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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

I'm Stumped

I’m stumped. I am sitting in one of the largest libraries in the area where I live and I am stumped. You would think I could find a few answers to the issues below…
1.       I don’t know what books to check out.

2.       I don’t know what new websites to check out.

3.       I don’t know what to write about in my blog.

4.       I don’t know what to make with the pork chops that seem to keep growing in the freezer and yet again will be for dinner tonight.

I’m stumped.

Let me tackle these about issues one by one; bear with me while I try to work this out in a logical, black vs white, simple answer kind of way.

1.       Like I said I am currently sitting in the library and have no clue what book to check out. I have a stack of 15 books at home, none of them catch my attention past page 20. I have checked out 15 books today in hopes that ONE will “stick” and I can move on past page 20.

Why is this such a problem? I like to read. I like to soak in a bubble bath at night, relax and go to someone else’s world (fiction or not) and leave mine behind. I always learn something, even if it is just a catch phrase for the week.

I have joined an online book club and hope my new book lovin’ friends out there can get me on the right page again.

2.       Have you ever felt like you have surfed the web and back? I do. I feel like I go to the same boring websites everyday and hope that I find something to spark my interest.

During my career, I have dabbled in creating and maintaining a website. As I surf I see all the flaws or things I would “never” do. When I do find a site, I wish that I was still in a career that was putting website design and creativity to use.

But all isn’t lost in the world wide web; here are some sites that to blogs and sites I have visited recently.
       
www.villycustoms.com
       
www.exuberantcolor.blogspot.com
        www.praseks.com
        www.tabletopics.com


3.       I have NO clue what to write for my blog.

When I look back at my different blog entries, they are about as scattered as I feel. There is absolutely no pattern, no topic, no idea, no nothing that stays the course.

I follow about 100 blogs. How do you all do it? You stay on topic and keep me coming back for more?!!??!

4.       I feel like my freezer breeds pork chops. Skinny ones, fat ones, thick ones, puny ones.

I am not a beef eater and I am so over chicken. So we stock up on pork chops. But what to do with them now? I have made the following recipes in the last 3 months. How else can I make a pork chop exciting??

             Lemon Pepper Marinated pork chops (baked and grilled)
        BBQ pork chops (pan fried and baked)
        Teriyaki pork chops (baked)
        Honey & Mustard pork chops
        Garlic Herb Marinated pork chop
        Sautéed with garlic served with spaghetti and red sauce
        Pork chops with raspberry chipotle sauce (baked)

What kind of go to pork chops do you make (without apples!)? Throw a girl a pork bone!
Am I crazy? These things keep swirling in my head. There are other things swirling up there to, but I thought these were the most appropriate to share while I sit in the public library.

So help me out. Suggest a book or two, or heaven sake, suggest 15! Suggest some blog topics. What do you want to read that comes blurting out of my mouth? Should I keep my blog random like me or narrow the focus? And last but so not least, help Troy and I out with a recipe suggestion. We like other things other than pork!!