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Cleaning, cooking and the whole enchilada
While my Eldest and Youngest Spawn are out house sitting I decided that it would be a good time to go into the Youngest Spawn's room and clean it out.
A little minor background, the Youngest Spawn is currently 22 and getting ready to try and go back to school again for the the fall. She is bi-polar with an anxiety disorder, along with hallucinations (auditory and visual) and a minor issue with agoraphobia. It's only the icing on her health issues, but as a parent of a child with these health problems it can be ...interesting...
So, the cleaning out of her room. Its being done with her knowledge; it would be VERY BAD to do anything like this without much discussion. To do otherwise is to court meltdowns of epic proportions and the possibility of hospital stays. No fun for any of us.
So far I've hauled out the clothing that no longer fits. And invited a friend of her's over to help herself to any and all of the going away clothing that she would like.
Now I've begun to go through the rest of her belongings and attempting to put some sort of order and method for the stacking/storing of the said items.
It's taken me three days so far, but I've made real progress. Tomorrow I'll tackle the desk area and try to bring some sort of order to the software and CDs littering the area.
In the midst of that I've also been doing some kitchen changes, including the type of foods that I am cooking and eating. I found the coolest little spice jars at Cost Plus with gasket flip lips (like old fashioned canning jars) that some of my spices will end up in, especially those I am buying in bulk on in the little plastic bags in the Hispanic food section of the stores.
I also replaced the Evil Can Opener that Did Not Work with one that should take the entire lid off (I had one years ago and loved it). Next on my list is a digital temp prob like the one Alton Brown uses on Good Eats. I have found it online for a mere *gasp* *cough* $89 but on the plus side it comes in my color (RED).
Tonight's dinner is chicken and dumplings. I know that most recipe books show this as just chicken cooked with dumplings on the side, but that is not the way that I grew up with it. Instead it's a thick veggie and chicken stew with dumplings added at the end. I love to make this as a comfort dinner, especially on days when it's cool like it is today.
A little minor background, the Youngest Spawn is currently 22 and getting ready to try and go back to school again for the the fall. She is bi-polar with an anxiety disorder, along with hallucinations (auditory and visual) and a minor issue with agoraphobia. It's only the icing on her health issues, but as a parent of a child with these health problems it can be ...interesting...
So, the cleaning out of her room. Its being done with her knowledge; it would be VERY BAD to do anything like this without much discussion. To do otherwise is to court meltdowns of epic proportions and the possibility of hospital stays. No fun for any of us.
So far I've hauled out the clothing that no longer fits. And invited a friend of her's over to help herself to any and all of the going away clothing that she would like.
Now I've begun to go through the rest of her belongings and attempting to put some sort of order and method for the stacking/storing of the said items.
It's taken me three days so far, but I've made real progress. Tomorrow I'll tackle the desk area and try to bring some sort of order to the software and CDs littering the area.
In the midst of that I've also been doing some kitchen changes, including the type of foods that I am cooking and eating. I found the coolest little spice jars at Cost Plus with gasket flip lips (like old fashioned canning jars) that some of my spices will end up in, especially those I am buying in bulk on in the little plastic bags in the Hispanic food section of the stores.
I also replaced the Evil Can Opener that Did Not Work with one that should take the entire lid off (I had one years ago and loved it). Next on my list is a digital temp prob like the one Alton Brown uses on Good Eats. I have found it online for a mere *gasp* *cough* $89 but on the plus side it comes in my color (RED).
Tonight's dinner is chicken and dumplings. I know that most recipe books show this as just chicken cooked with dumplings on the side, but that is not the way that I grew up with it. Instead it's a thick veggie and chicken stew with dumplings added at the end. I love to make this as a comfort dinner, especially on days when it's cool like it is today.