Things I Learned in September

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Things I Learned in September

  1. Toddlers have no sense of time. If you wake up to use the bathroom at 2am you might as well play in the sink afterward. Party time!
  2. Clothes shopping is much more enjoyable and productive when my sisters are around. I get honest opinions and try on (and like) things I never would have otherwise. Janna and Bethany, let’s go thrifting again!
  3. Fit, quality, and likability over quantity and cheapness. Why is it so hard for me to learn this lesson? I have too many clothes, most of them I never wear. I bought it most likely because it was cheap and I liked it okay. What a waste of closet space and money. One or two well fitting pairs of jeans are far more useful than 10 I don’t like that just end up taking up space. (I have a mound of clothes to pitch in my room and more to go through.)
  4. When you have children, vacations mean something different. No longer are they for your rest and enjoyment but instead are for your children’s sake and making memories. Exhausting but oh so fun.
  5. Budgeting and saving makes spending money more fun! Vacation was much more enjoyable this time around. We were careful what we spent on but I didn’t spend the entire trip pinching pennies and agonizing over each dollar we parted with.

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What did you learn in September?

Menu Plan and Goals

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We are seeing temperatures in the 70s for a few days this week and probably a thunderstorm. I’m excited. Fall is finally on it’s way.

Taking advantage of the baby napping to blow some bubbles, dive into Jeff Goins' book and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Taking advantage of the baby napping to blow some bubbles, dive into Jeff Goins’ book and enjoy the beautiful weather.

It was great not having to cook this week, as we had salads for supper 5 days. In fact, it went so well we are doing in again this week.

Breakfasts:

Lunches:

Dinners:

Snacks:

  • Dried fruit and nuts
  • Fresh Fruit and Carrots
  • Banana “ice cream”

Goals:

  • Run 3 times (20-25 minutes each time)
  • Read 30 minutes a day (finish at least another book)
  • Write 5 blog posts
  • Blog schedule for October

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Corn Tortilla Fajita Quesadillas

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We love Mexican food around here. Taco salads and quesadillas seem to be the most common “go to” meals. This recipe is a bit of a different twist on quesadillas, and those avoiding wheat can enjoy them, too. We will be adding this easy recipe for Corn Tortilla Fajita Quesadillas to the menu often.

Corn Tortilla Fajita Quesadillas

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Fajita Corn Tortilla Quesadillas
 
Ingredients
  • ½ of a large bell pepper (or 1 small one), thinly sliced
  • ½ onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
  • 1 small tomato, thinly sliced
  • ⅛ cup cilantro
  • 1 cup cheese (combination mozzarella and cheddar)
  • 1 small chicken breast, sliced
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • Oil (I use expeller pressed coconut oil)
Marinade:
  • 1 T. olive oil
  • 1 T. lime juice
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • ¼ t. cumin
  • ⅛ t. onion powder
  • drop of tabasco sauce
  • salt and pepper
Optional:
  • Salsa, Sour Cream, Guacamole
Instructions
  1. Combine the marinade ingredients. Add the thinly sliced chicken and let sit for 20 minutes. Then saute until cooked through.
  2. In a skillet, saute the bell pepper, onion and jalapeno with a small amount of oil until tender. Remove from heat.
  3. Place 4 tortillas on the counter and divide the cooked vegetables, chicken, tomato, cilantro and cheese between them. Top with the remaining 4 tortillas.
  4. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Brush the skillet with oil and place quesadilla in the pan. Cook until lightly brown. Brush the uncooked side with oil and flip. Cook until tortilla is done and cheese melted.
  5. Serve with any or all of the following: salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

Recipe adapted from Better Home and Gardens

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People Pleasing

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Let me be honest here. I tend to be a people pleaser, probably to an unhealthy extreme. I don’t like to mess up, I worry about how others will view me and what they will think of me. I like to be in my comfort zone.

It’s one thing to think of others and consider their feelings and it’s another thing to live your life timidly walking around, afraid of rejection, and self-conscious. It’s prideful and can be rude.

I wish I could say this is a recent issue, but no, I’ve struggled with it most of my life.

I remember once when I was 10 we were at a get together with people we hadn’t know very long. A group of girls my age were playing together when we arrived and I refused to go over and play with them. Why? I thought they were having fun together and might not want someone else. I worried about it being awkward. I worried about what I would say. It was easier to stay with my mom than make the effort to interact. Eventually my mom made me go – she got up and walked with me over to them and I had a great time. My attitude went beyond shyness and turned into stubbornness and being afraid of how I might appear. It had nothing to do with caring about the others but rather was me focused.

(See why going to Delcare was such a huge step out my my comfort zone?)

Here are some reasons living to try and please people and worried about what they think is not okay:

1. That mindset seeks the approval of men instead of God.

2. A spirit of fear isn’t from God.

3. But rather He gives a spirit of power, love, and self control.

Christ’s love isn’t conditional. His grace isn’t dependent on how someone views me.

I pray that according to the riches of His glory He may grant us to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in our inner being, so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith, that we, being rooted and grounded in love may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:16-19

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