by kathilipp | Jun 12, 2009 | Uncategorized |
For all of you living in the Bay Area: I will be having a book signing for The Husband Project at the Barnes and Noble in The Pruneyard in Campbell on Saturday, June27th at 12:00 – 1:30 PM Of course my goal will be to make this as much fun as possible, giving away lots of goodies (can you say Victoria Secret anyone?) food and fun.
Even if you already have a copy of the book I would love to see you, sign your book and feed you something yummy.
Plus – there is no plaza cuter than The Pruneyard. I used to work at Trudy’s Brides and Tuxedo Junction, so I spent many of my formative (ie dating) years at the Yard. It will be just like coming home.
Hope I will see you there! (Oh and guys are welcome – remember, there will be cookies!)
BOOK:
The Husband Project
DATE: Saturday, June 27
TIME: 12:00 – 1:30 PM
LOCATION:
Barnes & Noble
Pruneyard Shopping Center
1875 S. Bascom Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
Ph: 408-559-8101
by kathilipp | Jun 10, 2009 | Uncategorized |
Why you may not be hearing from me for a couple of days.
Roger and I for the first four years of our marriage didn’t have any kids that were ours – we had his and mine. That all changed today.
Jake is a Puggle: a Pug/Beagle and he is a 5 year old rescue dog from the animal shelter. He was surrendered because his owner’s landlord changed to a “no-pet policy”, not because he did dastardly things.
Oh he is just such a sweet boy. Everyone is in love with him, except the cat:
Don’t let the sweet picture fool you. When I posted it to Facebook, my sister-in-law, Lucinda, said “I couldn’t believe the picture of Zorro – he doesn’t look evil or anything.”
Lot’s going on around here (and yes, we have managed to not eat in restaurants during all of the chaos..) more soon.
Love, kisses and biodegradable poop bags,
Kathi
by kathilipp | Jun 8, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I knew that one of my biggest challenges in to 30 Day Eat at Home Challenge was going to be skipping the Mickey D’s drive-thru for my bladder bustin’ Diet Cokes.
The Second issue? My grande non-fat misto with sugar-free vanilla from Starbucks. Oh so yummy.
So the day before our challenge started we hit ate out (naturally) and I got a great big cup from Baja Fresh – you’ve seen them: big straw, giant cup that would make a great sub for the giant drinks I normally got at drive thrus. Totally perfect plan.
Until Roger found me in the kitchen, the cabinets totally emptied mumbling like a homeless person under a bridge, “Where is my cup, where is my cup,”
“Umm, Kath, what are you looking for?”
“My Baja Fresh cup. I bought it specifically for this month to do all my big drinks in and now it is missing. I bet one of our rotten, evil kids took it to school or work or something. GRRRR.”
Roger inched toward the door, “Um it’s not the kids. It was me. And I didn’t take it to work, I recycled it… Stop throwing cups at me! I love you…bye!!!”
It is now referred to as “The Cup Incident”.
I have learned to manage with other cups. (I am a big girl.) And I do think this will be the longest lasting affect of the 30 day challenge – trying to bring my own cup when I go for a drive instead of going through the drive through.
Which is leading to a life skill that has been sorely lacking in my life – planning ahead.
I am hoping this will spill into other areas of my life – fixing dinner, looking for sales, etc.
Who knew that a plastic cup could lead to some personal discipline?
by kathilipp | Jun 3, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I have been given several recipes (and mental health advice) since starting the 30 Day Challenge. Here is an easy one from Stephanie that has become a great pretty-healthy snack.
Dear Kathi,
I think it’s fabulous you are doing this for 30 days. My husband was laid off and we’ve done it out of necessity and it’s great for soooo many reasons. But I have a great recipe I “invented” when I was dieting a couple years ago. I love Mexican food and was trying to find a healthy version of one of my faves. So here it is:
Mix together:
1 can corn
1 can low sodium black beans (drained and rinsed)
1-2 avocado’s, in chunks
as much salsa as you like
1 bag baked tostitos
Eat up! Protein, veggies, carbs, and even a healthy fat (avocados); a whole meal in seconds! I bet it would taste great with Rogers famous salsa!
Stephanie 😉
by kathilipp | Jun 3, 2009 | Uncategorized |
I love Costco – in theory.
I love getting a great deal, don’t mind buying in bulk and love free samples. But actually going to Costco – makes me feel like I am gearing up for a transcontinental expedition. Here are the things I have to do to go to Costco
- Make the lists (and I always forget stuff)
- Clean out the fridge so there is room for the stuff I am buying
- Clean out the van (since 90% of the time I have speaking/book stuff in there)
- Find the coupons
- Make room in the freezer
- Make room on the counter tops
- Beg kids to be home so that they can help unload stuff
I love this price list that I found online – Costco Price List good price list of many of the most common things bought at Costco.
I would love to hear any ideas/tips you have for Costco trips. What do you feel like the best bargains are there? Is there stuff you have tried and it didn’t pan out for you?
Couple of things that I love at Costco:
- Pork Loin (we chop these into thirds and freeze with marinades – yum.)
- Dehydrated mushrooms
- Roasted Chicken (which I am sure in injected with crack – but I don’t care.)
by kathilipp | May 31, 2009 | Uncategorized |
We are starting week 3 of our challenge of not eating at restaurants except for business/giftcards. Here is our official total:
Number of Days on the Challenge: 14
Number of times we have eaten at restaurants with a gift card: 3 (two times at Starbucks with my son Justen for our weekly date, one time with Roger at Outback for his birthday).
Number of Cheats since the Challenge started: 1 (I was doing announcements at church today and while I got a free coffee from the café and brought my own banana from home, I forgot to bring a bottle of water from home.)
Amount of personal finances spent on eating out since the challenge started: $1
Biggest realization since the challenge started: Bottled water at church is expensive.
Amount of weight lost by me and Roger since eating at home: 7 pounds
Thing I have missed the most since starting the challenge: Starbucks and drive thru Diet Cokes.
Best new recipe: Portobello Pizzas. (Much like the recipe that Roger published last week, but with sausage and pepperoni – yummy.)
