I have discovered my favorite salad dressing . . . basalmic vinegrette.
My mom had it as a salad dressing option for Christmas dinner. It was yummy.
It's a bonus that it encourages me to eat salads . . .
And I tried out this granola recipe . . . easy and delicious!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Habit forming
I am attempting to form some new and better habits.
Reaching for the celery instead of the cookie. Doing something active instead of watching a movie. And so on and so on.
I had read somewhere that it takes about a month to form a new habit. Where I read that I have no idea but I was searching some sites trying to find where I had read it and found this instead.
I found this article very informative and very encouraging. I went a little deeper and read some information about the author. And I was just plain impressed.
I have decided to go about this in a methodical manner (instead of the willy-nilly way I normally do things). Ha. We'll see how long this lasts.
My first new habit: create a meal plan and stick to it.
Yesterday I created a meal plan for today through Saturday. So far I have kept tonight's meal.
As Bob would say, "Baby step."
Reaching for the celery instead of the cookie. Doing something active instead of watching a movie. And so on and so on.
I had read somewhere that it takes about a month to form a new habit. Where I read that I have no idea but I was searching some sites trying to find where I had read it and found this instead.
I found this article very informative and very encouraging. I went a little deeper and read some information about the author. And I was just plain impressed.
I have decided to go about this in a methodical manner (instead of the willy-nilly way I normally do things). Ha. We'll see how long this lasts.
My first new habit: create a meal plan and stick to it.
Yesterday I created a meal plan for today through Saturday. So far I have kept tonight's meal.
As Bob would say, "Baby step."
Monday, January 5, 2009
Well, it's winter
For some reason, it seems that as soon as the holiday season is over winter should be too.
Unfortunately that is not the case. This past weekend brought frigorific weather and freezing rain. Yesterday morning I woke to an ice skating rink rather than a driveway.
Thankfully I walk to church -- I don't think I would have made it if I had to drive. Walking posed enough of a problem as it was. I basically slid down my driveway and walked in the snowbank to the corner. I decided to take my chances walking in the street the rest of the way.
I continue to remind myself that spring is just around the corner. And I am thankful that "God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth'; and it was so.[emphasis mine] Genesis 1:14-15
In the mean time, I am glad I have a fat cat laying on my lap and keeping me warm!
Word of the week: frigorific
Unfortunately that is not the case. This past weekend brought frigorific weather and freezing rain. Yesterday morning I woke to an ice skating rink rather than a driveway.
Thankfully I walk to church -- I don't think I would have made it if I had to drive. Walking posed enough of a problem as it was. I basically slid down my driveway and walked in the snowbank to the corner. I decided to take my chances walking in the street the rest of the way.
I continue to remind myself that spring is just around the corner. And I am thankful that "God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth'; and it was so.[emphasis mine] Genesis 1:14-15
In the mean time, I am glad I have a fat cat laying on my lap and keeping me warm!
Word of the week: frigorific
Friday, January 2, 2009
5 things I am looking forward to this year!
- Teaching my "Computers for Older Adults" class again this spring
- Visiting friends
- Paying off my credit card bill
- Completing my new year resolutions (of course!)
- All the blessings yet to be discovered
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Heart and soul
The dawning of a new year . . .
Resolutions for my physical life:
Resolutions for my physical life:
- Resolutions in this area of my life seem to be the hardest of mine to keep. However I will do my utmost to keep this one -- my goal is to participate in some form of physical exercise at least 3 times per week.
Resolutions for my spiritual life:
- Follow a Bible reading plan. I was doing some research to prepare for this goal and there are a lot of web resources for this type of thing. I ended up choosing a chronological plan to read the entire Bible in a year . . . a little ambitious I know but I think I am up to this endeavor.
- One other thing I would like to do is to participate in some kind of group Bible study this year.
These are my life goals this year. I have already begun on the uncluttering and the Bible reading plan. Nothing like jumping in with both feet. I am already excited for the new year!
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