What I’m planning to do with my week

It’s a holiday here in the U.S. today, which means many of our regular readers will be busy doing holiday things.

Sooo, for those of you who aren’t holidaying and need some entertainment today, how about I just fill you in on some things I’m planning to do this week?

(I recognize this is not highbrow entertainment, but hey, if you are realllllly bored, maybe my upcoming week will feel interesting.)

This week, I’m planning to:

Try Princess Diana overnight oats

These have been all over social media recently and they look intriguing because you soak the oats in orange juice instead of milk.

I really want to try them, although I probably will have to add in some protein powder if I’m going to eat them on a work morning. Workday breakfasts need to do a lot of heavy lifting. 

Someone suggested using the super high protein Greek yogurt to help with that, but I looked at the ingredients, and it’s just Greek yogurt with protein powder added. I’m not paying $7.99/quart for that!

I already have plain protein powder and I can just mix that in myself, thankyouverymuch. 

Please note: there is some dispute as to the authenticity of the “Diana ate these oats for breakfast!” story. But as someone who is not very interested in the royal family, I am not invested in this issue; I just want to try the recipe.

Use my random gift cards

On a whim, I gathered up the gift cards that have been collecting dust in my drawer, and I swear this time I’m going to actually use them.

The reason the gift cards have sat unused is that they have fairly small amounts on them. But I did a little poking around, looking at online prices, and I think I can manage to use them without spending much out of pocket.

I’ll update you! 

Work three nurse shifts 

I actually worked my first one yesterday! And then I have two more on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Do three weight workouts

Ideally, I’d like to do four, but I will settle for three if necessary.

And today is going to have to be an at-home workout day because my gym is closed on government holidays. 

Have a TV night with Zoe

As I was planning my week, I found an evening when we are both home, and I texted her to see if she wants to watch a show with me. 🙂 We’re also gonna use one of my gift cards that night! 

Do online class work and take an online exam

I was told (and so was at least one of my classmates) that this RN to BSN program didn’t involve exams. BUT APPARENTLY THAT WAS WRONG, because we have exams every other week in this class. Sigh.

They are all multiple-choice, though, and so far the material in this class seems like a pretty basic review of stuff I already knew from nursing school. 

Also, the exams are not nearly as heavily weighted as they were in nursing school.

Still…I am a little salty about being in exam world again. 

Try some oatmeal/cottage cheese pancakes

A friend recommended these; they’re just oats, cottage cheese, eggs, and a little salt, blended together. 

30 grams of protein, with no protein powder in sight? That’s worth a try to me! 

Of course, I will be adding blueberries. 😉 

Do you want to tell us your plans for the week? Feel free to share if you’d like!