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I’ve pretty much been walking to the grocery store since I started traveling. ;) I probably did most of my international grocery shopping in New Zealand and Greece though. New Zealand was an easy country to carry around a food bag and actually cook in the evenings, while in Greece I was buying more [...]

The bad weather almost caught up to us again. It was raining as we left Franz Josef yesterday morning. We did several hiking stops during the day. One was to the blue pools, which was gorgeous, and there was even a suspension bridge. After traveling through Haast pass, we spent the night in Makarora, which [...]

Stranger Danger Rule #1: Don’t talk to strangers.
Stranger Danger Rule #2: Don’t accept candy from strangers.
Stranger Danger Rule #3: Don’t let strangers take your picture.
Well, all bets are off in Hiroshima. The town is disarmingly safe I guess. So safe that while my roomie and I were just sitting peacefully in the park, we [...]

What do you do during the day if you’re unemployed and homeless? Make coffee creme brulee, is what you do! I tried the Martha Stewart Coffee Creme Brulee recipe and other than the run-on sentence that I skipped, it was a simple recipe. If you understand the following sentence, please let me know (oh and [...]

The end is here! Although I still have some Incompletes, I think my first official cure went pretty well. Now I need to clean this place up, wrap up a few little projects and call it “DONE”….. until the Spring Cure?
Week 8 - Throwing A Party
Find a recipe
Prepare your apartment the day before
Get home [...]

I’m taking this one off the list. It’s “done”, but kind of only 1/2 way. Yes, I went to Nye Beach. No,  I didn’t spend the whole weekend in Nye Beach or even in Newport. However, after spending a few hours in the Nye Beach area, I’ve decided I’d rather not spend a whole weekend. [...]

This week, it’s all about the bathroom.
Week 6 - Light Therapy
Clean bathroom
Declutter bathroom cabinet
Arrange bathroom efficiently
Upgrade razor and shaving supplies
Purchase bath salts and nice soap
Place a candle in the bathroom
Consider scents for your home
Plan for the week ahead on Sunday
Wake early and take a bath before work
Straighten desk at [...]

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It’s good to know that Week 5 is the typical week to fall off the “Apartment Therapy Cure” wagon. Maxwell (Apartment Therapy author) posted that we should focus on what we’ve accomplished so far in the cure to try and motivate ourselves (and each other). So here’s what I have –and haven’t– done.
DONE:
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It’s been a while since I did a food post. Part of week 5, for the Apartment Therapy Cure, is cooking 3 meals at home. So to round out my week, I tried a new recipe. It’s based on the Everyday Food recipe for Chicken Stir-fry wraps, but I used tofu instead. Even better than [...]