The Peach Has No New Clothes

This is my favorite time of year. 

I love the hopefulness, the aspirations, and good intentions...  For a few brief weeks, everyone seems to be motivated on making themselves better.  The excitement and energy of all this self-improvement is so contagious, I love being surrounded by so much commitment and positivity.  So, each year, infected with the self-improvement bug, I lay out a ridiculous number of resolutions.  Some big, some small, all neatly organized into sub-groups and categories.  Yep, I am a nut.

Most of my resolutions have nothing to do with making the most of life in Texas, which is the entire purpose of this blog.  But of those which do, I am most excited to report that this year that I will not buy any new clothes.  The purpose of this is rooted in resourcefulness; first, I do want to save some cash, second, I already have an extensive wardrobe, of which I only utilize a small percentage of what I own and among the things I don't wear, I have lots of ambitious and creative plans to redesign and alter the garments to make them new again.  Also, should I need to purchase something, I am hoping to discover a vast array of vintage, thrift, and consignment shops full of chic, inexpensive, and unique clothing.   

So wish me luck...and, if things don't go as I plan, Chinese New Year is just around the corner, so I can reevaluate my efforts in a couple of weeks.  And if that still doesn't work, then Thai and Cambodian New Year comes in April, and Rosh Hashanah in the fall...

Big Plans for 2012

2011 has been good to us Peaches and we have high hopes and big plans for next year (tomorrow). 

All of this will be possible because of SockPro.  I've been told that this handy sock organizer will save me hours each month.  This time I'll reallocate for reading, sewing, yoga, gardening, etc.

Watch out 2012!

More Donuts

In addition to the 164 donut shops in Dallas, there are an additional 218 in Fort Worth.

Don't Mess with Texas

Texans Love Donuts

According to the Yellow Pages, there are 164 donut shops in Dallas, 23 of which are in my end of town.  Compare this to a paltry 45 in Atlanta and 8 in the small hamlet of Columbus. 
It is a fact, Texans love beef and fried dough.  (That covers 2 food groups, doesn't it?)

They have great names, these Dallas area donut shops.  There is Fantastic Donuts, Good Donuts, Delightful Donuts, One Star Donuts.  My favorite are the religious themed donut shops: Immanuel Donuts, Gospel Donuts, Gospel Donut Shop, and Shalom Donuts.

This weekend, Mr. S, the Wee-One, and myself will set out for some serious, hard-hitting investigative taste-testing to learn more about this intriguing donut phenomenon.

I did say that Texas wasn't going to make me fat, didn't I?