Weekly Update

It has been a week of slow around here, and I LOVED IT. I had a cold settle in my chest which turned into pneumonia, and honestly that was pretty miserable, but once I saw the Dr. and got on treatment I quickly turned a corner. Once the coughing slowed, I was able to enjoy the forced slowing of life as my lungs healed. It brought back memories of getting pleurisy after one of my reconstruction surgeries. Remembering brings on a deep thankfulness to God for life, and all that He has brought this ol’ body of mine through. I’m so, so thankful for continued health.

Forced slowness brought on time to journal, read, & rest. I also enjoyed bit of reality television and fun YouTube video watching, while sipping on Immunity Hot Lemonade. I tried to steer clear of Facebook and all things political, except for quick highlights as I need to be informed. I just wanted to keep the slowness of life and thought, and politics can get my head and heart spinning.

All I know? God is in control and holds it all.

Meal Plan — grocery list +5 meals — DONE!

Rescue My Home — dust, sweep, vacuum, mop, bathrooms — DONE!

Dates — my Todd, my girls, one close friend

Do a Pin —Best Energy Bar Recipe Formula

Daily To-Do

Spiritual —journal, Scripture, pray, meditate

Move Body–walk, yoga or strength training

Hydrate + Nutrients –greens & berries, vitamins, water

One Full Load — dishwasher & laundry

Cleaning, Clutter & Computer Zones — {Bathrooms}, {Study Closet}, & {Important Label in Inbox}

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Specific Goals

Continue reading: Present Over Perfect

Finish reading: Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life, & The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

Print My Caring Bridge Journal

Wash Fall/Winter Blankets

Rescue Clutter Areas

Start on Study Closet & Desk

Recipes To Make

Baked Salmon Topped With Feta

Fudge Black Bean Brownies

Breakfast Cookies

Creamy Kale & Chicken Alfredo

Easy Spaghetti Sauce

Crockpot Meatballs

Date Paste (for my oatmeal & to sweeten smoothies)

Crockpot Bone Broth

Chicken Noodle Soup

Kale & Quinoa Salad

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

What are you wanting to get done this week?

What recipes are you planning on making?

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Weekly Update

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that last week I was in Houston spending time with a sweet friend. She is there away from her littles and husband to get treatment for cancer relapse. I can’t even begin to put into words the special time we had, and I just wish the whole world could know her. You CAN know her art, as she is a very accomplished artist. Visit her site here to see what I mean!

I came back home to some sick teenagers who have needed their Mom. It has interrupted my flow of getting back into a routine now that I’m home, but boy am I soaking up being needed! I love to serve and spoil my girls, and I have soup simmering as I type. It is an Italian Orzo Soup with White Beans and Spinach & is easy and delicious. It is made with healthy bone broth so I know it will be nourishing to my girls. I will be sharing the recipe very soon here at New Nostalgia, along with some yummy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Balls, so make sure to check back!

I asked last AP Tuesday if you all would like to know more about my productivity system and I got a very positive response, so I will work on figuring out how to share it in the most efficient way.

Weekly Goals

Meal Plan — grocery list +5 meals

Rescue My Home — dust, sweep, vacuum, mop, bathrooms

Dates — my Todd, my girls, one close friend

Do a Pin —Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Smoothie

Daily To-Do

Spiritual —journal, Scripture, pray, meditate

Move Body–walk, yoga or strength training

Hydrate + Nutrients –greens & berries, vitamins, water

One Full Load — dishwasher & laundry

Cleaning, Clutter & Computer Zones — {Dining Room}, {My Wardrobe}, & {Desktop}

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Specific Goals

Continue reading: Present Over Perfect

Finish reading: Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life, & The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

Start reading: Life From Scratch

Print My Caring Bridge Journal

Wash Fall/Winter Blankets

Recipes To Make

Baked Chili Lime Salmon

Easy Spaghetti Sauce

Chicken Stirfry

Crockpot Bone Broth

Korean Beef

Chicken Noodle Soup

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

What are you wanting to get done this week?

What recipes are you planning on making?

Are you on Pinterest? Share a favorite pin you want to accomplish.

Weekly Update

Our oldest daughter, Teagan, turned 17 on Saturday. We had her birthday party out at her Grandparents pool and pool house. It was a very fun party, with about 20 of her friends. Our youngest daughter, Avery, made the birthday cake and cupcakes. I helped decorate & made food with lots of help from Sam’s Club!

A great evening of swimming, volleyball, s’mores, trampoline, video games, singing and dancing was had by all. I was so impressed with how great all of her friends are…such a fun group of kids.

I teared up several times during the day, thinking of having a 17-year-old! I cannot believe how quickly time passes!

Weekly Goals

Meal Plan — grocery list +5 meals

Rescue My Home — dust, sweep, vacuum, mop, bathrooms

Dates — my Todd, my girls, one close friend

Do a Pin — Blender Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Daily To-Do

Spiritual —journal, Scripture, pray, meditate

Move Body–walk, yoga or strength training

Hydrate + Nutrients –greens & berries, vitamins, water

One Full Load — dishwasher & laundry

Cleaning, Clutter & Computer Zones — {Living Room}, {Clean Clothes Basket}, & {Inbox}

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Specific Goals

Continue reading: Present Over Perfect

Start reading: Where The Wind Leads

Start on redecorating sun room

Gather family around table for dinner as much as possible!

Recipes To Make

Brown Sugar Baked Peaches

Crockpot Refried Beans Without The Refry

Baked Chili Lime Salmon

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

30 Minute Sloppy Joes

Homemade Velveeta

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

What are you wanting to get done this week?

What recipes are you planning on making?

Are you on Pinterest? Share a favorite pin you want to accomplish.

Goodbye Olympics

We have had such a great time watching the 2016 Olympics. We are actually watching them right now as I type. Even though they are over, we recorded hours of it and are still enjoying every bit of it. My two older girls are either too busy or not interested, but my Avery, Todd and I have spent almost every evening watching them together. Todd and Avery have had lots of fun laughing at me gasping and reacting to all the great and tense moments. I think the Olympics are emotional! I love it.

Todd has had to work late almost every evening while they are on, and it became a habit of his to text me one word as he leaves work and begins his drive home.  “Olympics?” I always respond with a hearty “Yes!”

I’m going to miss those one word texts from my man.

Weekly Goals

Meal Plan — grocery list +5 meals

Rescue My Home — dust, sweep, vacuum, mop, bathrooms

Dates — my Todd, my girls, one close friend

Do a Pin — Guilt Free Ice Cream

Daily To-Do

Spiritual —journal, Scripture, pray, meditate

Move Body–walk, yoga or strength training

Hydrate + Nutrients –greens & berries, vitamins, water

One Full Load — dishwasher & laundry

Cleaning, Clutter & Computer Zones — {Master Bedroom}, {Clean Clothes Basket}, & {Delete Old Photos}

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Specific Goals

Finish reading:  The Death of Cancer

Keep reading: Present Over Perfect

Workout plan

Slow Down!

Recipes To Make

Chicken Fried Rice

Spaghetti

Burrito Bowls with Rotisserie Chicken

Crockpot Refried Beans Without The Refry

Baked Chili Lime Salmon

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

Quick Korean Beef on Rice

Homemade Velveeta

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

What are you wanting to get done this week?

What recipes are you planning on making?

Are you on Pinterest? Share a favorite pin you want to accomplish.

BACK TO SCHOOL

My 8th grader Avery went back yesterday, and Colsie (10th grade) & Teagan (11th grade) go back  today. I have mixed emotions about the quiet house and extra work time. I am excited about plans  for this blog, and have quite a bit of work I’d like to do on our home now that I won’t have 3 teens in the way! I WILL miss them. They are so grown up and have changed so much, even just over the summer. Oh how I love my girls!

FALL WORKOUTS

Something that I am planning on hitting hard is this fall increasing my workouts. The only exercise I’ve done this summer is walking, paying attention to how many steps a day that I get, and doing a bit of stretching. It has been fascinating to see which days I get close to 10,000 steps and how few steps I get on days that I sit to write posts and do administrative work for New Nostalgia.  I need to get my heart rate up and do some strength training, so I’m going to be taking advantage of fall routine to focus in on health.

Another reason why I am so motivated to exercise is because the cancer medications I am on are definitely causing weight gain. It is the first time in my life that I have had to even think about weight, so I have been pretty spoiled these 40 years, but right now my clothes are not fitting! I know that extra weight is health hazard for me, as excess weight means extra estrogen, and my cancer is fed by hormones, so keeping a healthy weight is very important as a cancer survivor.

Weekly Goals

Meal Plan — grocery list +5 meals

Rescue My Home — dust, sweep, vacuum, mop, bathrooms

Dates — my Todd, my girls, one close friend

Do a Pin — How to Get Calcium Deposits Off an Ice Dispenser

Daily To-Do

Spiritual —journal, Scripture, pray, meditate

Move Body–walk, yoga or strength training

Hydrate + Nutrients –greens & berries, vitamins, water

One Full Load — dishwasher & laundry

Cleaning, Clutter & Computer Zones — {sunroom}, {trunk}, & {important file/inbox}

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Specific Goals

Finish reading:  Loving Frank

Start reading: Present Over Perfect

Keep calling window specialists for estimate–phone tag!

Clean sunroom windows

Plan for menu plan! Ha.

Workout plan

Recipes To Make

Chicken Fried Rice

Homemade Pesto

Tomatoes On Toast

Spinach, Tortellini & Grilled Chicken Salad

My Mom’s Taco Salad

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

What are you wanting to get done this week?

What recipes are you planning on making?

Are you on Pinterest? Share a favorite pin you want to accomplish.

This past week has been spent back-to-school shopping with my youngest two. If you watched my Snapchat story, you would see that they are very different in style and chose school supplies and outfits that were unique to their different personalities. I love seeing that!

My oldest, Teagan, has yet to shop, as she was out of town at a youth leadership mission trip.  She is back in one piece, and right back to work as a lifeguard at one of our local pools. It is strange having her so independent this summer. She is about to turn 17, and I have a feeling she won’t be needing her Mom to shop for back-to-school items. Where has the time gone?

I’m starting to get a little excited about the routine that fall brings. I’m not over summer yet, but the idea of a bit more structure in my day is always appealing. I’m feeling a little twinge of happy over fall coming!

Back to Snapchat, I was just getting my groove and enjoying the platform when I learned TODAY that Instagram rolled out Insta stories! It is very much like Snapchat and I think it is going to be much fun. I left my first Insta story about a Peanut Butter Banana smoothie I made this afternoon. You can view it at my Instagram profile here.

Off to figure out what to do with the package of chicken breasts in my refrigerator. It is dinnertime and my people are hungry. I didn’t plan my meals very well this week, but will get back to it as the rhythms of fall pick up.

Weekly Goals

Meal Plan — grocery list +5 meals

Rescue My Home — dust, sweep, vacuum, mop, bathrooms

Dates — my Todd, my girls, one close friend

Do a Pin — 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

Daily To-Do

Spiritual –-journal, Scripture, pray, meditate

Move Body–walk, yoga or strength training

Hydrate + Nutrients –greens & berries, vitamins, water

One Full Load — dishwasher & laundry #loadaday

Cleaning, Clutter & Computer Zones — {sunroom/porch}, {study closet}, & {immediate inbox}

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Specific Goals

Finish reading: Loving Frank

Start reading: Wild and Free

Clean sunroom windows

Call Ortho & Dermatologist make appointment

Get gutters, paint & window estimate

Get windows out of storage

Clean out both vacuums

Finish school supply shopping

Recipes To Make

Crockpot Meatballs

Simple Tomato Salad

Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Quinoa Bars

Best Recipe I Ever Messed Up Bars

Blender Lemonade

Italian Salsa Cruda (Raw Tomato Sauce)

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

What are you wanting to get done this week?

What recipes are you planning on making?

Are you on Pinterest? Share a favorite pin you want to accomplish.