Saturday, October 15, 2011

Food Expectations



My husband alleges that I am the pickiest eater in the world. I insist that I just know what I like. I have what I call "food expectations". I know what I want and I know EXACTLY what it should taste like. For example, I made some homemade sausage gravy a few weeks ago, but I used a different brand of sausage. It was terrible, or at least I thought so. I knew what it should have tasted like, and this wasn't it. Now, you might think sounds pretty normal, but this extends to everything I ever eat. Every time I go to a restaurant, I order the same thing. The exact same thing.

I feel like this is pretty normal, but apparently everyone else thinks this is weird. Especially the lady at the Arby's in Atlanta. I ordered my usual sandwich, and my husband ordered something else, and I told him how I always get the same thing, because I know what I like. Well the lady at the counter overheard this, and was shocked! She could not believe that I would only order the same thing every time.

Everything I make at home must be the same as the last time. This means using the same brand of ingredients every time. And using the same pans, spoons, utensils, etc. Which also means obsessively cleaning the kitchen before I cook, but that is another issue altogether.

I am sure this is another manifestation of my OCD. Or just another item in the long list of things that make me so awesome!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

New Wall Hanging



If you don't know what Pinterest is, I feel so sorry for you! I love it so much. It is the best of the best of the internet and it has tons and tons of great ideas. I have been drooling over one such idea for months now, and finally today I made it! The best part of this project is that I purchased the parts of it at Hobby Lobby for 50% off! The ampersand was only $5, and the letters were $2 each, so it was only $15 plus the cost of the spray paint.  I feel like it's Christmas! And it was really easy to make, which is good for me, because I don't have much of an attention span and I certainly don't have a lot of time.

The letters and ampersand were gold, so I spray painted them black and red. Then my honey hung them. I really wanted them to go behind our bed, but since the bed is at an angle, it won't look right, so it just hangs on what used to be a very boring wall in our room.








One of the best things about my hubby!

TA DA!! I love the way it looks!