Category Archives: Various Other Ramblings

The Messy Kitchen has Moved!

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

Hello There! It’s recently come to my attention that when I moved to the new blog hosting platform in May, I didn’t take many of you with me!  In fact some of you, I’ve learned, think that I’ve ceased to … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Meet-Up: Cinco de Mayo Celebrations and a Campus Tour

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

I had so much fun on Cinco de Mayo that I almost didn’t get to write this post.  That’s what happens when you fall asleep on the couch at 8:00pm with your shoes on.  So you will have to rely mostly on … Continue reading →

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Drink Up! The Third (and Final!) Day of My DIY BluePrintCleanse

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

Day three was by far the hungriest day of my cleanse.  This came as a surprise, as most of the juice cleanse reviews I’ve read have said that each day gets easier.  Well, not for me.  I woke up hungry. … Continue reading →

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Just Keep Juicin’: Day 2 of my DIY BluePrintCleanse

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

I don’t have nearly as much to say about Day 2 because, well, it wasn’t all that different from Day 1.  I woke up at 6:00am grateful for generous night-time Jo, who had been kind enough to save groggy morning … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Juiceland: Day One of My DIY BluePrintCleanse

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

I’ve actually been looking forward to starting this cleanse.  I’ve been excited to try out my new juicer and find out what this juice cleanse business is all about!  So as soon as Courtney made it home from Costco with … Continue reading →

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Hopping on the Bandwagon: DIY Blue Print Cleanse

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

I’ve always been the first to oppose cleanses and fasts.   I’m generally critical of any dietary trend that isn’t maintainable long-term, and frankly I’ve always had concerns about the impact an extremely low calorie cleanse has on your metabolism.  Because … Continue reading →

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Happy Hump Day! Edition

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

Congratulations!  We’ve made it to Hump Day, which as I didn’t realize until college,  means that we’ve made it over the hump in the work week (don’t worry about what I thought it meant before that).  We’ve made it up … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Meet-Up: A Busy Week It’s Been

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

So much has happened in the past week.  It’s amazing how it’s flown by, yet last weekend seems so long ago!  Last Saturday, Dad arrived talking about all of the travelers with their shoes strapped to their bags headed to … Continue reading →

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On Boston.

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

My whole heart goes out to the victims of yesterday’s tragedy in Boston.  To those killed and injured.  To those whose loved ones were killed or injured.  And to those who undoubtedly underwent unimaginable terror and uncertainty as they tried … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Meeting: Ball Games, Biergartens, Garden Tours and Flamenco

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Johanna Elsemore

Another exciting weekend it’s been!  Dad and Kippy arrived on the red-eye Saturday morning and we’ve pretty much been going non-stop, trying to pack in all the adventures D.C. has to offer (not possible). Friday we got sushi and wine … Continue reading →

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