Avacodo Fail

For my New Year's resolution, I promised myself I would try a new vegetable or fruit every week for the entire year. 

This week was going to be avacodo. 'Was' being the key word. 

I purchased it on Sunday and kind of forgot about it put it off. Until today. I was not looking forward to trying it. I took it out of the fridge earlier today and it was making an odd noise when I squeezed it. And then it kind of oozed a bit. 

It then it kind of broke open. It seems I waited too long and it went bad. So now I have to buy another. Darn it. 


And for some reason I took photos of my freezer & fridge while I had the camera out. My husband & I eat the same foods almost every day.

Our freezer holds four things: beef, frozen chicken, frozen grilled chicken and coffee for guests. 

 
 And the fridge: 

Lots of soda!

The plastic containers hold my husband's food: cooked chicken, eggs & beef. I cook once a week for him.

My food: fruit!

 I literally eat homemade granola bars, fruit and grilled chicken every day. Once in a while I add wheat pasta & dairy free sauce. It makes it easy to know what to buy at the grocery store!

 

Laundry Room Photos

Our home was built in the 1980's. When we purchased the home, there was layer upon layer of ugly lovely floral wallpaper. There was dark wood trim & paneling everywhere. There was powder blue appliances and tons of linoleum. We painted bright, crazy colors when we moved in 11 years ago. And then we kind of grew tired of them. 

We have spent the last 5 years re-doing the entire house and I loved every second of it. The last room to be done was the laundry room. We had originally painted lime green & tiled the floor with really cheap tile (seriously...the entire floor cost us $30!). I wanted something different this time. Something calm & not neon. 

I came across this blog and bookmarked it last year. The hubby agreed to the color (yippee!) and we bought two gallons of it. 

Here are my before & afters. 

Before: 

Before: Lime green walls, dark wood doors & trim, black & white flooring. 

After: 

 We painted the doors & trim white, painted the walls blue, I used a Target shower curtain to make a valance and purchased Mohawk laminate flooring from Home Depot. Total cost? About $400 for the entire re-do!

The lamp was a TJ Maxx clearance purchase. My homemade laundry detergent sits out all the time.

The 'wash' sign was purchased at TJ Maxx years ago and my hubby sprayed it white. I really want a chandelier to replace this light but they are expensive! I am searching for one at a thrift.

My folding table was free! The top is a used door and the two cabinets on the bottom were from a retirement community. One side holds the sheets and the other holds cleaning products.

I love our stacked washer/dryer. It came with the house and it frees up a lot of room.

Hiding behind the washer & dryer is our scale & trash container.

My husband's tool cabinet is hiding in the closet. It does not match. Too bad these don't come in white or pale blue. Ha!

Recent Ebay Sales - 2/6/13

My hubby & I have been painting a fellow church member's bedroom. We are headed back today. They are older and I LOVE TO PAINT! Seriously, I love it. A gallon of paint makes such a huge difference. Unfortunately (for me), they wanted the same exact color. They had ivory on the walls and they wanted the same (boring) shade of ivory. It makes it hard to see where you painted and there is not that big of a difference. 

I haven't been doing as much on ebay since we have been out of the house a lot. Yesterday I was able to put up about 20 items before we left and another 15 when we got back. I currently have over 600 items for sale.

And...I went to the doctor about my rash (which I originally thought was from food allergies). Turns out I have shingles. Thankfully it is contained to my back. It is super itchy at times and I have to keep myself from scratching it. It takes me back to my chicken pox days in third grade.

Here is what has sold recently: 

1. American Eagle jeans, sold for $20. 

2. J. Crew pink mini skirt, sold for $20. 

3. Victoria's Secret bikini top, sold for $20 within a week of listing. 

4. Coldwater Creek printed skirt, sold for $20. 

5. White House Black Market strapless dress, sold for $25. 

6. Coldwater Creek loose tunic top, sold for $19. 

7. Talbots teal corduroy skirt, sold for $20. 

8. Talbots merino wool dress, sold for $20. 

9. Coldwater Creek skirt, sold for $20. 

10. Soft Surroundings skirt, sold for $34. 

11. Patagonia skirt, sold for $20. I found & sold TWO of these this week. Same style, same color.

12. Talbots green skirt, sold for $20. 

13. Jennifer Lopez tweed mini dress, sold for $20. 

14. J. Crew strapless cotton dress, sold for $20. 

15. Ralph Lauren long denim skirt, sold for $20. 

16. Anthropologie's "Lithe" skirt, sold for $35 due to a flaw. 

17. Garnet Hill tiered skirt, sold for $33. 

18. Anthropologie's "Sitwell" skirt, sold for $23. 

19. XCVI gathered skirt, sold for $25 with a day of listing. 

20. Ralph Lauren crested blazer in a plus size. Sold for $125 with a day of listing. Woo-hoo! 

21. Ralph Lauren polo dress, sold for $20. 

22. White House Black Market skirt, sold for $19.50. 

23. Nanette Lepore black tweed skirt, sold for $43. 

24. Ann Taylor faux wrap dress, sold for $24. 

25. Laundry by Shelli Segal black tuxedo dress, sold for $22. 

26. Ralph Lauren white denim skirt, sold for $25. 

Snow Photos

We have about 6" of snow on the ground and it is still snowing. It is pretty but I am ready for the warm weather.

An abandoned building on the way to church:

Driving on the way to church:

On the way home from church: 

I'm so thankful I can stay home for the rest of the day. My poor hubby has to go shovel his dad's driveway and then shovel his aunt & uncle's driveway. Brrr!

Resolution Eat More Fruits & Veggies: MANGO

For those that don't read my blog often, I made a resolution to eat one new fruit or veggie every week for this entire year. So far I haven't really liked anything.

My mom suggested trying mango. It is one of her favorite fruits.

I picked one up and waited. And waited. She said they have to be mushy. 

And then I cut it up. And buy 'cut it up', I mean I mutilated it. Mango is surprisingly hard to cut. I think there is a pit in the middle. (There is...I just googled it and found out you can plant it!) I didn't cut it properly (obviously).

 

It was fairly tasty. By far better than anything else I have tried. It kind of tastes like a cross between an orange and a peach. But, it is harder to prepare than an orange or peach. And slightly more expensive. So...I probably won't be buying another any time soon. 

 

Next week...avacodo. I am scared. But...if I don't like it, perhaps I can make a mud mask?