Wow, I just realized that many of my last postings have been about Cindy Rushton and the wonderful things she has going. I guess you can tell that I really have been blessed by her and her material. I just didn't realized how blessed!
Well, although it is Sunday, I have not posted last week's menu yet, so here goes.
Tuesday: Chicken Soup
Wednesday: Mac and Cheese--the kids and I had this as a late lunch made with a high fiber macaroni. Consequently we were not hungry for dinner, so dh had a grilled cheese sandwich and tortilla chips.
Thursday: Chicken Fried Rice (made with wild rice blend . . . I had mine with mostly cauliflower and about 1/4 cup of the rice.)
Friday: Tacos (I had a Taco Salad instead because I didn't have any lettuce strong enough to support taco ingredients.)
Saturday: Corn Thin Pizzas (We did use some Turkey Pepperoni on these.)
Sunday: Sloppy Joes (made with ground turkey) and Turnip Fries
Monday: Leftovers and Tuna on Corn Thins
Corn Thins are like a rice cake only made of popped corn and thinner. We use these or Ryvita Crispbread for "open-faced sandwiches" or as a base for pizza toppings.
For the pizzas, I sauteed onions and mushrooms for dh and I. With the Corn Thins, you spread tomato paste on it, straight from the can. For the Ryvita or Wasa Crispbread you can actually use whatever pizza sauce you prefer.
We've finished a few books and started a few more. Check our school library thing link on the right, for more information.
Setting goals is a new thing for me. I have made to-do lists in the past but they pretty much were always the same, day in and day out. Then Flylady enlightened me to routines and out the door went my to-do lists. So, my goals were pretty much things that had to be done to keep up with 3 kids and keep my house from being filthy. But no goals.
So, I wrote down some goals back in January. The funny thing about goals is that you can't just set goals for the year, you have to make monthly, weekly, and daily goals in steps to achieve those yearly goals. Well, I'm not real good at this yet. I'm pretty much just getting bi-weekly goals done at this point. But my GOAL is to get better at setting and attaining daily goals. LOL! It's too bad that playing computer games is not one of my goals, as I appear to be achieving that one almost daily. Actually, that is my escape from whatever I feel I should be doing; it is my method of procrastination and dealing with frustration. I remember my mother telling me that when I was younger, she used sleep as her escape. It wasn't that she was tired but it was her coping mechanism for being 'depressed'. Now, if she starts feeling like she wants to take more frequent naps, she checks to see if she might be getting a little depressed, if she is, she goes to the keyboard and worships the Lord. This truly has helped her. I'm so glad that she learned about worship helping her in this way. God is so good. Maybe I should follow her example, huh?
Well, I should be posting another menu tomorrow, since it will be Monday. I need to run for now and try to achieve some of my goals.
I so understand the problem with goals, and for some reason the computer tends to call to me when I want to procrastinate as well. Perhaps that is why I am on here now?? OOPS! It is nice to know we are not alone as we work at getting things done and keeping our homes in order. I'm right in there with your Mom, I have to keep track of the depression and focus on God any time it begins to creep in and take hold. Worship always helps! Hugs!
(Me and my dd, Tiffany on an easy to climb tree limb on vacation in VA in 2007.) These are my ramblings on homeschooling and whatever else comes to mind.
Counting Down
The Holidays are over and I'm not quite ready to start a new count down yet. Maybe I should start a counting up the number of days I've stayed on my "diet".
I guess you can tell that I really have been blessed by her and her material. I just didn't realized how blessed!
But my GOAL is to get better at setting and attaining daily goals. LOL! It's too bad that playing computer games is not one of my goals, as I appear to be achieving that one almost daily. 
Actually, that is my escape from whatever I feel I should be doing; it is my method of procrastination and dealing with frustration. I remember my mother telling me that when I was younger, she used sleep as her escape. It wasn't that she was tired but it was her coping mechanism for being 'depressed'. Now, if she starts feeling like she wants to take more frequent naps, she checks to see if she might be getting a little depressed, if she is, she goes to the keyboard and worships the Lord. This truly has helped her. I'm so glad that she learned about worship helping her in this way. God is so good. Maybe I should follow her example, huh?
☺ Feb. 23, 2008 - Goals