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For six out of seven days this past week, I managed to cook our meals and not resort to take-out.  The exception was Saturday night (last night) when we went to Melt Bar and Grilled in downtown Cubs with some friends.  Ahh, so much fun!  We just don't get to hang out with people too much these days.  Everyone has kids (and lives, lol) so it's just not always possible for everyone's schedules to coordinate. I didn't always remember to take pictures, so I'll just post some links to the recipes I made. Sunday:    Spicy Stewed Beef with Creamy Grits Monday:  Leftovers!  [the stewed beef recipe made soooo much, next time I'll need to cut it in half] Tuesday:  Leftovers again! But left out the grits as we were getting sick of it and replaced it with side of veggies. Wednesday:  Apricot Chicken with Almonds and a Southwest couscous salad with roasted Brussels sprouts. Thursday:  BLTE's.  No recipe--just used horserad...

Yikes, almost 3 weeks since my last post?  Unacceptable!  Truthfully, I'm trying so hard to be more productive throughout the day and along with being "productive" in my book, is less time spent on electronic devices.  Don't get me wrong--I still LOVE reading my favorite blogs, but somehow, it seems like all my favorite ones have gotten the same itch I have to *gasp* start living life, too.  So, by default, since some of my favorite ones have either gone defunct, private or just not posting as often, I have fewer blogs to read which = MORE time doing "real life" things! Also, it could be that a lot of bloggers I like happen to be more or less the same age I am, and I've definitely noticed some changes in myself since reaching my 30's.  I have less tolerance for idle time, have got a LOT on my every day to-do lists, and my husband and I are pretty much consumed with our life goals of improving our situation in order to start a family with the least ...

Currently, I'm recovering from a cold.  I took the last two days off and will be doing a couple of hours worth of makeup lessons this Saturday morning. I really hate being sick.  Hate it!  I'm not sure if everyone feels this way when they're sick, but ever since I can remember, I've always craved extra healthy foods when sick.  I try to be good about my fruit and veggies intake (but don't always make it) as well as drinking more water (also bad about that), but somehow, when I'm under the weather, my body is literally screaming for just the good stuff.  Anything green, lots of vitamin c and tons of water and tea.  When I'm feeling normal on any given day, I'll typically drink coffee and coke zero. I've cut back on the soda drastically, but once in awhile, I enjoy it when I'm parched.  Today, the thought of it made me go "ick". I certainly wish I could eat as healthily as I do when I'm feeling under the weather, but I'll be g...