Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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This morning I woke up early (4:15am) and got in a workout. I was pretty proud of myself for getting out of bed. I put up a calendar in the basement. Each time I work out, I can put a sticker on the calendar. Yep, even as an adult the sticker reward chart is still motivational for me. I made breakfast for me and D and got a jumpstart on the typical Thursday cleaning day by stripping and making our bed and throwing in some laundry. This morning I looked through a bunch of cookbooks and went through the blog to write down all the recipes I've shared this past year. I work much better from recipe cards. So, not that I'm just about caught up on recipe cards, I've begun meal planning for the next year. Yeah, you read that right. I'm meal planning for the next YEAR. Maybe not every single meal (because I'm sure there will be requests, or days that I just throw in the towel and get take out) but a good number of them. I'm looking for lunch ideas for me AND the kids... so if you have any, let me know! Anyway, after breakfast and meal planning, the twins and I ran a couple of errands. The rest of the day was spent reading books, and cooking! We had a friend join us for dinner, and my mom took Squeak to the aquarium this afternoon. A very busy day all around!
Good Deeds: A couple of small good deeds today... my mom recently gave me back my old laptop from my college days. Yeah, it's 17 years old or so. Kind of insane. And it still works. CRAZINESS! Anyway, I took it to Best Buy for recycling. At least that's one piece of electronics that I was able to keep out of the landfill. Every little bit helps, people! Not only that, they will also give you a receipt you can use for tax purposes. Not that I can write anything off for a 17 year old computer, but you might have some electronics lying around at your house you can donate. Just something to keep in mind. A few months ago, a friend of mine gave me some baby clothes for my boy and also some for another friend of mine. However, the clothes weren't quite the right size and season for my one friend, so I set them aside and just mailed them all to someone else I know that is expecting a boy! It's always nice when you can send and benefit from hand me down clothing!
Reading: while working out this morning, I listened to the second season of the Serial podcast. I'm very behind. While I don't foresee enjoying season 2 as much as season 1, I'm already pretty sucked in with the first episode! Not too long ago, I saw that Daniel Handler posted that librarians could write a note to his agent and receive a free advance reading copy of his newest novel. So, I wrote a note and a few days later, it arrived. I have to say, it's not what I was expecting - although the title should have been a big clue! Yeah, it's pretty dirty. It's also a little sad, and even though Cole disgusted me a bit, I couldn't help but feel sad for him. He seemed truly lost and I don't know that he ever found his way. A book with a lot of teen angst, though due to its pornographic nature, I couldn't recommend it for teens to read. Definitely for mature adult audiences only.
Recipes:I was SO busy in the kitchen today! I started by making two portions of Easy Crock Pot Chicken Catcciatore by New Leaf Wellness. I made one batch and put it right in the crock pot for dinner tonight, and then I made a second batch to freeze in a bag and cook later. This was actually REALLY good! I was fairly traumatized by this dish as a child when my parents forced me to eat it, but I really like this recipe, a lot! It was a hit with the kids and our dinner guest as well. We will definitely be making this again. I also liked that the prep was really super easy. I realized that the freezer was getting a little low on breakfast food, so I restocked on pumpkin pancakes and two different kinds of banana muffins. We should be good to go now for a while!
Random Thoughts: I wish that I could always stay motivated to wake up at 4:15am. I can get so much more accomplished in the day! I feel as though I could conquer the world! And then 12:30pm rolls around, and I have to drink some iced tea to give myself a boost to make it through the rest of the day. And here it is, barely 9pm and I'm ready to crawl in bed. Sigh. And with that, I bid you good night!
Places/Activities:
This morning I woke up early (4:15am) and got in a workout. I was pretty proud of myself for getting out of bed. I put up a calendar in the basement. Each time I work out, I can put a sticker on the calendar. Yep, even as an adult the sticker reward chart is still motivational for me. I made breakfast for me and D and got a jumpstart on the typical Thursday cleaning day by stripping and making our bed and throwing in some laundry. This morning I looked through a bunch of cookbooks and went through the blog to write down all the recipes I've shared this past year. I work much better from recipe cards. So, not that I'm just about caught up on recipe cards, I've begun meal planning for the next year. Yeah, you read that right. I'm meal planning for the next YEAR. Maybe not every single meal (because I'm sure there will be requests, or days that I just throw in the towel and get take out) but a good number of them. I'm looking for lunch ideas for me AND the kids... so if you have any, let me know! Anyway, after breakfast and meal planning, the twins and I ran a couple of errands. The rest of the day was spent reading books, and cooking! We had a friend join us for dinner, and my mom took Squeak to the aquarium this afternoon. A very busy day all around!Reading: while working out this morning, I listened to the second season of the Serial podcast. I'm very behind. While I don't foresee enjoying season 2 as much as season 1, I'm already pretty sucked in with the first episode! Not too long ago, I saw that Daniel Handler posted that librarians could write a note to his agent and receive a free advance reading copy of his newest novel. So, I wrote a note and a few days later, it arrived. I have to say, it's not what I was expecting - although the title should have been a big clue! Yeah, it's pretty dirty. It's also a little sad, and even though Cole disgusted me a bit, I couldn't help but feel sad for him. He seemed truly lost and I don't know that he ever found his way. A book with a lot of teen angst, though due to its pornographic nature, I couldn't recommend it for teens to read. Definitely for mature adult audiences only.
Recipes:I was SO busy in the kitchen today! I started by making two portions of Easy Crock Pot Chicken Catcciatore by New Leaf Wellness. I made one batch and put it right in the crock pot for dinner tonight, and then I made a second batch to freeze in a bag and cook later. This was actually REALLY good! I was fairly traumatized by this dish as a child when my parents forced me to eat it, but I really like this recipe, a lot! It was a hit with the kids and our dinner guest as well. We will definitely be making this again. I also liked that the prep was really super easy. I realized that the freezer was getting a little low on breakfast food, so I restocked on pumpkin pancakes and two different kinds of banana muffins. We should be good to go now for a while!
Random Thoughts: I wish that I could always stay motivated to wake up at 4:15am. I can get so much more accomplished in the day! I feel as though I could conquer the world! And then 12:30pm rolls around, and I have to drink some iced tea to give myself a boost to make it through the rest of the day. And here it is, barely 9pm and I'm ready to crawl in bed. Sigh. And with that, I bid you good night!
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