Anyone with kids in school knows how true this next statement is. Buying snacks for lunches is expensive. You dont want to fill them up with crap, ding-dongs and ho-hos and all of that. I think it is ridiculous that you pay $2.50 or more for a box of yum yum's and you only get 6. Between the kids and Dave that box will be empty in 2 days flat. I don't know about you but I want to spend as little time grocery shopping as possible. I dont want to go to the store every other day. So I decided to bake.
My sister Dana, is the baker in the family. Dana can bake all kinds of yummy stuff. Recently she has started baking with wheat flour instead of white, so I decided that I was going to do the same. Austin has been begging me for months to make apple dumplings. I got a recipe on-line for apple dumplings. I went to the store, I bought what I needed and I set a date to make my dumplings.
Saturday morning I made the dough and the sauce. I peeled and cored the apples. I had everything set up. But I must have been doing something wrong. Because the wonderful yummy dumplings I expected were not all that great. I think next time I will go half and half on the flour. But I bombed. I killed it, I totally missed it on this one. And I am ok with it. I was glad that I at least tried. I am not going to let my bubble be popped. Tomorrow I am going to make cookies and I am going to use my wheat flour.
I have been fighting with these same few pounds for a while. Well this week I got out of the 240's. I got myself down to 237.2. I was so excited. I did a little dance in the kitchen.
I have been struggling with this whole work thing. The truth of the matter is I'm not as happy as I used to be. But I have to make a change. I either go on a regular schedule so that I am not struggling to get my hours in on Sunday, or I quit. Tomorrow morning when Austin goes to school I am putting on my shit shoveling shoes and I am going to go to work. I can only get 6 hours a week so I figure if I go Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 2 hours in the morning it will give me something to do other than sleep.
Dave says I need to do a Vision Quest. It is a Native American spiritual path to finding your purpose in life. It's not a fun activity. You go somewhere, the woods, a mountain, a field.... and you make a circle and for 4 days you only leave the circle to go to the bathroom. You do not eat, some tribes say you do not drink water, you fast. In those 4 days your senses will become hightened. Your dreams become more vivid and you are supposed to find your purpose. I think I would lose my mind in only a few hours. But I could be wrong. I just know I have to find my purpose. Maybe then I wont feel like it hurts to be.
I have a goal for this week. Its simple. This week I will get down on my knees and I will pray every day. I will ask God for guidance and wisdom. I also plan to move. Little steps or big, I will move my body. I have been looking into couch to 5k programs. I'll be honest they scare me.
Well I am going to say my prayer and then go and try to clear my head.
Dear God, Thank You for today! Thank You for my friends and my family. I am so glad that I have them. Please watch over my Grandma Kelly. She has a rough road ahead of her with surgery for cancer and her recovery. Please be with her and the rest of my family. I would also like to say a prayer for A-me. She knows why, as do you. I would also like to say a prayer for Sandee. I feel like she might be struggling and she needs your guidance. I know that You are with these strong women. Please help me not to over-eat this week. Please help calm my nerves while I wait for these tests to be run and get the results. Please watch over us all. In your name we pray. Amen
Hey Jill I think you need an apple dumpling recipe for What We Eat .
2 comments:
I'll look for one, Tina! :)
Ok, Tina, I don't think there is a low cal apple dumpling recipe out there. I found some that sound good. I never actually had an apple dumpling before, so I don't know what to expect
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