I always wonder what unhealthy ingredients restaurants add to common dishes to make them taste so good.   One common and favorite dish of mine is pasta with pesto sauce.  Every time I eat it, I can’t help but feel guilty because it probably wasn’t good for my health.  I decided to make the pesto sauce myself.  I Googled the recipe, found one that looked authentic and was simple enough to follow.  I bought the pine nuts, basil, Romano Pecorino cheese, and Parmesan cheese.  I already had the olive oil, salt and black pepper.  The end result?  It was absolutely delicious.

Spending money makes me feel good, especially when I feel a little down.  I realize that with the state of today’s economy I should really control how much I spend.  I am grateful to be employed during these tough times, but you never know what the future holds.  I try to save as much money as I can, but sometimes you want a little happiness in your life.  Perhaps buying the latest technical gadget will make me happy, if only for a week or so.  I went ahead and bought the IPAD, and every now and then it still makes me happy.

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My Yorkie Brutus is the cutest pup in the world, he is 2 years old and goes everywhere with me. Everyday he goes to work with me and sits on top of my desk and looks outside, he even has his own mini dresser at home that holds all of his clothes. Brutus has neckerchiefs and shirts and several dog sweaters for dogs. He dresses up for work everyday and jumps in his “to go” bag and is ready to work! Everyone who sees him loves him and he loves everyone too, we always say he can’t control his licker! Brutus loves to play with his mini tennis ball and want to be chased around the couch, it usually ends up with him chasing me though because he is much faster. He also loves organic baby carrots, squash, apples and peaches. He is a good eater and loves to lick the last of an ice cream bar before bed. Yes, Brutus sleeps in our bed usually right between us. We don’t know how our house got taken over by a 7 pound Yorkie but we hear it happens all the time!

I need a mental health day today.  I threw out about $3,000 into the garbage this morning.   It was hormone drugs for IVF.  I did it because I was afraid of how sick it might make me or how sick it could make me in the near future.  I blame myself for looking into IVF in the first place.  My husband and I are quite happy at times, and I can’t help to think that perhaps an offspring may add to our happiness and make us complete.  I hurt my husband terribly.  I threw out money and his hopes of becoming a father.