Besides, I need *me* time. Just to be able to settle my thoughts and tidy up my nest a bit. Feeling a bit ragged around the edges and some inward focus will be a good thing. I'll sort the books by my bed, keep re-arranging the old breakfast room more into pantry space, and will try to do all of it in a deliberate manner. Slowly and, well---that's just it---slowly.
I'm glad that tomorrow is Thursday and not Friday. On Fridays we have to make the main areas of the house presentable for when sweet Indian boyfriend comes over. Happy to be spared another day before that happens.
Oh, and one more thing. I bought some red lentils at the Mediterranean store recently and we cooked them the other night. Had always bought the brown/grey colored lentils at the regular grocery before---never the colored ones. They taste so different. Lovely. I chopped about half an onion (what I had) in a little butter, added the lentils with enough water to cover. Then sprinkled in some garlic, two chopped tomatoes, some chopped carrots sauted in a bit of butter, and two chicken bouillon cubes, along with some dried basil. I think that's all. Let me tell you---we all loved it. Fourth son made baking powder biscuits to go along with them and that was dinner. Definitely would do it again. And here's the thing. I got a good-sized bag of the red lentils, not sure how big (it's not in front of me), but I used about 4 cups, I guess. Next time I'll use the entire bag and it'd leave enough for seconds. At under $2.00 for the bag, what a bargain. They reminded me of peanuts. Yum.
(photo from tumblr)
