tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post4954809563703477897..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: Purging: Curried Chopped Vegetable Salad with Pesto Pita WedgesJustine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-67511663828787179162011-06-03T18:55:52.068-04:002011-06-03T18:55:52.068-04:00I also love books and would say they are the thing...I also love books and would say they are the thing I have the hardest time parting with! <br />You my friend are too thoughtful and sweet!!! Thank you SO much for the lovely package and gifts. Your card completely had me in tears (in a good way) and I love, love, loved the gifts! Thank you so much for thinking of me, for going out of your way to send something so thoughtful and for continuing to support and encourage me throughout our journey. You are such an amazing, lovely woman and I'm so blessed to know you ((hugs))rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480554666969330506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-42341919640440617362011-06-02T13:30:52.887-04:002011-06-02T13:30:52.887-04:00I find it hard to get rid of books too. My daught...I find it hard to get rid of books too. My daughter's high school has a book swap though, which gives kids from underprivileged homes access to books. That's the only thing that has made it easier for me to give them away!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-19338942442818219052011-06-01T21:42:11.730-04:002011-06-01T21:42:11.730-04:00"Like Gravity's Rainbow. God, I hated tha..."Like Gravity's Rainbow. God, I hated that Book." Hee!! I've never met anyone who enjoyed it, although my brother claims he's enjoyed other work by Pynchon. Claims being the operative word ;)jjiraffehttp://jjiraffe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-71686190262420251472011-06-01T10:27:22.234-04:002011-06-01T10:27:22.234-04:00books books books books books.
I have 7 full books...books books books books books.<br />I have 7 full bookshelves, and a dozen huge moving boxes full of them in storage. I just cannot bring myself to part with a single one! I keep telling myself that "one day" we will have a big house with a library...a whole room dedicated to my loves :)Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979257233557088253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-89657106407093436642011-05-29T22:51:02.797-04:002011-05-29T22:51:02.797-04:00@N: thanks for the recipe! That looks yummy, too!...@N: thanks for the recipe! That looks yummy, too!<br /><br />@K: my kids BOTH have bookshelves. Not that we don't visit the library, too ... egad.<br /><br />@Tracy and Esperanza: funny, but I don't seem to have any heirlooms ... except one piece of china. My mother has things that I'm sure will get passed on to me someday, though, and I confess, I'm dreading it ... there are a LOT of statues. *boggle*<br /><br />@gwinne: *sympathy*. Or perhaps *empathy*.Justine Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-59674973644929995262011-05-29T20:07:49.556-04:002011-05-29T20:07:49.556-04:00Well I think we may be related somehow. I have se...Well I think we may be related somehow. I have serious fears that my mothers hoarding tendencies will go wild if my dad passes away first. My dad and I actually had a conversation about it recently. <br /><br />I'm not sure what I have a hard time getting rid of. I guess the sentimental things of course. But every couple months I start to freak out that we have too much stuff and try to get rid of a lot of it. We are no where near where I would like to be but when the baby stuff goes we will be much closer. <br /><br />I really like when I travel to third world countries and reset my clutter meter. I need to do that ASAP. Alas not sure when I will. <br /><br />The recipe looks devine. Here is one I tried yesterday and it was great. <br /><br />1 can chickpeas<br />1 package frozen spinach<br />3 tomatoes chopped<br />1/2 onion<br />2 cloves garlic<br />even amounts of cumin, yellow curry pwdr <br />little salt and pepper<br /><br />Sauteed onion, garlic, chickpeas. Add spices then add tomatoes and spinach. <br /><br />I also added some left over brown rice and 1/2 a piece of chicken cut up. Yummy and super easy.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248293979879390754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-9033536382171301952011-05-29T16:47:57.651-04:002011-05-29T16:47:57.651-04:00Oh my goodness were soul mates. I hate clothes sho...Oh my goodness were soul mates. I hate clothes shopping and all shopping actually except grocery shopping and I love donating and pairing down and I am sooo attached to my books. Babe has her own bookshelf cause apparently my love of books extends to kids books as well. And we recieved those cookies... mmmmmmmMMMMMMmmm nom nom nom nom nom. Such a sweet surprise! I adore you, now move closer now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-21908952044467194232011-05-29T10:52:54.920-04:002011-05-29T10:52:54.920-04:00Things that other people value.. heirlooms. Thing...Things that other people value.. heirlooms. Things my mother gave me that belonged to my grandmother. I have so many of them I almost can't stand to be in my house at this point. I'm doing my own purge as we speak and the house is in complete upheaval because of it. ugg.. but you have inspired me to push through to daylight.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039958476924555517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-38437977090769297272011-05-29T09:37:38.501-04:002011-05-29T09:37:38.501-04:00In one graduate seminar I took we read Gravity'...In one graduate seminar I took we read Gravity's Rainbow one week and Silko's equally large Almanac of the Dead the next. I do not remember that month fondly, but I finished them both.<br /><br />Can't wait to see what the next installment in your life story brings...gwinnehttp://something-remarkable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-24546881931777458662011-05-29T00:18:20.398-04:002011-05-29T00:18:20.398-04:00The things I have the hardest time getting rid of ...The things I have the hardest time getting rid of are the ones with sentimental value. And I give sentimental value to many things. If it contains a picture of some kind? Fuggetaboudit. I am planning on tackling our bedroom next and I'm terrified of all the keepsakes I will be forced to reckon with. How do I throw away the Nalgene bottle with stickers from every place I visited on my trip around the country?! I honestly don't know if I can. Some hard decisions must be made.<br /><br />The other things I struggle with giving away are things I want to share with my kids. This is mostly movies and books. We'll see how I do when I'm cleaning out our TV room...<br /><br />When you mentioned moving your office home I thought about what would happen if I ever had to leave my classroom. I have bought so much there with my own money, things I'd want to keep for future teaching jobs. I probably have a small storage unit worth of stuff in my classroom. It will be a DISASTER if I ever quit teaching completely. Oh my. I really can't even think about it...Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375150088333673843noreply@blogger.com