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Can you believe we’re entering the last full week of the 1st month of 2018? Didn’t we just have Christmas and New Year’s? Now Valentine’s Day is only a few weeks away.  Where does the time go these days? This year is already 1/13th over!  I’ve been so bored with not able to really do anything so you would think time would be dragging! I hope everyone had a GREAT week.

Be sure to join in and link up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday and with Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie for Menu Plan Monday.

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

The weather has been ALL over the place!  This week though is supposed to be in the low 60’s with cloudy skies and rain on and off ALL week. It’s bringing back the humidity, but at least it’s not as noticeable in the bad way with the lower temperatures.

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE

Honey Nut cheerios with a banana and milk

CRAFTS / PROJECTS

No real projects going on, but trying to sort though piles and piles of recipes, receipts and misc. paperwork.

ON MY MIND / THINGS THAT ARE MAKING ME HAPPY

Just 10 more days until I can start working out to regain my muscle tone and LOL 😀 hopefully find my energy. I’m actually excited to be able to do this. Theoretically more exercise will make the food issues better too.

I’ve been pretty good at sticking to the no lifting, pulling or pushing part of this plan, but I am really looking forward to being the one to get a DEEP clean done as well as the vacuuming that needs to be done.

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA

We’re about 50 miles from the coast as the crow flies so I think this guy is a little lost.

INSPIRATION

AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE / WEEKLY TO DO LIST & HOUSE PROJECTS

• LAUNDRY… quite a few loads AGAIN this week, towels, bedding and clothing – hopefully soon I can quite washing every other day
  
• LIVING AREAS… plan on doing a psuedo deep clean today and tomorrow now that the cold snap appears to be all but over
  
• KITCHEN… pretty clean, but needs some organizing and a pantry and freezer inventory for next few weeks menu since we are trying to anticipate a spring move and I want to have this all cleaned out before then
  
• STUDIO… is mainly storage these days so nothing going on there
• YARD… nothing much after the weekend storms and continued rain into this week, just too wet to do anything
• BLOG… some recipe updating, future post planning and holiday post planning

CURRENTLY READING & TELEVISION / DVR

• I’m now reading Jana Deleon’s UNSEEN, book #5 in the Shaye Archer mystery series.

COMEDIES

• BIG BANG THEORY, YOUNG SHELDON
• THE GOOD PLACE, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, SPEECHLESS, GREAT NEWS
• BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, LIFE IN PIECES

MILITARY, POLITICAL & CRIME DRAMAS and a couple that qualify as comedies

• NCIS, NCIS NEW ORLEANS and NCIS LA, CRIMINAL MINDS, WISDOM OF THE CROWD, S.W.A.T.
• MADAM SECRETARY, SCANDAL, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
• BRAVE, VALOR, SEAL TEAM, BLINDSPOT, MACGYVER, SCORPION
• LAW & ORDER SVU, BLUE BLOODS, HAWAII 5-0, ELEMENTARY
• CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO PD, CHICAGO MED, 911

DRAMAS

• THE GOOD DOCTOR, THIS IS US, THE RESIDENT starts later this week

SYFY

• Z NATION, the WALKING DEAD, FLASH, SUPERGIRL, DC LEGENDS
• ORVILLE, ONCE UPON A TIME, THE X-FILES, THE ALIENIST starts later this week
  

COOKING

• GUY’S GROCERY GAMES, BEAT BOBBY FLAY, BOBBY AND DAMARIS, BAKED IN VERMONT
• KID’S BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA, GIADA
  

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK
This category continues to be a sore subject for me though it is getting better day by day. I will be continue working on combining blogs with older recipes and developing newer recipes that encompass ALL the new requirements.

My new plan is to cook for 4 days and then have a C.O.R.N. weekend!  That way we start the new week fresh every Monday. Saturday and Sunday mornings will be my “do anything needed to make me happy” mornings.

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
2 times a day B-FAST	4 ounces PROTEIN and GREEN Tea	4 ounces PROTEIN and GREEN Tea	4 ounces PROTEIN and GREEN Tea	4 ounces PROTEIN and GREEN Tea	4 ounces PROTEIN and GREEN Tea	SHIRRED EGGS	BANANA PANCAKES
2 times a day	1 cup 1% MILK  or PROTEIN DRINK	1 cup 1% MILK  or PROTEIN DRINK	1 cup 1% MILK  or PROTEIN DRINK	1 cup 1% MILK  or PROTEIN DRINK	1 cup 1% MILK  or PROTEIN DRINK	1 cup 1% MILK  or PROTEIN DRINK	1 cup 1% MILK  or PROTEIN DRINK
1 time a day LUNCH	2-4 ounces PROTEIN or yogurt	2-4 ounces PROTEIN or yogurt	2-4 ounces PROTEIN or yogurt	2-4 ounces PROTEIN or yogurt	2-4 ounces PROTEIN or yogurt	2-4 ounces PROTEIN or yogurt	2-4 ounces PROTEIN or yogurt
DINNER	3 OUNCES PROTEIN with VEGGIE OR small salad HOT CHICKEN SALAD with SWEET & SOUR TOMATOES	3 OUNCES PROTEIN with VEGGIE OR small salad TIPSY CHICKEN with CHARRED POBLANO CREAMED CORN	3 OUNCES PROTEIN with VEGGIE OR small salad SWEET GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS with ROASTED HONEY CARROTS	3 OUNCES PROTEIN with VEGGIE OR small salad SPLIT PEA SOUP with HAM PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH PIE	3 OUNCES PROTEIN with VEGGIE OR SALAD C.O.R.N.	3 OUNCES PROTEIN with VEGGIE OR SALAD C.O.R.N.	3 OUNCES PROTEIN with VEGGIE OR SALAD C.O.R.N.

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• TOFFEE WALNUT CINNAMON PULLS
• RICOTTA MEATBALL SPAGHETTI
• MAPLE GLAZED DUCK, ROSEMARY FINGERLINGS AND BLOOD ORANGE SALAD
• SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE NUT BARS
• CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS
• CRISPY ONION CHICKEN

HEALTH & BEAUTY TIPS

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP