Month: January 2016

Okay, I’m acting like this room is some really big deal, and it isn’t, it’s just the only thing I’ve got going on right now. I needed a project bad, and once I get a project started, it’s all I think about. Dinner was even an after thought last night. And….I forgot to prepare anything for Mike’s lunch…..and….I forgot….yes, I forgot….to go to Yoga last night at 6:30. and I really like that class! I was hoping to have a project that wouldn’t cost a lot of money, and so far, so good! We had extra paint leftover from recently painting Mike’s office and I had all of the painting supplies in the garage. I thought i was going to have to do something drastic to the stained, 17 year old, beige, builder grade carpet, but thanks to a fairly recent purchase of a miracle carpet cleaner product called Capture, (apparently it’s […]

I’ve been slowly prepping my Exercise Room Project for paint, and yesterday afternoon, I finally got some paint on the walls. We recently painted Mike’s home office, and I really liked the color. I remembered yesterday that we had barely used any of the second gallon of paint, so I opened it up and got started. The paint covered great, so I didn’t have to buy paint! Yay! More money to buy fun stuff for the walls! I’m terrible about accepting a bare wall. Before I started painting, I went to a 10:00 am Jazzercise class, then I grabbed a Starbucks coffee. Just black coffee, but so good. Do you ever order a Pour Over? So fresh and yummy. Then I got in line for the car wash, along with everyone else in the city. It was the first sunny warmish day we’ve had in a while. Except for forgetting to […]

Remember the other day when I had two crappy dinners in a row, and all I really wanted was some really good Shrimp Fajita’s? Yesterday I got my Shrimp Fajita’s, and they were exactly what I had hoped that they would be. I went to lunch with some girlfriends, then we did a little shoe shopping, then we shared a bottle of wine and sat by a fire, then we went grocery shopping and my friends found the bulk chocolate covered almonds, (I ate 6 of them on the way home), and then we called it a day. It was great day! I hope you had a great day too! Here are yesterday’s eats….. Breakfast – 8 SP Breakfast Bowl with One Scrambled Egg, 3 Scrambled Egg Whites and 75 g of Potatoes cooked in 1 tsp of clarified butter, and 1/2 Slice Crumbled Bacon.   Lunch – 8 SP […]

Yesterday was the third day in a row that I exercised in the morning. I love it when I do that, and I hate it when I forget how much I love it when I do that! Before Jazzercise, I made this Breakfast Bowl. I’ll explain what it is later. After my 10:00 am Jazzercise class, I hit up Costco and the grocery store for a few things, then I came home and spent the afternoon in the kitchen making up for the lack of food prep that I didn’t do on Sunday. I had about a 24 hour kitchen withdrawal. I’m back now. l made Egg Muffins for the hubs. I like them too, but I prefer a big skillet of veggies with an egg on top. The hubs likes these because he can grab a few and heat them up at work when he’s ready for breakfast. I […]

I had a crappy dinner on Saturday and a crappy dinner on Sunday. The best meal that I had all weekend was my awesome breakfast on Saturday. Seriously, it’s a good thing we like eggs. Sunday afternoon,  we went to the combined birthday party of our two granddaughters. How sweet are these two? The party was puppy themed and it was adorable! Um….do the pups on these cupcakes look familiar? I swear this party was based on our two pups.   Okay, maybe not. Here are Saturday’s eats….. Breakfast – 10 SP Chicken Apple Sausage, Lots of veggies, Two Eggs, Black Coffee. My favorite meal all weekend!   Lunch – 5 SP Chicken Salad made with Mayo and Grapes. Carrots and Bell Peppers on the side.   Snack – 3 SP 1 Cup of Frozen Blueberries heated up, then topped with 1 Tablespoon of Almond Butter. This made an awesome […]

Friday night, we went to dinner with a few friends. I felt like I had spent a lot of time at home all week, so I was ready for an evening out. We had a little Happy Hour, followed with a nice long dinner. After realizing how many of us were on our phones while at dinner, someone suggested that we stack our phones in the middle of the table, and the first one to grab their phone, had to pay the bill. Money can do some crazy things, because we spent the rest of the dinner chatting, laughing, and enjoying everyone being present. Nobody touched their phone…..well, except for me to take a picture of my dinner! You know I had to! It was a great evening out and I even hit the dance floor for a song or two! Here are yesterday’s eat’s…… Breakfast – 6 SP Three Un-Pictured Dates, Black […]

When I think of a Cozy Winter Day, I think about things like drinking hot tea, eating chili, sitting by the fireplace, wearing cozy socks and spending the day in my robe. We’ve had light snow and temperatures in the 20’s here the last few days, and there were just enough accidents out there on the slippery and icy roads, that I decided to spend my time at home, dong  cozy wintery things. I’ve had a fire in the fireplace and spent lots of time chatting on the phone with family and friends, I’ve spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Yesterday I made Homemade Mayo, Clarified butter, I cooked up Chicken Breast to freeze for quick dinners, I made Tuna and Chicken Salad for lunches over the next few days, and I roasted a spaghetti squash. I’ve discovered all sorts of great exercises on the Exercise on Demand channel […]

Okay, fraud might be a little harsh, but I feel guilty saying I’m doing the Whole30 for the month of January, when apparently, I am not actually doing the Whole30. We had some friends over to watch the Chiefs game on Saturday night, and while I had complete control over the food I prepared and ate, I did have a few beers. Then, I spent a little time over the last few days with some girlfriends, and I did a really good job with my food choices, but I did end up drinking a couple of beers and a little wine. I’ve changed my diet to so many whole foods, that I really don’t even feel guilty about having a few drinks, I just feel guilty saying I’m doing Whole30, when I’m actually not. I shared my Turkey Sweet Potato Chili with some friends over the last few days, and […]

(Revised to Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints 1/17/2018. Points calculated using Weight Watcher Recipe Builder) “love the life you live, live the life you love”

I had a very Happy Friday that started off with a great WW meeting. Those ladies can really crack me up. We were talking a lot about sugar and our struggles with it, and without it, when one lady said….”I’m a Coke addict…..the kind you drink.” The whole room had a good laugh. I don’t know really how old she is, but I would guess her to be in her 60’s or 70’s, which for some reason, made me laugh harder. After our sugar talk, we briefly talked “Food Finds”, and someone had brought in a container of yogurt called Three Zero’s? That might not be exactly what it was called. When asked what the three zero’s were, I think she said ” Zero fat, zero sugar…….” and before she could finish, someone else yelled out….” Zero taste!” Again, giggles. Fun group. We do have a good time in our […]