what I've been up to

Since this is my second-to-last-week of my AmeriCorps term, I've been spending my afternoons refilling my water bottle at the water fountain over and over again, and perusing the site Choosing Raw.

And good thing, too, or else I wouldn't have found this fantastic recipe for almond milk--that's right, homemade almond milk. And all that leftover almond pulp? Perfect for banana nut bites, nothing wasted.

Vegetable-heavy dinners have been recurrent on my menus, happily.

My newly-cleaned cats have reacquainted themselves with my newly-cleaned room, and I've found them snoozing on my bed ever since.

When I was little, I never understood the importance of a garden. All I knew was that it was summer vacation and weeding was not on my to-do list. But now--I can't get enough of the basil, tomatoes, onions, and more. (Although, that might have something to do with the fact that I haven't done a minute of weeding in years.....oops.)

And of course, nights without white wine and Julia Child (I'm addicted!) just wouldn't be complete.

Slowly but surely, I'm getting there.