Categories: Ramblings

My big black book

I’d like to call it my little black book, but truth be told it’s quite a large black book:

Before we get into that… I have a question for you guys: Type A or Type B?

Type A:  Ambitious, aggressive, business-like, controlling, highly competitive, impatient, preoccupied…. time-conscious, tightly-wound… Geeze Wikipedia, you sure make it sound like a good thing.

Type B:  generally patient, relaxed, easy-going, and at times lacking an overriding sense of urgency.

Looking at my coffee table, you might guess that I’m a straight up type B:

What is all this CRAP??

Yes, you might think I was a type B by the amount of disarray and apparent disdain for order….

That is until you realized what I was doing with all this nonsense.

Feast yo eyes.

I may have painstakingly gone through every single copy of Cooking Light, Clean Eating, and Eating Well magazine I’ve accumulated over the past two years (a mere 30-some issues)….. 

I MAY have clipped out every single recipe that sounded the teensiest bit tasty…..

And I MAY have filed them away… by category.

Jealoussssss????  

What about you guys?  Type A or Type B?

Oh, and lest we not forget TGIF!

Mary

Hello! I’m Mary, a self-proclaimed fervent foodie and carbohydrate connoisseur. This blog is about my life—my passions, adventures, and failures—through food. I’m a bean counting CPA by trade, but my true passion is food. It is the unabashed soul of my being. The history, the culture, the taste, the experience–I am fascinated and enchanted by it all. I devote my free time almost entirely to scouting out delicious restaurants and cooking up new recipes. It makes me especially happy when I can take a recipe and “healthify” it. By this I mean turn it into something healthy and nutritious that still tastes friggin’ delicious. I love to connect with readers, restaurants, and those in public relations, so email me and let’s talk food! Google

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  • that is pretty sweet!!!

    i think i am primarily type A. (though sometimes i try to be more easy going, patient and not so tightly wound)

  • Will you come do that with my recipes? Please? I'll pay you in cupcakes or homemade Oreos...or any dessert of your choosing.

    I'm mostly type A, but I definitely have a Type B streak. I'm like a personality skunk...only not stinky. I'm REALLY type A at work, but at home and in my personal life I'm a little more Type B.

  • I'm an internet recipe gatherer! I use Evernote like its going out of style! I'm definitely a Type A kind of gal with a nice shot of B in there.

  • YES! I AM JEALOUS!!! I need to get me one of those!!! It would keep all of my stuff much more organized. :)

  • I think I'm a combination of both! Sometimes I can be super organized and controlling, and the next day my system is right out the window and I just go with it.

  • I'm Type A and my husband is Type B. We help each other. He's learned to be more organized and I've learned to be more laid back. It's a great combination. :)

  • Oh I am SO jealous and I am SO doing this!! Finally I can get rid of the zillion magazines I have lying around!!

    I love you :)

  • I'm totally Type A..no use in trying to deny it =)

    Just before the holidays I went through all my cooking mags and did the same thing. It makes utilizing the recipes so much easier!

  • I just found your blog and have been reading it for an hour! I am Type C. You can fill in the c with a variety of colorful choices. Can't wait to read more!!
    Love,
    Krista

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