 1.It’s the last week of the month for Totes Awesome Channel, which means no topic week! Youtube Link I talk about really wanting to establish routines and how they ground me. 2.I got back from Vancouver on Monday night. Will be sharing more about it next week. For now, I’ve blogged about three eateries on the food blog.  Cafe Medina  Mink  Goldies Pizza and Beer Lounge 3.This is my favorite picture of Vancouver I took. I didn’t edit the photo at all and took it with my Android. How amazing is this view?  4.My money situation is stressing me out. I can’t wait to get a better view of what my new routine will cost me monthly. Alan and I just untangled some of last month’s expenses and I owed him more than a paycheck! Ouch! Also in 2 weeks my credit card statement will be due and that’s already more than a paycheck! Hold me. 5.One way I’m tackling the money stress is I started meal planning and it’s been pretty challenging but also pretty rewarding. My goal is to practice enough that it doesn’t take me forever to peruse recipes. I’ve started a Google Doc shared with my BFF with links to a bunch of recipes we want to try. The recipes are divided into categories and when I try a recipe from the doc, I write a little note about how well it turned out. Another goal is to develop some kind of skeletal format. Also, that slow cooker is an awesome invention. I’ve fallen in love with mine. Since we got home from Canada, we haven’t eaten out once and I made two meals that will be “keeper” recipes. Alan and I loved them both. First recipe: best spaghetti sauce I’ve ever made  Brought a serving of the pulled pork for lunch (one of the tacos pictured above). May possibly be the prettiest lunch from home I’ve taken to work. 6.This year so far I’ve participated in three 30 day projects. First one being eating at least a serving of vegetables on the daily for thirty days and the other two was Vlogging Every Day in April and then Vlogging Every Day in August. I was successful in all three 30 day projects. I’m making September the month to tackle sleep. I’ve never been good about getting enough sleep for as long as I can remember. Sometimes I read ancient journal entries I’ve written (high school and middle school) and the lack of sleep was recorded back then too! My September of Sleep goals are: 30 hours of sleep during the work week. 14 hours of sleep on weekends. Wish me luck and sweet dreams! Last night was the first night of my goal and I only slept 4.5 hours. Doh! 7.This week’s moments of bliss: ♥ 3 day work week last week ♥ 4 day work week this week ♥ 4 day work week next week ♥ couch sharing time ♥ Vancouver ♥ nesting ♥ using my passport for the first time since I got it 2 years ago ♥ delicious Dr. Pepper pulled pork ♥ delicious spaghetti sauce ♥ watching The Help with Brandi for free ♥ free event reservations ♥ hosting our first dinner guests ♥ falling in love with my slow cooker ♥ navigating library stacks ♥ sharing books on the Kindle with BFF ♥ updating the food blog three times and not having to fine myself 10 dollars Questions: Do you meal plan? How do you go about making eating decisions? |