WOYWW # 178

Busy week last week!  I decided that this week was going to be less busy but if Monday and Tuesday are anything to go by it might just be flying by faster!!!  Arghhhh!  I keep telling it to slow down but I can't get time to listen to me!!!

 This is my desk this week...

Looks just about the same as every week but this week there are some stamps on the left that I found that I forgot I had...do you ever do that?  On the right are some bottles that I found for $.97 at Micheal's that I am going to make Potion bottles out of to use as dust collectors (room decoration) in my craft room and maybe elsewhere in the house.  In the center on the white card are some pencils and pads that I am going to use in my Halloween Trick or Treater's basket tomorrow night.  Want to see them up close?

 I used Stampin Up! card stock and punches to make the tags.  They are glittered but that doesn't show up well here.  I am going to use these for the kids in our neighborhood tomorrow night and friends children that come by.

Something new came in the mail the other day!

Crafter's Companion is having a huge sale on their Spectrum Noir pens...go check it out.  If you already have the markers maybe you need the rack?  It is on sale too.  Alcohol markers for about the 1/4 the price (or less) then Copics and they color just as well as the higher priced ones.  This week they are on sale too!

To find out more about WOYWW check in with Julia at Stamping Ground and she will tell you about the Wednesday WOYWW desk snoop! 

My other desk this week is my kitchen.  I have been working hard trying to find bread products that are fit to eat.  I am feeling much better this week and I think the diet might be working even with all my skepticism.  Check out what I am talking about on my Okienurse's Fibromyalgia Blog if you are interested!

I found a new baking mix that I have been having fun with and I made it myself!!  I found a recipe on GLG, Ginger Lemon Girl, Guilt Free and Gluten Free blog.   Carrie has all sorts of fun recipes on the blog and she has actually published a couple books that I have found really interesting and helpful in my search for gluten free foods.

In the center are eight 3 cup bags of the baking mix.  This mix is like Bisquick and can be used for cookies, cakes, biscuits, pancakes, waffles etc.  It already has milk powder, baking powder, Crisco, salt mixed in with a variety of gluten free flours.  On the left are some chocolate chip doughnut holes I made yesterday (and they are still moist) and on the right I made some Cheddar Bay biscuits (similar to those at Red Lobster) today.  YUMMY!!

I can see I am going to have issues if I keep cooking like this with gaining a ton of weight but I think what I am trying to do is prove to myself I am not giving up treats etc by doing this diet.  Only thing seems to be beer...I like a good beer or shot of bourbon once in a while.  I think I found a tolerable swap for that too...

Now isn't this nice?  OMG!  Yummy! Crisp tart apples with a kick! See the bottom of the label?  Naturally Gluten Free!   I peeled the label off this bottle...and the next cause it was too pretty to go in the trash...got to think of something I can do with it.
One last bit...

I sent off my passport for renewal on 17 Oct to St. Louis, MO.  Well something happened...gods smiled on me cause my cruise if 2 Dec and I was worried it wouldn't be here by then but on Friday I went to the mail box and there it was.  Someone messed up in the State Dept for sure!!  My check hasn't even cleared and it is here in my hot little hands.

Okay that all I have to share this week.  Hope I didn't bend your ear too much.  I just wanted share that life is good this week and all is well in Okienurse's life and I hope it is in yours also.  I am off to post this and find a cup of tea and maybe I will be lucky enough to find a few blogs have also posted early tonight.  Hope so!