Pictures from a little 40th birthday celebration for our favorite guy! This post also contains affiliate links.
The weather outside is //
As I look outside my window // I can see bare ground again! We’ve had a handful of sunny days (in a row!) and even though the temperatures are still chilly outside, I’m so happy to get out there and feel that sun on my face. This upcoming week looks promising too!
As I look around the house // I removed the last of the more “wintery” Christmas decorations on Candlemas and now my house looks both bigger and a little bit bare. It’s the perfect time for a home improvement project: we’re finally getting to the laundry room and along with adding cabinets, I’ll also be experimenting with skim coating the walls. (We have textured walls everywhere on the first floor and I hate them.) If I can achieve the smooth look I want, I’m going to be a crazy lady this spring/summer and will be doing the whole house, ha!
Healing // from a gnarly neck strain. I’m pretty sure I tweaked my neck when feeding the pigs (I “farmer’s carry” the feed and water buckets into the pasture) last Monday and whew…SO painful. The pain radiated from the side of my neck down my shoulder, which made normal movement practically impossible. I’ve been walking around like a robot! Thankfully, the pain has moved from excruciating to more of a dull ache, so yay for improvement. (Also: as I researched ideas for some relief, I stumbled upon a tip about magnesium supplementation. Thankfully, I still had a free sample of this and it was the best night of sleep I had all week! Coincidence? Maybe, but I’m a believer!)
On this week’s to-do list //
– finish up our taxes
– order chick feed in bulk
– test the soil for deficiencies
– buy all the supplies needed for skim coating
– start emptying the laundry room
– make a batch of granola
Currently reading //
- Fiction: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (for book club) and a book for Netgalley
- Nonfiction: Communism and the Conscience of the West by Fulton J. Sheen
- Religious: The End of the Present World and the Mysteries of the Future Life by Fr. Charles Arminjon
- Read Aloud: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
On the menu this week //
Monday: fajita beef skillet with homemade tortillas
Tuesday: cornbread casserole (I’ll make homemade cornbread for the topping instead of a box mix)
Wednesday: breakfast for dinner
Thursday: chicken diane with mashed potatoes and a green vegetable
Friday: tomato basil parmesan soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
I took down everything but our twinkle lights on Candlemas as well…. i just love the bright cheeriness the lights are, since it’s still so dark this time of year. Also got some lettuce and cilantro seeds sown in the greenhouse beds… hopefully we have enough sun for them to sprout!
Good luck with the skim coating!
Thanks! I’m a little intimidated, but excited to try.