1. 2015!! Hello, 2015! 2014 was a rather challenging year though full of good learning experiences. To sum up what I learned in 2014 the movie "Case 39" keeps popping up in my mind as a reminder that situations aren't always how they may first appear. Anyhow, onwards and upwards!
2. Jenny Jib! In thinking of "2014 in review" this shop in Lunenburg takes top prize for things I'm grateful for, it's super awesome, I'm super grateful for the relatively low consignment rate, the fact that it's close by, how low key the owner is about how awesome this shop is, and I can't wait to make lots of Jenny-Jib-specific items in 2015. In fact Lunenburg County in general is a favourite thing especially the signs about it being the Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Capital of the world. It's inspiring living near so many Christmas tree farms. As a random aside here's an interesting article about where a lot of ornaments come from in China.
3. Dried beans! Aha, so if you soak dried beans first for a day or two before cooking they actually don't take all that long to cook and have way more taste, fiber and protein than canned, plus fewer chemicals. Plus they're cheap! I had a bad experience trying to cook chick peas once without soaking them first years ago but just gave it another shot with black beans and ended with awesome soup.
4. The Supercharged Hormone Diet by Dr. Natasha Turner. I read her first book (The Hormone Diet) years ago and this one is a really good reminder of lots of stuff, my big resolution for 2015 is to turn into one of these people that goes to sleep early and wakes up really early instead of staying up really late all the time.
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