I'm a wander-er!

[Squirrel!!!]

Is this thread still active? Maybe I'll just kill it now.

Yum, Starbucks. I love to treat myself to a chai latte once in a great while. It's about time for one.

Well, if you haven't killed it, this post will.

I go to Starbucks super rarely, usually if I have a gift card, trying to avoid at least ONE money sucking habit. There is a Starbucks right across the street from my work, so it's proximity scares me.

If any of you are tea drinkers, try the London Fog. I fantasize about that beverage. Maybe that really means I need to get out more!!!

 

[7165red]

I just found this thread and it fits me to a T. I am all over the place. I just bought a new frig and new stove upon delivery the young man drop the door of the new frig, so it went back and I realized I purchased thr wrong stove....long story. I am now doing my whole kitchen over, just like that. I thought I would share how things can change in a matter a minutes. The day before a new kitchen would have been out of the question.

 

[natenapril]

Congrats on the new kitchen! Sounds fun!


And all this talk about Starbucks makes me want a hot chocolate from there!

 

[RedRosePrincess]

I fantasize about that beverage. Maybe that really means I need to get out more!!!

I know what you mean though. I woke up and it was raining and I thought to myself its the perfect day for a Pumpkin Spice Latte. I use to have a bad Starbucks habit that the employees there knew my name and my "regular" drink.

 

[Syrreal]

Congrats on the new kitchen! Sounds fun!


And all this talk about Starbucks makes me want a hot chocolate from there!

Have you tried the salted caramel hot chocolate from there? It's REALLY tasty

 

[JLTraveling]

Have any of you tried drinking chocolate? It's not hot chocolate, made with milk, it's just hot, liquid chocolate...kind of like drinking a Hershey bar. My first one came from Starbucks a few years ago, but they've discontinued it...the only place I know of to get it now is Ghiradelli. In totally random news, our ancestors drank chocolate before it ever occurred to them to try eating it in solid form. And now I really want some drinking chocolate.

 

[lovetoscrap]

I just found this thread and it fits me to a T. I am all over the place. I just bought a new frig and new stove upon delivery the young man drop the door of the new frig, so it went back and I realized I purchased thr wrong stove....long story. I am now doing my whole kitchen over, just like that. I thought I would share how things can change in a matter a minutes. The day before a new kitchen would have been out of the question.

I wish we could do a kitchen makeover-- we need it so bad. I am thinking about at least asking Santa for new knobs for my cabinets. Right now even that would be a huge improvement.

I have been going through recipes this weekend. They are all from 12-15 years ago when I used to clip them from papers and magazines. I was inspired to do some decluttering and pulled them out of the file drawer they were in intending to just toss them in the trash. I get all my recipes from Google these days! But of course as soon as I saw a few of them I decided I had to at least look through them.

I have thrown the majority of them out. Most of them were in the "WTH was I thinking when I saved this???". Recipes for things I don't like, multiple different recipes for the same thing and things that I already have a recipe I love so no need to try anything else. I have no idea why I saved most of this stuff!

I still have a bunch more to go through (or not depending on what I decide!)

 

[Planogirl]

Have any of you tried drinking chocolate? It's not hot chocolate, made with milk, it's just hot, liquid chocolate...kind of like drinking a Hershey bar. My first one came from Starbucks a few years ago, but they've discontinued it...the only place I know of to get it now is Ghiradelli. In totally random news, our ancestors drank chocolate before it ever occurred to them to try eating it in solid form. And now I really want some drinking chocolate.

If anyone reads the Agatha Christie mysteries, I think that's what Poirot always drank. The narrator thought that it was nasty stuff.

Yum, chocolate. That's something else I limit and it's really difficult. I've been craving Lindor Truffles lately.

 

[txmommy34]

Yum, chocolate. That's something else I limit and it's really difficult. I've been craving Lindor Truffles lately.

Me, too! I keep seeing the commercials for them and it's making me want to run to Target and get some right now. On the plus side, just thinking about those makes the kids' Halloween candy look less appealing!

 

[natenapril]

Have you tried the salted caramel hot chocolate from there? It's REALLY tasty

No but now I will!! Headed to town on Tuesday and will get one then!!

Have any of you tried drinking chocolate? It's not hot chocolate, made with milk, it's just hot, liquid chocolate...kind of like drinking a Hershey bar. My first one came from Starbucks a few years ago, but they've discontinued it...the only place I know of to get it now is Ghiradelli. In totally random news, our ancestors drank chocolate before it ever occurred to them to try eating it in solid form. And now I really want some drinking chocolate.

OMG that sounds so good! I'm trying to lose weight though!! Oh well

I wish we could do a kitchen makeover-- we need it so bad. I am thinking about at least asking Santa for new knobs for my cabinets. Right now even that would be a huge improvement.

I have been going through recipes this weekend. They are all from 12-15 years ago when I used to clip them from papers and magazines. I was inspired to do some decluttering and pulled them out of the file drawer they were in intending to just toss them in the trash. I get all my recipes from Google these days! But of course as soon as I saw a few of them I decided I had to at least look through them.

I have thrown the majority of them out. Most of them were in the "WTH was I thinking when I saved this???". Recipes for things I don't like, multiple different recipes for the same thing and things that I already have a recipe I love so no need to try anything else. I have no idea why I saved most of this stuff!

I still have a bunch more to go through (or not depending on what I decide!)

I WISh we could remodel our kitchen But we live in base housing and our kitchen is teeny tiny

If anyone reads the Agatha Christie mysteries, I think that's what Poirot always drank. The narrator thought that it was nasty stuff.

Yum, chocolate. That's something else I limit and it's really difficult. I've been craving Lindor Truffles lately.

OHH lindor truffles. SOunds so good right now. Diet? Who needs a diet?

Me, too! I keep seeing the commercials for them and it's making me want to run to Target and get some right now. On the plus side, just thinking about those makes the kids' Halloween candy look less appealing!

Ya know, I think the older and more spoiled I became Hershey chocolate is just not cutting it. Give me some Ghirdeli any day! Makes the kids happy because their Halloween candy is safe

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Why would anyone ask their parents to take them TPing? Growing up, that was something you did on the very very sly! How else are you going to avoid getting trouble?

I'm a student aide at a high school, and last year I had the pleasure of listening to a female senior go on and on about how her mother helped her and her friends pick up and drive a house full of furniture to set up in the junior parking lot (during homecoming). Then mom sat in her truck all night to make sure the stuff wasn't touched!

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

I have thrown the majority of them out. Most of them were in the "WTH was I thinking when I saved this???". Recipes for things I don't like, multiple different recipes for the same thing and things that I already have a recipe I love so no need to try anything else. I have no idea why I saved most of this stuff!

Can you teach that process to my mother??

 

[Syrreal]

I'm a student aide at a high school, and last year I had the pleasure of listening to a female senior go on and on about how her mother helped her and her friends pick up and drive a house full of furniture to set up in the junior parking lot (during homecoming). Then mom sat in her truck all night to make sure the stuff wasn't touched!

Man! Forget that! I like my sleep.
If my kid wants to go take a bunch of furniture somewhere as a prank, he can stay up himself.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Man! Forget that! I like my sleep.
If my kid wants to go take a bunch of furniture somewhere as a prank, he can stay up himself.

I thought that was WAAAAAAYYYY off, but in my position, I'm not allowed ot have an opinion...

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Even the worst cooks can make something out of a box or a can. This recipe is great because it is 1 box and 1 can-- anyone can do it!

wdwmomof3, we just call that TPing as far as I know. And no way in heck my child would be allowed to be involved. That is trespassing and vandalism as far as I am concerned. I have heard ( I think here on the DIS!) that there are communities where it is acceptable, but that is because the kids go back the next day and clean up all of the mess they made.

That is what my husband said. He told her that you could get shot doing that kind of thing. he's probably right.

Why would anyone ask their parents to take them TPing? Growing up, that was something you did on the very very sly! How else are you going to avoid getting trouble?

These girls are only 12 & 13 and have no way to get TP or a way to drive to someones house. So far, I am holding my own on this one. She has not been.

Our house got ding dong ditched at 12:30 in the afternoon! We watched the boys run and hide behind some shrubs. Later one of them posted on my Dd's face book that he was one of the boys that did it.


I have been busy around here getting ready for the home appraisal today. We are in the process of refinancing our house to take advantage of the low interest rate, and to put it on 15 years instead of 30. Y'all say a prayer for me that it comes back good. I should find out in three days. It's in Gods hands now.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Can you teach that process to my mother??

That is actually EXACTLY what inspired this! My mother is a hoarder in training, especially with paper. Some life circumstances in the last few months have meant that she is finally being forced to at least get it under control. My sister went to help her for a few days and would text me with the ridiculous things she was finding in the piles. The biggest "hoard" my mother has is for recipes. She has to keep any and every recipe she finds-- newspapers, magazines, coupon flyers, cards from the store, if there is a recipe she will keep it. We have tried to convince her that she can get any recipe she wants off the internet but that isn't acceptable. And what is worse is that she has NEVER made any of those recipes! She sticks to the same old things.

My sister was able to do some sorting and at least get everything put into boxes. My mom is thinking of actually paying for a plane ticket for me to come home to help her for a week-- that is how desperate she is for help! But without her willing to throw anything else it is sort of a lost cause.


So this ordeal with my sister caused me to decide that I needed to just toss all the ones I have-- which was only a file drawer full. But I do have some of my mother's packrat tendencies so I realized I wanted to go through them. But so far most are going in the trash-- 2 bags so far. And I have just tossed some without even looking at them.

 

[natenapril]

:l
And I have just tossed some without even looking at them.

You know, that was probably the best thing you could have done! GOOD JOB!!!!!

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

That is actually EXACTLY what inspired this! My mother is a hoarder in training, especially with paper. Some life circumstances in the last few months have meant that she is finally being forced to at least get it under control. My sister went to help her for a few days and would text me with the ridiculous things she was finding in the piles. The biggest "hoard" my mother has is for recipes. She has to keep any and every recipe she finds-- newspapers, magazines, coupon flyers, cards from the store, if there is a recipe she will keep it. We have tried to convince her that she can get any recipe she wants off the internet but that isn't acceptable. And what is worse is that she has NEVER made any of those recipes! She sticks to the same old things.

Congrats on the streamlining! See, mom has the greatest of intentions, but nevers makes what she prints out (and she prints out EVERYTHING!) That, and well, she stinks as a cook! She's more of a baker (and I'm convinced you cannot be great at both!). Everything I learned about cooking came from my grandmother, working in kitchens, and the Food Network.

She is definitely a packrat, which I, in turn am the exact opposite - I depise clutter! I also had to move 3 times in 4 years, and well, I frankly got tired of packing up all of my crap.

She's "turned a new leaf" though... and is bent on destashing. Maybe I should send her that story of the people who only own 100 things??

 

[lovetoscrap]

It is funny how we develop differently based on the environment we grew up in. My sister is a minimalist-- keeps NOTHING and her house is always immaculate. I am a packrat and housekeeping is not high on my list of priorities -- much like my mother. But I am not anywhere near as bad as her because I try very hard to not get to that level. Every few months I get fed up with my own clutter and do a major purge.

It is actually funny to look through and see what recipes I saved. Many I just think why oh why would I have thought I would want that? But in some cases they do tell a lot about me. For instance there was a file of all pie recipes and the majority of them were chocolate cream, banana cream, mocha cream and chocolate mint. Banana, mocha and mint are my favorite flavors. Many other dessert recipes that I have are also those flavors. Very few of the recipes have onions or peppers in them because I hate those, and there are no fish recipes because we don't eat fish.

The majority of these are from Cooking Light about 12-15 years ago. I have reached a point in my life where I have decided I would rather eat less of the real thing and enjoy it than to have a full serving of a so-so tasting light version.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

It is funny how we develop differently based on the environment we grew up in. My sister is a minimalist-- keeps NOTHING and her house is always immaculate. I am a packrat and housekeeping is not high on my list of priorities -- much like my mother. But I am not anywhere near as bad as her because I try very hard to not get to that level. Every few months I get fed up with my own clutter and do a major purge.

We (I) usually do too, but I didn't have time for a garage sale this year... and now I'm paying for it! I don't think my house can hold another winter's worth of stuff!

FWIW, my house, is in no way immaculate (don't have the time...) but I like to be able to walk through a room without stubbing my toe on a toy or other errant thing.

It is actually funny to look through and see what recipes I saved. Many I just think why oh why would I have thought I would want that? But in some cases they do tell a lot about me.

... and there are no fish recipes because we don't eat fish.

That's too funny!

I'm right there with you on not eating fish... I prefer my food to not taste like it smells...

I have reached a point in my life where I have decided I would rather eat less of the real thing and enjoy it than to have a full serving of a so-so tasting light version.

Here, here!