Well...it's only fair I try to turn the tables and answer the questions for the wife test on my husbands behalf. I tried to answer them truthfully and that's the last time that will happen...really??? 49%???
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Embarrassingly Awesome
Woooooaaahhh hold the phone this is embarrassing and heck no would I like to share this on Facebook with my friends...and in-laws...jez what are they trying to get me fired?? and only 66% huh? I mean I didn't think he'd score 100 but I would have guessed more around 85 or so....
I don't think I'm perfect but wow, apparently we have two choices either step up our husband/wife game or just sweep this under the rug and vow to stop playing stupid Facebook quizzes. I'm sure you can guess which way we will be voting in this election.
The Groups I Belong To Which I would Like To Not Belong To
So I am a fan and member of Facebook and the many groups out there for various things especially all the mommy groups. They are a very valuable source of information for everything you could think to ever ask....including this.
I don't even know what to say to this except...
I don't even have answers for this girl or any clue on which direction to point her however I do know the direction I need to go and that is out of this group.
This Actually Works?
Wow all these years that I've laid in bed after a night of aggressive cocktails wishing there was someone who could just bring me some food...and a coffee and all I had to do was place an ad on CL. It's so simple and yet I've watched too many Lifetime movies to ever do something like this. I wonder if there is an actual phobia of being afraid of getting killed by someone via craigslist.
Thanatophobia (disambiguation)
Thanatophobia is the fear of death, more specifically being dead or dying. It is a very complicated type of phobia.
hahaha very complicated phobia huh? you don't say. ok so since I'm obviously an online doctor I think the fear of being killed from someone on craigslist is probably called thanatophobiaviacraigslist.or TVCL for short and I clearly suffer from it.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
M.A.C. Memorial Service Today at 11:00 am
So here we are unpacking away...unpacking...unpacking...oh look how good we're doing...ooppp almost done...only a few boxes left...wooo house looks amazing.....me sleeping when all of a sudden....
Where....the...fack....is my make up?? When we left CA I packed a little zip lock bag of essentials as I knew living quarters would be tight but I packed away in a moving box a plastic storage bin 3 tiers deep packed full of years of make up. I know what you're saying...relax it's just make up...um no!
Easily 20 different colors of lipliners and eyeliners, three times as many eyeshadows all MAC or NARS with a few other amazing brands,. You may ask who needs 65 eyeshadows? This girl! Ok yes I won't use purple every day but from time to time I like to have that option. and blue eyeshadow? It's not just blue there's teal, aqua, sky blue, indigo and really on any given day I might just need all of those options.
It was also filled with other things like highlighters, primers, tweezers, eyelash glue, eyelashes, 30,000 lip glosses and random things I only use every now and then like glitters...all of it packed away in a box to be later retrieved.
How? What? Where? First I was in denial. Surely it was around the house....no. Well then it must be in the attic in one of the "Christmas" boxes....no. So we have now gone through every room, every box and it's no where to be found. Just gone. How is this possible? We had a walk through of the house after the move and there was nothing left in there. Our storage unit is empty, cleared out completely, the house is completely unpacked. How did we lose this box? I can't even put a dollar amount on the items in here. I should have had it insured. Who insures make up?
and to top it off not only was all my make up in here but ma weave was too! Hey there goes $150 I'll never get back.
So I've gone through all the stages of grieving and now I'm ready to hold the memorial and then hopefully move onto acceptance and the ability to start slowly building up again.
Easily 20 different colors of lipliners and eyeliners, three times as many eyeshadows all MAC or NARS with a few other amazing brands,. You may ask who needs 65 eyeshadows? This girl! Ok yes I won't use purple every day but from time to time I like to have that option. and blue eyeshadow? It's not just blue there's teal, aqua, sky blue, indigo and really on any given day I might just need all of those options.
It was also filled with other things like highlighters, primers, tweezers, eyelash glue, eyelashes, 30,000 lip glosses and random things I only use every now and then like glitters...all of it packed away in a box to be later retrieved.
How? What? Where? First I was in denial. Surely it was around the house....no. Well then it must be in the attic in one of the "Christmas" boxes....no. So we have now gone through every room, every box and it's no where to be found. Just gone. How is this possible? We had a walk through of the house after the move and there was nothing left in there. Our storage unit is empty, cleared out completely, the house is completely unpacked. How did we lose this box? I can't even put a dollar amount on the items in here. I should have had it insured. Who insures make up?
So I've gone through all the stages of grieving and now I'm ready to hold the memorial and then hopefully move onto acceptance and the ability to start slowly building up again.
28 Day Meal Plan Challenge - Part 2 - Who am I kidding?
Well that was a good waste of time. I'm already over it and I'm only on like day 5. First I forgot a zillion ingredients so I really haven't been able to stick to the meal plan like I had imagined. Second, my husbands face every time I mention what is for dinner and even while I'm cooking it looks like this...
As you can imagine that's super encouraging. Yet still I carried on like it was my job to get this family eating right. For breakfast I did scrambled eggs with cottage cheese, tomatoes and spinach and put them into pitas. One piece of advice don't make these ahead they get all creepy soggy like wet slick pita it's nasty. I also tried whole grain waffles with strawberries and I made little parfaits with yogurt, go lean crunch, almonds and fruit.
One night for dinner I was making the roasted asparagus chicken with penne thing and my husband kept asking where's the sauce? You're not going to use a sauce? But what's going on the pasta? Why are you making that pasta with no sauce? But like what are you going to put on it? were going to eat it dry?? Dude get out of my kitchen! Basically I cooked asparagus in a pan with olive oil and threw in some frozen garlic (love this product) then cooked the pasta and tossed it in some butter, salt & pepper then in a baking dish combined the pasta, asparagus and grilled chicken (cut up into pieces) and threw on some cheese and broiled it for a few and viola!!! It was AMAZING!! Even stinky face had multiple helpings and said how good it was. He admitted when I was making it he thought it sounded gross. Great, thanks honey. BTW, the baby yells "Honey"!!! all the time now mimicking me. Its too cute. ok so other than that this week we did grilled chicken with rice and salad with strawberries and balsamic dressing, we did pork chops and rice and veggies, turkey burgers and sweet potato fries. Today in the crockpot I threw in frozen chicken a can of corn, crushed tomatoes, black beans and a packet of taco seasoning. Going to serve it over rice and add some lettuce and tomatoes and call it a taco bowl.
For dessert I did the creamsicle cake. One box cake mix (I chose yellow), can of orange crush and whipped topping for the frosting. This was much better on day 2 after it had time to refrigerate. It's not amazing but it does the trick for craving your sweet tooth while not getting super fatty.
I know...I should take pix of food for a living. This really is such a beautiful shot.
Anywho that's where I'm at in this journey of mine. At least I tried.
More updates cause I know you care...
Trying infused waters. We've done lemon/cucumber and this one is raspberry/lime. Pretty flavorful. I don't miss soda at all said no one ever. I just try to pretend I'm at the spa or something.
Ok so for the meals this week yesterday I threw diced potatoes in the crockpot with frozen chicken breast and frozen turkey cajun sausage links with 2 cups chicken broth and set on low all day. It was surprisingly delicious. The real winner however was this taco/burrito-esque bowl. I put the following into the crockpot:
2 frozen chicken breasts
can of corn
can of black beans
can of crushed or maybe it was diced tomatoes
Packet of taco seasoning
Then when I got home I quickly made instant rice and put that in a bowl and spooned this mixture on top and then topped it off with chopped up lettuce, avocado and lowfat sour cream. It was amazing!!! Rave reviews!
(Post butter/pre-strawberries)
One night for dinner I was making the roasted asparagus chicken with penne thing and my husband kept asking where's the sauce? You're not going to use a sauce? But what's going on the pasta? Why are you making that pasta with no sauce? But like what are you going to put on it? were going to eat it dry?? Dude get out of my kitchen! Basically I cooked asparagus in a pan with olive oil and threw in some frozen garlic (love this product) then cooked the pasta and tossed it in some butter, salt & pepper then in a baking dish combined the pasta, asparagus and grilled chicken (cut up into pieces) and threw on some cheese and broiled it for a few and viola!!! It was AMAZING!! Even stinky face had multiple helpings and said how good it was. He admitted when I was making it he thought it sounded gross. Great, thanks honey. BTW, the baby yells "Honey"!!! all the time now mimicking me. Its too cute. ok so other than that this week we did grilled chicken with rice and salad with strawberries and balsamic dressing, we did pork chops and rice and veggies, turkey burgers and sweet potato fries. Today in the crockpot I threw in frozen chicken a can of corn, crushed tomatoes, black beans and a packet of taco seasoning. Going to serve it over rice and add some lettuce and tomatoes and call it a taco bowl.
For dessert I did the creamsicle cake. One box cake mix (I chose yellow), can of orange crush and whipped topping for the frosting. This was much better on day 2 after it had time to refrigerate. It's not amazing but it does the trick for craving your sweet tooth while not getting super fatty.
Anywho that's where I'm at in this journey of mine. At least I tried.
More updates cause I know you care...
Trying infused waters. We've done lemon/cucumber and this one is raspberry/lime. Pretty flavorful. I don't miss soda at all said no one ever. I just try to pretend I'm at the spa or something.
Ok so for the meals this week yesterday I threw diced potatoes in the crockpot with frozen chicken breast and frozen turkey cajun sausage links with 2 cups chicken broth and set on low all day. It was surprisingly delicious. The real winner however was this taco/burrito-esque bowl. I put the following into the crockpot:
2 frozen chicken breasts
can of corn
can of black beans
can of crushed or maybe it was diced tomatoes
Packet of taco seasoning
Then when I got home I quickly made instant rice and put that in a bowl and spooned this mixture on top and then topped it off with chopped up lettuce, avocado and lowfat sour cream. It was amazing!!! Rave reviews!
Thursday, June 26, 2014
28 Day Meal Plan Challenge - Part 1 - The Plan of Attack
uggghhh here's a short list of things I hate:
1. Living on a budget
2. Being so poor that not being on a budget is not an option
3. Spending my lunch hour staring at the coupons I have clipped (uhhhhmmm now what am I supposed to do with these? Do I clap 3 times and my magic stockpile appears? No? hmmm kay)
but alas....I have spent the time doing these things and I felt like it was my civic duty... (civic? civil? where is my proofreader??) to help out my fellow budgeters so I have prepared a sample meal plan with 3 meals a day including snacks, drinks and desserts for 28 days. I have also attempted to make these all "Clean eating" recipes since it is in fact summer time and no one wants to be fat. So here's the thing. I do not like to try out new things without knowing if it's a sure deal and since I assume that is the norm what I'm going to do since I'm such a giving person and all is to try this out and see if:
1. cutting coupons as an ammeter is even worth it.
2. we can actually stick to the meal plan
3. we can actually enjoy and dare I say look forward to our meals
That way I can report back and if it is in fact a success then you all can try it too!....Your welcome!
So let's get started. Since most people are on cell phones trying to read this I am not going to post recipes but each recipe title can literally be plugged into Pinterest and you can take it from there. If you are the only person** in the universe who doesn't know how to Pinterest then please feel free to ask for my help in getting you a specific recipe. **Even my dad and husband who were voted "Least likely to Pinterest" are Pinteresting these days so really there is no excuse.
Here is the official menu. I like how it's set up because I feel like I'm at a restaurant and I can choose what I want. I think my plan is to sit down once a week and chose the weeks meals and write them on this handy meal planner menu (http://www.passionforsavings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/menu.pdf) and I will cross those choices off of my master meal plan menu so the next week we can chose something new. The only area I feel like I'm lacking on is lunch. Four choices might get old but then I forgot that some days we will have leftovers to work with.
Now Obviously since we just moved we need to purchase items like flour and spices but chances are you already have a lot of things in your pantry that you would not need to re-buy. Also, something to note is when there is a # next to an item it indicated how many meals it's for so I can get an accurate amount. I haven't actually made it to the store yet to buy these items but when I get there I'm going to probably substitute an fresh veggies I can frozen just so they stay good the whole 28 days. I clipped my coupons from the Sunday paper and then I also went to coupons.com to print off some more.
** Update:
Ok so here is my list. As you can see by the highlighted portions, I forgot a large amount of my items and spent $381!! My coupons only saved me about $20 which is great and all but for all the time and effort I spent finding them and clipping them it was probably not worth it. My advice is this...DO NOT TRY TO SHOP WITH A TODDLER IF YOU WOULD #1 LIKE TO STICK TO A LIST AND #2 WANT TO STICK TO A BUDGET.
1. Living on a budget
2. Being so poor that not being on a budget is not an option
3. Spending my lunch hour staring at the coupons I have clipped (uhhhhmmm now what am I supposed to do with these? Do I clap 3 times and my magic stockpile appears? No? hmmm kay)
but alas....I have spent the time doing these things and I felt like it was my civic duty... (civic? civil? where is my proofreader??) to help out my fellow budgeters so I have prepared a sample meal plan with 3 meals a day including snacks, drinks and desserts for 28 days. I have also attempted to make these all "Clean eating" recipes since it is in fact summer time and no one wants to be fat. So here's the thing. I do not like to try out new things without knowing if it's a sure deal and since I assume that is the norm what I'm going to do since I'm such a giving person and all is to try this out and see if:
1. cutting coupons as an ammeter is even worth it.
2. we can actually stick to the meal plan
3. we can actually enjoy and dare I say look forward to our meals
That way I can report back and if it is in fact a success then you all can try it too!....Your welcome!
So let's get started. Since most people are on cell phones trying to read this I am not going to post recipes but each recipe title can literally be plugged into Pinterest and you can take it from there. If you are the only person** in the universe who doesn't know how to Pinterest then please feel free to ask for my help in getting you a specific recipe. **Even my dad and husband who were voted "Least likely to Pinterest" are Pinteresting these days so really there is no excuse.
Here is the official menu. I like how it's set up because I feel like I'm at a restaurant and I can choose what I want. I think my plan is to sit down once a week and chose the weeks meals and write them on this handy meal planner menu (http://www.passionforsavings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/menu.pdf) and I will cross those choices off of my master meal plan menu so the next week we can chose something new. The only area I feel like I'm lacking on is lunch. Four choices might get old but then I forgot that some days we will have leftovers to work with.
28 DAY CLEAN EATING THAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO EAT MEAL PLAN
Breakfast Ideas:
Scrambled
egg pitas with spinach and tomato
Oatmeal
with Greek yogurt peaches and almonds
Scrambled
eggs with salsa and cottage cheese in whole wheat tortilla
Yogurt
with blackberries and granola
Waffles
Cereal
Lunch Ideas:
Balsamic
tuna sandwich
Capreses
sandwich
Skinny
pizza wrap
Tuna Pasta Salad with peas
Snack Ideas:
Pretzels
String
Cheese
Rice
cakes with PB and banana
Edamame
Hard
boiled eggs
Celery
with reduced fat cream cheese
Drinks:
Infused
waters
Blackberry
mint
Lemon
cucumber
Strawberry
mint
Raspberry
lime
Coconut
water
Almond
milk
Dinner Ideas:
Turkey
chili
Burrito
bowls
Salmon
and roasted veggie bowls
Pork
tenderloin, salad and sweet potato
Turkey
burgers, sweet potato fries
Grilled Shrimp Served Over
Lemon Tomato Pasta
Balsamic Chicken Served With Quinoa Salad
Grilled Pork Chops, Couscous & Asparagus
London Broil Over Arugula
Salad With Corn on the Cob
Crock Pot BBQ Honey Pineapple Chicken over rice
One pot
pasta with sausage and tomatoes
Chicken
Strawberry and Avocado Spinach Salad in Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
Herbed Chicken, Orzo, and
Zucchini
Grilled tilapia with mango
salsa, mashed potatoes, veggie
Chicken
enchilada quinoa bake
Chicken
Broccoli quinoa casserole, salad
Fish
tacos, lime rice, beans
Turkey
Italian sausage bake
Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
Turkey spaghetti
Chicken and asparagus penne
Pesto pasta with sundried tomatoes and roasted asparagus
Ricotta
and ham stuffed chicken breast, broccoli
BBQ
chicken Cobb salad
Chicken
gyros, rice, zucchini
Greek
Roasted Talapia with rice pilaf
Mango
Chicken beans and rice bake
Chicken
with Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Parmigiano-Reggiano
Dessert Ideas:
SF
Jello/Pudding
Frozen
yogurt
Creamsicle
cake
Grocery List
| Canned |
| black beans (2) |
| chili beans |
| corn (3) |
| crush tomatoes |
| diced tomatoes |
| enchilada sauce |
| green chilis |
| kidney beans (2) |
| peaches |
| pineapple |
| pinto beans (2) |
| chopped tomatoes (2) |
| tuna (2) |
| Bread |
| pita bread |
| rice cakes |
| tortillas |
| whole grain bread |
| whole wheat tortilla |
| Meat |
| andouille sausage |
| bacon |
| chicken (13) |
| chicken drumsticks |
| chicken pieces |
| ground turkey (3) |
| London Broil |
| pork chops |
| pork tenderloin |
| Salmon |
| turkey italian sausage |
| Boxed |
| brown rice (2) |
| cereal |
| couscous |
| granola-lowfat |
| mashed potatoes |
| orzo |
| pasta side |
| penne |
| pretzels |
| quinoa |
| refried beans |
| Rice pilaf (2) |
| ricearoni |
| shells |
| spaghetti (3) |
| white rice |
| Whole Grain swirl pasta |
| popcorn |
| Deli |
| ham |
| turkey pepperoni |
| Drinks |
| coconut water |
| fiji water |
| almond milk |
| small reg. milk |
| diet orange crush |
| coffee |
| Coffee filters |
| Frozen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| broccoli (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| corn on the cob | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| edamame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| frozen yogurt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| light whipped frozen topping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| onion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| peas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| strawberries (sweetened) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweet potato fries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tilapia (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| veggie side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| waffles Shrimp |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| balsamic vinegar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BBQ sauce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| garlic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lowfat pizza sauce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mango salsa (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mayo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parmesan (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| peanut butter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pesto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| raspberry vinaigrette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| salad dressing (kens $1 off) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| spaghetti sauce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sriacha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sun dried tomatoes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
syrup
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy |
| butter |
| coffee creamer |
| cottage cheese |
| egg substitute |
| eggs |
| feta |
| Greek yogurt |
| light sour cream |
| LF cream cheese |
| mozzarella (3) |
| plain yogurt |
| ricotta |
| sf jello |
| sf pudding |
| shredded cheese |
| string cheese |
| Baking |
| almonds |
| chicken broth |
| chives |
| flat leaf parseley |
| flour |
| ginger |
| Honey |
| olive oil |
| oregeno |
| pecans |
| SF yellow cake |
| sugar or substitute |
| thyme |
** Update:
Ok so here is my list. As you can see by the highlighted portions, I forgot a large amount of my items and spent $381!! My coupons only saved me about $20 which is great and all but for all the time and effort I spent finding them and clipping them it was probably not worth it. My advice is this...DO NOT TRY TO SHOP WITH A TODDLER IF YOU WOULD #1 LIKE TO STICK TO A LIST AND #2 WANT TO STICK TO A BUDGET.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Garage Sale Leftovers...
You don't say. Hard to believe this little gem was left behind. Maybe it's me. Perhaps I've seen one too many scary movies where pictures are possessed or are a clue to a life taken long ago in a cruel way and it's now up to the person who finds it to avenge their death. And these are children...even more creepy. Who wouldn't want their ancestors children's pictures and would sell them to strangers for mere pennies? and now just like a sick form of a chain letter I now have to live in fear wondering if the ghost spirit of these children will be haunting me for not trying to help solve their 180 year old murder.
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