House Rules

Remember when Geoff got me the chalkboard I wanted for the kitchen? Well, we've been accumulating a list of house rules on it since the summer. Not in a "hey, lets make up a list of house rules right now", but in a "hey, this should be a house rule", as things occur. It took about 6 months. This is what we have come up with thus far.

Just wanted you all to be prepared if/when you come over...

Lets Be Honest

OK, this is what's happening.

January is busy at work. We're casting 5 readings with large casts in the next 2 weeks, planning a trip to London for auditions (I don't get to go, I only get to plan it) and I'm casting 3 freelance shows with a co-worker the last week in January.

So it's busy.

I got a little spoiled in December when I had time to blog on a regular basis. I fear I will be a bit MIA this month. Which is a shame. Because I have Thoughts to share. I haven’t blogged about our time after Christmas where we had a day or two to be at home and I tried new recipes (including my new favorite salad dressing of all time. A-mazing). Or our New Years Eve (which involved just the two of us ordering in, having champagne and watching the latest episode of The Jersey Shore. Don’t judge. It was amazing.) Or our Christmas time with Geoff’s family, which was a lovely day in CT, great time with the nieces and nephew and some terrific conversations.

So those things happened. And I will share some recipe pictures as soon as I’m able. 'Cause they were yum. And I was feeling very gourmet and chef-like and slightly proud of myself and my mad culinary skillz.

But I just wanted everyone to know why I might be a bit blog-lite this month. We’re alive and quite well. And haven’t forgotten you. By they way, according to my site map, someone in Australia recently read my blog. So I guess more than just my mom and Alison and my college roommates have read this. Interesting.

So, if you do live in Australia or Holland or somewhere amazing like that (or even Nebraska or Toronto for Pete's sake) and you read this on any kind of regular or semi-regular basis....maybe say hi sometime. Because unless you are some sort of scary cyber stalker, I bet I would want to be your friend.

I'm just sayin'.

Secrets & Tricks

Things I know how to do that might be helpful:

1) Cure for hiccups: Pour as much water as you can drink in one breath into a cup. Light a match and put it out in the cup of water. Drink the water in one breath. Do not get skeeved out by this concept, it will not hurt you and it works every time and is allegedly an old bartender trick. I have never been a bartender, but that's what I was told when I learned it.

2) Quick cool down: Trace your ears with an ice cube, or a finger dipped in really cold water. It will instantly cool you down. I know this from experience, as I am constantly overheated. Especially in the summer.


That is all. Those are all the tricks I know. I know this because I've been trying to think of more than these two for nearly a week. Sad. Lame. But True.

What are your secrets & tricks? Things you know how to do that always make people wonder where you learned that or marvel at how well it works.....

Please share, 'cause I clearly need to expand my repertoire.