Happy Homemaker Monday

 

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IT IS COLD!!! We got a little bit of snow and ice over the weekend, but it dropped 11 degrees and I'm feeling it.  Tomorrow even a bit colder. 

I am happily enjoying a Monday off, watching some cooking shows on YouTube.  

   *** The weather in my neck of the woods*** 

•  Monday - 17 and partly cloudy
• Tuesday - 16 Cloudy
• Wednesday - 20 cloudy
• Thursday - 24 cloudy
• Friday - 27 cloudy
• Saturday - 29 cloudy
• Sunday -34, Parly cloudy

 

 *** Things that make me happy ***

 Days off work. Family Uno night. Snow. Reading. Pink pens and highlighters. 

 

*** Book I'm reading *** 

 Currently: Finally finishing up "Onyx Storm". "Writing Down the Bones" 

Spiritually:  Bible, currently in Leviticus. Trusting God Day by Day devotion by Joyce Meyer. A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie. 

Up Next: God has been convicting me to read something better for my soul - I mostly read thrillers, true crime, and lately some fantasy.  I can't say that I won't read any of that again - but I will look more at the other Christian thriller writers.  On my Kindle I have a Colleen Coble series "The Lavendar Tides".  I've always loved her books. I also have a few more of hers, a Francine Rivers, some Shanna Hatfield, Janette Oke, and many others from authors I've not heard of.  I'll let you know next week! 

 

*** What's on my tv today *** 

YouTube cooking, homemaking videos

Days of Our Lives

The Chosen  

I received a trial of Angel Studios and watched the movie "Homestead" - it was quite good. There is a series, so I will probably catch that as well. 

I ditched Netflix awhile back and now I have Great American Pure Flix.  I'm going to check out their programming as well. 

 

 

*** On the breakfast plate *** 

 I meal-prepped a potato, white bean, and broccoli hash. Sounds weird, but it's delicious.

 

*** On the lunch plate *** 

  I also meal-prepped some chicken burrito bowls 

 

 

*** On the dinner plate *** 

I think that I will be making buccatini (like spaghetti with a hole through it?) with a mushroomy red sauce and a side of green beans. 

 

 

*** On the menu *** 

Monday Buccatini and green beans

Tuesday Leftover Koshari topped with pickled red onions

 

Wednesday Game night at dad's - tacos

Thursday Leftovers

Friday Hamburgerless Helper from last week 

Saturday C.O.R.N soup or stew (clean out refrigerator night) 

Sunday Crispy tofu bowls - making a sauce of soy, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, rice-wine vinegar, Probably forgetting something. 

*** On my to do list***

 Today: 

• Dishes
• Bible Study 
• Decluttering 
• Read
• Sweep
• Water plants

This week:

• Work OT blah
• Uno @ Dad's
• Mop
• Clean stove
• Bible study
• Writing sprints
• Critique Group 

 

*** New Recipe I tried or want to try *** 

    I did not have the energy to try all the recipes I wanted to. Work during tax time with OT is just draining - so I ended up eating much simpler things.  BUT!  I did make the Egyptian Koshari and it is delicious! 

 

*** What I am writing ***

Same as above.  I did do final rewrites/edits through chapter 8.  I won't be writing much except blog posts until that is done! 

 

 

*** No words needed (favorite photo or picture) *** 

 

Snow out of my office windows

Starting Leviticus

Super chunky, super messy study Bible

My daily planner, just because she's pretty! 

My fur-monster, Ollie Bear enjoying the corner of my bed

 

*** Devotional, Prayers, Bible Verses *** 

My favorite verse in Leviticus so far!