I've officially eaten my own food for every meal since lunch last Wednesday except for a $6 lunch at Chili's on Monday (I had already made lunch plans before we decide not to eat out anymore).
It's not as hard as I thought it would be. I brought cinnamon raisin bread and peanut butter for breakfast all last week, and had a combination of leftovers and ham sandwiches on Deli Thins with carrots and grapes and yogurt-covered raisins. Saturday I made a frittata and bacon and hubby made pancakes (I don't really like pancakes) and grilled ham and cheese sandwiches with apple slices for lunch, and Sunday I made scrambled eggs and berry muffins for breakfast and chicken nachos for lunch. I've had to be more creative to keep us interested in eating at home, but it's also helped in using the stuff in the pantry. The only regret I have is that I had to miss a dear friend's 30th birthday because she was having a dinner at Carrabba's and I just couldn't justify that expense to myself.
I'm excited about Thanksgiving, but mostly I'm excited just to have more time home with family. I'm making stuffing and I'm trying to decide if I should make regular or sausage stuffing (or both, ha!) and I'm thinking about making cranberry sauce too. I love fresh cranberry sauce but I'm in the minority in the crowd that I eat with. I'm also in charge of brining the turkey, so Hubby is picking it up from the in-law's house on Tuesday night and I'll put it in the brine on Wednesday.
Anyhow, onto the menu:
Last week:
Monday: baked spaghetti and garlic bread
Tuesday: pan-fried tilapia, balsalmic asparagus and four-cheese risotto
Wednesday: Burrito bake - very tasty, very easy
Thursday: beef lo mien frozen skillet meal
Friday: Southwest chicken and corn chowder
Saturday: grilled chicken and baked mac & cheese
Sunday: ham sandwiches (I totally phoned it in)
This week:
Monday: spinach and noodle casserole
Tuesday: chicken Bryan and roasted veggies
Wednesday: shrimp and tortellini in creamy pesto
Thursday: Thanksgiving!!!!!!! there will be no weight loss this week.
Friday: frozen pizza (or leftovers if there are some)
Saturday: pulled pork sandwiches
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Declaring shinanigans
-- What kind of person does Brazilian waxes for a living?
-- Also in the discussion of extraneous hair, I have such thin eyebrows that I often say if I were to pluck I'd have no eyebrows at all. I do occasionally get a stray hair, and instead of waxing or plucking them I go to a threader and have them clean them up (we're talking once every 18 months or so). They always look at me weird like, can't you pull your own 3 hairs out?
-- Why do people bitch about their significant other on Facebook? Further, why do people fight on Facebook? Isn't it like yelling out on your front lawn if you grew up with your neighbors?
-- Is it bad form to say I can't wait until my in-laws are incapacitated (old age or something) and I get to host Thanksgiving?
-- Not that I wish them harm or anything. I just want to make something more than stuffing every year.
-- My aunt is fucking nuts. Can I defriend her? Another of my aunts (her sister) defriended me for making an innocent joke about burning Sarah Palin's book, so I think I'm entitled, but I feel bad. But seriously, who makes five comments on their own posts? And talks about some friends' dog on photos of their niece's kids?
-- What got into the Bucs this year? Evidently they just need people NOT to believe in them. I vote for black outs every year - it's the only way, really.
-- Thinking about getting hockey tickets for Spencer for Christmas. Is that too self-serving?
-- Thus endeth the random for tonight.
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-- Also in the discussion of extraneous hair, I have such thin eyebrows that I often say if I were to pluck I'd have no eyebrows at all. I do occasionally get a stray hair, and instead of waxing or plucking them I go to a threader and have them clean them up (we're talking once every 18 months or so). They always look at me weird like, can't you pull your own 3 hairs out?
-- Why do people bitch about their significant other on Facebook? Further, why do people fight on Facebook? Isn't it like yelling out on your front lawn if you grew up with your neighbors?
-- Is it bad form to say I can't wait until my in-laws are incapacitated (old age or something) and I get to host Thanksgiving?
-- Not that I wish them harm or anything. I just want to make something more than stuffing every year.
-- My aunt is fucking nuts. Can I defriend her? Another of my aunts (her sister) defriended me for making an innocent joke about burning Sarah Palin's book, so I think I'm entitled, but I feel bad. But seriously, who makes five comments on their own posts? And talks about some friends' dog on photos of their niece's kids?
-- What got into the Bucs this year? Evidently they just need people NOT to believe in them. I vote for black outs every year - it's the only way, really.
-- Thinking about getting hockey tickets for Spencer for Christmas. Is that too self-serving?
-- Thus endeth the random for tonight.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Distractions
I was reading up on my blogs while I climbed the stairs and I accidentally missed the floor I was going to and went an extra flight. So yay, I guess.
I'm scared to death of falling down the stairs as I fell down them twice at my old job. And I didn't wear heels there. Me and stairs are not old friends. You'd think I'd be less likely to read while climbing them, but you'd be wrong.
BTW, I'm in a much better mood today. Can it be that it's Friday?
(today's shoes: Ann Klein)
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Friday confessions
-- I had a meltdown yesterday because my mom wanted to take my son to Disney next weekend and I freaked out because I haven't taken him yet and I didn't think it was fair that someone else take him first. And then I further melted down because her friend offered to pay for me too and I hated that I felt so broke that I couldn't pay my own way to Disney.
-- It was fixed last night by me just saying "No, you can't take my son to Disney before I have a chance to." I still feel bad.
-- My husband noticed how bad I seemed to be feeling last night and cooked dinner for me (a frozen skillet meal, beef lo mein) and then hung out with me in the living room while I played a video game for a change. It was very sweet.
-- Henry is 3 months old as of yesterday. He still doesn't roll over, even though he's crazy strong. Is he supposed to be rolling over yet?
-- I feel like I'm talking about a dog when I talk about "rolling over"
-- Good boy.
-- This week back has been really hard on me, but I'm amazed at how quickly I've fallen back into work. The last time I came back from leave I had a steep learning curve while I got back into the groove. I really don't feel like I left.
-- This week has otherwise been very very hard on me. I can't pinpoint it, because it's not so much the being away from the boys, although that's part of it. I'm just exhausted from the day-to-day of it all.
-- I'm obviously exhausted, re-reading my last post and how many typos there were.
-- And I'm not going back to fix them. So there.
-- It was fixed last night by me just saying "No, you can't take my son to Disney before I have a chance to." I still feel bad.
-- My husband noticed how bad I seemed to be feeling last night and cooked dinner for me (a frozen skillet meal, beef lo mein) and then hung out with me in the living room while I played a video game for a change. It was very sweet.
-- Henry is 3 months old as of yesterday. He still doesn't roll over, even though he's crazy strong. Is he supposed to be rolling over yet?
-- I feel like I'm talking about a dog when I talk about "rolling over"
-- Good boy.
-- This week back has been really hard on me, but I'm amazed at how quickly I've fallen back into work. The last time I came back from leave I had a steep learning curve while I got back into the groove. I really don't feel like I left.
-- This week has otherwise been very very hard on me. I can't pinpoint it, because it's not so much the being away from the boys, although that's part of it. I'm just exhausted from the day-to-day of it all.
-- I'm obviously exhausted, re-reading my last post and how many typos there were.
-- And I'm not going back to fix them. So there.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Stairways to nothing
I started out today with a killer headache, and it's gotten better but I'm feeling worse - I think just tired because all I want to do is go home and sleep. I've been working now for a week and I've been so good about getting up on time and making coffee for hubby and me, getting both kids ready for daycare, getting to work on time. Hubby has been really tired lately and I feel responsible for everything including his mood. I know it's ridiculous because he stays awake playing his video game long after I go to sleep so it's obviously not my fault. And I have dinner ready for him every night... Anyhow, I'm feeling worn down and I miss actually enjoying each other's company - I think he's really stressed about this work thing and I'm really stressed about the money thing and between the two of us, we're just a mess.
I think I'm going to stop doing 30 for 30; it's all I post about lately and I don't exactly gave much drive to not wear all the shoes in my closet or anything. I can't shop so theres no danger of that...
Anyhow I'm aware this post is crap and I sound depressed or whatever; I'm not, just tired and cranky. Pay me no mind - 3 hours and I can go home and do nothing for a bit with the kids until it's time to make diner.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Burrito Bake
I decided tonight to do something with all the stuff in my pantry. I had a pound of frozen shredded taco chicken from when I was readying my freezer pre-birth, and I made this easy-peasy (lemon squeezy) casserole: Burrito Bake.layer:
--1 package of Vigo yellow rice, cooked
--mix of 1 can black beans and 1 small can sliced black olives
--mix of 1 can chopped green chilis and 1 lb shredded taco chicken (however you usually season, either chili powder/cumin mix or just a packet of taco seasoning)
--chopped cilantro
--shredded cheese
Cook at 350 for about 10 minutes (I use my toaster oven of course) until cheese is melted. Serve with chopped onions and a dollop of sour cream. Yummy, quick and packs a lot of punch for very little effort!
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