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Chores & Goodies

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Life has been busy and I’ve only been on U.S. soil for about 12 hours! I’ve gotten plenty of chores done and crossed off my list which has been nice.

I went to the grocery store last night at midnight for some produce. Priorities that just couldnt’t wait til the morning!

Even though I ate tons of watermelon in Aruba, I hadn’t gotten my fill and “personal watermelons (love that term) were on sale for $2.99 and were so cute that I bought one.

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And of course an assortment of other fruits and veggies.

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And I dug into a salad.

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With homemade Vegan Slaw Dressing

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Oh, how I missed it.

And I made a batch of Peanut Sauce Baked Tofu

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I missed simple salads and tofu from the Comforts of Home in San Diego. They tasted great!

I also owed a very special lady some Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

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So I made a batch.

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And I mailed them off to Canada.

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She was the high bidder in the bake sale auction I donated for, and many thanks to her and her contribution. I was flattered by her generosity, and I’m sure Tina and Tina’s charity appreciate her generosity as well.

While I was at the post office, I picked up the 2.5 weeks worth of mail they were holding for me.

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This was just some of it.

Now if you’ll excuse me, there’s laundry to fold.

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And mail to sort…

But, many of you also sound like you do love cruises or would like to take one.

Questions:

  1. Weekend plans?

I am working. Someone needs to pay for that vacation we took. And am getting back into the groove of life and hopefully will spend some time outdoors but I have to say, 69F and no humidity feels cold compared to 90F and 90% humidity. Yes, majorly spoiled while in Aruba and I do love it hot, hot, hot!

  1. What chore do you love crossing off your to-do list, in general?

For me, grocery shopping and having a well-stocked fridge is a great task to be done with and I literally get to reap the fruits of my labor.

Laundry, unpacking suitcases, and mail sorting aren’t my faves but once they are done, I’m lovin’ it.

One chore I hate doing and procrastinate about is vacuuming! Or making phone calls where I know I will have to sit on hold forever. I don’t even want to pick up the phone for those.

  1. Any goodies in the mail for you recently? Or any goodies at all in your life lately?

My entire vacation was a big goodie.

Recap post to come soon.

And I received quite a few items in the mail while I was traveling so I hope you’re up for some product reviews the next week or so.

Enjoy your weekend!