Here are 5 more books that are hitting the road, for no other reason than this is not the home for them, and that is ok. i think sometimes i am hesitant to get rid of some books because i have spent the money on them. but years later, the money has been spent and all i am left with is a book i don't have interest in sitting on my shelf taking up room. what's the point? let's let it go.
i want everything to be free of clutter - my bookcase, my house, my head. and so tough - and easy - decisions have to be made. some tough ones include to stop burying my head in the sand and hope my health improves without me actually taking responsibility (hasn't worked so far) and choosing creative activities over doom-scrolling at night. or coming to terms with the fact that i have entirely too many cookbooks and i am never going to cook out of all of them, nor do i actually WANT to cook out of some of them. i don't know why i feel a weird obligation to hang on to some of the books that i have, but i do and i'm trying to get over it.
case in point - the 3 chrissy teigen books i have. i have not reached for any of these since i cooked out of them for the cleanup (from books 2 and 3) and i don't see it happening in the future either. she isn't someone i know, or like, or admire, so why am i hanging on to them?
so cravings is out, and it's taking the other 2 that were previously in the kept pile, with them.
Back on the bookshelf - 20 Donated - 46
This is the Lucky Peach cookbook.
101 recipes all in the easy range for all sorts of menus and tastes.
I braved Costco on a Saturday afternoon to buy a rotisserie chicken to make the rotisserie chicken ramen.
We made a delicious pad see ew as well. I have a bunch more recipes I hope to try, especially in the pickle, sauce and noodle categories.
Back on the bookshelf - 22 Donated - 43
next, we got on the ferry and went over to vancouver island.
we swam before and after breakfast to work off all the breakfast burrito and benny's calories
we sat in the car for much too long in terrible traffic to get to stanley park
we walked and visited the aquarium and then went back to the pool for a swim.
there was dinner, which included salmon, cheese pizza and a really really good caesar salad.
