Right now, I am...
-listening to the hum of my non-squeaky dryer. Oh yes.
-thinking that having a month's worth of meals planned out is pretty nice and that I might have to try it again next month.
-wondering if there are other small changes like that which could save me time.
-feeling like I need to do a top-to-bottom decluttering of my house.
-remembering that I always feel like this when the end of the school year rolls around.
-happy that we're so close to being done with formal school for the year.
-looking forward to having a bit more free time in the summer.
-planning to do some non-bookwork-y fun educational stuff through the summer.
-wondering if I should indeed order Zoe's Saxon Math 2 book now.
-remembering the tears that fell when she finished Math 1 last week and I discovered I didn't have a grade 2 book yet. Dear me.
-thinking that Zoe just might want to keep doing math through the summer.
-feeling immensely grateful that she's not doing algebra, because I'd be loathe to say yes to doing that through the summer. I need a break, thankyouverymuch.
-sad that all of my frozen local peaches are gone now.
-planning to freeze even more this year. Yes. More peaches!
-glad to have a batch of granola in the kitchen for breakfast.
-trying to think of a reason to drive past the stand that's selling local strawberries. More of those, please.
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How about you? If you want, you can share a couple of "Right Now"s in the comments...3-5 makes for a good comment length. 🙂
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Today's 365 post: Something I'm not good at: making lattice crusts
Joshua's 365 post: 1 Beetle, 2 Beetles, 3 Beetles (not the bug kind!)
Right now I am, Listening to my coffee maker make me wonderful flavored coffee. Reading all my favorite morning blogs while I wait. Enjoying the silence of my house because I am the only one up, which is the only reason getting up this early is ok with me.
Right now, I am....
-giving you a tip for granola after reading your recipe. I use a large turkey roasting pan when I make granola and it makes it really easy to stir and doesn't burn.
-telling you that I started reading your "contentment" series and I am loving it!
You'll be happy to know that since I posted that recipe, I got two half-sheet pans with sides! So much easier.
listening to the cat eat his breakfast
waiting for cup of tea to seep
reading morning blogs
looking forward to shopping at Kohls today with a 30% off coupon
wanting to start packing today for trip to Mom's for Mother's day weekend tomorrow
wishing I had done a weekly menu plan.....what to cook for dinner tonight?
Loading up my mp3 player for the day
Thankful that I did already order my Saxon Algebra 1/2 for next year;)
Wondering if we should continue doing some schooly things during the summer.
Wondering/fretting about the conversation with my boss scheduled this morning, first thing
Hoping the results I'm craving come my way
Considering the 10 movies for $5 promo at our local movie theatre and wondering if that will be an option
Eating my yogurt
Seriously wondering about this conversation
Wondering when I started craving candy in the mornings and how I can stop giving in to it!
Not looking forward to the four hours of meetings I have scheduled this morning.
Apprehensive about why the doctor's office left me a message to call them back, and frustrated that they did so on Tuesday evening when they were closed all day Wednesday.
Excited that my weekend starts tomorrow
Ugh. Waiting for medical news is so frustrating.
I actually just switched doctors based largely on the fact that you couldn't ever speak with a real person - only leave a message, even for the operator! - at my former doctor's office. I hope all is well for you.
Right ow I am:
Eating last nights dinner for breakfast
Listening to my two year old play on floor with his tractors
Thinking todays regularly schedule homeschool activities should be put in hold for more free play and perusal of personal interests
Thankful the Lord has blessed me with the opportuny enjoy these times together with my children :0)
mine are more negitive
right now
hating the kids aren't here for homeschooling cause a judge decided they need to be in public school
wodering how i am getting to the grocery store cause ex took my car
gonna try my hand at my first herb garden even though i kill everything
wondering when fema will go through cause in june i am homeless
wondering where my canner is think i lost it in the flood
loving i have such a great family full of love no matter what running water clothing food and a one eyed cat that was hit by a car that needs us and realizing at lowes last night you don't need the $50 door handle you just need love sometimes losing everything means gaining the world
Oh, Amy, I live in a town that got hit hard by a flood last fall. It's so devastating. I am so very sorry that you're going through all this.
also treasure your homeschooling it can be taken from you in a blink of an eye
*Wishing I were at home tackling some repair projects
*Enjoying the beautiful view outside my classroom window
*Anticipating the arrival of my daughter this summer
*Feeling incredulous that this is my last month as a public school teacher before becoming a stay-at home mom and eventual homeschool teacher
Right now, I'm...
Pushing my toddler on the swing set
Listening to and singing with toddler radio on Pandora
Checking on my sleeping one-week-old in the house every two seconds...or so
I love when you do these. It's like I take a short breath and just be 'there'.
Right now I'm;
*finishing a paper for my Master's course
*watching my whole class enjoy great books
*starting to write report comments
*planning my father-in-law's 90th birthday
*getting ready to plan out next week's meals
Ahhhh...
-watching my 3 and 5 year olds tear around the living room realizing it's nap and rest time, respectively
-thinking about which project I should tackle next: gardening or the start of the declutter project
-excited about my kettlebell class tonight because I've taken a long hiatus from exercising and quite frankly, it's about stinkin time I do that!
-thinking and planning how I want to rearrange my home office so it looks more shabby-chic instead of the perpetual state of shabby it's experienced the last few months.
Right now I am:
- hoping that the oil/vinegar dressing I spilled on my khaki pants at lunch will not ruin the pants
- thinking about my shopping trip tonight to get food for a subdivision block party that my neighbor and I planned
- getting excited for the weekend (block party tomorrow, friends coming over for dinner and game night on Sat and family get together at my sister's house to celebrate mother's day).
-thankful that my sister who doesn't have kids always volunteers to have mother's day dinner at her house and all I have to do is bring the sweets.
ok what other reason could you possibly need for driving by a stand with local strawberries?! seriously?! that's reason enough for me! take a drive...look at nature...name trees...but just the strawberries and a hankering for them on a nice day would be enough for me (and it's ap retty nice day here other than being cloudy - but I love cloudy/rainy days)
Right now
I am watching american news/ morning shows being frustrated that I can't sleep, it's 4:30 am!
I am missing summer! Reading your blog wishing it could've summer here.i live in Australia and here we are just coming into winter. Brrr !!! Missing strawberries and peaches!
Wishing I had money in my account! Thinking I need to be a but more wiser with spending habits. Hence why I am here!
Wondering what to get my mother for mothers day.
Planning a decluttering weekend! Get rid of what I don't use!
Beth,
Not to be nosey, but I discovered an absolutelty fabulous budget software last year called You Need a Budget (YNAB.com) that will end up putting money in your account no matter how much or little you make! The YNAB staff offers free webinars and offer super speedy and friendly tech support, and they even have an Iphone and Android app so you will always know what you have in your account at any given time!
I love this software and have even gotten my three sisters and cousin to start using it, and they too now are hooked on it. They offer a 34-day free trial on the software so if you don't like then there is not a problem to quit using it!
Again not to be nosey, but I love telling everyone about this software and it has saved me a ton of money by knowing what my money in my checkbook is allocated to so I don't overspend!
God Bless and Good Luck
Good for Zoe for continuing her education in the summer! I remember taking my history textbook on vacation at least once. I don't think I was ever so tempted with my algebra book though. :-/ My mom would probably have agreed with you there.
Me neither! And none of my other kids want to do math over the summer either. 😉
Right now I am:
*home, but I need to run to the bank (down the street) to deposit money
*trying to figure out what I need to figure out to pull off a one day yard sale next weekend
*happy that my husband took our son to the movie, and no one is home so I can turn on music and sing (terribly) to all my favorite songs, and maybe even dance around since no one is looking
*trying to figure out what else needs to go in the yard sale - you would think after decluttering two months ago I would have less to get rid of, but it just seems like more than before
*need to start entering payments in my Quickbooks instead of playing on the internet LOL
Have a great day 🙂
-feeling thankful for the nice weather last weekend that I could get my garden planted
-feeling thankful as well for the rain that we have got this week so I haven't had to water my fresh garden
-concerened that in our area we are already under a drought watch, and May is just starting, what will this summer bring??
-looking out the window and counting the mintues until I get to leave work (only 15 more!)
Thinking I should really be making my way up to bed rather than reading my e-mails (and commenting on blog posts!)
Wishing I hadn't eaten so many mini chocolate eggs when my friends popped in earlier to visit and we had a glass of wine, crackers and ....mini eggs (for some reason?)
Thankful tomorrow is Friday and that we have the weekend to look forward to with the family altogether at home once more!
**enjoying slowing down, reading your post and thinking why each item you list is a good one
** loving getting a peak into people's lives by reading the comments here
**multitasking by reading blogs on the bus on the way to work
**mentally listing work tasks that need to be done today urgently and others that can wait until Monday
**glad tomorrow is Saturday
**a bit sad that the weekend is full of tasks (and none of them nice!)
**wondering if I can sneak a bit of 'nice' into the weekend anyway
**loving the autumn chill in the air and the leaves turning golden
It is fun, isn't it? And so interesting to read yours, given that you're just enjoying fall and we're just about to enter summer.
Right now...
Feeling overwhelmed by my decision to "go frugal" for a variety of personal and financial reasons.
Grateful for my work and my friends; wish I had more of each!
Looking forward to summer!
BJ,
I too am trying to become more frugal. I've been working hard for the last 6 months. I work full time so I can't do everything that other Mom's can do. Being frugal is very personal (what I can save money on, you might not be able to)
I started by brown bagging all of my breakfast and lunches. That saves me $40-50 a week. Next, we stopped going out to eat except for birthday dinners (that's another savings of $40-50 per dinner for our 3 person family.)
I love to read and stopped buying books. I now download all books from the library for free. Since I read 2-3 books a week, that saves me $20-25 per week.
My biggest downfall is groceries. I love to grocery shop and spend too much money. My biggest challenge is to plan meals ahead of time so I don't stop at the store 4-5 days a week.
Good luck in your challenge. If you have any tips, please let me know. You are not alone. Susan
... happy I finished cooking for the evening (Thai Ground Pork Wraps; rice with the liquid from Thai Ground Pork Wraps; Shrimp, Asparagus, & Pasta Saute; kimchee; chicken stock; cooked chicken (from the stock) simmered in salsa for a Tex-Mex dish later; Crispy Chix).
... happy to have my achy feet up, after all that cooking.
... happy my roommate is doing (some of?) the dishes, this late at night.
... happy that I have many meals cooked, so I can do other things over the weekend.
... happy to have reconnected with a friend I fell out of out with for a couple of years.
... wondering if we'll fall out of touch again.
... happy thinking about the perfectly customized crepe I had for dessert.
... realizing I'm not hungry despite not eating dinner, because of all the "tasting" I did while cooking (the Crispy Chix turned out particulary well).
... looking forward to dessert of marshmallow + dark chocolate.
... happy to have all these happy things to think about.
Having two desserts tonight, are we?
Certainly not. The crepe was at lunch.
I ADORE Saxon Math!! That was the math curriculum that enabled me to quit hating math. I definitely understand your need for a break from it, though!
Right now...
~ I am glad to be at home with my feet up after another 12 hour day
~ I am listening to my 8 year old practice his spelling words for tomorrow
~ I am enjoying the scentsy that one of my piano students gave me last week
~ I am glad that tomorrow is Friday and that today was payday
~ I am looking forward to crawling into my warm cosy bed in about an hour!
I saw the picture of your daughters with the flash cards and thought I would pass along a free website that my kids LOVE for learning math facts. Xtramath.org is a non-profit free website that helps kids learn to memorize math facts to automaticity (with 3 seconds). They use it 10 minutes a day and it is fantastic. It has addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Parents can also go on and see exactly which problems their children get right and wrong. Just thought you might be interested. I love free homeschooling materials!
Isn't the internet great? people all over the world writing about their seasons, different times of day, etc. 🙂
I am getting up the nerve to take my washer apart. We had the repairman called a couple of months ago when it started leaking water into the tub constantly but when it stopped we cancelled the repair. Since then we have managed by turning the water off in-between uses, but now it is leaking into the washer when the water is off at the valve. Pray for my husband-he will be nervous when he discovers what I am up to. 🙂
Update (not that it matters to you personally) but the valve was not actually turned off, so I am no worse off than before. Thanks for the inspiration to get the tools out and check it myself before calling the DH or worse, the repairman. Have a great weekend everyone!
Right now:
I am looking forward to ending my workday early so I can go see my 11 year old's soccer game.
I'm thinking about what to make for dinner. I hope I have everything on hand to make chicken and dumplings (chicken already cooked, chopped and frozen).
I'm very happy that I signed up my son for diving and tennis camp during my lunch hour. Now, I have the entire summer set up for day camps (while I work during the day.)
I am super happy that I made scones for the first time yesterday and they turned out amazing. My son loved them and asked me to make them again. The only change I would make is to cut them into smaller wedges so I don't gain weight by eating them too often.
Next step: baking bread with yeast (still a scary notion for this beginning baker)
This probably isn't going to be the most upbeat response, but here goes....
Right now I am feeling slightly hungry, even though I ate too much at dinner, as we did some yard work and dinner was late which made me too hungry and we had homemade sourdough english muffins with crockpot egg casserole breakfast.
I am feeling a bit guilty as I just seem so grouchy lately. Lately my twin can't seem to be in a room with me and talk with me without getting so bored she scrapes food crumbs off my kitchen table. She seems to walk around afraid I will yell at her and that makes me furious. My teenage son, 14, really doesn't talk with me much. He talks video games most of the time, and as I don't play them and find talking about them rather boring, we don't really have anything to connect on. I keep wanting to connect with him in some way, but can't seem to find a way. Did enjoy a walk he and I went on yesterday, but he didn't overly want to go, even though he wasn't forced. All he wants to do is play video games and listen to music.
I am wondering if I signed up for too much when I took the part time job as a church secretary. Until August 2011 I worked for many years as a church secretary of a church that closed in August. The new to me church has been struggling for as long as my church was and is about a mile up the road from my old/closed church. They called me and asked me if I was available to be their secretary, as their secretary was leaving to North Dakota. I said sure, as I did enjoy working as a church secretary and there is/was a chance that my husband would be taking on a job elsewhere and knew there wasn't much else I could ethically get, in my mind. Shortly after I started though, they decided to hold a meeting to vote on closing, which was today, and I believe they voted to close in late September. So now, I probably have to go through it all over again. Yes, this time it is not the church I am a member of, but I am not a member of a church right now. I haven't managed to find a new church home yet, and if people come into my office and mourn, it will be like I am reliving it again and I am just not sure I can do that at this time.
Wondering what I should serve for dinner, as usually I have some ideas for the week, but haven't really thought about it yet. Tuesday I will be heading out with my bible study group to a local Italian restaurant and Wednesdays we usually do frozen pizza, so no idea yet on other nights. I like have some ideas. Monday and Fridays are my two more at home days where I have a bit more time to cook. But as we made homemade bread today... hmmmm....
Wondering what to do with my son this summer. Not sure if a 14 year old can take regular adult classes at the local college. The continuing education classes, not the for credit classes. One local college has a few computer classes that he might like and the writing class that he takes each year. But if he stays at home and veggies on the couch all summer, it is going to drive me nuts! But I am hoping we get in some bike rides/walking/geocaching on Fridays this summer. I so want to connect with him some, so that when he is my age, he has a better relationship with me than I have with my mother. I think the more I push that though, the more I may accidently push him a way.
Thinking I should be heading to bed about now, as hubby just went up to bed and I am so tired too.
Hoping things will all work out and I am just being a bit ridiculous, and tired of feeling grumpy/crabby.
I love the beautiful simplicity of this post.
I recognize those flash cards. :o) I loved Saxon!