I completely jinxed myself last week. The last good nights sleep my little guy had was last Monday and ever since then has been rough going. Well, one night was just a two time wake up but other than that, let’s not talk about it. Oh, and the quiet weekend I was looking forward to? My husband’s parents called last Monday to see if they could come a week early. So they came Thursday evening and left Sunday night. It was a fun weekend – did some sight seeing in Oklahoma City, went to the county fair, and hung out in town but it definitely wasn’t a weekend of nothing. Maybe I can hope for that this week. 🙂

In all seriousness, I really do think this week will be a quiet one. I’m looking forward to lots of sleeping, evening walks in the beautiful cooler weather, and maybe a movie night with a friend.

Tomorrow, I’m going to write a little about our first week of Whole 30 (and our cheat so early in the game) and share a couple of food pictures. An e-book that came up searching for recipes was Well Fed – it’s all paleo recipes. Well, Well Fed 2 is part of The Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle.

If you are needing meal planning inspiration, be sure to check out the Real Food Recipes section of the Healthy Living Bundle. There’s also an entire section of books with recipes for special diets! Of course, there are also book on essential oils, natural skin and body care, fitness and great e-courses and bonuses that are a part. Today is the last day you can purchase the bundle, so be sure to check it out!

Suppers:

• Whole Chicken, roasted veggies, potato wedges, and watermelon
• Taco Salad
• Leftover Veggie Beef Soup
• Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (thinking stuffed with sauteed spinach and chicken)
• Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti
• Fajita Bowls
• Leftovers

Lunches:

• Veggie Beef Soup
• Grilled Chicken and Vegetables
• Salads for Shaun and myself, leftovers or sweet potatoes for the kids

Breakfasts:

• Scrambled eggs with spinach, mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions
• Homemade hashbrowns with onions and bell peppers
• Maybe try a zucchini cake or carrot sweet potato cake

Snacks:

• Fruits, Veggies, nuts

Goals:

• I don’t think I read once last week, so I’d love to get some reading done.
• Whole 30 week two with no cheats
• Exercise. Continue redoing the #mindbodymat 3 week pilates challenge go on a few family walks, and maybe try to jog a couple of days.
• Actually blog 🙂
• Continue in my Jonah study and Bible memory

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We made dinner for a friend that had surgery Friday night. Saturday I had to go shopping for a going away scrapbook for our youth pastor and his family and then get ready for and clean-up after their farewell potluck followed by a relaxing late evening hanging out with a friend and watching a cheesy Hallmark movie. Sunday after church there was a lunch wedding shower and that afternoon I still had to do my big grocery shopping trip and the house needed (still needs) some work. Some of the small groups met Sunday night. I don’t think ours did, but even if they had we would have stayed home. Busy isn’t always better and sometimes it’s okay to say no – especially if those large social events drain instead of energize you. 🙂 Yep, that would be me.

It was a good weekend all in all. I’m just thankful that every one isn’t like that and I’m thankfully we are looking at a calm next week. Last week my 15 month old went 5 nights in a row waking up only once (and he’s probably had fewer than 5 of those nights total in his life before). I’m hoping we see some more this week.

Suppers:

• Vegetable Beef Soup
• Chicken Lettuce Tacos (using leftover chicken from last week)
• Thai Soup
• Leftovers
• Crispy Chicken Thighs
• Church Potluck

Lunches:

• Leftovers
• Wedding Shower
• Salads (Shaun and me)
• Sweet potatoes and leftovers (the kids)

Breakfasts:

• Fruit salad with coconut flakes and nuts
• Sausage and Egg Breakfast Squares

Goals:

• Write 2 blog posts
• Work on Blog Assignments
• Continue Bible Study and Memory
• Start another book. (Affiliate Link) I finished The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change last week.
• Exercise. Think I’m going to redo the #mindbodymat 3 week pilates challenge and maybe try to jog a couple of days.
• Craft Show stuff if I have time.

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It’s Sunday evening and I’m shooting for a 9pm bedtime for myself. The kids were in bed by 7:30 and Shaun is working an event (for his third night in a row) for the radio station and wont be back until close to midnight, so I figure it’s a good night to do it. The first half of last week the kids were recovering from being sick and rather grouchy. Thankfully, we finished on a higher note but everyone’s still pretty tired.

Neither Shaun or I work Labor Day, so we are looking forward to a fun family day. I discovered that a children’s museum in a town 45 minutes away is having free admission for the day! I’m sure it will be packed, but we’ve never been and you can’t beat testing a new place out for free. I think the kids will love it!

Turtle Cheesecake Ice Cream – Super yummy and rich (but the blueberry from a couple weeks ago is still my favorite).

Suppers:

• Egg Foo Young
• Popcorn and Ice Cream
• Grilling for Labor Day
• Ladies’ Bible Study/Leftovers
• Crockpot Chicken Tacos x 2
• Skillet Lasagna (Making double to bring supper to a friend having surgery)

Lunches:

• Guacamole
• Veggie Soup
• Pumpkin Waffles
• Salads

Breakfasts:

• Leftover Pumpkin Waffles
• Oatmeal and Rolled Oats with Granola

Goals: (Affiliate Links)

• Register for a November Craft Show
• Start brainstorming promotional items and table set up for show
• Write 2 blog posts (and it will happen this week)
• Work on Blog Assignments
• Make supper for friend and food for a potluck and wedding shower
• Read! Finish The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change and start another book. I’m thinking this might be my next one: When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
  I finished I Like Giving last week and loved it – very motivating. 

What have you been reading – anything I should add to my list?

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It’s Sunday afternoon and both kids are napping. The house is quiet. Sleep is something that’s been needed around our house this week. There were a couple of long nights, a teething child, runny noses, and feeling under the weather going on the past several days.

Shaun worked events for the radio station Friday and Saturday afternoon/evening and didn’t get home until almost midnight. The kids and I enjoyed a couple of movie nights, playing at the park, and some cleaning. Hopefully they will feel better soon (though I’m not complaining about my son actually sitting and snuggling with me. That hasn’t happened since he started moving 🙂 ).

This is dark chocolate coconut milk ice cream sweetened with maple syrup and honey!

Suppers:

• Nachos
• Egg Foo Young
• Mac and Cheese
• Bean Tostadas
• Coconut Curried Chicken
• Eggs
• Leftovers

Lunches:

• Pancakes
• Leftover Chicken from last week
• Leftover Mac and Cheese and Bean tostadas for the kids
• Salads for the adults

Breakfasts;

• Pancakes from the freezer
• Smoothies
• Refrigerator and hot oatmeal

Goals:

• Finish I Like Giving and start another book. (I finished Running for My Life last week and loved it!)
• Continue the next Hello Mornings Bible Study
• Keep going with the the #mindbodymat 3 week pilates challenge. On the last week! Each day’s workout is around 10 minutes. Love that I have no excuses to not get it done.
• Work on earring and lip balm business stuff – online store, craft shows etc (Yep, that sounds a lot like last week. This week I need to make it happen.)
• Publish 2 more posts
• Work through blog assignments
• Start another organizing project

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