Everyday clothing to me is much, harder sometimes than crazy fashion looks.
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real-life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging”, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
I’ve seen recipes calling for chopped, sliced, minced and smashed garlic. In the meantime, my garlic press pines away in a kitchen drawer. Can pressed garlic be substituted for any of these?
A: Keep in mind that the more you break down garlic, the stronger it will be. Smashed will get you the mildest flavor, followed by sliced. Then things start to run together a bit once you get to minced, grated and chopped (although it matters somewhat if it’s coarsely chopped or finely). Any time a recipe calls for minced or grated garlic, pressed should also be fine. But garlic is garlic is garlic, so in most instances, it’s not hugely consequential, as long as you’re aware of how the piece size affects the flavor, and it’s not going to be a ton at that. The only other thing to keep in mind would be that the smaller the pieces, the quicker they’ll burn, so adjust accordingly.
RANT to grocery stores that have digital coupons. Recently, there was a gentleman who was not able to afford a bag of cherries because he didn’t have the app and found it too hard to figure out. Instead of $3.99/lb he would have had to pay $7.99/lb. My 97-year-old dad can’t buy a digital deal because he has a flip phone! Personally, I don’t want to have to click, scroll or scan when I am grocery shopping! For heaven’s sake, just mark it as a sale price and let us all have access!
RANT to scooter users who reach their destination and leave the scooter in the middle of the sidewalk. They also leave them in the middle of the corner where people are crossing the street. Pedestrians and people with mobility issues have to navigate around them. Please, use some common sense.
RANT to a West Seattle tire store. Our daughter had a slow leak in one tire. She went to have it fixed, and having no tire knowledge, ended up being sold four off-brand tires. This $20.99 fix ended up costing $947.31, with every conceivable extra charge. The old tires were far from worn out, and the car drove fine. This on a car that is 24 years old and Blue Books for about $1500. I think this is called upselling.
RANT to my neighbors for not participating in the post office food drive. I was the only one on the block who did. In the past, one would receive a thank you card for participating that was put in your mailbox. It made sure that it was received and not someone coming down the street and stealing it, so rant to the post office for not doing that. Hope you got my blue bag full of food.
RANT to tired, dull graffiti. How unoriginal it all seems to me, those same poofy letters in that same old style. If you are compelled to deface public walls, you might at least have some aesthetic standards and not be so boring.
RANT AND RAVE Rave to my employer for reminding staff during Mental Health Awareness Month that counseling is covered by our benefits plan. Rant for sending the reminder in a mailed envelope from the human resources office, causing anxiety about a possible layoff notice.
RANT to those who buy houses and then do not maintain the exterior or garden. Once nice neighborhoods are now pretty sorry-looking with all the newer town houses with faded trim and overgrown weedy gardens.
RANT to people who cough into their hands rather than into their elbow or sleeve. Yuck for everything you then touch. Did you forget everything we learned during COVID?
RANT AND RAVE Rant to “takeovers” by preteen kids! The behavior I saw in a Starbucks was really disturbing. Taking drinks you didn’t pay for, bouncing balls inside, being extremely noisy and a lack of respect! This behavior would not be tolerated at school, why should it be at a place of business?! Rave to the poor employees who have to deal with that!
What is one practice you do daily to help you continue to evolve and rise above the noise?
Every day, I meditate—first thing in the morning. Even if I just do it for a minute, though I usually do it for longer, I meditate. I have no evening routine whatsoever. The night is for unwinding. But every morning, I try to still the waters of my mind. And I will tell you, the difference that I notice in my own self—in my reactivity, in my processing, in the way that I’m thinking and handling things—when I give myself that regular practice versus when I fall behind on it is extraordinary. – Brianna Wiest
