Slices of Life

After rejoining Weight Watchers, I knew I wanted to reinstate my Weigh- In Wednesdays posts. On the third Wednesday of every month I'll have a new post/party up for everyone to share workout tips, weight loss thoughts and ideas, and healthy recipes to fuel us on our journey to better health.  Just before leaving for vacation I did a quick weigh- in and found I was down a couple of pounds weighing in around 165. I thought for sure I was going to gain those 3 lbs. back while on vacation but I didn't!  In fact, the day we returned home I weighed in to find I was at the exact same weight right down to the 10th of a pound. I was quite pleasantly surprised by that and it has spurned me on to keep working out 5 days a week.  I rarely snack anymore during the day but if I do I try to make sure it's something filling and somewhat healthy. One of my friends mentioned making a fruit dip that combines non-fat Greek yogurt and peanut butter or peanut butter powder.  I happened to...

Originally posted January 4, 2013 when my boys were 5, 6. & 8  I had a few days over our Christmas break where I had a mini anxiety attack, once again thinking we've hardly covered anything this year.  My sister in law is a public school teacher and she pointed out, with much excitement, that the school year is half over.  My heart literally jumped in my chest and I felt my stomach lurch for one fear induced moment and I thought "Oh My GOD!  We're not anywhere near our half-way point in our math curriculum!" Honestly, I think Alec is only on lesson 11 and Ian is at 26 (out of perhaps 150). I had to remind myself that we do so much more for math than just our curriculum.  I was seriously considering not buying any curriculum for next year since we don't seem to follow them anyway.   I also reminded myself that we don't have to follow anyone else's schedule but our own.   It didn't hurt that when talking abou...

What on.... how?... I can't believe we are nearly 1/2 through January already! I'm not complaining though. I often feel like January, February, and even March can drag right on by. But I am trying to plan some fun things to look forward to every few weeks and enjoy this cozy season at home. I loved reading all the yearly reviews and intentions and goals and seeing so much hope and gratitude. I enjoyed last week's party so much and can't wait to see what you have to share with us today.  The link with the most views from last week's party: 2024- Year End Review A few that caught my eye: Green Check Skirt by Curated by Jennifer Ham & Potatoes Au Gratin by Homemade on a Weeknight A Distant View of Cassiebawn Castle Mountbatten in County Sligo by Image-in- ing This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anything tha...

 I'm taking a break from recapping our Hawaii trip this week but will be back on Monday with daily posts from our time on the big island. Welcome to the first Share Our Lives link up of 2025! This month we're talking about how we're saving time on chores.  Over the years I have tried so many different ways to streamline the household chores/cleaning.  Now I'm not always 100% convinced that they save time but they definitely make cleaning the house seems like a more manageable job.  Some things we've tried over the years:  First and foremost stop dirt in it's tracks. We ask that people leave their shoes at the door! That cuts down on a lot of dirt coming into the house.  Ask for help!  I assigned tasks to each of the boys and rotate who had what chore monthly (something that no longer works with Ian working full time and Alec away at school but it was so nice while it lasted). Make  it easy on yourself and others.  I put stickers on our washe...