Busy, busy

I was talking about stuff with Brian last night and going on about how people are just too busy nowadays (myself included). I'm not happy about this, and am always trying to figure out ways to make it easier. I know this will get a lot better after grad school.

This morning I got an e-mail from the woman that had me on a Pampered Chef Mailing list. She's a stay-at-home mom that made her living doing Pampered Chef parties. She's no longer going to be selling Pampered Chef stuff but is opening a Dream Dinners store in Milford. It makes sense that this concept is taking off (see below). It kind of saddens me that we're such a crazed culture that we need this.

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Don't know what's for dinner? Dream Dinners can help!
Dream Dinners is a convenient way to feed your family healthy, home-cooked meals that you prepare. Here's how it works: from their website at www.dreamdinners.com, you select 12
entrees from a monthly menu that features dishes such as Mango Curry Chicken, Salmon Boats and Herb-Crusted Flank Steak. Next, select a convenient time and date from the schedule.

Then you visit a Dream Dinners' store, (first New England store is opening in Milford, MA, on Rte. 16 on March 17) where all of the ingredients are waiting for you. The ingredients are pre-cut, so all you have to do is scoop and pour. In
about two hours, you assemble the ingredients for 12 meals into baking pans or Ziploc bags, while the Dream Dinners' staff cleans up after you. Then you take your uncooked meals home and put them into your freezer. When you're ready to eat an entree, simply thaw it and cook it. Presto: you have a delicious dinner that serves up to six people.

The menus feature a variety of meat main dishes, hearty appetizers, breakfast casseroles, vegetarian entrees, soups, dinner salads and desserts. Dream Dinners are perfect for everyday dinners or for entertaining. Even kids like the taste of Dream Dinners. With Dream Dinners, your life just got easier! That's www.dreamdinners.com. Retail price $180 including tax.

Quote of the Day:

"He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened." - Lao Tzu

Next house

Its on the same street the old Waltham Hospital is on. Its HUGE and has a neat wrap-around porch, large rooms, 1/2 finished basement and a fireplace. Its also apparently got recently updated kitchen, bathrooms, updated electrical and updated windows.

The catch? Its got no land. There is a teeny side yard (at present there is a Virgin Mary in a bathtub in it) and the back is paved. There is parking for 2 cars (I'd assume enough more room for a picnic table or jacuzzi, which we hope to get some day).

I poked our realtor about it. He sold the place 6 years ago and said that since then its sold twice. He also noted that "we have to start somewhere" and asked if we want to get in to look at it. Hrm.

Here is the listing - the chain link fence you see is actually the side of the house. The front faces a main street and as you can see, there is no front yard to speak of. The Virgin Mary is located on the side of the house opposite the chain-link fence.

City living, gotta love it! This place is 2 blocks from our old apartment (i.e. a neighborhood that would most likely not appeal to your average young professional trying to move in to one of the new condo complexes)

The New England Darkside Walker's Ball

My dress is GREEN, like the walls in my craft room pic here .

And without fail, the straight-on, posed pictures of me didn't come out. I'm just way too awkward in front of the camera. It doesn't make any sense at all! I can get up and dance in front of 1000 people on stage, but can't pose for pictures with people that I care about.