bettyandbob Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I haven't been doing a good job cooking lately. I made something good for dinner tonight. Sauteed mushrooms onions and chicken with cream and parmesan to go over pasta. That sounds lame now. But the way things have been going it felt good to put that together and know everyone will like it. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 It sounds delicious, and I totally get that it's a triumph! My cooking triumph was last night--roast pork w/potatoes and carrots, plus homemade buttermilk biscuits. :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 That's not lame. Best I got for today is I managed to get out of bed despite hardly sleeping last night and shlepping to my class. And signing up for the next class which is never straight forward in the CC bureaucracy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 We have been avoiding eating out! What I've been cooking at home hasn't been very exciting but if it means not eating out I'm good with it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) . Edited September 11, 2020 by Æthelthryth the Texan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I got a few things done, its almost dinner prep time, and I am not exhausted. Thank you primary doctor for keeping up professionally and knowing about the MTHFR mutation. I have got to get myself a Life Is Good tshirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I got up early to go to the gym with DH even though I woke up at 3:30 am with terrible cramps and had just fallen back to sleep when the alarm went off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 It's not a complete victory yet, but I managed to get everything out of the pantry to clean and organize it before the holidays. I can't put everything back in until I vacuum all the crevices, which I'm waiting to do until after the baby's nap. My other victory is that the baby is actually taking two good long naps today. He's almost a year and has been dropping his second nap some days, but he's not ready for that. We've had a few rough nights as a result. I'm hoping the whole good naps lead to good night sleep holds true tonight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandBoys Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 My triumph today was that I managed to attend 4 different therapy or doctor appointments in 4 different locations and for 4 different people,, did half of the seasonal clothing swap, and completed all normal homeschool work. My preschooler just announced that he peed in his car seat, so I might be in need of wine. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I was in a long line at Costco (normal Costco crowd + Thanksgiving + early Christmas shopping = Costco Hell).... I did the risky thing of switching lines to a line where I'd actually be behind, as it was moving faster. This almost never works for me, but today it did. :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I was in a long line at Costco (normal Costco crowd + Thanksgiving + early Christmas shopping = Costco Hell).... I did the risky thing of switching lines to a line where I'd actually be behind, as it was moving faster. This almost never works for me, but today it did. :D Good for you! This never works for me. I always end up behind someone paying by check for two separate orders. And then I imagine the knight from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade telling me I chose poorly. :-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Washing our bedding before the normal bedding washing day. But...that is only because my dog got on our bed last night and threw up on it. 😑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I avoided the anxiety attack that happens when I take my kids to the dentist. Two had appointments today. Dh got an unexpected day off and he took them! I only had to hear about the damage second hand. So much better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raifta Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Found a really old backpacker pantry meal in the cupboard (really old but still not quite expired), made it for lunch and the kids actually ate it and one even liked it! One less thing in the pantry, thanks to my mission of cleaning out the old by the end of 2016. Also watched another big bunch of garden carrots. Did the final harvest of the garden this past weekend (about weeks after the usual frost date here!) and got soooo much stuff. Now I'm trying to process a big chunk every day either for snacking or into salads so we actually eat it instead of having it sit in my vegetable crisper and go bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Good for you! This never works for me. I always end up behind someone paying by check for two separate orders. And then I imagine the knight from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade telling me I chose poorly. :-) Yes, I'm pretty sure I've used up my "good lane switching Karma" for at least the next year based on how seriously crowded/long the lines were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) . Edited September 11, 2020 by Æthelthryth the Texan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I got out of bed. Seriously, that was hard enough and I reset my alarm multiple times. I'm just so tired and sore and not sleeping well here in the final stretch of pregnancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy not in HI Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 We are supposed to get a winter storm tomorrow, so today I weeded the entire side yard and raked up a huge amount of pine needles and pine cones. It's something that's been on my to do list for weeks!! Got it done! Took the yard waste to the yard waste dump, too!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I have company arriving tomorrow and today I finished my to do list of things I needed to do before they arrive. Usually by the day before i start scratching things off my list without doing them...hey, they're family, I don't really need to vacuum under the litter box... But today I did all the things. And I wish a friend would stop by unannounced because my whole house is clean. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 My accomplishment is that I really didn't do a lot today. It is the first day of my vacation and I have a very-busy-no-fun 8 days coming up. I decided to take today and pretty much relax. I talked to my mom on the phone, spent some time online and made some appointments. But I am getting antsy, so my goal of a whole day on the couch is coming to an end. LOL I did manage 4 hours of nothing important though, so that is a huge accomplishment for me! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Yay, for triumphs, no matter how small they may seem! A triumph is a triumph! I managed to assuage a customers concerns today and avoid a cancellation - for now. I'll take it! Even made some suggestions which she appreciated. Woohoo! Now to go to my writers meeting, which is always a good thing. Ciao! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I completely lost it with my dd yesterday. I apologized and we had a good talk, but I still felt pretty rotten about it. So my triumph for today is that I kept Angry Mommy under a rock where she belongs. Tweens bring out the absolute worst in me! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I got out of bed and have only hidden in the bathroom to cry once. Yay? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My family and I unpacked about 2/3 of our house today. We moved this weekend. We'll finish the final details tomorrow. I couldn't be more thrilled. I also cooked three meals - but only because we're all a little shocked from the transition and sitting together for a meal always feels very grounding. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I got out of bed and have only hidden in the bathroom to cry once. Yay? Sometimes that's a HUGE accomplishment. Be kind to yourself! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryMak07 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 We do a little "co-op" that I run with two other families from church who are also doing Kindergarten this year. We take turns hosting and tie the co-op to the books we have been reading or to a holiday. Today I hosted Thanksgiving co-op, which I had planned out. There were a total of 8 kids and 3 moms and we read several books together, made "thankful for" wreaths and handprint turkeys and had a FEAST with al the normal Thanksgiving food. It went so well. We had friends here from 11-3 and just had a lovely time. But then I was TIRED! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My triumph today is in biting my tongue when I really want to tell people what freakin' idiots they are. Oh, and forcing myself to go to a church meeting this evening. I really didn't want to go, but I did it. I guess I'm just a grump today, huh? (LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) nm Edited December 6, 2016 by cathey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I passed my karate test last night. It was a really big deal for me, because last time I tested (in August) I broke my tibia. I was really scared to try again. Pretty much every time I did something last night, I asked my training partner, "Are you ok?" Nobody got hurt, and I passed. I need a Tylenol and another quart of water for my poor muscles. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaniemom Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My triumph......I got through our homeschool review (actually pretty painless mostly) despite my respite sitter canceling on me and having to take all 3 kids. This was one case where I didn't mind at all giving in to the technology to keep them occupied. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplejackmama Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I got out of bed and have only hidden in the bathroom to cry once. Yay? Soul sisters. Although I've wept openly. All day long. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I had a new personal best at the gym today :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) I tried a new recipe for baked eggplant parmigiana and it turned out really well. The real triumph is I got all of the foods (spaghetti, frozen meatballs, jar sauce, plus a zucchini veggie bake AND a glutenfree pasta bake for Diamond) ready on time before SweetChild had to leave for dress rehearsal. Show weeks tend to be horrible nutritionally for us, too much drive through nuggets and burgers and general junky food. So for tomorrow's opening night she will have AWESOME leftovers with plenty of veggies for a big lunch and deli sandwiches before the show, as is her preference. GIANT HIGH FIVES to everyone who had any sort of triumph today, big or small. And GIANT HUGS to anyone who believes there was nothing triumphant today. Hoping tomorrow will be better. Edited November 17, 2016 by Rebel Yell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I have been vomiting sick for a day and a half... I pushed myself to take the kids to co-op and managed to get a migraine on top of already being sick. I wanted to die. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I hung art/decor on my walls today. I've been trying to get that done for a year now. (We moved a year ago.) I also picked what color I'm going to paint my bathroom (SW Comfort Gray). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 It takes a lot of energy to cook, especially with kids and homeschooling. KUDOS!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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