I just got this fantastic email from my friend Vivian — she’s a brand new mum (hi Tempest!) and she’s experimenting over the stove between feedings and diaper changes. She tried my babaghanouj recipe after watching the very first episode of Aarti Paarti (wow, has our production value gotten better!!!) and she shot me [...]
When I was little, Dad called me Miss Piggy. I think there was something about her, um, “pleasantly plump” build, and her playful pride that reminded Dad of lil’ ol’ me. Somewhere around the age of 11, I lost that pride, and became painfully self-conscious, lacking a vat of self-esteem (a battle I [...]
I’m kinda up to my eyeballs in stuff to do — it’s all good stuff, all related to what I want to be doing with my life, but of course, all at once. When this kind of thing happens, rather than thank my stars for having so many wonderful opportunities, I resort to the [...]
I love food just as much as the next one, but I don’t think I’d ever get foodstuffs tattoo’d on my body. Not even ice-cream, and you all know how ridiculously obsessed I am with it. I have always loved the idea of getting a big chef’s knife on one forearm, and a [...]
Ok, I’m feeling better… not totally un-knotted but better. I’m following Bren’s lead and trying to release attachment through joyful praise. Oof!
So, because I’m guessing you’re just as in love with the gift of food as I am, here’s a list of food things I’m singing His praises for! Holy muffin, these [...]
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Ever have those days where there’s a knot in the pit of your stomach and you’re not sure why?
Today’s one of those days.
Ah well.
-x-aarti
I went to the farmers market yesterday, but alas, I only get there about 10 minutes before they shut down. Anyone else think it’s weird that a weekday farmers market shuts down at 7pm? Aren’t people just getting out of work at that hour?
Anyway. I digress.
Now, don’t get me wrong — I [...]
A few weeks ago, my talented friend Kat asked Bren and myself to be part of her photoshoot, “Carnivale”. Kat was inspired after reading Water for Elephants, a fantastic book set against the backdrop of a depression-era circus.
She cast me as a dancer, and she cast Bren as, what else, the bearded lady. [...]
Earlier today, I was whining about how sometimes everything seems futile and pointless, and that I’d rather be done here, and moved onto being in heaven, thankyou very much. I know, I’m so overly dramatic. But I’m sick and I’m PMS’ing. Makes sense now, doesn’t it?
B: “Well, no, because we’re exactly where [...]