Peaceful Saturday

Today is a peaceful day. Thursday was our first day back to school and it was a little hectic. It was nice to only have two days back and slowly ease back into the routine of working. I've spent my morning running around doing things that I haven't had the chance to do (banking, going to the post office; that kind of thing).

Now that the new year is here, I'm trying to make some changes in our life here. I joined the gym last year in March and I've gone, but wasn't serious about it. Now that I have a special wedding to go to in August, I'm taking serious (well, it also motivated me last time I was there and they said that I lost 4 lbs!!). I'm also trying to cook more. Since Hubby and I don't have a lot of time together, we usually go out to dinner. This is not the healthiest thing, nor is it the most cost effective thing for us. Last week I started to look at cook books again and find easy things that I can make. I'm not a very good cook (I LOVE to bake sweets, but cooking dinners is not so exciting for me). This past week I was able to make something different each night (for me that is HUGE!). I've picked out a menu for tonight and tomorrow night. I have to pick out what I want to make for the rest of the week. One of the meals that I made was a potato and spinach soup in the slow cooker. I liked it, Hubby didn't really. So, I wrote a note next to the recipe that says "OK but not great". My mom taught me to write in the books so that way you know what recipes you like and what ones you don't. I'm really trying this year!

I love being on Ravelry. As I put up unfinished projects, it's keeping me motivated to work on them, and to make sure that they are going to my completed project list. It's making me more accountable for my knitting! I like it! Here's my bag to be felted as my new Totoro looks on: