The very first one...

I've had blogs before. They never really worked out. I published anonymously with a poetry blog that no one ever seemed to read but me. Now I don't blame them, who reads poetry blogs anymore. I had another blog that was about three posts long and it wasn't public. I suppose that's more of an online journal. :) Then lastly I had another that only lasted about six months. I usually forget about them.

I just bought my own place and have finally begun to feel settled. Yesterday I spent a large amount of the day unpacking the guest room, which I have filled with all my photography stuff. My office is full of my art stuff and work things, of course. But to me the most important room to have clean and organized is my living room. There's something about walking in your house and seeing a nice clean living room. If my living room is crazy, then you know I am little stressed. But if it's clean then I am one happy girl. I wonder if anyone else feels the same way?

Yesterday, I picked four prickly pears or cactus pears. Someone asked me if they were safe to pick. But I reasoned if they can sell them in the stores then surely anyone can pick them and eat them. Boy was I wrong! They aren't called prickly pears or cactus pears for no reason. My left hand was covered in the tiny hairy fibers that stuck to my skin. I tried to remove them but i still had some left. I had to sleep with my hand above my head. But, at least I had some good dreams. So today I found an article that explains how to pick these prickly pears and clean them without hurting yourself. Here it is...

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/prickly-pear-zmaz76soztak.aspx

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