Phoenix showing that his style far exceeds what is common place. via Instagram 

Here I am wanting to finish off the long & draining day I had with a nice chilled glass of Moscato & mid pour I get this strange kick in my stomach.

Thanks for the reminder kid.

Instead that glass of water was a nice little substitute. 

I’m proud of my internet-ness this week because I wrote TWO post here {not including this one} PLUS I actually did some reading of other stuff so that means I have a collection of things that rox my sox for this week.

What I’m thinking when I’m pinning-This post from Jill @ Baby Rabies gave me a good giggle, because, seriously? Especially the last one. Crafting is great, but like she said “Seriously you can buy that!” 

Midwives Are the New Status Symbol- A good post from Being Pregnant @ Babble about a new current mom trend. As I said in my comment on the post, if this is in fact a new trend its a good. Hopefully it’ll help change things with maternity care. 

Blogging Faux Pas-The Redux- I think I found this via Pinterest but it’s a good post about what not to do with a blog from Mrs. Monologues. As many times as this stuff has been said I can’t tell you the amount of blogs I come across that make these same mistakes OVER & OVER.

Do-Follow vs. No-Follow- This week I was approached my a PR person with some request I had never had before so I headed over to my friendly local FB blog group & asked how to handle it & was pointed to this great article {thanks Jamie} from Life as Leels that explained perfectly well what do-follow/no-follow links are & how to do it.

And if you missed my tweet or Facebook post about it my How To Be a Mom in 2012-Part 2 was up @ 5 Minutes for Mom this week. 

I also tried a delicious pin from this week- I really try a lot of recipes I find on the ‘interest & have been meaning to make a roundup post lately but I must share this shrimp salad recipe NOW because it was sooooo good. 

Did you read anything good this week or did you WRITE anything good this week? Link it up in the comments. 

Now excuse me while I go get tipsy on some water. 

Last week on the same day as my delicious vegetable soup diet Natasha over at Little Pink Monster posted this screen lickable recipe for sausage risotto. I had every intention of making that for dinner the next night until I remembered another risotto favorite of mine from an Italian restaurant in LA.

Using a both Natasha’s directions & the recipe from the back of the box I tried my hand at this Spicy Shrimp & Roasted Corn Risotto. Besides the fact that I cooked for a good 45-50 minutes & my husbands sensitive taste buds couldn’t handle the spice I would say that it turned out really well. 

1 1/2 cup of corn 

1/2 -3/4  cup of sundried tomatoes

1/2 lb fresh shrimp peeled & devained 

1 medium size onion chopped

Olive oil 

Cayenne pepper

1 cup white wine

2 cups of chicken broth 

2 cups of milk

1/2 Parmesan Cheese

1 cup of Risotto Rice 

In a cast iron skillet pan sear your corn. I had never done this before so I followed these instructions & it came out just fine. Although I did use frozen corn instead of an actual ear. Once seared set corn aside.

In a heavy bottom pot heat olive oil. Season shrimp with salt & cayenne pepper (to taste). Cook shrimp until pink (about 5 minutes). Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon & set aside. Add more olive oil to your pan & saute the onion until its translucent. Once your onion is done add the rice to the pan & lightly toast.

Turning heat down to medium stir in white wine. Occasionally stirring the rice & wine until it has been absorbed. Once absorbed repeat the process with the chicken broth & milk. Adding each ONE CUP AT A TIME & letting it cook down before adding anymore liquid.

Once all the liquid is absorbed the rice should be tender (15-20 minutes), if not add more liquid a bit at a time. After the rice is tender & all the liquid has cooked down add the sundried tomatoes & corn cook for about 5-6 minutes. Add shrimp, parmesan cheese & a sprinkle or more of cayenne pepper depending on how spicy you want it. If the risotto seems dry/stiff you can add bit more milk. Serve it hot!

I didn’t blog this week. Ok. I did but even I didn’t think it was read worthy. But I did spend oodles amount of times alone & below is my curated list of awesome things on the interwebs from this week. 

The Perils of Dressing Myself While Pregnant.  This was a particularly timely post considering I just bought my first pair of maternity pants. So glad to be out of stretchy pants. 

Neon Shoe DIY  look for me to attempt these as soon as I find a suitable pair of sandals. 

Side split skirts*  loved wearing this when I was a teen until of course I went to Bible School & had to sew them all up. 

Baked Penne with Chicken & Sun Dried Tomatoes*  I made this for dinner Tuesday & it was so yummy! We even had leftovers Wednesday because I ruined dinner. Phoenix literally gobbled up two plates!

Sante Fe Chicken Salad Wrap* this was lunch this week & OMG. I’m such a sucker for anything remotely Mexican-food related & this did not disappoint. Even my second picky eater {my husband} who eats NO vegetables didn’t mind the beans or corn. Yum!

Adulting Blog  love this funny new blog I found

My Child Would Never Do That haven’t we all been here before?

Thirteen like always Rebecca seems to have stolen the thoughts from my head. I’ve thought a post like this over, but not sure I could have said it as beautifully as she did.

Lessons Learned Starting a Second Blog thanks to a great idea from a FB friend I’m contemplating starting a second blog {won’t tell you about what just yet though} IF I do these are some great tips.

Hilary Duff Funny or Die H Duff & I are the same age & even though I’m on my 2nd pregnancy I still find it hard to believe that Lizzie McGuire is having a baby. We’re like adults now.

Do you have anything awesome to share this week? Link it up in the comments.

*Found these things via Pinterest. You better be following me. 

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Obsessing over: 

Christmas! We have no tree, we have no decorations, & I’m coming close to the end of my budget & I’m wishing that it was just December 27th already. Ugh. Have I ever mentioned I’m not a very big Christmas person?

Trying to define my “house style” after like 7 months I am still living in a sparsely decorated condo with PINK walls that I now hate & a vintage sofa that is showing its wear. When it was first decided that we were going to move here it was not something that seemed like it was going to be indefinite. But now it is so what was ok for temporary reasons is now not at.all. Guess what folks? My bed & box spring sits on the floor! Yeah I know its so like, not cool. I don’t really know exactly what I want & how I want to feel when I walk into my house so I’m trying to figure that out so I can start really moving in, in January.

 Anticipating:

Things that rocked my sox on the interwebs & beyond this week.

Beautiful Bridgett Bardot inspired pictures of Blake Lively

Vintage baroque sunglasses if only the budget allowed for $500 sunglasses.

This creative writing exercise

New clothing line for boys from project runway designer Jeffrey Sebelia. Phoenix will own all of it for sure.

This vintage dress

Manicure that I’ll be requesting this week when I finally make it to the nail shop.

Noah Arks exhibit at the Skirball in LA. A must see place if you live here.

Easy A. This is the part I should have played in Bible School. They wanted a whore? I should have given them one. But seriously this movie rox.

A cake for that time of the month {or in my case that time of the hour}

A bold dress for Blogher {yes I’m going Woohoo}

A pretty Grecian number for all the parties at Blogher {Woohoo}

Pilates. Yay. I know I’m late. But it’s ah-mazing.

A new professional app called BeKnown.

@RealLifeSarah & her hilarious husband

What rox your sox right now?

Have a good 4th you American’s.

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