week 1

Monday:Salmon

This is the salmon recipe I used. we used a rose though cause we didn't have any white wine--but it was delicious. I served it with noodles and used frozen salmon-will use this one again

Tuesday:we went out with some work colleges of Jordan's so my plan for this day will be pushed to another one.

Wednesday: Lasagna

we had these brussel sprouts as a side, they may have gotten a little over cooked because of the funky oven but they still tasted pretty good

the skillet lasagna was mostly just ok--but Im not a huge fan of it anyways. I think if I make it again I'll just go with an oven version but it still tasted pretty good if anyone is interested in trying it out.

Thurday: Pasta

Last night Jordan's coworker came over and I made a tomato goat cheese pasta and the guys loved it--it wasn't really my night for such a heavy meal but I still rather enjoyed it even if I wasn't in the mood for it. It was pretty simple to make but I wish I had cut the recipe in half we have far to much left over.

Friday: Quesadillas

Ok so the recipe does call for too much stuff to put in just 4 tortillas so dont add more ingredients to make more-- but it was really good the avacado was a really good touch :) but all in all good recipe

Saturday: beef sandwiches

This is a crockpot recipe it's rather simple and also very delicious. We saved the water though to use as a dipping sauce--awesomeness

Sunday we did leftovers because there was a ton of them

All in all good week--next week I wont be cooking so much though because it'll just be me and I dont want to just cook for myself

Keeping up with goals

Ok so in order to keep up with my goal to cook more I made a menu board on pinterest but I'm thinking about making this a partial food blog in order to talk about results and how its going so I can remember which recipes I really liked and of course to share them so others can enjoy them too :) possibly a planning post to in order to remember what I want to make. I figure this way I'll post more and keep track of one of my goals till it really becomes habit.

I'm trying to work out almost daily and finally got work out clothes in order to do it normally I need to get up early but this week I don't have work so I'm going to work out after class--really I will.

I'm carrying water with me all the time so I don't know if I'm quite drinking enough but it's definitely more.

I'm keeping up with dishes mopping sweeping and mostly everything I make the bed everyday I pick up clothes I just got my closet back into shape yesterday--this is one goal I'd say I've already made good on and turned into habit yes I know every person in my family every roommate my old host families and basically every friend I've ever had that has seen my room or heard me complain about cleaning would not believe it but I've totally got this one down.

I just haven't really been spending but I am more or less keeping track, making sure I have enough for next month when all the bills come.

a developed goal is to get better at sewing for which I've repaired lots of pairs of pants--I need to fix some but that's the learning right? I also want to learn to sew on buttons well so I'm going to practice it. I also have a new crochet project a brightly colored blanket made from squares of different colors all tied together Ill keep you updated.

this is kind of turning from a finding home blog to a I can do it blog--but I'm trying to learn how to make a home a good place before I really find one

Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?

"You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can."

Valentines day

Picture it

Seven year old Anne Pearson tiny skinny short boy hair was sick and had to stay home on valentines day--which turned out to be the best thing ever.

I didn't particularly care for valentines day--the necessity to give every person in the class a valentine, valentines which would mostly be thrown away in about a week. And the horror if you got a real valentine.

later that day one of the boys from my class brought by a teddy bear that he had gotten me for Valentines day. GASP had I been in class and received it there oh the embarrassment.

Luckily I wasn't there and Im much more open to receiving gifts now. :)