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Thor, Groceries Lists, & Hanging with My Sweetie!

Good evening!

I am having such a GREAT Friday!! Work was good, but I am mostly referring to my evening hanging out with my sweetie! It is Friday, which means it is date night! Tonight Jason took me to Northern Lights for dinner and a movie, and tonight’s movie was Thor. I had really been hemming and hawing about going – it seemed like such a guy-movie, but I am glad he talked me into it, because it was so good! Anyone else see it??? Tell me your thoughts!! 😉

Anyways, Thor was hot – OBVIOUSLY, but his hair color was a little distracting! After I blog tonight I will have to look that actor up and see who he is! That is, if I finish what I am working on now!! I am creating our menu for this upcoming week so that I can go grocery shopping tomorrow while my love is working! Jason and I have been doing a GREAT job eating waaaaay more fruits and vegetables, and our energy levels are showing the effects of eating healthy, so I want to keep that going!!

Grocery list:

  • apples
  • pears
  • strawberries
  • blackberries
  • spring mix lettuce
  • russet potatoes
  • sweet potatoes
  • baby red potatoes
  • garlic
  • celery
  • broccoli
  • bell peppers
  • onion
  • boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ground chicken breast
  • unsweetened apple sauce
  • prunes
  • black beans
  • red beans
  • chili seasoning
  • frozen berries
  • light Cool whip
  • whole wheat bread
  • eggs
  • skim milk
  • light chocolate silk
  • light sour cream
  • mozzarella
  • whole wheat hamburger buns
  • Rice milk

Well, I am sure I can something with all of that!! 😉 I have a bunch of recipe books out all around me, I am wanting to expand our normal repertoire! So, I am having fun looking through all of these books – I am sure Jason thinks I must have lost my mind, but that is alright! 😉 He will enjoy the new foods!! 😉

Anyways, this post is taking much longer than I had planned, so I am going to wrap this up so that I can go spend more time with my sweetie this evening!

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

An Afternoon of Living Life!

Good afternoon!!

Before I head out the door to go back to the art studio, Create a Memory, to work some more on my glass fuse project, I thought I would stop and organize my thoughts a little bit, not only for this weekend,but for the week.

As you may have noticed, I have started tracking my food, and sharing my daily eats out here with you for the past two days! In looking at what I have been eating, I realize I need to do a more diligent job of making sure that I have plenty of healthy foods on hand, so that I can do better at avoiding the candy jar at work, and make sure that I am not purchasing food from the work cafeteria. Now, please don’t get me wrong, the food is delicious, BUT I don’t know what is in it, AND when nothing sounds good I get fried chicken strips and fries! DEFINITELY NOT health food!!! I am asking my body to be so much more physical than it has in a while, and I just need to make sure that I am getting it the nutrients it needs so that it can stay powered up for me to keep going!! AND for every pound I move, all movement is just going to get easier and easier, and I will be able to lesson my knee, ankle and foot pain!!! So, I don’t know if you just heard the Rocky sound track going on in my head, but it just did and it is BLARING!! 🙂 It is reminding me to get out there and MAKE it happen!! Anyone have any chickens I can chase??? 😉

So, today, I need to create our week’s menu for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and all snacks, then I am heading over to Create a Memory and I will be over there for a few hours, working on my glass project. Next I will head over to the grocery store and pick up needed groceries to meet our menu’s needs, and then I am going to come back put it all way, and make my way over to our pool!! I haven’t dipped in a couple of weeks, and that is my second FAVORITE workout, second to belly dancing, of course!!! (Walking is my third favorite, just in case you were wondering, and biking is fourth!!)

Also, I want to make sure that I share this quote that I found this morning, as I was doing some early morning reading,

“Chance is always powerful.
Let your hook be always cast;
in the pool where you least expect it,
there will be a fish.”
~Ovid

This quote really seemed to be fitting as I am out there trying to feel my way to my art medium, and it reminded me to keep looking. Even if you think that something is not what you want, try it anyway, you just might find that it is EXACTLY what you have been looking for!! POIGNANT!!

Anyway, I will try and post again this evening!!! My day is not complete unless I am able to get a post out at least once a day, but I prefer twice!! not only to stay in touch with you, but to stay in touch with myself too!! I am learning that that is VERY IMPORTANT!!!

Have a FABULOUS afternoon!!