My Chaotic Realm

...and I am done with my 2016 scrapbook!! All done... like put out in the bookcase in the Family Room DONE!! I am so excited... went back & put the captions and notes on the rest of pages. If you recall, those pages were completed last Friday at some ungodly hour during our twice monthly art group. I had a couple of other goals for January: make a book, 3 workouts/wk, weekly chore list, ATC Challenge, Mission Inspiration journal challenge, birthday card group and Blog. The Results are in.... I DID NOT make a book. I DID work out at least 3 times a week (some even saw 5!!). I DID the weekly chore... except that killed our vacuum cleaner. LMAO. I DID complete January's ATC Challenge. I DID complete January's Mission Inspiration Challenge. I DID make birthday cards for those that were due. I DID blog but only 3 times (goal was 4 so only completed 75%). What else did January include? Art time, both with friends and alone. Lost 3# & 6 inches. Worked 4 days a week...

I miss the Long Beach Rouses, damnit!! Monday I went & got ingredients for a weeks worth of healthy meals, enough to make 2 dinners & 2 leftover lunches. Breakfast is almost always a couple of eggs in some form with guacamole or bacon or some such... no need to shop for that. But I did pick up pesto, feta, black olives, pork chops, chicken, beef, etc. Monday's dinner was a fantastic Pesto chicken casserole and made enough so there were leftovers for lunch today. Tonight's dinner (and tomorrow's lunch) was Pork Chops Marinated in Pesto served with broccoli and cauliflower in cheese and small salad. Wednesday I am off so will cook for 2 days again (Weds & Thurs)... the menu (as of now) is Weds: Pizza night !! Pizza will be wheat free... wow...using eggs and cheese for crust then topping with sun dried tomatoes,fresh tomatoes from the garden, black olives, mozzarella & provolone with some leftover chicken shredded across the top. . And a little oregano and...