I’ve decided to forgo voting this month and make Meltaways. They came in second last month, and they’ll make a great Valentine’s Day sugar cookie.
[ photo from Landee See, Landee Do ]
But if you want to participate [...]
I found this recipe for Skinny Chicken Parmesan from Feeding My Temple on pinterest a while back. It annoys me when I see “skinny” in the title of recipes, but it’s a fast way to know that somebody’s made an attempt at making a healthy dish.
As per usual, I made some [...]
I’m ringing in 2012 by going to the Bears vs. Vikings showdown at noon today (aye carumba!).
Who will win? It is a tossup. When I bought the tickets I thought the Bears were sure to win … but now I don’t know. It’s sure to be an interesting game!
[...]
I found this AMAZING chili recipe from Smitten Kitchen a while back. And we made it a few times, but recently we decided to change it up. Mostly because both of us had a rather expensive month and that beans were cheaper than hamburger. But that is beside [...]
Remember that time WAY back at the beginning of the summer when we hit the Ames Farmers Market and brought home some really great pasta?
Yeah … I barely remember it either. Regardless, we made a really great pasta dish with the tomato cracked pepper pappardelle that [...]
A belated happy birthday to me: Margarita time. I had my birthday party last night since I’ve been over-scheduled all month (and into next month too … ugh). What better way to celebrate than cheap [awesome] Mexican food and MARGARITAS.
I didn’t realize it was ISU’s homecoming yesterday until the game [...]
I somehow miraculously created a 3 point per slice pizza. And yes, I’m talking weight watchers points. At the suggestion of my friend Kelly, I’m going to start trying to add points when I can. I’ve asked Mark to help since he’s on WW and I have no clue how the system [...]
I volunteered at the fair last week and I’m sad to say I didn’t have much time to walk around and do anything there but volunteer. But, on my way out I found the Fair Square booth.
A Fair Square is apparently a giant rice krispie treat on a stick. For only $2 — which is [...]
Last month was crazy. Here is a sneak peek at things that happened before I get to blogging about them …
… Mark’s brother Nick’s birthday in Stillwater …
… Mark’s 25th birthday in Chicago …
… awesome new fabric …
We bought some English muffin bread a while back at the farmers’ market, but I thought I’d see about making some on my own.
I’ve been making this weekly for the past month so Mark can make his egg sandwiches for breakfast. And I’ve been working on making it better [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
recent tunes
my etsy shop
blogger + friend = BLENDS
- [insert clever title here]
- 33% disaster
- A Love Letter to a New Year
- Best Body Fitness
- BS in the Midwest
- Candace Illustration
- Cara Corey
- Designing Daily
- DIY or Buy
- Freckles and Spice
- Gluten Hates Me
- HEY! Jen Renee
- jaclynne.jaci.jax
- Kiss My Broccoli
- Lindsay's List
- look a little closer
- Made by a Brunette
- meals and moves
- No Sugar, Sweet Life
- Oatmeal after Spinning
- Oatmeal in my Bowl
- Radical Possibility
- sewzinski
- Sprint 2 the Table
- the hipster housewife
- things we make
- turtle soup
- Yes I Want Cake
READ
- Anna Maria Horner
- Annie's Eats
- Bake at 350°
- Carrots 'n' Cake
- comfortstitching
- design*sponge
- DESIGNLOVEFEST
- designworklife
- Eat, Live, Run
- french paper sample room
- Geek Crafts
- Gen Y Foodie
- Healthy Tipping Point
- Honey I Shrunk The Gretchen
- iowa girl eats
- Love Veggies and Yoga
- made by mike
- Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog
- Oh Fransson!
- p.s. i quilt
- poppytalk
- Red Pepper Quilts
- sew mama sew
- Smitten Kitchen
- Spoon Fork Bacon




