Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.

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One day I was sitting at work and a calendar reminder popped up that I had an appointment with Doug this week. Seeing how my regional manager’s name was Doug, I assumed it was a fairly important meeting. The problem was that I could not remember what our meeting was about.

Typically, Doug would meet with us about sales goals and other campaigns for the bank, so I was dumbfounded as to what this could be about. I went to my manager to see if she knew and she didn’t .

I thought that it was strange that the head honcho was coming to meet with just me, and no one had any clue what it was about. Could it be a promotion??? Oh no, was I in trouble for something? What could it be?

Finally, I knew I had to do something about it so I sent a simple email inquiring aboutthe details of our meeting. A quick response came back, and Doug said that he did not have a meeting with me on his calendar.

Hmm…I thought it was strange. Why did I have the reminder set on my calendar? Then it hit me. By appointment with Doug, I was reminding myself that I needed to take my dog to the vet. Dohhhh!!!

What a dumb mistake! At least I didn’t make a mistake by adding an avocado to my typical pesto recipe tonight to make…

Avocado Pesto

Ingredients:

2 cups basil

1/3 cup pine nuts

½ lemon, juiced

3 Tablespoons olive oil

1 Tablespoon garlic, minced

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1 avocado

Directions:

1. Place basil in food processor. Top with pine nuts.

2. Add lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper and blend together.

3. For my basic pesto mix I would stop there, but tonight I decided to add an avocado for a creamier result. Continue mixing.

4. Enjoy!

Pesto is so versatile it can be used in anything. I like it tossed in pasta, used as a pizza base, or as dressing on a sandwich.

With the addition of avocado this would make a pasta meal so luscious and creamy.

I happen to also really love pesto because I have so much success with basil in my garden. It is one the few things I can manage to keep alive.

What do you have the most success with in your garden?