In no particular order...
1. La Croix Orange Water-Bubbly but not sweetened. I despise sweetened water. That fake sweetener taste makes me want to puke. But this makes me feel like I'm drinking a soda only with no guilt. I like the bubbles.
2. Portobello Mushrooms-This is my new go-to meal. 2 Huge mushrooms (scoop out all the gross mushroom underside stuff), load up with fresh spinach and feta cheese, pop in the oven for like 20 minutes. That's it. So easy and yummy.
3. My iPhone-We are officially an all Mac family now I guess. I admit, I have some problems with it which I will detail in another post, but I do love it. My whole life is now in this phone. My finances, my calendar, my contacts, my new years "get hot in 2009" tracking, my blog, my photos, my music, my job, my grocery list, my facebook, lists...all of it.
4. Green Chai Tea-The best of all worlds for me. I'm drinking it every night now in lieu of dessert.
5. Clementines-My kids are going through them like candy. I use them every day as bribes for putting laundry away, for cleaning up the playroom, and as dessert two night a week.
6. Walking BoyChild Home From the Bustop-I love seeing him get off the bus and running to me. Holding hands down the hill to our house, setting him up with a snack and a drink while he does his homework and I unload the dishwasher or water the plants. Love it.
7. The Fireplace- I probably have a fire going more often than I should but I cant help it. In summertime, I love opening all the windows and doors and feeling it way past the point of summer heat. And in winter, I love a fire in the house. Many evenings, I sit with the kids on a pile of pillows on the floor in front of the hearth and hang out right there.
8. My front porch-Again, this is another thing I have missed out on not being home. Our last house had a front porch and when I was home with the kids, I spent basically every single day on it. I used to put GirlChild in the pack-n-play as I did yard work, planted flowers and pulled weeds all day. I used to sit out there and read the mail as the kids napped. Or, I'd sit outside and gab on the phone. In this house, it's even better because we have an upstairs front porch and a downstairs one and they are both a lot bigger than before and loads more comfortable. We live in a neighborhood of very traditional style homes all with front porches. So these days, unless it's freezing, I am out there writing or reading or just hanging out in the sunshine.
9. My Neighborhood Gym- So as I mentioned, I am determined to stop being a fat ass this year. To achieve this daunting goal, I have been spending some time at our little workout room in our neighborhood. I've always gone to a big fitness center type facility to work out. You know, lots of TVs and tons of machines and beautiful people to make me feel bad about myself. But seeing as how I no longer earn a salary and this is free (thanks to my outrageous neighborhood association fees), I decided to give it a try. And it's perfect. There's rarely anyone in there so I have the run of the place in the middle of the day. It has everything I need plus a big sunlit yoga studio to hang out and stretch in. It's open 24/7 and it's safe and easy to get to. The good news is that I've actually managed to stick with going there and I haven't missed the loud pumping music from the other gym at all.
10. Cooking-And yet another thing I've gotten back into since being home. It's been so fun to sit down and figure out what's for dinner and then to have time to run to the grocery store and to actually have time to cook it. I know, I know. It seems simple. But for awhile now, a lot of the cooking duties have gone to my husband. Don't get me wrong, he's an amazing cook. He is amazing in the kitchen and loves food like I do. But he's also a great eater and fun to cook for because he'll try anything. So all last week, he actually came home to (gasp!) dinner ready and a clean house.
Yes, I realize that I am sounding like a total Stepford Wife here, but I can't help it. I am digging this so far.
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