Why do so many educated people mis-pronounce the word "nuclear"? I'm not sure why, but it drives me crazy! So many times in tv shows or movies you hear the actors say nuke-yu-ler and that is not how it is supposed to be pronounced! Even Pres. Bush does it! I mean really people! The word is nuke-lee-ar! I know I'm crazy, but we just went to a movie and a couple of the actors mis-pronounced it and it just got me to thinking...
Anyway... I am in a never ending cycle of messy/clean house. Our house is either really clean or really messy. This is how it goes: after I clean the house really well I get into a crazy-clean mode. I make sure to pick up after myself (& my lovely, extremely messy husband) constantly. But eventually I get sick of picking up after James (and, to be fair, myself) all the time and give up. Within two days the house is disastrously messy (when you have a small house it can happen quickly) and I just let it be messy for a couple days, maybe even a week and it gets progressively messier. Then I start getting frustrated at having such a messy house and it takes me a half a day to clean everything up again and the cycle continues. Why can't I just find a happy medium?
And one more: my food storage idea! (just a little one) When preparing emergency supplies, you're supposed to get things that you like and eat regularly so you won't hate the food you have come an emergency. Well, that's a little hard for us considering that we live off of cereal, hot pockets, and eating out. But I thought of a good snacky/lunch food that is yummy and nutritious and so easy... peanut butter & jelly sandwiches on graham crackers. Graham crackers are made with whole grains and the peanut butter is a great source of protein. I'm not saying you could live off of just those by any means, but mmm mmm....