who knew

Maybe it's just coincidence, but writing everyday has sparked creativity in other ways.

For example, if you showed up at my house for dinner on any given night a few months ago, you would have sat down to one of the following four options on rotation:

• Egg sandwiches (that is, scrambled egg with Morningstar Farms veggie sausage patties, and a slice of reduced fat swiss cheese on toasted English muffins);
• Turkey chili thawed out from the freezer; (which is delicious, by the way!)
• Green Giant stir fry with tofu; or
• Turkey burgers

Not much variety but at least it was healthy. And not take out.

But if you showed up within the last couple of weeks, you'd sit down to:

• Grilled portobello mushroom sandwiches with roasted sweet potatoes on the side
  
• Sweet potato soup
• Greek pizza
• Spanish rice
• Chicken spiedies (an upstate New York "delicacy") with grilled onions and green peppers
• Southwestern grilled chicken salad
• Potato and bean soup
• Asian salad bowl
  

And our house! Within the last few weeks, I've been inspired with vision, vision, vision (which means my husband has been tasked with work, work, work):

• Completely rearranged the kitchen and great room (pantry is still in holding pattern)
• Installed new lighting in the kitchen, which in and of itself made a jaw-dropping difference to the coziness of that big room!
  
• Spruced things up with new, vibrant curtains
• Completely reorganized and refurnished my office area (for less than $350, pictures to come)
• Put all of our clothes away (hey, we want credit for that!)

And so many other ways...which I'll save for another day.

So, my "splash" to you during this busy time...whether it's writing or singing, playing music or composing it, thinking up recipes or fleshing out an idea--find a little bit of time every day to do something creative. Even better if it's something new to you.

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If you're a TV watcher then even more reason to indulge your creative side: if your show isn't already in rerun mode, it's likely heading there.


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Splurges and crumpets:
I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to resist this adorable (and so crafty!) tea set. Especially since I introduced the fake tea party concept to Ava yesterday (you know, with invisible tea cups) and she caught right on. She had her daddy sipping at the same time he was seething over the Baltimore Raven's fifth straight loss!