Happy Easter! We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song! We are on Spring Break this week and I’m looking forward to a healthy mix of relaxation and getting caught up on life.
The weather outside is //
As I look outside my window // Spring has arrived! The grass seems to have turned green overnight. I’m anxious to get out in the garden.
As I look around the house // it could use a little spring cleaning, ha! We have been so busy with projects and the chickens and schooling and something has to give. I’m planning to get all caught up this week.
On this week’s to-do list //
– do the finishing touches on the chicken tractors
– drop off books at the ReStore
– bake applesauce muffins
– buy a few more pots for the garden
– list a bunch of clothes and books on ebay
Beginning // a new health “regimen” to strengthen my immune system and get me as healthy as I can for whatever may come my way. The plan is: no dairy (due to my intolerance), no sugar, daily walks for a dose of Vitamin D (on top of the gardening/homestead work that I’m already doing outside), less caffeine and way more water. We don’t eat a lot of processed food, but I want to get back in the routine of making most things from scratch. Nothing too crazy, but definitely beneficial for my health as a whole. (And give me a little wiggle room in my jeans too.)
Considering // going on a spending freeze after a very expensive few weeks. We’ve been frequent shoppers at Tractor Supply for the chicks as we figure out what and how much we need for them. We had to buy a new refrigerator after our old one refused to keep a constant temperature. And then we have scheduled tree removal on a ginormous dead poplar (that has been dropping huge branches at random and I’m terrified will hit one of the kids) and one that is leaning precariously over the road. Yeesh…money’s just flying away at this point.
Currently reading // After a month of a bunch of “meh” reads, I feel like I’m in a little slump!
- Fiction: Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt // unless something drastic happens, this will probably be another 2-star read
- Non-Fiction: All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward // this is about the Watergate scandal and despite the barrage of names that are hard to keep straight, really interesting so far
- Religious: Diaries of the Chinese Martyrs // going back to this one since I finished my Lent book
On the menu this week //
Monday: leftovers from Easter
Tuesday: sheet pan roasted chicken with veggies and rice
Wednesday: D’s famous homemade pizza
Thursday: chili and cornbread
Friday: creamy tomato tortellini soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
