Domestic goddess I am not, and no one ever taught me how to cook. The first time I attempted to cook an intimate dinner-for-two for my boyfriend (now fiance – he does most of the cooking), I must have called my mother 20 times. Every time she answered the phone she was laughing, so I told her this was pretty much her fault since she’d never taught me how to do any of this. Still laughing, she agreed but commented that – failed mother-daughter cooking lessons notwithstanding – I should still be able to grasp the most basic concepts of what to do with the big, glistening mound of meat in front of me.

Apparently I don’t even have cooking common sense, so I was pretty much lost. I haven’t turned on a stove or opened an oven since. (Which drives my poor fiance – who even after 8 years still can’t adjust to my random, manic purchases – crazy because I have more cookbooks than Carter’s got liver pills and three years’ worth of magazines from a subscription to Light & Tasty).

Other than cooking, I’m decent enough with basic domesticities, but I would love to have a place to visit when I’m stumped over something (how do I get this cat puke stain out of this Welcome mat?) or just to browse and learn little neat household tips (oh, so THAT’S how you get red wine out of all-those-clothes-I’ve-spilled-red-wine-on!) or find a new way to clean/organize/prepare/etc. something that’s more efficient and way easier than what I’ve been doing (ah, what a neat idea for saving all those magazines you have but rarely need but don’t want to get rid of!).

In summation, I can’t wait to dive into the site and I sincerely thank you for sharing it with us less-than-housewifey-types! ^_^

Ok, maybe not. Wishful thinking on my part.

I’m so glad you had a wonderful time of it. The nutcracker sounds like it was positively magic!