Kayt's Blog

 Awhile ago, probably a year or so, I bought one of these to use as a media cabinet / TV stand: It sat in it's box for a long time, and then I found a more suitable set of folding shelves for about $10 at the Goodwill: Eventually, I decided to start meditating for both mental and physical health reasons.That probably sounds really crunchy and Eastern, but really I just light some candles and listen to soothing music for 10-20 minutes. I decided to devote a little corner of my bedroom to this purpose. I was initially going to use something else, but then remembered I had this pantry thingy sitting in a box. I decided that without it's top doors it was perfect (I am now considering adding the top doors to cut down on dust accumulation). Anyway, I put it together (using the power tools all by myself, thank you very much), and covered the back with some Dollar Store contact paper to avoid looking at the backing and screws: I shoved it up against one side of my b...

You Should Be A Poet You craft words well, in creative and unexpected ways. And you have a great talent for evoking beautiful imagery... Or describing the most intense heartbreak ever. You're already naturally a poet, even if you've never written a poem. What Type of Writer Should You Be?

The Best (and quickest) "Homemade" Mac N Cheese Ingredients: Big bag/box of any kind of pasta you have (we're talking aprox. a pound of noodles) Gobbs and Gobbs of shredded cheese (the more the better) Enough Instant Non-Fat milk and water to make 1 cup (works better if it's hot, but it's not crucial). a few pats of butter, for flavor and lubrication. Boil the noodles. Drain the noodles when they're done, put the butter, cheese, and milk on them, and clamp a lid on it to start the cheese melting. Then, when it's slightly melted, add salt and pepper to taste, and stir it up; mixing it all really well. You have to stir a little, then let it sit and melt some more, then stir some more -- until it hits the right consistency. If it starts going too claggy, you can add a bit more butter -- if the cheese is too gloppy and the milk is too runny, it needs to sit and be stirred some more. If you're really ambitious (which I'm not) and you have a set ...