Quick tidbits

First, all of my posts are way too long. I need to start keeping them short and succint (sweet? efficient? Am I even using the word "succint" right?).

Second, we moved into the house. We're still not unpacked completely, but it's been interesting trying to figure out where everything goes ("Let's see, if we put all our dishes in the built in china cabinet, put all our pantry items in the kitchen cupboards, and hang our pans, we should be able to avoid putting anything ugly on the open pantry shelves...."). Really, I'm just so excited about the nearby lake and downtown that I'm about to burst with excitement for summer to come. So every morning I wake up, look out the window, and scream silently in my head: WHERE IS THE SUN AND WHY IS IT NOT HERE YET!!! Nobody knows that I do this - I mean, knew - because I try to avoid screaming craziness, but it's still there. And every morning I step outside, all bundled up, and look longingly at the whitecapped waves. Eventually it will be warm and I will live in my bikini. But until then I will be pale and cold and continue to blast my heater under my desk at work. *sigh* I carry around some very heavy burdens. :)

Third, I'm currently obsessed with baked goods, and the not-quite-unpacked state of my kitchen is KILLING me. I mean, I want to make my favorite pumpkin bread http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Downeast-Maine-Pumpkin-Bread/Detail.aspx which everyone loves but no one else seems able to master; or I want to make more of that chocolate cake/cupcakes I found not long ago and posted about below; Macaroni and Cheesecake posted about these fabulous-looking Donut Muffins; PW has been talking about pretzels and cinnamon rolls and marmalade rolls; and I've just had cobbler on the brain. Frankly, I have the same reaction after long abstentions from baking as dieters who have tried to cut out too many luxuries: I binge. So for everyone closest me - especially those who happen to be on a diet - my soon-to-occur overindulgence will be a very bad (but yummy) thing.

Finally, work is picking up so I've been stressed and frustrated to the point that I'm drinking copious amounts of wine. It's to the point where I wonder during my weekly grocery shopping whether the six pack of wine will be enough to get me through the week....

So, the next time someone finds me, I will likely be surrounded by half-baked goods with a half bottle of wine and half-unpacked boxes of kitchen items. I'm a halfway type of girl. It's a curse, and I'm happy to live with it, so don't complain when you have to split a brownie with me. :)

And apparently the only place this halfway stuff doesn't kick in is in my blogging habits....I promise the next one will be only half as long.