Good morning and happy new year to all!!
Well, here we are. Day one of the year. Feeling a little down. Away from family. Feeling lonely I guess. I will go for a walk and after I will keep watching my marathon of The X files to keep me distracted since I already did laundry and cleaned around the house.
Here's a picture of my last night meal.
I hope you all enjoy your day with family and/or friends.
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Thursday!! It's the last day of April and tomorrow starts our Breast Mode Challenge. I am doing a Livestream TONIGHT on YouTube at 8pm EST (5pm PST). Come hang out and get pumped for May!!
Tomorrow we will set our new goals but before we do that, let's finish our reflection on April. What was your toughest challenge in April? Where did you get stuck this month? Understanding where we got stuck and WHY it happened can help us make better goals in May that can lead to better outcomes.
Made a new recipe for Philly Cheese steak casserole last night. So good and those who are strict could easily leave out the peppers and onions. I shared it in a new post.
I start as head cook tomorrow for the next 3 weeks while our cook has her hip replaced. In preparation for morning breakfast I made my oldest this breakfast casserole. He said it was the best one I ever made. Haha. Sausage patties on the bottom, 18 eggs, seasonings, little peppers/onions, and a sprinkle of cheese on top. Pretty sure he ate 1/4 of it for dinner.
My birthday is on the 5th and I am really tempted to make a carnivore dutch baby (Courtney Luna's recipe). However, I know two things will happen ..I will want to eat it all and be annoyed when I have to share and I will gain due to all the dairy. So I am talking myself out not it. I keep saying let's save it for vacation in July.
Side note--why is the sauna sooo relaxing!
