Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Life Lately

Lots of random pictures that didn't really fit anywhere else, so I thought it was high time for a Life Lately post!

A super cute picture from Drew's teacher - look at those Montessori kids folding!
Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE the kids' school?

I bought the kids house shoes just for fun. 
Trent picked a girl pair {owls} and Drew picked a boy pair {bears}.
Trent was sleeping in them the day we got them, too cute.
[Sidebar - so dumb there was a distinction in the store of boy v. girl for house shoes]

Hey kids! Smile! [or not...stinkers]

I told a story last week about Drew falling asleep in the car.
Here is the pic - with her hand caught in her hair and everything!

With help, I learned how to use our outdoor grill {thanks Patty and Brent!}
So we had the Patnodes over for dinner.

The babies having fun!

Drew was having a meltdown about something...typical these days.
Love LOVE love that Trent is so caring towards her.

T reading to D at bedtime.
It was funny because he got tired of reading and was just making up the story!

Playing together in Drew's bed consisted of T wanting D to jump on him!
He is under that blanket!

This about half of the laundry I folded this weekend. SO MUCH LAUNDRY.

Then Drew 'helped' me by carrying all her clothes to her rocking chair.
Don't they still look so organized? :/

Trent is so funny and will secretly tie knots in our tennis shoes.
I sent this picture to Brent {he went to visit a friend who just moved to Dallas}.
His response: I love his mind. {grin}

No pictures please! {Oops-the flash blinded her!}

Eating breakfast while we wait on Bubba to get up for school!

Bedtime hugs. Mommy heart exploder every time!

Drew's teacher put this on FB. I immediately asked if it was Drew, and it was!
Do I know my girl and her constant assigning of babies to people? Yup!


Monday, September 28, 2015

Whole 30 - Week 4

I'm almost done, I'm almost done! I can't believe it, I'm almost done!


Timeline for Week 4

  • Days 16-27: Tiger Blood {see last week for definition} - I definitely have more energy and better concentration at work and overall feel REALLY good. I still can't seem to motivate myself enough to workout regularly which I know would help here even more...but I will take how I'm feeling any day!
  • Day 28: 28 is as good as 30...right? I guess this is a point where people are ready to give in because you are sooo close. Well, I'm fully committed to my 30 days, so I have no plans to stop!


Random Facts:

  • I bought a Kombucha last weekend at the store {totally compliant} but haven't had it yet. I can't decide if it is a gateway drug for me back to sugary drinks, so I am saving it.
  • Lazy meals, lots of lazy meals - the best part is I finally feel really confident with food to be able to make some random meals and think they are delicious. I'm experimenting more with recipes and trying stuff I wouldn't have tried even a few weeks ago.
Skillet-made hamburger patty, sweet potato with ghee, bell peppers, and a pear
The cupboards were BARE but this was YUMMY!

  • I have been meaning to try coconut aminos since I read about them but didn't get them until this weekend and WOW are they amazing. It tastes almost exactly like soy sauce but actually really good for you {the amino acids are considered the building blocks of protein blah blah blah healthy blah blah vitamins blah blah neutral pH blah blah...read more here}. I am definitely going to be replacing soy sauce with this FOREVER!

  • One thing I was worried about was getting bored with food, but I am not. Sure I am spending more time prepping, more time cooking, more time washing dishes, and all of that is annoying, but the food I'm eating tastes SO GOOD and I feel SO GOOD - it's worth it!
Homemade chicken salad {with whole 30 mayo} on a salad with coconut aminos
  • I'm starting to think about reintroduction - because Brent and I have a weekend away planned in a few weeks, I want to follow the reintroduction plan in the book to see if I do have any food sensitivities before we go away and then my plan after a fun weekend is to get right back to good eating. I'll be able to determine if I can have cheese on a regular basis! Interestingly enough I don't really care about having bread/pasta again - maybe rice on occasion?
  • I am REALLY getting curious about the scale and my measurements. I hope to see results {and I know I will based on how my clothes are fitting}, but I know even if they aren't miraculous {I would love to have lost 10 pounds but realistically think I'll see 5}, I am committed to continuing this journey!
So here's to seeing how the last 2 days go, how the scale and tape measure treat me and what I learn from reintroduction!