Dreams

Last night I had a dream that my husband and I were swimming in a river, against the current, and we'd been doing it for days. We were soaked and exhausted, but we kept going. I kept getting pulled under by the current, but we were making progress.

Some great metaphor for what we've been going through, or just randomness from my sleeping brain? I think I prefer tv star dreams.
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Tomorrow is the last day to enter my giveaway for SkinMD Natural Shielding Lotion. Odds are good, because for some crazy reason there are only 49 entries to date. I really like this stuff and I think you should definitely enter to win some! Do eet! (okay, funny accents are not as funny written out)

While you're at it, enter my Glade giveaway, too. I know you want a bottle of wine, candles, a giant delicious cookie and a reed diffuser. This is one heck of an awesome prize for one of my Canadian readers. On the down side for me, since I haven't figured out how to number comments yet, I'll be counting a lot of entries :) Don't worry, I always count twice to be sure I get the right commenter when random.org picks a winner!
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I'm baking an eggless lemon loaf today. I LOVE baking but going eggless has me scrambling (ha! Sorry) to update recipes (read more about why I'm doing it here). I've made the muffins I showed you earlier twice this month already (DH says they're the BEST muffins I make! Despite his skepticism about going egg free!). I always feel like recipes are more like suggestions anyway - I rarely measure perfectly, add things in and substitute at will.

The lemon loaf recipe I use is from the Company's Coming Muffins & More cookbook - it makes a loaf that is so lemony good. It has a lemon glaze on top, is sweet yet tart, moist and rich... it's delicious. I kind of scoffed at this cookbook when someone gave it to me about 12 years ago - but it's turned out to be a must in my muffin-loving kitchen. It has cheesy quotes, but unbeatable recipes. This loaf, several muffins, and the best cheese bisuits make frequent appearances on our table. I recommend it - the recipes are straightforward and generally awesome.

I didn't want little flecky bits like the flax/water combo gives, so I'm trying a new thing... blended tofu (1/4 cup per egg in the recipe, put through the blender). I didn't have soft tofu, so I'm using medium firm. I'm really hoping the tofu sub will be perfectly unnoticeable. We'll see!
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Some other giveaways for today, which I recommend entering after you've entered mine ;) -

For baby:

• Win a $25 gift certificate to Natural Urban Mamas at Canadian Natural Mama. Ends February 16th.
• Win a $40 gift certificate to Wee Rascals at Organic Girl. Ends February 8th.
• Win a Smartipants diaper in Cocoa Bean at Dirty Diaper Laundry. Ends February 8th.
• Win an organic bodysuit from B Nature at Organic Girl. Ends February 26th.
• Win a "Love Ewe" Plush Lamb and Lovie Gift Set in Organza-and-Satin Drawstring Bag from The Corner Stork at The Wannabe WAHM. Ends tomorrow, January 28th!

For the ladies:

• Win Orglamix eyeshadow at Luvn Life. Ends February 9th.
• Win a $20 gift certificate to Affordable Scarves (two winners!) at A Mom's Balancing Act. Ends February 3rd.
• Win a Lavender Orange Cinnamon Gift Bag from Tropical Traditions at Love To Shop Mom. Ends February 4th.