Ich bin an der Reihe = It's my turn (in German, obviously)
Our German teacher told us that it's a very important phrase because people in Germany don't know how to wait in line. Her words, not mine haha. To be honest, I haven't had any bad line experiences yet - even at the Christmas Markets (where I hear it can get pretty bad). But I guess it never hurts to be prepared! Plus, we've only been here for 4 months. We have PLENTY of time to use that phrase before we head back to the states!
I finished the 2nd Warrior's book today. I didn't like it as much as the first, but it was still good. So far the 3rd one is better than the 2nd, but I'm only like 2 chapters in. This series is such easy reading it's hard to stop once I get going, but I'm going to try to make the 3rd book last until Regan and I officially start our book club next month! Lately, I just want to read all the time!! It's getting out of hand! AAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Well, there's no need to over-react. I've been doing other things, too. Lots of cooking, as usual
Mushroom Chicken Gravy Over Rice
I actually just made up this recipe - it's 2 chicken breasts, 1 small can mushrooms, and a pack of turkey gravy. Easy Easy Easy. I don't think it really helped me learn anything about cooking. At least it was good!
Turkey Veg Over Potatoes
I made this one up, too! It's a pound of ground turkey, 1 cup of frozen mixed veg, 1 pack of brown gravy mix (hrm...maybe I should lay off the gravy?) all on top of some garlic mashed potatoes! My husband pointed out, and he was quite right, that it was pretty much just shepherd's pie upside down. Oh well. This one was really tasty, though! I definitely want to make it again.
Italian Chicken Spinach Skillet
Finally! I used a recipe for this! And, you guessed it, the recipe came from Taste of Home: Healthy Cooking. The only thing I changed were some of the portions since there are only 2 of us. First, I sauteed a small can of mushrooms with a crushed garlic clove. Then I added a can of diced tomatoes, 1 can of cream of chicken soup, 1/3 cup of pasta sauce, 1/2 cup of frozen spinach, and 2 cooked chopped chicken breasts. To top it off, 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and some seasonings (Italian, pepper, etc). TA DA!!! I liked it a lot - very hearty, as my husband said. But next time I think I'll add a little more cheese (maybe 1/3 cup?) and more pepper. I love me some pepper!
I had some serious issues earlier this week on the job front. I've been trying to get a job on base FOREVER (well it FEELS like forever!), but stuff just keeps holding me back. About 2 months ago, I was offered a job and everyone was happy. But...that was 2 months ago! I'm STILL working on the pre-employment paperwork!! It's insane. Seriously. When I applied for the job, I had to fill out a mountain of paperwork. Then when they called to tell me I got the job, I had to make an appointment to go pick up MORE paperwork! And now, it's all filled out...but my shot records seem to have VANISHED! YAY!! So on Monday, I got 4 shots. Shots that I already got a long time ago, but I can't prove that. My left arm is still a little sore and both arms have bruising. AND (this is the best part) I have MORE shots to get as well as some blood work and a FULL physical!! Just like the one I got about 5 months ago...right before we moved here. I was so discouraged the other day because I just felt like I was NEVER going to actually start working. I even sat down and tried to figure out if it would be cost effective for me to just work 8 hours/day from home sewing and doing crafts and selling them on Etsy or something - well, honestly...that's still what I'd like to do. But at my current skill level and with how much supplies would cost here in Germany...it's just not a viable option right now. I don't want to be a lazy bum (hence this blog to track my non-lazyness), but I'm just so...not thrilled about this job anymore. I'm sure once I finally get in there it will all be ok...hopefully. But for now, I seriously day dream all the time about just sewing and crafting all day! Maybe when I'm older and more skilled....yeah.
Today I started to "unpack" and organize my sewing room! That was fun. I even went through and inventoried all of my sewing patterns. Is that something I should admit? Probably not haha. I don't know about you, but whenever patterns would go on sale at JoAnn's, I'd sit down and say to myself "ooh that one's cute! So is that one! But do I already have this?? I can't remember! WAA~H!" This will never happen to me again! I now have the brand and pattern number of every pattern I own in an easy to read Excel spreadsheet! Ok, that really does make me sound like a loser. The cool part? I found out that I have 137 sewing patterns! When I asked my husband over dinner to guess how many I had, he said 500. I hate it when people over-guess when you want them to be shocked at how HIGH a number is. Anyway, I decided that's a good goal to shoot for! Why not, right? I love patterns. I want to horde them and look at them and stroke them and keep them all to myself mwahahahahaha! I also found at least 5 (FIVE!!!) half-sewn projects, some of which have been that way for YEARS. I think I'm going to set a goal to finish all unfinished projects by the end of 2010. This will be hard since obviously I'm not really interested in any of those projects anymore. Wish me luck!
In other news, I'm about 85% sure that sometime next month I'll post a vlog onto youtube. Why? Because writing 2 blogs about my life just isn't enough, obviously. Plus...I like getting attention. Also I just want to hype up my 25th anime con this year.
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