No.667: Homemaking Notes on a Monday // Vol.31

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The weather outside is //

As I look outside my window // The weather has been so incredibly hot and my enthusiasm for outdoor projects has dropped dramatically.  On a positive note, my garden is looking great, a little jungle-like since I’ve been slacking on the weeding, but great!

As I look around the house // My excitement for a little living room update has quickly deflated: the armchair (that arrived broken) won’t be replaced, but the company is going to send someone out to repair it.  When we called to make an appointment, the earliest they could come was the end of August.  The lumbar pillows that I bought for a steal on Poshmark….well, the seller never shipped them, so I eventually cancelled the order.  Womp womp.

On this week’s to-do list //
– start fleshing out lesson plans for the first few weeks of school
– touch up laundry room walls (& hopefully start painting!)
– try making zucchini puffs
– clear out the last of the spring garden & amend soil for fall
– finally finish stitching the scrap quilt top!

Intermittent fasting update // I’ve been reasonably strict for almost one week and I’m feeling so good.  Down 1.5 pounds, which is welcome, but the internal gut feeling (difficult to explain, but I just feel satisfied and not overly full) is the best part.

Currently reading // 

• Fiction: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
• Nonfiction: “I Have Nothing to Hide” and 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy by Heidi Boghosian
• Religious: Christus Vincit: Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age by Bishop Athanasius Schneider

On the menu this week //

Monday: southwest chicken alfredo
Tuesday: fry bread tacos
Wednesday: summer squash and bacon quiche
Thursday: Refrigerator Cleanout Night
Friday: roasted salmon