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So apparently I like being domestic now that I'm kind of getting the hang of it. I don't have a routine down by any stretch of the imagination BUT I'm getting there and that's what counts. Last week was the first week that I made a healthy supper every night! I was so proud of myself. I know that probably sound ridiculous to those of you who do this on a weekly basis but trust me, if you know me, this is a feat. Especially since I'm married to mister chef guy...lol
This week I'm upping the ante by actually picking out some recipes BEFORE I go shopping then going out and getting the ingredients I need. I'm sure most of you are rolling your eyes at me thinking, duh, and this wasn't totally a revelation to me I just didn't think how much easier it was till I did it. Now I try to make something each day, dinner always and then sometimes a treat. Like yesterday I made a snack mix. Today I made cookies (my fave chocolate chip cookies) and tomorrow I'm gonna make strawberry/rhubarb crisp. And then the weekend will be spent running up and down my stairs to lose the weight from all that baking! Haha :)
DD loves to help me and whenever she does she has to wear her Starbucks apron. If I'm ever in the kitchen for longer than a few minutes she says 'Mommy can I stand on a chair and wear my apron and help you?' Helping usually consists of stirring flour and helping me dump ingredients into the bowl. She LOVES it! Plus she is constantly asking me what I'm doing (of course) so I get to cook while giving a play by play. It's like having my own cooking show for toddlers. LoL Or at least my toddler.
I'm not sure how long this will keep up because I'm still trying to incorporate all the other household chores. And lets be honest vacuuming isn't nearly as much fun as baking cookies. At least this is the case for me, if you really love to vacuum come on over to my house I'll happily let you vacuum for me.
This is the kind of thing I was looking forward to in regards to staying at home. Now I know that, for the most part, my shifts at Starbucks certainly weren't longer than 4.5 hours (except Saturday or Sunday), but you have no idea how much energy you need to be perky for that amount of time! So most of the day I'd be trying to hang out with DD and just get the basics done, now I feel like I can relax into the day. I'm sure it'll get hectic once I get DD involved in some activities outside the house, but for the summer I'm just gonna relax.
In other DD news we finally got her a big girl bed. I was so excited for her to have it and then so sad that my baby isn't in her crib anymore. Don't get me wrong she's a good 35 pounds so I'm not sad that I don't have to lift her in there anymore, but that was her first bed. I remember putting a tiny little infant in there and now my big girl is in her own bed. It's very thrilling and kind of sad at the same time. Now we need to tackle potty training and getting rid of the soother. I decided one milestone at a time though, if she gets overwhelmed it would all be a moot point. :p I'm sure I will have a ton of stories to share with potty training as well as frustrations so keep it tuned in...haha
Oh and if you want some recipes just let me know I'll try to randomly put them up in separate posts. :)
This week I'm upping the ante by actually picking out some recipes BEFORE I go shopping then going out and getting the ingredients I need. I'm sure most of you are rolling your eyes at me thinking, duh, and this wasn't totally a revelation to me I just didn't think how much easier it was till I did it. Now I try to make something each day, dinner always and then sometimes a treat. Like yesterday I made a snack mix. Today I made cookies (my fave chocolate chip cookies) and tomorrow I'm gonna make strawberry/rhubarb crisp. And then the weekend will be spent running up and down my stairs to lose the weight from all that baking! Haha :)
DD loves to help me and whenever she does she has to wear her Starbucks apron. If I'm ever in the kitchen for longer than a few minutes she says 'Mommy can I stand on a chair and wear my apron and help you?' Helping usually consists of stirring flour and helping me dump ingredients into the bowl. She LOVES it! Plus she is constantly asking me what I'm doing (of course) so I get to cook while giving a play by play. It's like having my own cooking show for toddlers. LoL Or at least my toddler.I'm not sure how long this will keep up because I'm still trying to incorporate all the other household chores. And lets be honest vacuuming isn't nearly as much fun as baking cookies. At least this is the case for me, if you really love to vacuum come on over to my house I'll happily let you vacuum for me.
This is the kind of thing I was looking forward to in regards to staying at home. Now I know that, for the most part, my shifts at Starbucks certainly weren't longer than 4.5 hours (except Saturday or Sunday), but you have no idea how much energy you need to be perky for that amount of time! So most of the day I'd be trying to hang out with DD and just get the basics done, now I feel like I can relax into the day. I'm sure it'll get hectic once I get DD involved in some activities outside the house, but for the summer I'm just gonna relax.
In other DD news we finally got her a big girl bed. I was so excited for her to have it and then so sad that my baby isn't in her crib anymore. Don't get me wrong she's a good 35 pounds so I'm not sad that I don't have to lift her in there anymore, but that was her first bed. I remember putting a tiny little infant in there and now my big girl is in her own bed. It's very thrilling and kind of sad at the same time. Now we need to tackle potty training and getting rid of the soother. I decided one milestone at a time though, if she gets overwhelmed it would all be a moot point. :p I'm sure I will have a ton of stories to share with potty training as well as frustrations so keep it tuned in...haha
Oh and if you want some recipes just let me know I'll try to randomly put them up in separate posts. :)
