This past Wednesday was one of those days, all around. It seemed like the little things kept creeping up on me, just when I thought I was ahead, something would come up and set me back. Ever have one of those days? Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
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Sin in a Casserole Dish
Yep. I’ve been at it again. I love making recipes I’ve found on Pinterest! The more I cook, the more my confidence grows. I like it. My husband likes it. My family likes it. My co-workers like it. This Pinterest thing is turning out to be a good thing, not just a time suck with a whole lotta drama like Facebook. I keep saying I’m done with Facebook but can’t seem to pull the trigger. We’ll see.
So, the latest was a tasty little sinful treat called Cheesy Biscuit Bread. There wasn’t much in the way of directions, so I just melted a stick (or two?) of butter in a shallow bowl and then added about 2 cups or so of shredded cheddar cheese that and mixed it up. I cut the biscuits from the can into fourths and microwaved about 6 or so pieces of bacon until it was not quite done. Then I used tongs to dip the biscuit pieces into the butter & cheese mixture and then to a glass baking dish. After that, I sprinkled my little bacon addition on top and baked for 20-25 minutes. The result was decadent and deliciously easy. I almost felt like I should go ahead and head to confession after eatingĀ it! But I did not.
Something about denying ourselves meat on Fridays during Lent makes the meat we eat the other six days (if any) taste so much better. Funny how that works, right? š
An update on my reading adventures…
I recently decided that I wanted to read more. I have always enjoyed reading, but I never made time read. Continue reading
Reflecting on the past week
Monday & Tuesday were pretty stressful with Nat Kat being sick and trying to juggle the work/home commitments. I have to admit, anytime my kids get sick, IĀ thank God that it’s just a stomach flu, or a nasty cold, or strep throat, or the flu, etc. It could be so much worse. God bless the parents having to watch their sweet babies in hospital beds and feeling helpless. God bless those children. Whew. Continue reading
More things I need to work on…
I like setting goals. I really do. I like to-do lists and checking things off and organization and children who sleep. I want to live in a clean and organized house and be rested enough to rise to the challenges my children give me in the form of homework, potty training, learning ABC’s, hitting, tattling and all kinds of other things. But for some reason I just remain in the same place, stuck, not knowing where to start or how to change the (not a routine) routine I have come to be in. I want my children to be organized and how can I expect them to be organized when I am a fleeting mess just trying to get by?
Here are things I KNOW will help me:
1. Take my bath at night before bed. This solves lots of problems in one fell swoop. Me time? check. Read a book while I soak? check. Actually use my various night creams and insure that I brush my teeth? check. And I’m clean for the morning rush and usually my long curly hair is easier to deal with after it’s dried all night.
2. Force my children to go to bed at the same time every night. No. Matter. What. This was so much easier to accomplish when it was just Bryson. It it was easier when there were no homework requirements. But, I must do this again with all three children because they NEED it. And so do I.
3. Throw a bunch of shit away.Ā I MUST unclutter my home. It would run so much more smoothly if I didn’t have all these distractions.
Those are the big three. I also need to do a better job of making sure I get my exercise in, my water consumption up, meal planning done and the all important, yet elusive to most Moms –Ā “Me Time”.Ā When I say Me Time, I’m lumping it all in – time with my husband, with each of the children alone, time with my girlfriends and then just time for things I enjoy myself – like reading and sewing.
I know it’s not possible to do it all, all the time, or even some of the time. But for the sake of my sanity, I have to work on the above three things. Hard. Everyday.
Make Stuff Mommy Transformation Continues…
As if I needed more on my to-do list… Enter: Pinterest. So many ways to unleash my inner crafter. And Baker. And Cook. And Seamstress. And Organizer. And…Ā My latest Pinterest finds that I have actually completed follow. Continue reading
Being sick stinks…
So says Natalie Kate, even though she still looks as cute a bug. And so the debate in my head rages: take her to the Doctor, or not? I’m inclined to not, but I always torture myself with the “what ifs?” so much that by day three, which will be tomorrow, I end up hauling her in just to be told it’s viral and will go away on it’s on – and inevitably, she feels 100% better the next day. Hmm.
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