Project 366: The Week of Indulgence

This is becoming easier than I thought, especially since just about every cell phone has a camera. My DSLR? Still not charged. Oops. This week was all about convenience and apparently food, if you see the pictures below. So, with that said, all my pictures are taken with my phone this week.

January 15, 2012

Hubby and I decided to try two new recipes: Twice Baked Potatoes and Healthy Chicken Nuggets. We have eaten them so many times since then. You can't go wrong with cheap, healthy (minus the cheese and bacon on the potatoes haha), and quick to cook. I posted about the recipes here: Get In My Belly.

January 16, 2012

Hubby and I decided on another recipe for breakfast. Since this was our first time making them, we are going to tweak the recipe a little bit. If people are interested or maybe I will just post it anyway, after I make them again this weekend. The recipe contains eggs, and I hate the yolk, so I'm substituting the egg for egg whites. We will see how that goes. As always, Bentley is hanging out in the kitchen. Hoping for a bite of food. Lunchtime brought the easy, classic meal of pigs in a blanket. Oh lookie, dinnertime brought back the recipe that I made the night before. Yeah, we are five year olds at heart. Can't go wrong, when you find a good recipe.




January 17, 2012

A simple meal: shake n' bake porkchops with mashed potatoes and corn. Nevertheless, still yummy!



January 18, 2012

Hubby and I tried yet another recipe from none other... Pinterest and Google. Had to eat the twice baked potatoes again. This time, I added 1/2 cup of milk, cooked the potatoes 15 minutes longer, and more cheese and bacon. So delicious! Oh and we can't forget about SOPA and PIPA!

I received an email a couple of days ago (January 20), and here's an excerpt:

"On January 18th, 13 million of us took the time to tell Congress to protect free speech rights on the internet. Hundreds of millions, maybe a billion, people all around the world saw what we did on Wednesday.  See the amazing numbers here and tell everyone what you did."

January 19, 2012

I am so excited to see my numbers grow and grow over the days. It feels good to find other blogs, and to have blogs find you. I loved the pink and grey layout with the chevrons, but I just had to go back to the three column layout that I love. I ordered more from moo.com about a week ago. Sidenote: Back in October, I qualified for 100 free mini cards from klout. That time, I used them for my blog. This time, I somehow came across an offer for 50 free business sized cards, so I jumped on the chance. Imagine my surprise, when they arrived almost two weeks early. This is a HUGE deal to me. Not only have I invested in business cards, but equipment, domain name, website template, and everything. I kind of debated about posting it, because of what people will think. People will think what they want. Plus, this happened on this day and I wanted to document it. Btw, I blurred out the contact info, because everything is still secret and not ready, even though I have been working on it for quite awhile.


January 20, 2012

Hubby and I tried, yet another recipe. Yeah, we cooked the twice baked potatoes again. They are addictive. If you make them, you will see what I am talking about. As always, Bentley is interested in seeing what I'm eating. He especially likes the smell of fruit. He even tried to get a few licks in on my sucker. Silly doggie!



January 21, 2012

 Today, hubby and I debated on going on yet another cruise or buying myself a new DSLR. The dates really need match our schedules, and there wasn't anywhere we wanted to go or that we hadn't been. We didn't want to go, just to be going. So, hubby and I went back to the original plan and went to buy my new DSLR. I was in desperate need of an upgrade. The one camera that I want is NOT available anywhere. Like as probably anywhere in the world. Believe me, I looked. Since, the flooding in Thailand damaged one of the Nikon factories, production was halted. Luckily, production started a few weeks ago. I mean, they just released the D4. However, production is not expected to pick up fully until March. Every place I called and looked says it is the most in demand camera and that no one knows when they will be back in stock. Well, I found it one place, but the prices are a few hundrend dollars more, because I guess NO other store has it, and because it is in such high demand. I am even willing to pay more, but sadly, I am going to have to wait it out. Sigh. I can't wait until March. I need it now! #temper tantrum #first world problems. I guess this will test my patience. Sigh. Today, I probably ate a whole bag of almond chocolate kisses. I'm going to remind myself never to buy those again, because the same thing will happen. Hubby and I came back from shopping, and I discovered Bentley had destroyed my M.A.C. eyeliner pencil. Sad face. A fun thing I did: I dyed my own hair. For the past 12 years, I always got my hair done by the professionals. DIY'ing it always intrigued me, so instead of paying $100-$300+ to get my hair done, I decided to do it myself. I think it turned out pretty good, and will be a great way to save money in the meantime.







Linking up with:







 Jenni @ Story of My Life, Ashley from A Little Dash of Ash
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