The Word of the Night is Authentic

Happy Friday!!!!

Today was the last day of my first official week! yay! 

what better way to celebrate than going for sushi with my best friend?

I cant really think of one. 

Kind of a funny story though... we left with the intention of going to the local sushi place... but being Friday night, the place was packed...So the bestie whipped out her smart phone, punched in some magic catchphrase and pointed us in the direction of yet another sushi bar. 

I can honestly say I've never had such a good time in Fife... 

I'm not gonna lie... I'm a little skeptical of Fife... which made the idea of sushi in Fife a little less than appealing... but after sitting down at our booth and admiring their "authentic" decorations...I was feeling pretty confident about this place having delicious food. Everyone eating looked really happy, that's gotta be a good sign. 

the food took a while coming out but it gave me time to read the very high quality newspaper review they had posted on the wall next to me. Speaking to the authenticity of the place, there was actually a quote from the owner/chef that mentioned not "taking shortcuts" and "doing things the old fashioned way"

Boy did I have this place pegged. You could totally tell from their lanterns. :P

 The ordering system was a little crazy... it wasnt very descriptive...they had you jumping around between different cheat sheets and random pictures and everything was named funny... again AUTHENTIC. I was definitely confused, this was no Americanized sushi restaurant. Thankfully KB took care of the ordering for us... but I'm gonna be honest the chopsticks, and they're "good luck" message were far more fitting than I originally realized.

 What we anticipated being a "good" amount of food, turned out to be more like a gluttonous amount. And while I'm busy making confessions, I can't deny that we had most of it gone in less time than it took them to prepare it! It was so much better than I expected (I mean I'm posting about it in my blog despite the magnetic pull I'm feeling from my pillow!)

 Such a good end to my night.

Kitchen Tip - Green Onions

 I find that often, when I buy green onions I never seem to get the chance to use them all... mostly because I forget about them.. but it's always sad to throw produce away... 

While on Pinterest probably back in September I saw this awesome little tip... If you take the white parts of the green onion (you know the part you'd normally throw away) and submerge them in a shallow cup of water, put them in a sunny window and wait a few days, they'll regrow! With just a cup of water! Dont forget to change your water though, I try to make sure I do it daily. The pin originally said that you can harvest them almost indefinitely... I found that I get one good batch but even at that rate, we're talking buy one get one free! (in my case its a back up for the ones I almost let go bad) 

OH!

And, they grow so fast! It's REMARKABLE!

Good things come to those who wait

The last two weeks have been a solid reminder that sometimes patience really pays off...

WOOHOO!!! 

*insert confetti canons and start the band*

Ahem - yeah. 

SUPER STOKED!

It's a full time gig as an administrative assistant... sounds exciting, I know. As exciting as that is, it brings the question... where do I fit everything else into my week? As you can tell from the way I've neglected my blog, I have yet to find that balance of all of the things I want to do yet. Oh! But don't worry... you're not alone...

: (

On an up note... I've found that the last couple days I have a lot more energy at the end of the day.. I'm adjusting better to being up early and so I'm hoping this weekend I'll get a schedule planned that balances my art, my garden and my workouts a bit better...things have been inconsistent and since this is a definite GO... I gotta make it work.  

Anyway... this week has been monumental.

There has been progress!!

This was such a busy week... I bet you all are anxiously awaiting news about my potential new job.... well wanna know something funny?

Me too. 

They asked me to come in for another week, under the same terms and we'll see what happens. So I guess I'm playing this one by ear, REALLY hoping for the best. This will be good. I feel it! 

So what else has been going on...

Hmm. Lots.

I'm most excited about the seedlings though. I know I haven't done a good post on that project yet so here we go :)I started these a few days before my big work week began and this was the progress we had by Monday night! : ) I love how quickly broccoli starts up.

 And this is what I've got growing on my window sill right now! AMAZING!

I'm really excited that these seem to have gotten a decent start. And isn't that little sunflower on the right, just ADORABLE!?! So stoked, you don't even know! The weather outside has been crazy! It's gone through rain/snow/sunshine fits all week and this has been a nice little reminder that Spring will come... and maybe... this year my garden experience will be better.

Oh and something else that is growing well....

Mr.Cactus!

hello out there!

So I've been super busy. My mother had her knee replaced, I planted some seeds, I got my new laptop, I believe I mentioned having a "working interview" thing this week and I've got to say, so far so good!!! This seems really promising! So that has occupied my hours from 7am to about 6pm. Its hard sitting in rush hour traffic both ways so I think I'm gonna leave early in the mornings and maybe use the extra half hour I'd have before work to get some art done...sike, I'd probably nap but, it's the thought that counts right? ;)

I'm also finding it super easy to not go to the gym... boy, I just want to sit back and relax when I get home, but this is in fact a problem...... how do we solve it?? go to the gym before going home. This will require a little extra planning but hey... all for the cause! I'll be giving this a go tomorrow. 

So its now way past my bedtime but I cant wait to update on my egg carton planters, the strawberries, art that will hopefully get done and all that other fun stuff. Off to bed!

Busy Bee

I've been slacking. I've got stuff I need to update but I've spent the weekend doing family things and getting ready for my big "working interview" this week. I'm super stoked about it (to the point I already have my outfits picked out for the week). hopefully this will go well, and I'll get the job! I'll be back to update soon!

A Dog's Day at Dumas Bay

yes, the title of this post is corny.

I'll admit...I like corny and ya know, it fits. 

Today was a beautiful, very busy, day packed full of sunshine and things to do. A definite highlight was taking my freshly bathed, old dog (he turned 15 yesterday) to Dumas Bay for a picnic with my sister. The weather today was odd, to say the least... a true call for t-shirts and sunglasses.

 We walked the crazy mutt around for a little while before sitting down to have a late lunch. I was walking Mac by a flower bed that had this weird goose pot in it...he was insistent on investigating and upon close examination, actually ended up scaring himself a little. It was pretty funny! Not gonna lie though, if I were a nearly blind dog that stumbled upon a life-size ceramic goose, I'd be a little startled

OH! And on the walk back to the car I noticed a bunch of decomposing leaves that were super rad! so of course I stopped, admired, and snapped a few shots. :)

I think I'm gonna make it a habit to take Mac out once a week... at least on the day's its not raining. I feel bad that we haven't taken him out more. I guess I'll just have to do something to fix that!