook them with the pancetta cubes – and some chicken thighs.

flowers – I buy myself some every week. During the summer I got to pick some gorgeous bouquets as part of my farm share, but alas, winter is nearly here, and I must make due with store bought.

Belgian chocolate pudding – what can I say about this? It’s thick, rich, and you are satisfied with a small amount. I don’t do dessert every day, but this is nice to have in the fridge in a pinch, if I need to satisfy my chocolate fix.

organic chicken thighs – this is one of my most consistent purchases from Trader Joe’s – one of the only meat purchases I make outside of my meat CSA. I don’t do breasts – thighs for life!

ezekiel bread – made from sprouted grains. We actually rarely have any bread products in our house, but I’ve been craving avocado toast.

I also have some almond milk for blended drinks, fennel, dill, and pork tenderloin to test a few recipes this week.

What are some of your Trader Joe’s favorites?

The Holstee Manifesto.

by | Nov 5, 2012 | Blogging, Design

Good morning! I’m heading out to my very first day of my “work sabbatical” at Boston Startup School. I’ll be hitting the books again spending six weeks as a student in their marketing track. It’s back to the grind of a more normal-ish workday schedule, but I’ve been so enjoying spending time here, so I’m going to do my best to post regularly. I’ve committed myself to NaBloPoMo to support my intention, and am looking forward to the challenge.

Because it’s a Monday, and so many of us dislike Mondays, I’m slapping up a Monday inspiration post. Yep, inspiration. I’m feeling new-agey. Here’s the Holstee Manifesto. I first saw it on Maria Popova’s Brain Pickings two years ago, and in the past two years it’s been circulating the internet, a veritable inspiri-meme. I made that up. Feel free to use it.

Here are a few things I like about this: The font. “Some opportunities only come once, seize them.” The fact that it’s a letterpress poster. I covet the letterpress. “Go out and start creating.” Doing. “Share your passion.” Trying!

Happy Monday everyone!