Bubbly Eggplant and Tomato Pizza

I’m sure you’ve started to suspect by now just how much I love making pizza. It’s such a great go-to meal because it is easy to keep pizza dough around, you can put any combination of toppings on it, and it cooks up really quickly for hunger emergencies. I had an eggplant and a tomato left from my vegetable delivery that were aging quickly, David and I were hungry, and I’d just defrosted some dough, so pizza was the only … Continue reading

No Swiffer Sweeper Refills for Me, Thanks!

I went to do a quick sweep of my apartment the other day, but I was out of Swiffer sweepers! Oh no! I didn’t want to use a brooooom. So I came up with a solution that has obviated my need to ever buy a Swiffer refill again. Hallelujah. Paper towels! I just ripped off a few sheets, wrapped them around the sweeper, and stuck them in those rubber holding spots. It worked like a charm. The crud on my … Continue reading

A Manicure on the Cheap

I love getting manicures, but my weekly habit started getting a little too expensive. I’ll choose a nice meal over colorful fingers any day. So it was time for me to finally master the at-home manicure. It was long overdue because it turns out that I really like doing them! In addition to their cost-effectiveness, I don’t have to leave the house (always a chore) and I don’t have to make small talk (also a chore) with the manicurist. Plus, … Continue reading