Wii Fit

I tried the Wii Fit last night.  It told me my weight/BMI, helped me set weight loss goals, and gave me several exercise options (yoga, strength training, aerobic exercises, and balance exercises).  It was a lot of fun (I loved the soccer and hula hoop games!).  It was also easy, because the Wii walked you [...]

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May 28

I went to CVS to purchase deodorant and shampoo.  I had $1.50 in coupons.  After seeing the $5.49 price for deodorant, I left, thinking that I would try HEB for lower prices.  At the library, I realized that I had $6 in Extra Bucks from my previous shopping trip ($3 was if you spent $15). [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – May 27

I have a decent menu this week!  I pulled out every April/May and June/July Light and Tasty magazine that I have.  I opened one up and found a few recipes that looked promising.
Menu for the week of May 27:

lemon herb chicken with parmesan zucchini spears
peking shrimp with brown rice
turkey pasta soup with salad
spaghetti with turkey [...]

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Frugal Friday – The Drugstore Game – May 23

I had a fun time with the Drugstore Game this morning.
A quick explanation of the Drugstore Game:

CVS (with free store card) and Walgreens
Search their ads for sales that involve Extra Bucks (CVS) or Register Rewards (Walg)
When you purchase certain items, you get store credit/coupons (however you want to call them) for the next week (they [...]

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Thursday, May 22

I went swimming today.  My motivation was a chance to wear my new swim cover up!  It was the first time that I’ve exercised since my race on Sunday.  Let’s just say that I wasn’t sore, but I couldn’t swim very fast!
I got home and made a batch of brownies (with chocolate chips).  I heated [...]

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Swimsuit Cover Up

Over the winter, I wore a blue sweatsuit and blue flip flops after I swam.  Now that it is in the nineties every day, I’ve been coming home wrapped in a hot pink (not in a pretty way) beach towel.  Last week (or the week before?), I wanted to go into the grocery store after [...]

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I cooked! (Includes Slow Cooker Potato Soup w/ Beans Recipe)

This has been a fun evening.
Last night, my husband and I played a board game.
Tonight, we played another!  (I won, too!)  It was also extra fun, because we each had a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream with a homemade brownie (that had chocolate chips baked inside).
When I got home from work today, I [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – May 19

We ate all of our leftovers this week!  Hooray!
I had my triathlon this morning.  I finished in 86 minutes.  I’ve been eating every few hours ever since.
My menu for the week is not really planned out.  I’m going to list some things that I’ve been thinking about preparing.
Menu for the week of May 19:

Potato soup [...]

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Home Again

It’s 8:58.  I’m home again.  I repacked my lunch, turned off my movie and the dishwasher, drove to work, had to park way down the street, due to countless numbers of electricity trucks, walked to work, and was told that I could sign in and then go home.
Aghhh!
In the neighborhood where I work, entire trees [...]

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Cancel That Last Post

It’s 7:30 A.M.  It’s a mere 7 minutes since my last post.  I just got a call from work.  We have to go in after all.  We need to bring a flash light.  Agghhh!  I’ve already put away my lunch!   I need to turn off my movie and the dishwasher.  Aghhhh!

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Blessings

Due to a storm that caused a power outage at work, I don’t have to go in today!  Hurray!  Relaxation!  It’s 7:23 A.M. and I already am sitting down in front of a movie with my breakfast, with the dishwasher going in the kitchen.  My goal today is to get all of the dishes done [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – May 11

This week’s menu will be a continuance/completion of last week’s menu.  I’ve still got meat from last week that I never got around to incorporating into dishes.
Menu for the week of May 11:

spaghetti
cumin-rubbed pork roast
turkey sausage (most likely with pasta)
chicken noodle soup

For more menu ideas, see orgjunkie.com.

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