Limoncello!

I am going to make Limoncello! It is a delightful treat that I like to sip and dream of travel to Italy someday.
Here is the recipe I plan to use:
1 liter (750 ml) of Everclear alcohol
10 lemons
6 1/3 cups water
6.5 cups sugar

Wash the lemons with hot water to remove any pesticides or wax. Pat the lemons dry. Using a potato peeler, take all the rinds off the lemons so there is no while pith on the peel. Place the rind peelings in a large container with the Everclear alcohol. Cover the container and let sit for 7 days.

On the 8th day, strain the peels from the alcohol, discard peels.

In a large saucepan, make a simple syrup by combining the water and sugar; let it simmer "fast" for 15 minutes. Let simple sugar cool to room temperature. Add to alcohol.

Done! Keep in freezer.

Ahhhh and whaatttt???

Hot Yoga! If you haven't tried it, hurry up and do! It is so relaxing, detoxing and such a good workout. You mind will be clear, your body like jello and you will sleep like a baby. At least until 4 am.... Well, in my case at least.
At 4 am I heard the all too familiar sound of one of my dogs hacking up the contents of his stomach. So, I shot up in bed to make sure said contents were landing in a place I can easily (!) clean up. Scrabl, poor guy had already done the deed in his doggie bed so I just cleaned it a little and will launder it today. Scrabl went right back to sleep, Toby got some water and did the same. Unfortunately, I was still so tired, but was unable to keep my brain from starting in on me. Grr. So, I laid there and thought and worried about things (ie. what will I do when the dogs die, how will I come up with $8000 more for school, etc.). I got up, ate some yogurt and lay on the couch for a bit. Then back to bed and back to sleep sometime around 5:30.
I think women do this much more than men. They don't think nearly as much as we do.
Such is life.

"Well I woke up this morning....

Rainbow filled the sky"! I got up this morning singing this. I have certainly shifted from woe is me mode, to life is good mode.
I certainly get that our attitude effects everything. Happiness breeds more happiness... therefore... I choose happiness. Even if sometimes the woe is me is speaking from the back of my brain. I figure, there is always something exciting to look forward to and be working toward, so during the in between times I can just be happy that I have little or no responsibilities.

And I leave you with the next line from the song... "That was God telling me... Everything's gonna be alright!"

A true runner.

I am going to keep this simple. Too much information could be detrimental to my sense of self....
There are often stories about runners having an urgency to poop while, or immediately following a run... Well, last night I joined the ranks of those with a poop story.
Gotta love this human experience.

Well, it looks like I am no blogger...

I have plenty of thoughts and ideas, but lack the discipline to do this on any regular basis.

I am feeling good this week after not feeling great for a while. Mentally that is. Anxieties get the best of me and I have a hard time just letting go of worries.

I am being exercise queen this week, taking care of me and controlling what I can.

I R Pissed!

I wrote a bunch this morning and it is lost. I saved it several times, but made a misstep before publishing and bam! Gone. Grrr.

How will you know I like you if I don't copy what you do?

After reading other blogs and thinking, "well aren't they just smart and cool and together"... and then getting a blog annoucement from one of my favorite people (yes, you Breah!)... here I am jumping on this bandwagon.
I have no expectation about how often I will blog, or if it will be at all interesting, but I have a feeling it could be theraputic and a nice outlet.
So, tune in, read my thoughts and what I am doing. My plan is to be as real as possible (may not be for the faint of heart). Most times it will be boring drivel, but what about those days when it isn't...