Friday, November 30, 2012

What to do on a day off?

My current work situation is odd (to say the least), and I am only supposed to work about 20 hours a week. Since the org can't even pay me for those 20 hours, I've decided that through the rest of the year I really ought not work more than those 20 hours. So having worked a lot already this week, I took today off. Work is stressful so I'll leave it here, no more words on that. I'd been thinking all day yesterday about what I would get accomplished today. I was thinking I'd be very productive and get everything cleaned up, the whole house nice and tidy. Or, I'd just watch Downton Abbey. But last night Pat and I finished the series, so today was not for Downton. Since I'd gotten myself addicted to D.A., we'd missed many of the other shows we enjoy, so we watched a couple together this morning, because his first class was cancelled. But then Pat left for school and I was home to do the housewife stuff. I finished my murder mystery (audio book by Louise Penny- she's amazing!), while wiping down the kitchen counter. I experimented with queso fresco in curry (it's like paneer; I'd dare say perfect!), with delightful results. I scrubbed the toilet and sink in the bathroom, and then I planned food for the weekend...which brought me back to the amazing Indian-style food I'd made for dinner tonight and made me want Naan bread, desperately. But since I do not eat Gluten, I knew I had to use the powers of the internet to see if that dream could come true. And I found some recipes worth bookmarking...but I haven't tried or started trying any of them...Instead I spent longer and longer reading all the options. Reflecting on why I'm resistant to the easiest recipe, and why I don't think I could do the hardest one, and why all the ones in between seem bland and stupid (I blame the rice flour...). Which made me realize I just get upset about rice flour. I don't know if that's deserved, because I know a lot of people who use rice flour and like their results. It just makes me sad and feel like I'm eating sand. Maybe I'm just imagining that though. Either way, I keep thinking that if I really had more time, I'd probably print out a few of these awesome-looking gluten-free recipes and try them out. I would need to make a trip to the (asian) grocery store for some of them. And I'd probably need to work on others for days. I have to say, I wanted to blog so I could kind of digest all this information I was absorbing, but midway through was reminded of making gluten free puff pastry/phyllo and got sucked back into the blogosphere. Either way, I think for tonight I ought not spend time with a yeast dough. In fact, I still have some failed baguette (which did make wonderful stuffing, I admit) left over, so I really shouldn't go ahead and make more tempting bread-like things. I think I'd be better off starting a new audio book, putting away the clean clothes, washing the dishes in the sink, and then working on my crochet project. Pat should be home soon enough to help with the other clutter and things, and then we can have a nice dinner before the evening's events. I have to admit though...I still don't know what I'll bring to the potluck tomorrow. Perhaps Pat will be able to cook something up tomorrow morning while I'm at my board meeting. Crap, I probably should have written something down about what I plan to say...Oh well, I'll do it when I get there. I'll have a few minutes to formulate a plan anyway. No use stressing on my day off. That's all for now, I suppose. Even though I just told myself to get up and do something else...I've been sucked into reading about the puff pastry...so we'll see how long it takes for me to finish reading about it...and if I'll go on and start making it tonight or actually follow through on my plan of doing other things... Peace, Nora

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