Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I just listened to a Reggae version of John Denver's Country Roads. It was pretty awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Slache said: I'm looking at Junie's goals. What does better posture mean? I'm contemplating... 52 walks outside by myself (because I'm a big girl now). Lose 12 pounds Listen to 52 sermons outside of church Memorize 12 scriptures 52 games with the kids Read Spanish 365 times 52 short stories to the kids or by myself (still thinking) I keep my goals list open on my computer most of the time so that I can mark things off as I accomplish them. Better posture means that every time I find myself slouching or sitting in an awkward position at the computer, I correct myself into sitting up straight and then I mark it on my goals list. It actually helped me a lot last year. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) I woke up from my nap in time to watch the last 5 minutes of the game. Lynn's team is winning. For now. ETA: Another New Year Booyah! 😉 Edited January 1, 2019 by Junie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I achieved my 2018 goal to kill no one. I am so impressed with myself that I believe that I shall try to extend my streak for another year. #Goals 4 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I am getting a handle on meals for this semester. Monday soups will be Panera broccoli cheese, Kansas City Steak, and coconut lime chicken curry. Wednesday tacos same as last semester (de carnitas, fish, beef/bean), but cutting out the creamy chicken tacos. Thursdays - salmon & rice, spaghetti pie, and spagetti-less lo mein. Friday - turkey pot pie, baked sauerdraut with brats, shepherd's pie. Saturday - gyros, chicken crack wraps, and a vegetarian pasta dish. I think I might be able to find gyros meat at GFS. I might stop by there tomorrow before Aldi opens. Feels like I haven't gotten much done, but I cleaned my bathroom counter and toilet, got rid of the old toothbrush holder and put up the new one plus an organizing basket. I cleaned out and organized my spices on the new spice rack, put dividers in the misc. kitchen tool drawer and organized that, and figured out a better way to store my cutting boards and baking sheets and this other misc. stuff that was driving me nuts. And I'm honing in on my 2019 list. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Junie said: I keep my goals list open on my computer most of the time so that I can mark things off as I accomplish them. Better posture means that every time I find myself slouching or sitting in an awkward position at the computer, I correct myself into sitting up straight and then I mark it on my goals list. It actually helped me a lot last year. This is great! 4 minutes ago, JoJosMom said: I achieved my 2018 goal to kill no one. I am so impressed with myself that I believe that I shall try to extend my streak for another year. #Goals Crap. I should have added that. Now we're having all these legal problems and we're moving. It's a whole thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Junie's getting all the booyas today! 🏆 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Being in charge of a ministry is severely testing my spirituality. Maybe a Holy Bazooka? 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Lynn's blue and white team beat my blue and white team. My lucky booyah didn't work. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Yay! We won! (Barely! 😅) 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I know why I was down last night. Post-project depression. Not that I don't have another project, but I finished a first draft, and there's no more of that story to write. And I have to table revisions and rewriting for a while because I need to work on my novel that's going on sub in a few months. Gosh, that's scary. Going on sub. Good grief. Anyway, I slept well and spent most of the day writing. Did almost 6K of information that might be needed for revisions, and I'm putting these things in one place so I have them when I need them. Most of this is worldbuilding information that has been in my head for many years, and applied to the book, but needs to be more intricately detailed. Fun, but exacting. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 13 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: I know why I was down last night. Post-project depression. Not that I don't have another project, but I finished a first draft, and there's no more of that story to write. And I have to table revisions and rewriting for a while because I need to work on my novel that's going on sub in a few months. Gosh, that's scary. Going on sub. Good grief. Anyway, I slept well and spent most of the day writing. Did almost 6K of information that might be needed for revisions, and I'm putting these things in one place so I have them when I need them. Most of this is worldbuilding information that has been in my head for many years, and applied to the book, but needs to be more intricately detailed. Fun, but exacting. What's your favorite collection of short stories? Preferable something child friendly & public domain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Ookay. We went to the pharmacy for ds to get a flu shot. They said that he no longer has health insurance! I mean, I know that it is the beginning of a new year but we have not received any new insurance cards. I even came right home and went through all the mail in case it had come in unnoticed. But nope. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Goalpo! I'm taping this to the inside of by BJ's front cover. Actual tracking goes on pages in the back. Schedule.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Critter, I have an 11 year old beagle border collie cross with dry skin. She has chronic pancreatitis so I'm nervous about applying oil. Fix it, please. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) So. Helpful tidbit here. If your significant other is putting all your cookbooks back in the high cabinet and happens to find a completely unused "Mom's Family Desk Planner" from 2008, it can be used this year, because the dates line up. ETA: at least through February, because 2008 was a leap year. Oh well. It has Sandra Boynton stickers! Edited January 2, 2019 by Susan in TN 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Susan, I'm interested in doing better in meal planning this year. Can you tell me exactly how your meals are scheduled? I know you have soup on Mondays, but I don't know the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: So. Helpful tidbit here. If your significant other is putting all your cookbooks back in the high cabinet and happens to find a completely unused "Mom's Family Desk Planner" from 2008, it can be used this year, because the dates line up. ETA: at least through February, because 2008 was a leap year. Oh well. It has Sandra Boynton stickers! I've done this with a calendar. It's every 7 years so save it for 2022. 9 minutes ago, Junie said: Susan, I'm interested in doing better in meal planning this year. Can you tell me exactly how your meals are scheduled? I know you have soup on Mondays, but I don't know the rest. Not Susan, but we cook 3 days per week and have leftovers 3 days per week. We also double and freeze a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Junie said: Susan, I'm interested in doing better in meal planning this year. Can you tell me exactly how your meals are scheduled? I know you have soup on Mondays, but I don't know the rest. It's mostly based on our activity schedule. We have soup on Mondays because I can stick it in the slowcooker and it's ready when we get back from all our activities. Tuesdays we have a "picnic" dinner in the car because we are driving to kid's orchestra rehearsal during dinnertime. The rest of the nights are mostly random. I usually pick 4 meals for each day of the week to rotate except this semester I'm just doing 3 different meals. Ideally they will last 4 months, and they usually last a bit longer. We have a giant upright deep freezer that makes it all possible - soups especially. For a lot of the meals I just cook and freeze the meats ahead and make sure I have all the other necessary ingredients on hand when that meal is coming up. Am I answering any of your questions? 😬 ETA: I don't like meal planning or cooking in particular, so having everything mostly "settled" ahead of time is really helpful for my general stress levels. Edited January 2, 2019 by Susan in TN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 The snow warriors are back. Juliet LOVED the snow. Apparently she was burrowing in it. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Susan in TN said: It's mostly based on our activity schedule. We have soup on Mondays because I can stick it in the slowcooker and it's ready when we get back from all our activities. Tuesdays we have a "picnic" dinner in the car because we are driving to kid's orchestra rehearsal during dinnertime. The rest of the nights are mostly random. I usually pick 4 meals for each day of the week to rotate except this semester I'm just doing 3 different meals. Ideally they will last 4 months, and they usually last a bit longer. We have a giant upright deep freezer that makes it all possible - soups especially. For a lot of the meals I just cook and freeze the meats ahead and make sure I have all the other necessary ingredients on hand when that meal is coming up. Am I answering any of your questions? 😬 ETA: I don't like meal planning or cooking in particular, so having everything mostly "settled" ahead of time is really helpful for my general stress levels. I think so. 😉 You have a rotating schedule of 3 or 4 weeks. Do you have this written down on a calendar or something so that you can remember? And what do you mean it will last 4 months? The meat/etc. in the freezer? I think I'm getting it... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Slache said: What's your favorite collection of short stories? Preferable something child friendly & public domain. Hard to say. I like a lot of short stories, but not many are child friendly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Slache said: Critter, I have an 11 year old beagle border collie cross with dry skin. She has chronic pancreatitis so I'm nervous about applying oil. Fix it, please. Moisturizing pet shampoo and possibly a leave in product, conditioner or a derma-soothe spray. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I'm so tired. Time for bed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Dh does all the cooking here. That includes all the decision making and planning, and most of the shopping. Sometimes I think having him take over the planning is even better than him doing the actual cooking. Regardless, I'm fully aware of how lucky I am. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Week 1 Monday: sausage biscuits/eggs Tuesday: chicken and noodles Wednesday: pasta/meatballs Thursday: fajitas/nachos Friday: baked chicken/mashed potatoes Week 2 Monday: waffles/bacon Tuesday: chicken pot pie Wednesday: pasta casserole/garlic toast Thursday: steak/baked potatoes Friday: Italian-seasoned chicken Week 3 Monday: omelets/sausage Tuesday: chicken alfredo/noodles Wednesday: pasta/Italian sausage Thursday: beef and broccoli/rice Friday: glazed chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I think I've got it. Now I just need to do it. :hiding: We've had a Sunday routine for years: pasta for lunch/tacos for dinner. I know my meals aren't the healthiest out there and we eat a lot of pasta. Maybe that will be a goal for 2020. I have to have easy meals that I can prepare with a migraine and/or an arthritis flare. And I have picky eaters. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, Junie said: I think so. 😉 You have a rotating schedule of 3 or 4 weeks. Do you have this written down on a calendar or something so that you can remember? And what do you mean it will last 4 months? The meat/etc. in the freezer? I think I'm getting it... :) I have it on my ipad Note. It looks like this: Meals Monday >Tomato bisque/chz crackers (0) Loaded potato (cr cheese) (1) Lemon chicken tarragon (crm)(0) Chili (1) Tuesday Picnic (hb eggs/turkey-cheese rolls, muffin/bread/chips, fruit, dessert) Wednesday >Tacos de carnitas (tortillas, mango salsa, sour cream, cabbage/greens) (0) Beef & bean tacos (shells, salsa/queso, onions, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes) (1) Creamy chicken tacos (cr. chz) (1) Fish tacos (cilantro lime sauce)(1) Thursday >Salmon/rice (1) W.African plasas/rice (spinch)(0) Turkey masala (mushrooms, sour cream) w/rice (1) Greek chicken bake w/rice (0) Friday >Turkey Pot pie (pie crusts) (2) BBQ sandwiches/rice (1) Shepherd's pie beef (3) Chicken avocado enchilada casserole (drain thawed liquid) (1) Saturday >Spaghetti It. sausage/meatball(1) Brats w/sauerkraut, spaetzle/cornbread muffins (2) Roasted Whole Turkey breast (1) IP pork tenderloin/veg/salad (1) The number in paretheses indicates the number of those meals I have left, which I sometimes remember to change. (The meals lasting 4 months means I have enough of those meals to cover 4 months. For instance, 4 months worth of Monday Soups means I need 16-18 8C freezer containers of soup.) The little > indicates which meal we are on for that week. Also in parentheses I'll sometimes add things I need to get at the store for that meal, or what I'm serving with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Junie said: Week 1 Monday: sausage biscuits/eggs Tuesday: chicken and noodles Wednesday: pasta/meatballs Thursday: fajitas/nachos Friday: baked chicken/mashed potatoes Week 2 Monday: waffles/bacon Tuesday: chicken pot pie Wednesday: pasta casserole/garlic toast Thursday: steak/baked potatoes Friday: Italian-seasoned chicken Week 3 Monday: omelets/sausage Tuesday: chicken alfredo/noodles Wednesday: pasta/Italian sausage Thursday: beef and broccoli/rice Friday: glazed chicken Oh, that's very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Junie said: I know my meals aren't the healthiest out there and we eat a lot of pasta. Maybe that will be a goal for 2020. This is hard. See, if you eat a certain way (paleo) then it's more expensive but you eat less. If you stagger back and forth then you are still eating as much but some of your meals are more expensive. It's frustrating. We've made a clean(ish) break from all grains, starches and sugars. It sounds expensive but our grocery budget is lower because we don't eat snacks or desserts and hardly eat breakfast. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Susan, what about squats and pushups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Slache said: This is hard. See, if you eat a certain way (paleo) then it's more expensive but you eat less. If you stagger back and forth then you are still eating as much but some of your meals are more expensive. It's frustrating. We've made a clean(ish) break from all grains, starches and sugars. It sounds expensive but our grocery budget is lower because we don't eat snacks or desserts and hardly eat breakfast. It's not the cost of eating healthy that is necessarily a problem. It's the physical labor of cooking. And I'm a carb addict. 😞 I know that if I ate better I would (likely) feel (some) better, but I just can't handle that right now. And we don't have money to hire a chef. That would be the best option. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I need to add salmon to my menu somewhere... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 My meal plans are kind of whatever we feel like eating that week for two meals and a lot of scrounging. I need to do better, but that's not something I am ready to work on this year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 18 minutes ago, Slache said: Susan, what about squats and pushups? Pushups will (eventually) be part of the burpees - I *really* am not very strong. Squats are awesome, but I want to build up my leg strength a little first because I have knee issues. I think the knee issue will be helped with more muscle and good stretching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 My meal planning goes like this. “Hmmm. What do I feel like cooking tonight?” Then I run to the store for any ingredients that I don’t have on hand. Works so much better for me than planning it all out. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: My meal planning goes like this. “Hmmm. What do I feel like cooking tonight?” Then I run to the store for any ingredients that I don’t have on hand. Works so much better for me than planning it all out. This is kind of how I've been doing it, but I don't go to the store. I just hunt something down in the pantry, fridge, or freezer. It doesn't always go well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Dh made kielbasa, potatoes, and sauerkraut for dinner. He knows that kielbasa is not my favorite, so while he was out this afternoon he bought be sushi to have for my dinner. :) It was so thoughtful of him!! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: My meal planning goes like this. “Hmmm. What do I feel like cooking tonight?” Then I run to the store for any ingredients that I don’t have on hand. Works so much better for me than planning it all out. If that was my menu planning, we would alternate dinners of ice cream and popcorn, because those are the only things that I ever feel like eating. I never feel like cooking. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: My meal planning goes like this. “Hmmm. What do I feel like cooking tonight?” Then I run to the store for any ingredients that I don’t have on hand. Works so much better for me than planning it all out. Matt won't run out so I have to plan everything out to the letter. I'm hoping our next apartment is walking distance from a grocery store. I wouldn't mind getting out and we wouldn't have to eat without certain ingredients! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: My meal planning goes like this. “Hmmm. What do I feel like cooking tonight?” Then I run to the store for any ingredients that I don’t have on hand. Works so much better for me than planning it all out. 9 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: If that was my menu planning, we would alternate dinners of ice cream and popcorn, because those are the only things that I ever feel like eating. I never feel like cooking. However, I often think it would be fun when I "retire" for dh and I to walk down to the local farmer's vegetable stand and buy veggies and stuff for lunch and dinner. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I don't plan out my meals that far in advance. I've had too many changes in plans to do that. Mostly I can do a couple of days at a time. I really hate going to the store every day, too, so there's that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 We had quesadillas for dinner since we had a big yummy lunch at my Mom and dad’s today. Ok, so I have successfully condensed all my homeschooling stuff to fit on one IKEA cubby thing. (The large one). DH was not happy with all the junk I had collected and he was right. I had too much. And it was not helpful to have all that stuff. Just overwhelming. iTired, but there are dishes to be done. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 46 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: If that was my menu planning, we would alternate dinners of ice cream and popcorn, because those are the only things that I ever feel like eating. I never feel like cooking. There is some method to my madness. I have a general alternation of proteins - nothing set in stone. I just don’t want chicken every day. We also eat Paleo most days. So that’s always in mind. I have a Pinterest board with recipes that were hits. And I have a Pinterest board with ideas that I haven’t tried yet for those days when I want something different. I live three minutes from the grocery store by car and about 15 minutes walking. I don’t cook every single day- we have leftovers like most people do too. And I am a good cook. Things have gotten a lot better though from the days when it would take me an hour to peel one carrot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I am going to bed. The dishes are done. The floor is swept. Must kiss two children goodnight, yet. Then.... bed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I “bullied “ my board members (or rather two members) into agreeing to a meeting this weekend. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I really don’t like being a bulldog. It isn’t my natural personality. But sometimes it’s necessary to get things done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Mama had too much caffien. Mama's been laying here for an hour without sleeping. Mama did make her step goal though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Day 342 steps Day 214 hips Day 112 bird dog. Day 32 bone broth 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Neko just came tearing down the hallway, Cinnamon hot on his heels. You could practically hear Cinnamon snickering. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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