Kelli M

@spiderdust (14760)

San Jose, California • Age 53

Joined myLot 8 years ago

Lapsed academic. Professional cook. Former DJ for clubs and radio. Mama and stepmom to 6.

Discussions (454)

Kelli M's Discussions

still here, kinda

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 29 Oct

I don't think I've been on here in a year, and it's been a busy one. Things that happened during that time... my ex got a job, so we didn't have to sell the house and move (yay!), one of the older kids graduated from high...

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post-Thanksgiving weekend

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 25 Nov 23

I survived the holiday! And the work week leading up to the holiday, but wow did it take a bit out of me. I can tell that I'm getting older. I felt less organized this year than last year, but I overheard some of the teens saying...

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making the Thanksgiving checklist

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 11 Nov 23

We're trying to figure out all the Thanksgiving prep and shopping details here so the holiday can run as smoothly as possible. I think we've decided on the menu, although some things can't be prepped until shortly before...

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mushroom... coffee?

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 5 Nov 23

As you all know, I bring home free things from work when they're being discarded from inventory. Recently I found several bags of ground coffee in the discards area, but this was no ordinary coffee -- it was organic Peruvian...

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already November

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 4 Nov 23

I've been trying to interact with other people's posts today, but I suppose I should write a post myself so people can interact back. I'm not ready for the holidays. It's been a difficult year financially. My ex still hasn't...

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the cost of housing is insane

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 29 Oct 23

Do you know how much a condemned, meth contaminated, formerly used as a meth lab house costs these days,.one that the county hasn't even cleared anyone to enter yet? $1.5 million USD. No one can even live...

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feels like a soup day

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 16 Sep 23

It might get up to the mid-70s today (F, so around 24C), but it's currently grey and overcast, and I have 2 lbs of yellow split peas in the cabinet calling my name. Split pea soup for dinner tonight! I just diced up a whole onion...

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Finally on our way

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 25 Jul 23

Today has been quite the adventure, but the hard part seems to be over. We're finally up in the air, currently halfway across the continent. We're getting home several hours later than we originally expected (and technically on a...

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On our way home... sorta

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 25 Jul 23

We're flying home today, but we've had all kinds of unplanned adventures due to the heavy rains on the US East Coast. Our first connecting flight was canceled just as I was printing out our boarding passes! We got rerouted to a...

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I met a MyLotter!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 23 Jul 23

This past week, I traveled to Ohio to attend a family reunion. While on the plane, I browsed through MyLot a bit and discovered that @FourWalls was planning to be in the same area at the same time this weekend! It was such a...

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Leaving on a jet plane!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 19 Jul 23

I'm off on our trip to the Eastern US to meet up with my dad, my siblings, and other relatives for an extended family reunion. Currently sitting in the plane with my kids. We have a red-eye tonight, which isn't ideal, but I've...

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Thousands of illegal fireworks seized!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 2 Jul 23

Two weeks ago there was a massive fire at a storage unit facility near my home. It's unclear what started the fire initially, but a unit filled with fireworks caught fire and set off ALL of the fireworks. 50 storage units burned...

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she's off on her next adventure

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 28 Jun 23

My eldest bird left the nest again today. I feel rather complicated about it all. I hope she does well. I worry about her a lot and don't know that this decision is the best, but I just have to let go of that and trust that she...

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Lots of hazelnuts!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 26 Jun 23

I have several pounds of hazelnuts at the moment. I've been looking for creative ways to use them, especially non-dessert ideas. Some have been used in homemade pesto and some have been consumed as snacks, and I found a brown...

hazelnuts

food

creativity

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what I've made out of donated food

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 25 Jun 23

As many of you know, I often bring home items (groceries) from work that are being donated or discarded due to being near or past the package "sell-by" date, and I sometimes get free food from other locations as well. Sometimes...

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been busy lately

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 17 May 23

I am still alive! I've been quite busy lately. Today my big task has been defrosting the stand up freezer in the garage. It's almost finished, and then I have to wipe it out, turn it back on, and let it get cold again before I...

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hot weather dinner

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 27 Apr 23

It was over 90F/32C today! Needless to say, I didn't want to use the stove to make dinner tonight, so we're having what we call "TikTok wraps". A few years ago, long before I ever used the platform, someone on...

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just popping in for a moment

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 26 Apr 23

Today is a day off of paid work for me, but I've still been busy. I'm in the middle of meal prepping and gardening right now, but it seemed like a good time to take a moment to get caught up on here and post a small update. It's...

daily life

gardening

cooking

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I must have been very tired

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 19 Apr 23

Yesterday morning, I did my usual get-dressed-by-the-light-of-the-TV while getting ready for work. It wasn't until I got off of work and stepped out of the car back at the house that I realized I wore mismatched Crocs that day....

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some wholesome and comforting content

Kelli M @spiderdust (14760) • San Jose, California 19 Apr 23

Recently I discovered the content creator Old Time Hawkey on both TikTok and YouTube. His real name is Fritz and he lives in the cedar swamp of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with his two Australian shepherds, Donnybrook and Kris...

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