The Haphazard Domestic Goddess

                                    Synchronicity

                        One little step lightly

                        Synchronized with the universe

                        In the unexpected movement.

                        A piece of the puzzle fits perfectly -

                        One musical note matched one step.

                        There is something new in my world

                        And suddenly I knew I had been waiting

                        For exactly that moment all day.

                        Through me there resonates

                        An awareness of delight

                        That was worth the wait,

                        Worth the wondering

                        And the wandering.

To the Finish 

       My main focus was bookkeeping this week - catching up on some procrastination of duty, getting organized for taxes.  How did I do? These pictures represent some of my breaks in concentration.  There were more of them than there should be, of course, but I did a quite a little better on my cooking this week, medium well on my workouts, and there were the usual pleasant distractions - lunch with friends at noon on Thursday and a couple of unplanned projects.  The laundry suffered a little neglect.  Two loads are clean but not folded. My husband is missing his handkerchiefs, so will have to buy more if the hunt reveals nothing hidden in the back or bottom of the drawer.  And I don't know quite how to rate my bookkeeping.  Kind of like a roller coaster, maybe.  There were some times when I did well and made a lot of progress, but other moments when there were just too many things competing for space in my brain, so for two days I got nothing done to count as progress in that department.

     

     As my gaze lingered long on the scattered beauty of the softy colored but jumbled contents of my armoire after a restorative nap, I wondered if the mixture would be captured well in a photograph.  It wouldn't hurt me to organize it a bit, but soft clothing doesn't lend itself to neat stacks.  I have a variety of containers, including some rectangular lined baskets in three sizes.  The smallest is haphazardly stacked upon the largest with a stocking hanging not very elegantly over the side, and a pair of light blue plastic boxes have a few bright pops of color peeping over the top.  If everything matched it might have a more orderly look, but when I surveyed the overall effect, it was kind of pleasing so I decided to leave it that way for now. Anyway, maybe it was just the soft light that gave it a nice effect despite that one very black stocking.  I should just shut the doors on the whole mess. Taxes are hanging over my head and no small task to fit into my regular duties.  I must keep bringing my focus back to the taxes.   

Lunch is Served 

Handful of spinach
Leftover chicken bites
Chopped cucumber and celery
Fresh Homemade Salsa
Large dollop of Pesto (see recipe below)
Small handful of pistachios

 

My Favorite Green Juice
Place in VitaMix or your sturdy blender and Puree:

1 Apple sliced
Large Handful of Spinach
Ice
1 generous teaspoon cinnamon
Plain Yogurt or Coconut Milk

High in Vitamin C

Stuffed Sweet Mini Peppers

1 cup cilantro

1 small garlic clove

2/3 cup toasted Walnuts

Small pinch Sea Salt

1/4 Cup parmesan cheese

1/2 Cup Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon Fresh Orange Juice

Put all of the above ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree.

1 pound bag of Sweet Mini Peppers

8 ounces cream cheese or goat cheese

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Leaving stem on peppers, slice and remove the seeds.

Fill each pepper with cheese.  Arrange on a baking sheet, drizzle with a touch of olive oil and bake 

8-10 minutes until peppers are tender-crisp.  Arrange on a platter and spoon pesto on top.

Homemade Salsa on the Fly

1/2 Onion
1/2 bunch Cilantro
3 Tomatoes
1/2 Green chili pepper
1 garlic clove
Sprinkles of salt, about 1 teaspoon if you are measuring.
Splash of lime juice, about 2 teaspoons.

Chop and combine or use a food processor to combine and chop, but go easy.  We aren't trying to puree this one.  A little chunky is okay.

I was out of lime juice so used a small splash of red wine vinegar, to taste.