Menu Sunday...

Today's Menu Sunday is going to be le boring.  I got a lot of cookbooks for my birthday and Christmas and decided that this week I would cook meals only using those.  I've looked around online and I can't find any of these recipes in an online format, so if you want a recipe for one of these meals....let me know.

From this book we'll be having:

Mon: Tomato Dill Soup with Grilled Cheese Sandiwches
Tues: Cheesy Broccoli Loaf
Wed: Tuna Pita Sandwiches

From this book we'll be having:

Thurs: Mushroom Beef Stew
Fri: Mexicali Cornbread Casserole

Stupendous Saturday...

Because Friday wasn't fabulous enough, today's Stupendous Saturday has consisted of...

A new nail color and manicure....

The color is OPI's "You Don't Know Jacques".  I love it!  It's the perfect combo of brown and gray and is even appropriate for work.  I also am convinced I have the best manicurist in the world.  Michah is my homegirl and can work magic on even my weird elfin bitten fingernails.  She also told me a great chicken recipe!

I ended up cleaning my house last night (I know what a swinger I am to clean house on a Friday night).  Normally I clean house on Saturday, so now I feel like I have a whole day off.  I get to lay around and do what I want to do!  I had a good workout this morning, got a manicure and went to the grocery store and library.

It's sunny and warm(ish) today.  Even better....it's not going to snow this week and it will be above freezing.  The snow is starting to melt in our yard and little Rose is very happy about that.  She's quite the diva when it comes to doing her unmentionables in the snow.


What makes your Saturday stupendous?

Fabulous Friday....

Today is a fabulous Friday because....

I've got turkey chili in the crock-pot and it's supposed to be really cold today.  I love coming home on a Friday to a dinner that is hot and ready!

I started The Hunger Games last weekend and I'm looking forward to having another weekend to finish it.  I really didn't think I was going to like it (especially with all the hype around it), but it's really easy to get sucked in.  I'm definitely putting the rest of these books on my reading list.

My Yu-Be lotion seems to be working.  My scaliness factor has definitley been knocked down.  Before I was applying Eucerin Aquaphor at least 4 or 5 times throughout the day, but now I just put a little of this on in the morning and I'm good to go.  It smells kind of mediciny, but I like it!

Since it's Friday, I can come home and pile up under my electric blanket.  I have a slight obsession with my Sunbeam heated throw (or the love rug as my inappropriate parents call it).  Me and the puppies love to pile up underneath it and turn it on high.

As you can see, my Friday night is going to be a barrel of excitement!

Workout Review: Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout

Let me just start by saying that I'm not the world's biggest Jillian Michaels/Biggest Loser fan.  She's a little annoying in an "I'm healthier and smarter than you" way and the Biggest Loser seems a little out of touch with the rest of us trying to lose weight AND do something besides sit around the "ranch" all day.

Nevertheless, I do love a good workout and every time I flip the channel to the Biggest Loser they seem to be sweating like crazy, so I thought I'd give this a try. 

First of all, there are a TON of workouts on this DVD.  Each week (there are 6 weeks) has a workout for every day.  So far I've only done a couple, but they are quite a workout.  Each one consists of a 10 minute warm up, 25 minute cardio and strength training, and a 10 minute cool down.  Jillian also seems to be a big fan of intervals.  Both of the workouts I did consisted of cardio intervals with strength training.

Probably the best part of this whole DVD is the fact that you can watch it without having to listen to Jillian Michaels!  I got a little lost just working out with the music, but overall I had a pretty good last chance workout.

Now I have to go stand on my giant scale wearing only bicycle pants and a sports bra.

Yu-Be the Judge

For my bday this awesome girl bought me all types of Sephora goodies that I adore.  I'm a big product/makeup junkie, so anything in this arena is most greatly appreciated!

In my bag of free goodie samples that Sephora always sends out was this little guy:

I saw the words "cures the symptoms of eczema" and was immediately interested.  I have the driest, nastiest skin in the winter.  Yesterday it was so bad that KB called me a "scaly man fish" (if you haven't seen the Old Greg skits you probably wouldn't think it was funny like I did).  I'm always on the lookout for a good moisturizer.  Even my Eucerin Aquaphor isn't really working anymore!

Has anyone tried it out?  Does it really work?

Ode to Ina...

Since yesterday was a snow day I spent some good quality time with my television.  KB was like a caged animal all day and was getting on my nerves, so I spent some quality time snuggled up to my favorite TV person.

My home gurl Ina.  After a day spent under my electric blanket with her, I've come to realize she has the perfect life.  Awesome house on the beach, cool garden, neat clean kitchen, endless supply of gay florist/designer/fabulous friends, cute town to go shopping in, a really good food processer...the list goes on.  The one I was most envious of today was her phantom husband Jeffrey!

So yesterday while KB was pacing around asking me where I put his 12 Bass Pro Shop gift cards he got LAST Christmas or being outside raking (yes raking) snow off of the driveway because he couldn't find a snow shovel.....I just wanted to be like Ina.

PS...if you like these pictures....go here....you won't regret it!

Snow Day!

We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning:

Our street is covered....oh great!  We couldn't make it in to work this morning because the interstates were closed.  Working from home is definitely not as fun as I though it would be!  I've been on conference calls and a really crappy remote email system all morning.

Blogger is being dumb and not uploading my pictures right....but look at my poor little bird feeder.  I always feel sorry for the little birds in the snow...so I made KB put some food out for them this morning.

I'm making the slow cooker potato soup from yesterday's post and so far it smells delicious.  Now that I'm officially OVER working from home, I'm just going to give up and watch trashy TV with my electric blanket.

Happy snow day to me!