My mac and cheese of choice is the Serious Eats 3 ingredient one. Easier than kraft and tastier. I do use more pasta in the ratio than the recipe, and often add peas or leftover carnitas or broccoli or whatever I have around. And always hot sauce.

Had a nearly 3 hours job interview this morning. It sounds like they are going to put together an offer, but how good it's going to be will be the question.

Mac did not have a fever yesterday and feels all good, so he did not go get tested. He assured me he would keep checking temp and I got an unprompted "love you", so I'll just be up here in the clouds.

Aw.

I decree that all of our bodies are forbidden from betraying us from this point forward.

No peas in mac and cheese. Protein, not vegetables. Bacon is delicious.

Yay, msbelle! It's so nice that he actually said it out loud to you.

Gud, the good thing is you can be very deliberate about the offer. This isn't a situation where you're feeling pressure to take the next thing coming down the pike.

The offer came in. It's right at the level where it's going to be a tough call.

Would countering make it an easier decision?

Vortex' stuffed mac & cheese sounds amazing.

I woke up with, I think, a uti st about 330 this morning and was up for an hour. Ugh and ow. Dr friend has called in a prescription so I hope to get rid of it quick.

A little work brag: I've moved into a new role at my company and my first task was to put together a report that a number of people had tried to get out since last fall and failed at, for various reasons. My little team (me and someone I brought over from my old team) got it together in 2 weeks. I hope the people it's going to actually get something out of it.

Allie Brosh from Hyperbole and a Half has a new book! Yay!

I'm pre-ordering it from a local independent bookstore on another tab as we speak!

Yay! I've been sort of worried about her.

Yes, this.

I love peas very much, but they don't go in mac & cheese. On the side, sure. In Tuna Wiggle, you bet. Not in M&C.

I am so happy that there are Vegan mac and cheese dishes available. That is a big comfort food for me.

Like pre-made/boxed? Any brands to recommend? With lactose issues, I'm always looking for lactose-free versions.

Dana, that is stinky!

Yay, better waking, -t!

Yay, apparently healthy & affectionate Mac!

It's good to have options, Gud! Best Choice~ma!

Hmmm.... the benefits are pretty great. We'd save a lot of money on that so the offer is better that I was first thinking.

Good luck with the decision-making, Gud!

~ma for Mac. Ooof.

Whatever the opposite of a hoarder is, my husband is it. When we moved from our Columbus apartment into a house, we packed up a box and it sat in our basement for the 9 1/2 years we lived in Bexley. Then when we were packing to move to Wisconsin, 13 years ago, DH found the box. We hadn't opened it in the 9 1/2 years we have lived in that place. So we mutually agreed to throw the box away, unopened. We hadn't needed anything in it in 9 1/2 years, so what the heck.

And it was a pretty big box.

Our kids are going to be lucky. We won't accumulate lots of junk.