Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Recipe me up, please!

Clearly I have completely forgotten about my blog! Bad me. My boyfriend and I have been trying out new recipes, though, and I would love some suggestions! We recently made an AMAZING strawberry shortcake. I think desserts are my calling. :)

Last night, I went out of my comfort zone and made a shrimp scampi (I don't like seafood), but it wasn't a great recipe. Any suggestions?

Monday, March 1, 2010

Hear no evil, speak no evil

I've wanted to be a speech coach for a while, but kept forgetting to contact my old high school during the appropriate time frame. I finally did contact them this winter, and although I was too late to be a coach, I did get signed up on their judging distribution list. I'm officially judging speeches for LNHS' home tournament this Saturday!! I'm super excited. :)

I also have been doing more in Toastmasters - last week, I gave my sixth speech in my Competent Communicator manual (the first manual to go through - after 10 speeches, you receive a Competent Communicator award) and on Saturday, I allowed myself to be dragged into doing a Tall Tales speech at the area contest. :) I didn't advance, but it was good practice!

If you're interested in learning more about Toastmasters, check out http://www.toastmasters.org/ to find a club in your area.