Sick. Again.

For TWO WEEKS the weather in my city has been a bipolar mess. It can't decide if it wants to be semi-dry or really dry or warm or cold or really cold. I got through the first week of it by the skin of my teeth, but it didn't take long for the flu to find my compromised lungs and make itself snug as a bug in a rug. Again. 

Weigh-In #7

Yay! An on time post! As you will quickly notice, I have decided on a goal weight. My husband and I have been talking about the future and based on my body type, it is ideal for said future. Of course, if I get below this goal weight before said future begins, you won't see me complaining.

Menu Plan # 9

Was exhausted after riding on Monday and Tuesday, so I skipped chores and eating for a hot soak and soft bed. But as I find myself wired now, here's the plan for the week!

The 2013 Budget

Every other housewife blog I know of has done this kind of post, so I figured I would join in. But since budgeting isn't exactly rocket science, this is going to be kept short and sweet.

Glad for "NO"

I won't sugarcoat this - can't, if I'm honest about it. Before moving out of my mothers and into this silly place we call the real world, I was a spoiled brat. Not in the sense of material items, but in the sense of will. I never did anything unless I wanted to, be it homework or housework, and god help any who tried to guilt me into it.

Weigh-In #6 + Hiatus Update

I'm still sick from the latest round of the infamous flu, so I'm not just not actively dieting - I'm eating ice cream. Unfortunately when I get sick my appetite completely disappears, partly because I can't taste a darn thing. Ice cream is familiar. I can imagine how it tastes. It also packs a heap of much-needed healing calories.

Simple Pancakes

Yummy! I like to keep a bunch on hand to nibble, especially since 4 3-inch pancakes contain around only 200 calories.

Butterball Cookies

Easy to lazily make and always yummy, this is my "go-to" sweet. The other riders at my stable adore them!

Super Moist Apple Cake

Super moist indeed! I absolutely love this recipe.

Monday Menu-Plan #8

Sorry for the delay (not that anyone really reads this), but I was distracted.

Why I bother typing this up I don't know. I don't even make anything too difficult/complex/time-consuming/interesting. Just basics. Don't misunderstand me, basics are important, but they're just that - basics.

Accountability, maybe? Weirder things have been known to happen.

A Pre-Marriage Episode

My old mercedes hydroplaned on the highway when I was 18. The sheriff told me it did a pirouette in the air. It was an all steel station wagon - super heavy. Landed on it's rear and bounced onto it's wheels.

I didn't have a scratch on me.

A Little Bragging

I've never been a religious person, but since meeting my husband I have lived a blessed life.