I really need to start writing out weekly meal plans. During the week, I sit there at work thinking about what to make for dinner and sometimes, more often than not, it stresses me right out! I hardly get any time with Ryland on work days so I try to hang out with him as much as possible when I get home. Doing that while scrambling to put something decent on the dinner table (that is nutritious and manages to please my toddler and extremely picky husband), and leaving enough time for the bath*story*bedtime routine sort of feels like a little daily marathon. It literally makes me sweat. Well yesterday was one of those days. My train was late, it was pouring rain, and I had forgotten to take chicken out of the freezer before work. So while Ryland embarked on his daily routine of emptying out the entire Tupperware and pots & pans cupboard, I looked in the basically empty fridge and decided it was Omelet Night. I whipped up a spinach omelet for myself, dousing it with hot sauce (post-pic) because that’s just what I do to pretty much everything I eat.
I didn’t even bother putting anything with spinach in front of Duncan and Ryland because they’d both look at me like i’m crazy, so they just had cheddar cheese omelets. We also had PB and toast because I do NOT have a meal that doesn’t include carbs. And the omelets needed a side dish, right??
It wasn’t the fanciest dinner, more of a breakfast really, but it did the job. I’m kind of obsessed with making sure we get enough protein and iron in our diets, especially since meat isn’t an everyday thing around our house, and eggs are one of the best sources of both. Ryland had some peas on the side because I’m also obsessed with making sure he eats veggies with dinner as much as possible. I’m working on getting him to love broccoli…we’re not quite there yet ;).
On another note, with Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, I decided it needed to look more like fall in our house so I went to Michaels and picked up a couple little pumpkins and totally fake maple leaf branches. I wrapped some twine around an old jar because I’m all really all about the twine lately. I have a big roll of it and use it whenever I can. It has a rustic sort of look to it, which I’m also loving these days. I think I hear Pinterest calling my name…
Speaking of Thanksgiving (here in Canada), woohoo for the long weekend!! We’re having a turkey dinner at my Aunt & Uncle’s on Sunday and I cannot WAIT. I LOVE turkey dinners. Stuffing, yams, gravy, brussel sprouts (yes, I’m a weirdo that loves those little guys), and some hard apple ciders – YUM. I’m also in charge of dessert. I could go the easy route and pick up a store-bought pie…but I think I can do better than that. What’s that?? Yup, Pinterest calling my name again. On that note, have a great weekend, and if you’re celebrating Thanksgiving, enjoy!!
my little lemon tree 