Last night as I cooked dinner, it dawned on me: I don't have to drive anywhere tonight. This is not the first time this has occurred- Asher has been driving now since early December. But we didn't have separate vehicles for both boys until more recently (January). And swim season had so many other events… Continue reading Reaping the fruits of teenaged drivers (and other random updates)
Well, I think I made it pretty clear in yesterday's post that I was, errr, having some cold feet. I always like the IDEA of challenges, but when it comes right down to it, I think I don't actually like them!!! haha. At least maybe not in this phase of my life. 30 days is… Continue reading Whole 30 Day 5: pivot….
Ethan is DONE!! He had his last 2 finals yesterday and was home by 1 pm. Here's his 1st Day vs Last Day pic! (I didn't catch him before school for a pic, and when he got home, he put on PJ pants and settled in to video game for a while... lol. I made… Continue reading School’s out (!) and Whole 30 Day 3
I don't want this "Whole 30" thing to take over my blog for the next couple weeks, as I realize there may be varying levels of interest! I also know that talk of diets + restricting in any way could be triggering for some people. But, I also think some people might be interested! And… Continue reading Whole 30 Update: Days 1-2
It's a gloomy, rainy Sunday here and all I feel like doing right now is cuddling up with a blanket and.... well, that's about it. Haha. But I've been puttering around on the computer for too long now already (caught up on some blog comments, sketched out a MEAL PLAN for the week, etc.), and… Continue reading Quick Sunday post/ dinner woes update/ other misc
Yes, a dramatic title.... to talk about cooking + meal planning. Seriously though, why does this always feel so hard?! It annoys the living daylights out of me, for various reasons. First, compared to I think a lot of families, we don't even cook that much. We are not above eating out pretty frequently. 🤷♀️… Continue reading Why is this always so hard
Food: We had a pretty solid (for us) week of meals! More planned out/ legit meals than some weeks...😄 We had: shrimp tacos, mexican rice, black beans ate out one night w/ Ivan's mom... air fryer chicken w/ leftover rice/beans (or in my case, I made it into a salad) cream of potato and bacon… Continue reading Friday food and fashion
I have long known that a solid protein intake is very important for overall health, plays a crucial role in body composition, muscle growth and recovery, and much more. (Even before I read Peter Attia's Outlive, lol!) I first tracked my macros back in ~2014 for a few months, which was quite eye-opening and educational.… Continue reading Reincorporating more protein + my current sources!
Happy Monday! Exciting news today... I was SHU's featured guest this week on her podcast, Best Laid Plans!! She was looking to interview someone who plans exclusively digitally these days, and she asked me! See the show notes on Sarah's blog. It's true- I really have moved almost 100% digitally now. And after a lot of… Continue reading I was on a podcast! And quick Monday check in.
Fall beginnings... After an exceptionally dry/sunny summer, we are having some rain today. The whole vibe is "gloomy fall" and I'm kinda loving it. I went for my 7 a.m. walk in the rain (not so heavy I needed an umbrella, but I definitely needed a rain jacket): I haven't done any of my usual… Continue reading Rainy fall-ish day + improving B/L options
GRATEFUL KAE 