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Right now, I am…

nursing a cold that I got on Friday.   Boo.

planning to start taking some probiotics because this is my second cold almost smack-dab in a row, and that’s unusual for me.   I’m wondering if it’s because of the antibiotics I had to take for my nose surgery…before that, I hadn’t been on antibiotics for a good decade or so, and my gut bacteria probably were marvelous.   Right now, they’re probably just a shadow of their former selves, so I’m thinking a jumpstart would be good.

homemade yogurt

(Of course, I will still be drinking yogurt smoothies every morning too.)

having a normal school day, as Mr. FG is at work. He does get federal holiday time off, but he opts to work most holidays (except Thanksgiving and Christmas) and then use the accumulated time off in a nice chunk.   Because 3-5 days off in a row are a lot more fun and useful than random one-day holidays here and there.

happy that Aldi is open on the holiday because I am seriously low on groceries right now.

drinking a peach and yogurt smoothie. I’m out of most other frozen fruit, so I just blended homemade yogurt and local peaches (frozen from those super discounted boxes I buy from the local stand in the summer).

bruised peaches

looking at that picture of peaches and missing the sunny days that accompany peach season.   The darkness and cloudiness of winter are not my favorite.

(Buuuuut…the shortest day of the year is behind us now, so I’m cheering myself with that thought.)

thinking about what I want to cook this week. Menu planning is on my to-do list today!   I hate the process, but I love the result (me not scrambling to come up with a last-minute meal, to be precise.)

checking what’s coming in my produce box this week so that I can plan meals around those ingredients.

trying to figure out what is going on with my mortgage payments. Our mortgage got sold (again) and I signed up for automatic payments with the new company, but something is going wonky with those…the site says I’m signed up, but they’re not debiting my account.   Augh.

I am not a fan of having my mortgage sold.

(Update: I got ahold of a customer service rep and my account is now properly set up. Yay!)

If you’d like, you can share what you’re doing right now in the comments. I hope your week gets off to a good start today!

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Linda

Tuesday 17th of January 2017

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Had dentist appointment first thing this morning. While there I confirmed 2 of the grandkids appointments. Also, I worked on some billing and insurance issues we are having. I hate dealing with insurance.

Took our students to an away basketball game. These are held during the school day. I take pictures of the games and other special events for our mini yearbooks.

Worked on getting students grades posted. I'll be finishing this up first thing in the morning.

Fixed lasagna for supper, unloaded dishwasher and did another load of laundry.

Wrestled with 2 year old to get him to bed.

Ready for bed.

Angela

Tuesday 17th of January 2017

My life is extremely busy at the moment. Between two of my kids hitting big milestone birthdays next week (daughter 18 and son 16), I am my 9 year old daughter's Cookie Mom for her troop. Girl Scout Cookie season started here on Friday, and we have been swamped! I'm happy for all of the cookie business, but it came as a surprise so I need to get more organized. I've been helping my daughter get ready for college (scholarship applications, cap/gown, invitations, etc...the list never ends) as well as they are both starting to learn to drive. I also have two other kids that need my attention so let's just say I'm frazzled a bit! lol....otherwise, all is good.

Feel better! We are lucky that rarely anyone gets a cold, and usually when they do it's because they've not been getting enough sleep and/or eating right.

Leah

Tuesday 17th of January 2017

Silly me, I thought FOR SURE I could avoid my guy's flu and for nearly a week I was doing great! ...then it hit and it hit hard. I'm typically pretty healthy, but when I catch a cold or a bug it seriously kicks my butt, so I feel ya. This past week has been filled with lots of puppy snuggles, good books, and soup. I'm on the mend (finally) but still in that foggy, not-quite-right stage.

Kristen

Wednesday 18th of January 2017

I hope you feel better soon!

PBE

Tuesday 17th of January 2017

I have become a huge fan of probiotics. Rarely does one take a supplement that you can actually feel making a difference. I have diverticulosis so my stomach can be easily aggravated. I would seemingly for no reason have terrible stomach bloating and discomfort. I now rarely experience this. I would not be without them. I did a lot of research before settling on a brand. I ended up buying one from Costco https://www.costco.com/Nature's-Bounty-Ultra-Strength-Probiotic-10%2c-140-Capsules.product.100225688.html

Heather E.

Tuesday 17th of January 2017

I was just checking out Aldi's Healthy Living Blog. They are offering meal plans! I don't "meal plan" but I try to have a general idea of what we'll be eating in a week. I would like to move to a more formal system in an effort to reduce food waste AND trips to the store. Also a good way to scout out new recipes!!

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