L'Shana Tovah

I decided to establish this blog as a way of updating every interested party at once of the highlights of my life in Davis. That way I don't fill everyone's inboxes with the minutiae of my days. Each blog will have highlights followed by details, so if you are a nuts-and-bolts type you can easily see the important stuff.

Highlights:

Sundown tonight is Rosh Hashana, and I just finished baking 10 mini loaves of honey cake. If you want your house to smell awesome, I suggest you do the same. It is possible that, as time goes on, I will post recipes here I deem worthy of sharing.

My room is set up, I have all my paperwork done with the CMB (Center for Mind Brain) where I begin working October 1, and school starts next week Thursday. My house is not as clean as my Jewish blood deems necessary to welcome the new year, and therefore I will be doing more cleaning and less blogging today.

Current book(s): The Hobbit, Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Current mood: peaceful

Details:

I have never seen so many bugs inside one house all at one time. I have been killing spiders and knocking down webs left and right. I think God has brought me to this place to force me to come face-to-face with my fear of arachnids. My roommate is not as detailed in her idea of cleaning as me, so I have decided my mitzvah for the year is to thoroughly clean the house to make it easier to maintain at my standards. My cousin Ira gave me a broom as part of a housewarming gift, and I have been using it with a vengeance. I think I may have scared Emily with my zeal, but in time she will learn to embrace the clean. My landlord, Steve, is really nice. I have already put up a rack for my pots and pans over the stove, and have put up some of my artwork, which I never got around to doing when I was living in Santa Clarita.

It is not going to be too difficult to stick to my budget. I have an interview at UCD to be an interpreter this school year- that means a few extra fixed hours and a little more money. Sara, one of the most awesome women ever, buys produce in bulk from this place called the Fruit Stand and brings it to Crossings (my church service) on Sunday nights. We all load up and pay almost nothing for produce. There is also a fig tree in the front yard. I need to find some use for them (I don't like eating figs by themselves) so if you have any recipes for figs I'd appreciate them.