Happy Monday

I love days alone at home. I think that I am a homebody. I'm also an introvert. I get recharged by creative and productive time alone. For a very large part of my life, I fought this part of my nature. I have tried to force myself to be an extrovert and spend lots of time with others. Just recently, I have begun embracing the precious gift of quiet. One of my favorite quotes is hanging on my living room wall. It is hanging for the purpose of reminding me to take time to be quiet and turn off all the noise that comes into our home through various means. I think Ralph Waldo Emerson and I would have gotten along just fine. One of my other favorite places to get quiet is out in nature where I can look up at the trees and the vast expanse of the sky above.

Today has been about catching up on a few things. Scrubbing the kitchen floor was long overdue. I think of the movies where they are looking for a nanny to hire. Almost inevitably, you hear, "I don't do floors and I don't do windows!" Me either! But it was time.

I also mixed up some stir-fry sauce and put it in the fridge. Later today, I will stir fry sugar-snap peas, broccoli, carrots and chicken. Then I will add my stir-fry sauce and serve it over rice. It's been a while since we have had this. Not sure if Dave will eat it...maybe the chicken and rice part. The sauce is so easy to make! It is:

2-3 T cornstarch

1/4 C brown sugar

1/4 t ginger

1/2 C soy sauce

1/4 C cider or white vinegar

1/2 C water

1 1/2 C broth (beef, chicken, or veggie)

Combine ingredients in glass jar with lid. Shake well and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Stir fry veggies and meat and then add sauce. So easy!