Pages

Sunday, February 26, 2012

My Indulgent Weekend


This weekend was one of indulgences.  Not spa treatments or physical pampering; that’s not my kind of indulgence.  Rather, this weekend I decided to treat myself to some things that I have wanted for a long time but put off for one reason or another.  

On Saturday, we headed into the suburbs to pick up some tile for a bathroom repair.  It turned out that I had been misinformed and the tile was NOT in stock at that store after all and, in fact, isn’t even manufactured anymore.  That was not a good start to the weekend of indulgences, but after that everything went smoothly.

We headed back west toward home and stopped in at Ikea.  If you’ve ever been to Ikea, you know that you rarely get in and out quickly, so by the time we left, I was ravenous for lunch.  Where to go?  We decided to try somewhere new.  I had always wanted to try Joe’s Crab Shack, but we just never had.  Oh. My. God.  A bucket of snow crab legs and melted butter.  Can I get any closer to paradise? 

This photo is from the Joe's Crab Shack web page.  I was too eager to dig in to think of taking a picture of my meal.  My bucket of crab legs was not as photogenic as this, but it was awfully tasty.

After the feast we stopped at The Container Store to look for spice jars.  None of the spice jars suited, but I found some fabulous metal scoops.  I’ve wanted substantial metal scoops for a while.  All in anticipation of getting a new set of wide-mouth canisters.  I love these scoops.




So now I had the scoops.  But I still had the same French canning jar canisters that I’ve always had.  Jars which are too narrow for scoops.  These are the only canisters I had ever owned.  For quite some time, though, I’d been coveting straight-sided, lidded glass jars from Crate and Barrel, but always worried about their lack of a rubber seal.  I finally decided, what the heck, I want those jars!  So today, I went and got them.  I’m so happy with them.  Easy to pour into, easy to scoop out of.  Love them!

Old canisters                                                                                        New canisters

The final indulgence was the delivery of a shiny new compost pail from Gardener’s Supply.  We have composted for most of the seventeen years we have lived in this house.  We collected our scraps and peels in old coffee cans.  They worked; they were free; they were green.  They were ugly.   Coffee cans filled with orange peels, coffee grounds, and worse (sometimes much worse) were the first thing we would see when we came from the garage onto our little enclosed back porch.  Yuck.  I know the new pail is not really the environmentally friendly way to go, but it makes me happy to see my charming little pail.  The secure lid will also help keep out the fruit flies as the weather gets warmer.  A winner.

All in all, with my new pail, new canisters, new scoops, and the memory of succulent crab legs, I’m feeling like life around here is pretty luxurious all of a sudden.  As Mae West once said, “I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.”  This was my weekend for giving into temptation.

15 comments:

  1. What a wonderful weekend! I spent mine painting...kitchen and our bathroom, I am pooped! Love the canisters both new and old! I love Ikea and The Container Store but since moving away from NY to West KY I don't get to go anymore!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Awesome you had a great weekend. Yeap, can't get in and out of Ikea. I like to browse there since they have neat organizing stuff.

    ReplyDelete
  3. It's so lovely Daisy when you have a weekend list of things you'd like to do and you get them done, isn't it! I love your new canisters. I wonder if I can get some like that here in Sydney. Have a great week xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. This sounds like a fabulous weekend! I re did all of my dining room furniture this weekend. I was glad I did, but yours sounds way more fun haha.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I actually used to work at a Joe's Crab Shack. It didn't bring in great business in Fort Wayne, so unfortunately it closed down while I was in their employ. It was a sad day to see it go because I was flat-out ADDICTED to their coconut shrimp.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Oh how nice! It's great when you stop denying yourself and just let yourself get a few rare things that make life so much easier:)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Glad you had a lovely weekend. Sometimes it's nice to treat yourself to those little things that make a difference. I love your new compost pail - surely composting in itself is green enough ;) By the way I treated myself to a new kitchen bin at the weekend :) Yippee! When you talk about Ikea I can never go there and not have their Swedish meatballs for lunch or tea! Maggie xx

    ReplyDelete
  8. haha Hubby hates to go to Ikea!!! he says that we get there for one thing, "just 30 mins" and we go out with more than 20 things 2 and a half hours later

    ReplyDelete
  9. I have the same jars for my flours and grains! I love them! I also have the scoops and wouldn't part with them for anything ;-). You had my kind of "indulgent" weekend.

    Dough, Dirt & Dye

    ReplyDelete
  10. That looks like a fabulous weekend to me! I love, love those scoops and they go perfectly with your new glass jars! I had to laugh because your coffee cans are better than what I used for a compost pail for years... an old cat litter box! ;) It did the trick but it was UGLY! Too bad you didn't get your tile, but that just means there's something better out there, just waiting you... :)

    ReplyDelete
  11. I spent my weekend making jewelry. I love the scoops and canisters. I have been in need of new canisters for a long time. You inspire me to get out and do something about it.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Every once in a while we just need to do what we want to do! Sounds like you had a good time minus the tile! Of course you couldn't have the scoops without the cannisters it just wouldn't be right! Like them a lot! Your little pail is very attractive, as much as I love coffee, the pail looks a whole lot better! lol!
    Rebecca

    ReplyDelete
  13. Sounds like a pretty fun weekend to me. Joe's crab shack. YUM!!!

    ReplyDelete
  14. That sounds like a fabulous weekend! I thin having the right tools, whether they are the perfect scoops or a composting bin that welcomes you home, is so important to making our lives less stressful. That's how I've rationalized my indulgences anyway. :-) Feel free to use that rationalization yourself.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Sounds like you had a GREAT weekend! I love those canisters too. I had one filled with snacks for the kids until the lid broke. Now it holds all my utensils but I still love it. The scoops are fabulous.

    It's getting close to lunch and that Joe's photo is making me crave seafood. YUM!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for leaving a comment.