making myself useful

A few things I plan to either do, or start today in order to feel refreshed or productive..

• Begin recycling. I've always said "I'm going to start" but today's the day. I'm bringing in a storage bin to sit in my pantry, and in will go all of our cans. As far as paper? I need to look further into that. I need to educate myself on the recycling measures in my area.
• Paint my fingernails 'racing rubies red' - a new color I bought this morning. It'll be a sort of self-expression to start out the week.
• Bake a 'Burnt Sugar Cake'.

After going through old cook books this weekend with my mother in law, I found a caramel frosted cake similar to one that my husband had years ago at a work function. He fell in love with it. I believe this is the cake, but it may even be tastier, from the looks of it. This will be my first made-from-scratch cake, ever. I'll post pictures of it later. Cross your fingers for me, as I'm playing Betty Crocker today.