HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY
Happy Monday Friends ☀️
I hope you had a lovely weekend. It was such a wonderful one here - but went way too fast!
It has felt so good to be back to real life. Out running errands, doing my work up at the hospice house again, and getting time with family, friends, & my Matt.
He came up this weekend for a visit. We had meals with Annie and played games with her too. Ran errands and cooked together. Went a hung out a bit with my Mom and step Dad. Hiked outside with Ruby. Played cribbage and just hung out. We have so much fun together no matter what we're doing. I feel so blessed!
I've started back to Weight Watchers recently and have started losing weight again. I have some fun trips planned this year and want to be in great shape for them. Especially a big one to Europe if it works out! I do indulge on the weekends a bit - but overall holding myself accountable again. It feels great! One thing I'm doing a bit different this time is keeping a journal besides counting my points on an app on my phone. And it's wonderful that Matt likes being active and follows his own healthy lifestyle. Fun fact not sure I shared - but he lost close to 80 pounds a year ago doing Keto and found the lifestyle that works for him to help maintain it. We talk all the time about the things we want to do and places we want to travel. It's a lot of fun to have a bestie lovebug that wants to walk the same path with you.
I know I have a recipes tab that I try to kind of keep up with. I need to put more order into it and will take the time to do that one day. But for now I will add a WW tab to add recipes to that separately for anyone interested. Matt has a lot of great keto recipes and if anyone is interested in that I bet I could get some from him to add on here too.
Okay, on to the week ahead...
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
4 pt breakfast wrap I made with low carb tortilla, coffee
ON MY TO DO LIST:
Annie's hockey and I bring team snack today, Annie's game this week, errands, hospice work, time with my Mom, maybe lunch with gf, need rewiring on a light and electrician coming this week, remembrance project I'm working on
AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE
Last week I finally got out my Valentines things around the house ♥️
CURRENTLY READING
Finally going to start The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
ON THE TV TODAY:
The Olympics, All Creatures Great and Small, Big Brother, The Resident, Amazing Race, Below Deck, HGTV shows
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - leftovers from the weekend (pizza, crepes w/fruit)
TUESDAY - bruschetta chicken, mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli we didn't have this past weekend (HF meal)
WEDNESDAY - toasted ravioli w/ marinara, salad
THURSDAY - veggie wrap pinwheels, soup
FRIDAY - maybe sushi takeout?
A WW treat to share:
CHEESECAKE PUDDING PIE
I used a gf graham cracker pie crust and made some sugar free cheesecake pudding and poured into crust and chilled in the fridge. For 3 pts - add fruit of choice and a slight drizzle of chocolate syrup. For a 4 pt treat add coconut non dairy whipped cream.
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
maybe take a bubble bath, craft, read, bake a treat (WW style)
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
First of all, I need to say I tried the cauliflower with BBQ sauce thing from last week and I actually liked it!
Here's a life hack info for today:
FROM THE CAMERA:
Already got some Valentine's goodies for my Guy and decorated a bag all up and found this cute card. 💝
So nice to be back to hockey Mom life and that's my girl at center taking the faceoff. She played a lot of varsity time this last game and it was so fun to watch!
Matt gave me this "hug" necklace and said he wanted me to feel hugged by him anytime I needed...even when he can't be around. Geesh this guy melts my ♥️
What my Mom texted after our visit hanging out with her & my step Dad
Matt did a ton of shoveling so we could get down the hill and stairs to go hike around on the bay.
ice fishing folks
My home on the hill. Fun to see it from down on the bay 🏡
PRAYER LIST:
Prayers for gratitude and thankfulness for so many blessings. I pray for an end to the virus. For peace and unity everywhere. For health care workers, first responders and all those who work so hard to take care of others. I pray for anyone isolated, feeling alone, in pain or fear - that God comfort them and bring them healing and peace. For Matt's Uncle as he continues to heal. For his Mom that needs an upcoming surgery. For a bestie's recent loss of her brother in law to covid. 😢 🙏