I’ve been enjoying the 30 Bucks a Week blog. It’s made me more mindful of what I buy, and more careful about using up all my fresh food, instead of wasting half of it. I went hunting and gathering yesterday. I’ve been on a citrus kick, so I bought more grapefruit and splurged on some blood oranges, to go with it. I think the two together will make a tasty and pretty snack.
The other thing I picked up was a new litter box for Pandora. She’s gotten so wobbly that it was becoming hard for her to get in and out of the old one. This one has super low walls, which should help. The up side, if there is one, to her increased unsteadiness is that I no longer have to worry about her climbing up on the kitchen cabinets. She can’t even jump onto the dining room chairs, so the cabinets are out of the question, which means that food left on the counters and stove is once more safe from thieving wee kitties.
Speaking of the kitchen, I did some more rearranging, and I think it’s almost the way I want it. Still searching for a rug for the hideous floor, though. Urban Outfitters has a cotton one the right size, in a dark blue, that looks light-weight enough to stuff in a washing machine. It’s cheap, too, which is a plus.
In book news, I’m reading Inkheart. I got it through ILL a month ago, and it sat on the coffee table until last week. Once I had it in my hands, I wasn’t motivated to read it, and even after I finally picked it up, it took me awhile to get into it. The writing seemed uneven, which I found distracting. My mom pointed out (duh!) that it’s a translation, so the fault likely lies in that direction. Some of the passages are absolutely gorgeous, but others seem clumsy. I’m trying to ignore the clumsy ones, and the story itself has become so engaging that I think I’m over that mental hurdle.
red paper boat 