Monday, September 26, 2011

Weekly Plans

If you didn't catch Kelle Hampton's excellent post about Fitting it All In last week, I encourage you to take a look. It was so timely for me as it came one day after I wrote about how challenging it is to get things - even basic things like showering - done right now. Kelle talks about how all the priorities in our lives are like horses in a race and sometimes one horse pulls ahead (cooking dinner!) while others fall behind (cleaning, exercise, time to stare at a wall, etc.). But then the next week it can all shift and you can rock at keeping the house clean, but the time spent actually showering or brushing your hair is around 5 minutes for the whole week.

Something about the horse race analogy brought me some calm about how chaotic life is right now. Instead trying to juggle balls - and having most of them fall to the ground - I can think of it like things are in constant motion. It's just that some priorities are a little behind this week. Next week they might be ahead.

So what fell behind this week? Cooking dinner. I didn't have the time or energy between fighting a little cold and having Oliver suddenly doing the every-two-hour-waking thing several nights in a row. I did OK with exercise, but only completed four workouts versus the six I was hoping for. But on the other hand, I did get a bunch of errands run and I spent more time writing. So I did good enough.


Good enough. Good enough. Good enough.

Good enough needs to be good enough right now.

Last Week's Meal Plan (Actual in Green)
Monday - Veg Lasagna (freezer) & Salad
Tuesday - Pot Roast, Green Beans
Wednesday - Tofu Stir Fry w/Broccoli & Green Beans Papa John's Pizza & Salad
Thursday - Leftovers Whole Wheat French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Applesauce
Friday -Take Out Old Spaghetti Factory Take Out
Saturday - Chicken Tikka Masala Chipotle Burrito Bowl
Sunday - Dal over Basmati, Steamed Spinach Quiche (Freezer), Green Beans

Last Week's Exercise Plan (Actual in Green)
Monday - Run, Stroller Walk
Tuesday - Jillian's Ripped-in-30, Stroller Walk
Wednesday - Off
Thursday - Ripped Stroller Walk
Friday - Run Stroller Walk
Saturday - Off/Ripped Run, Stroller Walk
Sunday - Run Ripped

This Week's Meal Plan
Monday- White Chicken Chili (freezer) and green beans
Tuesday - Crock-Pot Vegetarian Lasagna and salad
Wednesday - Indian Chana Masala, Roasted Broc & Cauli
Thursday - Leftovers/Take Out
Friday - Leftovers/Take Out
Saturday - Stuffed Cabbage Rolls and vegetable
Sunday -  Chicken Tikka Masala and salad

This Week's Exercise Plan
Monday - OFF
Tuesday - Run
Wednesday - Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 DVD
Thursday - OFF
Friday - Run
Saturday - Ripped
Sunday - Wildcard
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4 comments:

  1. Hey lady, I'm going to make your White Chicken Chili tonight for dinner... my one hesitation is spiciness. I love spicy food, my two year old... not so much. He's cool with spices, flavor, etc, But actual mouth burny spicy food he won't eat, and sometimes it will elicit

    So my question is, how spicy is this stuff? The combo of green chilis and spicy diced tomatoes put it into that category, bu then you add the sour cream and I would think that would totally help balance it out.

    Mostly just curious to hear if Bella eats it or not. :) Need to know if I should be heating up some leftovers for the little guy instead.

    Hope this isn't coming across as annoying stalker. ;)

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  2. meltdowns. Spicy food elicits dinner table meltdowns. I didn't finish my first little paragraph up there. ;)

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  3. AliRose - Yes, I add a lot of sour cream (or greek yogurt usually) and it keeps it from being spicy. Also I sometimes do chilis and regular tomatoes or just skip the chilies and add a can of spicy tomatoes to cut down the spice. I bet if you dump lots of cheese on top and add some chips he will be down with it :)

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