Back in the Saddle

I think every post needs a picture, and today things are back on schedule and I'm feeling
back in the saddle again.

(And I just so happen to have a picture that works.)

Mauri went back on track yesterday. She had been out of school since before Christmas (which for some reason feels like a really really long time ago).

On Good Morning America the other day there was a story about a mom who made a dinner menu for the entire year. This struck a chord with me because I have tried FOR YEARS to have some kind of a menu system that works so grocery shopping and dinner prep are easier. I would succeed for a month or two, then fizzle.

Once again I have been inspired.  

Not only by the news story of the awesome woman who can make a menu for a year, but by this quote by another amazing woman, Sister Julie B. Beck:

The most valuable time of the day for a family is the afternoon/evening shift.
"Be at the top of your game on swing shift. People are hungry, people are teachable. You feed them; that's when you serve them the most. Plan for the swing shift, and then work the rest of your day around that."

I know I can't make a menu for a whole year... there are too many variables... but I am back to trying a simplified menu system that I think I can maintain.
Dinnertime is back
with less YOYO ("you're on your own") nights.

I also exercised today.

For the first time since the middle of November.  

I definitely need to work on my strength and endurance.

I was dripping with sweat after the first 5 minutes.
My goal is simple: just 3 times a week.

But I'm back.

In the saddle.

Again.