Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

Tuesday I had the back door open so the dogs could come and go for a bit. While sipping on some coffee, a bird flew in my house! I freaked out, opened all the doors to the house and ran out the front door. When I decided to come back inside, I realized that I would have no idea if the bird had decided to fly out the back door, or stay in. After searching the house while carrying an open umbrella (It just seemed like a good idea at the time. That sparrow was GIGANTIC!), I felt fairly certain that the bird had gone back outside, where he belonged. Thank goodness! Wednesday I got in a walk after working at the Food Truck and I am loving the subtle changes that I am seeing in the trees. Now if it could just be a bit cooler? We spent the […]

It’s been a heck of a few days and each time I would sit down to get a blog post written, something came up or I just wasn’t feeling great. I got an antibiotic on Thursday for a possible sinus infection. My head feels better, but still not great, and I finally got out for a walk with a friend on Sunday, my first exercise in a week! Mike’s birthday is on Halloween, and we had all sorts of little fun things planned over the weekend, then only ended up doing a few of those things. Boo hiss hiss. Yesterday, I was feeling pretty good and I really wanted Mike to have a nice birthday, so I tried to fill his day with Tricks and Treats and birthday surprises. He could not have thanked me any more last night for a great birthday, so mission accomplished. This morning we had no […]

I’ve had five days in a row of no structure, a very large headache and a lack of sleep. These last two days, my back has been acting up. I haven’t had time to sit down and write a blog like I like to write and I am now behind on updating the blog recipes. Ugh. For the last several days, I have felt as though a cold was coming on, but I wasn’t sure if I was actually getting sick, or if allergies are just trying to kill me. I’m still undecided, and I still feel like crap. Saturday, I ate a good breakfast, had a Larabar for lunch in the car, a Tuna Salad sandwich for dinner in the car at 6:00 and a bowl of soup and a beer at about 8:30. Sunday I ate a normal brunch type breakfast, then went to our sons house where I […]

On Sunday, our son and daughter-in-law, Jake and Jordan, had both sides of the family over for a reveal party! Remember back in the old days when you didn’t have a clue if it was a boy or a girl until the baby was born????? Ahhhh…..the good old days. lol. We even got to see a 3-D sonogram picture!! Adorable. Of course. Jordan went all out with the party and everything was so stinkin cute! This was on the porch right before walking into the house.   Then we had to guess. I knew it was a girl! 🙂 You can see my “Gigi” bow on the bottom right.   So excited to watch our family grow!   Jake is our oldest, and this is their first!   The whole house was decorated so darned cute! The smell of Hot Cider in the kitchen filled the house.   Jordan’s dad and […]

Our Friday started off with a WW meeting, then Tess had lunch with a friend while I got a few things marked off of my To Do List. Friday afternoon Tess wasn’t feeling so well  🙁 We did run a few errands together, then ended up chilling at the house in the evening. I grilled out a bunch of food, and roasted a bunch of food, then forgot to take a picture of my dinner plate. 🙂 Tess woke up early Saturday morning feeling better, so we went to an 8:00 am Hot Yoga Class. Yay. I had a training session from 2:00-6:00 in the afternoon, so Tess spent some time with her sister-in-law, Jordan. Jordan and Jake were having ALL of the family (both sides) over on Sunday for a reveal party and Tess wanted to help her grocery shop. Saturday night we kept things simple and Mike and Tess […]

I’ll keep this short today. My daughter came in town from Dallas yesterday and we have a fairly full and long weekend planned. Before the weekend got too busy, we were able to enjoy some nice down time yesterday afternoon. We ended our day with a Hot Yoga class last night, then dinner at home. We are starting a 30 Day Yoga Challenge together, and I’ll blog more about that tomorrow! Today we went to my Friday morning WW meeting, and not only was it great for me to get to a meeting, it was great to have her there with me! We will be counting points and exercising together this weekend, while also getting in some good quality time spent with family. Here are yesterday’s eats….. I hope you all have a beautiful weekend! Breakfast – 5 SP Banana with Almond Butter and an Un-Pictured Nonfat Latte   Lunch – […]

Yesterday I sneezed 982 times. When I sneeze, I don’t hold back. Those that know me, know this all too well. Holding back hurts! By then end of the day, my head and abs hurt from sneezing. I have not yet decided if the last few days have been full of sneezes and a running nose from allergies or possibly a cold? I left the Yoga classroom four times during the hour to blow my nose on Tuesday night. There is nothing worse than constantly sniffing, unless of course it is having to listen to someone else constantly sniffing. Anyhow, yesterday wasn’t much fun and I took three showers trying to wash the allergy away or clear the cold out of my head. Sneezing aside, it was a good day full of good food and lots of water. I skipped the workout. Here are yesteraday’s eats… Breakfast – 7 SP […]

Yesterday was the second morning in a row that I’ve included some Pumpkin in my breakfast. I made these Pumpkin Pancakes. I am also loving my Pumpkin Spice Flavored Dunkin Donuts coffee. Have you tried it? What is your favorite Pumpkin Treat? Is it low in WW SmartPoints or is it a treat that you are willing to sacrifice a few SmartPoints for?   Yesterday was one of those days that was filled with healthy choices and at the end of the day, I went to bed feeling good on the inside, and out! A Hot Yoga class last night was a great way to end the day. I hope you had a great day as well! Here are yesterday’s eats… Breakfast – 7 SP Pumpkin Pancake’s, Egg White and Veggie Scramble   Lunch – 9 SP Tuna Salad, Plantains and Veggies   Dinner – 11 SP This was really yummy. […]

Yesterday started off with a hilly (and hot!) walk that was just over 6 miles. It was a great way to start the day!  I had the day off yesterday, and I had no desire to get anything checked off of my to do list. I drank lots of water, ate good food and kept within my points for the day. For some reason, I feel kinda pooped lately,  Around 3:00 in the afternoon, I decided to put my feet up for just a few minutes…in my bed. I woke up after 5:00!! I am not a napper. I wake up cranky thinking about all of the things that I could have/or should have been doing. I even woke up cranky from naps as a kid. Not yesterday. I woke up feeling rested. Guess I was needing it. After my nap, I cooked up some yummy grub. I grilled up a Flank Steak that would […]

Saturday, I planned my breakfast and lunch around the fact that I had concert plans for the evening. I knew that I would have a few beers and we had plans to eat dinner out before the concert. I made a conscious effort to eat a breakfast and a lunch that were high in protein and low in points. I did have a plan. Well, I ended up drinking all of my weeklies in beer and then we went to Ihop at midnight because we ate a fairly small dinner. I was now in the red with my weeklies. That was NOT my plan at all! I did have a great time, but I overdid on drinks and let myself get caught up in the fun. I had a blast with these two crazy ladies!   I said that I would track all of my food this week, and although […]