Take Care of Myself List

Hey Everyone!

So I wrote a list of things I will be doing to take care of myself, which is number 1 on my goals and resolutions.  I wrote about 30 things down.  Not sure I will be doing all of them, but I will try to accomplish at least most of them.

1.  Take a long walk.
2.  Check out a yoga video or DVD from my local library, and make time to do it twice a week.
3.  Read a fiction book or short story that I can totally lose myself in.
4.  Write my life story.
5.  Daydream.
6.  Try a new recipe.
7.  Avoid single parent burnout by getting a babysitter and go to a movie alone.
8.  Write a letter to a friend.
9.  Smile.
10.  Set the timer, close my eyes, and breathe deeply for five minutes.
11.  Read a magazine.
12.  Clean my house-it's a great stress reliever.
13.  Sit outside and breathe fresh air.
14.  Get up fifteen minutes early so I can linger over a cup of coffee.
15.  Swap play dates with a neighbour so you can each enjoy a few minutes of solitude.
16.  Bake a scrumptous dessert just for me.
17.  Re-read something that has been especially encouraging to me.
18.  Write in a journal.
19.  Go to a park and sit on the swings with my kids.
20.  Go to bed an hour early.
21.  Watch the sunset.
22.  Listen to soothing music.
23.  Grow something, such as a house plant or fresh herbs.
24.  Sit with a cup of hot chocolate or some hot tea.
25.  Surround myself with pictures of the people I love and things I care about.
26.  Give myself permission to say "No" to something I really don't have time for or are not interested in.
27.  Say "Yes" to something I'd really like to do.
28.  Express my creativity.
29.  Lend a hand to someone else.
30.  Hug my kids!

So I will try to do most of these.  Wont do them in the same order as the list but I will do some or all.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned.

Goals and Resolutions

Hello Everyone!

So I've been slacking alot with my blog,  I am hoping to put an end to the slacking and keep it going.  My plan is to blog every other day that way I will have alot more to talk about.  So i am hoping I can do it.

Anyway I am going to write some of my goals and resolutions on here, going to try and get them completed this year lol.  Added the ones i didnt complete last so I have 10.

1.  Take care of myself.
2.  Enjoy my kids.
3.  Move forward emotionally.
4.  Develop deeper friendships.
5.  Share what ive learned.
6.  Do what makes my life easier.
7.  Give myself more credit.
8.  Let others help.
9.  Look at the big picture.
10.  Embrace my life.

Now I will be blogging about how I plan to accomplish this goals and resolutions one by one. 

Thanks reading and stay tuned.

Farmer's Market Adventure

So today the kids and I woke up bright and early because we had a busy day today.  I fed the kids there breakfast and got everyone dressed and then we were out the door. 

First we had to walk to the mall to stop at the bank before going to catch the bus.  Today was the first time I went on the new transit Zum bus, it was faster then the normal city bus.  We were downtown Brampton in no time. 

The farmer's market was super busy, but we got a whole lot of stuff.  I picked up some fruits: pears, plums, necterines, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries.  Some veggies: green/white beans and tomatoes.  I also got some Italian bread, cherry pie, zucchini chocolate chip bread, banana chocolate chip loaf, a pretzel, and some butter and pecan tarts.  So over all it was a good day at the farmer's market.

So stay tuned for our adventure tomorrow.

Thanks for reading.

I'm Back!!!!

Hello!

Just to let you know that I am back, and that I have alot of good blogs planned.  So keep a look out for them.

Thanks!

Recipe---Shrimp and Asparagus

Here is another recipe I did.  I forgot to take pictures this time.  I had to make two variations of it.  My oldest son is allergic to shrimp and my youngest isnt old enough to eat seafood yet.  But here is the recipe.


Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh asparagus
• 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, boil or steam asparagus in enough water to cover until tender; chop and set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to full boil, place the pasta in the pot and return to a rolling boil; cook until al dente. Drain well.
3. In a large saucepan, saute garlic in the olive oil over medium-low heat until the garlic is golden brown.
4. Place butter and lemon juice in the saucepan. Heat until the butter has melted. Place the shrimp in the saucepan and cook until the shrimp turns pink. Place the mushrooms and asparagus into the saucepan, cook until mushrooms are tender.
5. Toss the shrimp and vegetable mixture with the egg noodles and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

So i hope you enjoy...

Science and Math Activities

So this past weekend my two older boys were saying that long weekends are so boring, so I decided to give them each an activity to do.

My oldest son loves Math, he is in 4th grade so his was a Math activity. Its called Act like an architect:  Draw your bedroom. 

 

Ok what he had to was go in his room and count the length and width of his room by feet, when he was done the he then had to draw it in inches.  He had to do the same with his bed and dresser.  This is the finished drawing, he put it somewhere and said he would show it to me later when he was. 

Now my other son, doesnt really like school but he does like his teacher lol.  He is in grade 3, so I thought this would be a great little science activity for him.  Its called Weather Gragh-Daily weather.

So what we did here is just we drew how the weather is here lately on the side (sunny, rainy, cloudy, snowy, and other like windy or foggy).  Then on the bottom wrote the days of the week started with Sunday ended with Saturday.  We checked off 3 days so far, as I showed on the chart.  This are both fun activities and both boys seemed to enjoy them.

As I'm finishing this post I can hear lots and lots of sirens so I look outside and see lots of smoke.  Not too sure where it is coming from because there is a building in the way, but its either in the building or a car in the parking lot.  Hope everyone is ok though. 

Well thanks for reading bye for now.

Recipe---Spicy Honey-Roasted Chicken

Hello everyone

Sorry I havent been around, just been going threw some stuff, anyway im back...Here is a recipe, i had made this for Easter dinner

Ingredients

• 1 (6 pound) whole roasting chicken
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rinse and pat dry the chicken; place in roasting pan.
2. In a bowl, mix together the honey, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and garlic powder. Using your hands, rub the honey mixture all over the chicken. Baste chicken with the melted butter.
3. Roast the chicken in the preheated oven until the skin begins to brown, 30 to 45 minutes. Baste the chicken with juices in the roasting pan.
4. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and roast until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Baste occasionally during roasting. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (80 degrees C). Remove the chicken from the oven, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.               

Hope you enjoy...