Staying at Home

 

The tariff closet is done!  I finished my efforts this afternoon. Life outside is cold and windy.  Everything is covered with a layer of ice. Who wants to go out in that? Not me!

In spite of all the containers I bought, I still had to get clever.  This was a shelf from the door of our old refrigerator.  In pulling out all of the shampoo and conditioner, I realized while I am well provisioned for conditioner, we have far less shampoo.  As it turned out, I had more conditioner than would fit in this bin. 

I ended up pairing up compatible shampoo and conditioner formulas to deal with the excess.  Since I decant my product, at least I will know to put the matching formula in the corresponding container.  I used packing tape!  There were two other bottles of shampoo, which will be for Tommy.  At some point, I will have to find a deal on more shampoo for myself.  But other than that, I am well supplied.

My loaf of bread turned out strangely.  This is going to be hard to toast. But it tastes pretty good. It is very crusty and crunchy, but admittedly a little too salty.  I will have to tweak my balance of flours.

My ice cream turned out well.  The sour cream helped the texture but adds a little more tartness than I like.  But that is not a bad thing with this batch, which I call "Tropical." It's flavored with pineapple and banana, and the mix-in is tropical trail mix.  I enjoyed a few scoops for dessert.  Cottage cheese works out nicely -- so I am going to work on that.

and... I made my bed three times today! How many times did you make yours?