Greeeeeen things are popping up in and around my yard...SO excited!
Confession to make- I feel super cranky! Ok, just had to get that out there. Maybe its just time to get away from all the extra noise. Noisy tv, dryer, NEIGHBORS...ugh. I am looking forward to finding some respite and solitude, just not sure when or where but I sure do need it.
Besides the sudden surge of irritability, its been a pretty pleasant weekend. Got rid of my old desk and bookshelf on thursday evening. I'm trying to de-clutter our tiny house and move some pieces of furniture around to get it all fung she-y. Also trying to make room for a small china hutch, which I have been on the prowl for. So yes, went to an estate sale and an antique shop yesterday but I didn't fall in love with anything I'd spend $50 over so yeeeaaaah...still looking. Also went to zumba toning and just about died. it was awesome. followed by a swim in my new swimsuit! BTW, if your looking for a good suit, for actual swimming, not just lying by the pool and tanning, Academy has some pretty good ones. I got a nike two piece with very specific requirements (not a tied one, shorts, long top) and I LOVE it. And yes, I do look very cute in it. I felt very justified after so much exercise in the brownie and coconut ice cream enjoyed later :)
Other news, one of my new years resolutions was to cook more budget-friendly meals at home that weren't super complicated and didn't take a million years and a whole bunch of dishes. I think I may have found the golden key (or something mystical and magical like that). My sister-in-law Shelley (who is awesome, and wonderful, and I love her to death) introduced me to e-mealz. Its this website that you can sign up for and every week it will give you five meals, directions, and a shopping list. It will also tell you how much everything costs on the shopping list!! Its really cool, and a weeks worth of groceries usually cost about $30-$40. Also awesome, you can PICK what kind of list you want, and there are tons to choose from! You could do 2 people to 4 people, go by store (me and Greg do the Wal Mart one since we shop there most), or by dietary needs- low carb, low fat, gluten free, weight watchers, etc. It. Is. Awesome! I went with the wal mart meals for 2 people b/c it suited me and Greg best, and so far everything I made from the list is delicious and, I am fairly certain Greg could handle all on his own. I didn't get a special dietary one- though there were many too choose from, b/c Greg might be sad, but I did look at some of the sample ones and those looked really good too. Some of the meals on the 2 ppl/wal mart list aren't exactly the healthiest choices, which is probably why they taste pretty good, but most are just balanced regular meals. Another great thing about them is the portion sizes are about perfect for two people who are not very good about eating leftovers- though I haven't really made any of the sides, which are usually veggies are bread. Last week I tried out the tator tot casserole (I know, sometimes we eat like little kids) and it was delicious! Also on the list is mexican meatloaf, broccoli and cheese soup, and monte cristos. Very excited about this, and hoping that our food expenditures reflect it.
Really looking forward to my day off tomorrow, even though I will likely be grading papers and making revisions on my thesis. And tuesday....hot stone massage. Oh yes, be jealous ;)
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