Showing posts with label organizing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organizing. Show all posts

Friday, April 4, 2008

Horse show fare


Friday: Slow Cooker Green chile burros



This is a great end of the week meal because the prep is so easy. Just throw everything in to the slow cooker before you go to work and when you get home your meal is waiting. Shred the meat by using two forks. Serve on warm tortillas sprinkled with cheese and cilantro. Wrap and eat. We add chopped tomatoes and lettuce on the side.


Reflections from the Backcounter


Horse shows. Always a challenge to organize. In any event there are two competitors, one equine and the other human. Both need to be in top shape and form to succeed and the synergy between horse and rider is a prerequisite to win. What is not apparent to the casual observer is the team of frazzled "Barn moms" supporting the exquisitely turned out teen riders. Behind the bejeweled hair, perfect makeup, highly polished boots and Ralph Lauren demeanor is a weary, sweaty, dusty mother toting boot polish, dust rags, hair brushes and water bottles (for horse and rider!) The event begins with the gathering of the gear two to three days in advance and the last minute modifications are made as girls seem to grow a size between each competition.

As I sit here early in the morning, I am inventorying the garment bags, boot and makeup bags and am plotting my catering strategy. Food at horse shows is the epitomy of the greasy spoon carnival fare we have all encountered at the state fairs of our childhood.

We are going fully prepared as this competition is in the hinterland and there is no returning for provisions. Wish us luck


Peace,

Julia

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

On overload

Wednesday:
Sloppy Joes http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/100544
Carrot and Celery Sticks

Reflections from the Backcounter

I wrote Monday about my humble morning goals of getting to work clean with matching shoes. I suppose, 1 out of 2 isn't all that bad. I honestly wore mismatched shoes to work that day AFTER writing this blog and making a joke about it. Must have been a Freudian slip. I might as well come clean and tell the whole truth. The Mona Lisa is not the only person to have appeared in public with a blue velcro curler still in her hair. Let's leave it at that and try to move on....I need to run to the bathroom and check my hair just to be sure...Yup, my shoes match so it is a good day.

Peace,
Julia

Monday, March 31, 2008

Monday morning: Launch mode

Monday:
Grilled chicken legs
Pilaf
Salad

Reflections from the Backcounter

Monday morning and all the mothers in America on overdrive. Why is the family launch so daunting? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that by 7 am, most mothers have organized and completed more tasks than many people complete in a day. By the time the house is awakened, breakfast prepared, lunches packed, animals herded and fed, house tidied and everyone directed toward the appropriate car or school bus, there is no time left for the mother to even think about coordinating her wardrobe or fixing her hair. All I know, is that I do not have high expectations or personal goals in the morning... all I hope to achieve is clean. My goal is to arrive at work clean (with matching shoes). If I do...it is a good day. Send me some ideas on howyou organize the morning lift off in your home. I could use some help.



At least dinner is on track.

Peace,



Julia

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