pasta tip

1 pound of angel hair pasta goes with 1 regular size jar of vodka sauce (or whateve sauce).

hummus tip

you can microwave hummus too!  it's good warm and served with cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red bell peppers and peeled baby carrots.  go for trader joe's mediterranean hummus.

yogurt tip

microwaved yogurt is good!  being sick, i'm afraid to eat anything cold right now.  nuked up some trader joe's apricot mango yogurt.  the fruit was all warm and gushy.  i did maybe 1/2 a cup for 30 seconds.

grocery tip

trader joe's is super crowded on a sunday afternoon.  that's apparently when lots of people decide to go shopping.  much better to try to go during a weekday as there are far fewer people.

sock tip

cut your toenails, you're going to poke holes in your socks!

sick tip

if you're sick, blow dry your hair after you wash it.

pancake tip

pour some maple syrup onto a plate and microwave it for 20 seconds or so.  then put your pancakes on top and eat.  it's so much better than cold syrup.

pissy tip

when someone is pissy, don't make him even pissier because if that happens, then both of you are going to feel worse.  the pissed off person doesn't really want any of your crap piled onto his plate.  address any important issues at a later time when said pissy person is not going to rip your face off.

sick tip?

maybe right when you get sick, take a bunch of drugs and get knocked out.  hopefully you heal up while you're sleeping.  it's no fun being sick.    and don't be like me and get all cocky and think you're better when you're honestly, really, not.  that's how you get even sicker.