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Monday, Monday– or more links about my own version of spring cleaning

Spring is finally here, and I brought it indoors in the form of a few branches of cherry blossoms. I feel a new sense of possibility after a long slog through the tundra that was this winter...

Spring is finally here, and I brought it indoors in the form of a few branches of cherry blossoms. I feel a new sense of possibility after a long slog through the tundra that was this winter…

And while we’re on the topic of this new sense of possibility, here are a few projects I’m thinking of undertaking with all of this extra energy the warmth and light is supplying… Anybody with me?

I am going to start making a scrapbook. Maybe I’ll even make a bunch of them, like Elsie from A Beautiful Mess

I am going to stop hating packing a lunch for my daughter. In fact, I am going to embrace it and not feel overwhelmed and like going to bed every time I have to figure out what to make. (This is highly unproductive, as she needs to eat pretty much every day) And I am going to achieve this goal, despite the fact that she is beginning to get sick of the dumplings I’ve been serving her 3 x a week this entire school year. But hey, I’m not alone. Food world superhero Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen also hates packing lunch. When I read her rant on Food52, I felt a bit better about myself.

Maybe buying this lunchbox will help.

I’m going to make these yarn hearts (thanks Momfilter!) with the kids to give as mother’s day gifts. I’m pretty sure neither my mom or mother-in-law read this blog so we should be all good…

I am going to make at least one new dish a week, and I’ll probably get the recipe from the New York Times Cooking site, because I’m addicted and also because they’ve finally gotten an iPhone app.

I am going to eat less sugar. I am not cutting it out entirely, but I’m going to keep the amounts as low as I can while still giving myself a treat every now and then. I wish I had more willpower and were able to cut it all out, but I don’t. So there.

I am going to get control over my e mail. Not sure which method I’ll choose, but this 21 day version looks good. Or maybe I’ll just erase all 5,000 unread messages and start from scratch.

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