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Mental Health Day

Posted on November 11, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

Wednesday I took a day off to chill and reboot my motivation.  Some long overdue downtime.  I had the luxury to get in a mid-morning run.  Earlier in the week I bought myself an early birthday gift, a running watch .  My Nike + has been sucking and is always letting me down.  Decided it…

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Daydream Believer

Posted on November 2, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

This is as close to a Pina Coloda I am gonna get sitting at my desk. I’ll take it though, it adds the 4D element to my daydream… I guess it doesn’t take much when you sit in a 10×10 cubicle all day. Though a touch of rum after hours would be welcome.

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TGI Friday Favorites

Posted on September 23, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

Last Friday I came home to a box of chocolate care of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program with Ghirardelli Chocolate.  Chocolate is a favorite any day of the week.  The chocolate was all dark chocolate, their Intense Dark line, each bar had cacao percentages.  one variety near and dear to my taste-buds is the Sea Salt…

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July Summer Reading

Posted on August 10, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

I love summer reading!  It reminds me of the summer book reading program we always did at the library when we had nothing but time to read and fill our cards with stickers.  I can vividly recall sitting in our quaint local library like it was yesterday.  Such a good summer memory that summer always…

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Dog Days of Summer

Posted on July 20, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

We are in the midst of the dog days here in Chicago.  It is HOT HOT HOT!  Even the dog wants no part of it. Been trying to keep cool as best we can, actually our house has not been too bad considering we only have a few a/c units in the house.  With the…

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June Books

Posted on July 6, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

Sheesh, June came and went in a blink of an eye.  I am still not feeling like it is summer, a trip to the beach this weekend should do the trick.  Not too much reading this month.  I finished Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, the second book in The Hunger Games series.  I liked it…

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Check it Out – Food Trucks, Beet Ice Cream, Tattoos

Posted on June 26, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

THAT’S what I’m talking about! Speaking of, check out who is getting a food truck.  Awesome!  And another cool food truck. I can’t wait to check out this new flavor from Ben & Jerry, beet ice cream. Check out this tattoo artist, regardless of what you think of tattoos you’ll have to agree these are…

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{Check it out} Food News

Posted on June 19, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

I am sure everyone has seen the new food pyramid by now, which is actually a plate now.  A lot of people seem to not be a fan of the change.  What do you think? Going 100% organic is hard to do, and expensive too, I like to try and buy organic on the items…

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Icelandic is the new Greek.

Posted on June 1, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

This yogurt caught my eye at the store last week, I just love the labels. I eat yogurt every week day for breakfast.  Chobani has been my brand of choice, pineapple and black cherry are my favorite flavors.  I mix in granola and fresh fruit. The kids love peanut butter mixed in too.  I decided…

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Skewered

Posted on May 6, 2011December 15, 2011 by Jacky Hackett

Spring cleaning has been on our agenda over the past month.  The kitchen was in dire need, especially in organizing the food items in the cabinets.  I’ve been trying to work our way through the food we’ve had hanging around for awhile, mostly sauces and marinades.  I discovered we had three different flavored skewers. These…

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