Welcome to the very first edition of the Monday Report!

Remember last week when I mentioned I had a plan?

And remember when I said Thursdays would be for you guys, and Mondays for me?

Welcome to Monday.

About a month ago, I told my husband I wanted to move my laptop from my sewing room, which is in the basement and pretty isolated, to our main level.

Where are you thinking?

Welcome to yet another feature!

Seeing as how I have so many interests and in yesterday's post the husband very wisely suggested having a plan, Thursdays will be reserved for fitness and health related posts. It could be a super, yummy good-for-you recipe (that might be parent approved, but not kid approved), or dialogues about training plans, exercise routines, etc.

Monday will also be about fitness, but it'll be a recap of the previous week's training, my goals for the week and my motivators. It will mostly be about me, and Thursday's will be about you. That's fair, right?

Anyways, on to today's topic.....

So I've rebooted my blogs. Now what?

Obviously, I should post, but what to post?

After mulling over my quandary, and then talking to the husband about said quandary, he gave me some direction.

Don't just fly by the seat of your pants. You're a planner. Have a plan.

So then the brainstorming began, and after batting some ideas around, I'd like to welcome you to the very first What to Eat Wednesday!

The plan is to share recipes that I like, and that have been family-approved.

The approval may not be unanimous though. We do have a picky eater in the house. If he could, I think he'd try and survive off of PBJs and Mac 'N Cheese.

I am super excited to share the recipe for today. Its one of my favorites and is the 2nd best way to eat up the ricotta I made yesterday.

When Mom and I visited my sister, Dana, back in November last year, she had a surprise for us.

We were all going to attend a cheese-making class!

The class was so informative and fun. We learned how to make ricotta and mozzarella, and even got to make fresh butter!

When we moved into our house 6 years ago, I knew that our kitchen was going to be a deep red. I had seen a model home, in our area, with antiqued white cabinets and walls the color of autumn maple leaves. I was smitten. That was the kitchen I wanted.

Well, I didn't get antiqued white cabinets, but I did get the wall color. I loved it. It made me happy. Then last year, I started to have stirrings of wanting a lighter, brighter kitchen, but I still loved the red. I just wanted to be able to work in the kitchen without having to turn on a light.

So this is what the kitchen looked like 4 years ago. Right after we finished tiling the backsplash.

I used to be really good at this blogging thing. Ok, maybe not good, but at least competent.

I had lists, plans, and a direction. Now I kind of feel like a bag of bouncy balls has been released inside my brain, and they're all clamoring for attention. All of those little ideas wants to be let out now. They want to show the world what they can do, or at least get out of my brain, so its a little less cluttered.

A lot has happened since October last year, but I'm going to talk about my approach to fitness. I actually dislike that phrase a lot. Approach to fitness. Am I stalking it? Is it prey? A pretty bird that needs to be in a zoo somewhere? Is it a disease?

So things have changed. I combined my two blogs. Changed the names, and spent the day tweaking the look, and I think I've got it.

I've got some stuff to share. Projects that have been done, new take on my training. Life in general.

Right now, though, I'm going to kick back with the husband and relax.

Have a great Friday, y'all!

How is it already the end of February?!

Where has time gone? It seems like it was just yesterday that we were celebrating the new year. Sheesh! Time is flying.

Things have been busy here, but its a good busy. I've been working on lots of projects, the boys are enjoying the snow, Rae is sprouting teeth and rolling over and the hubs and I have been kicking our butts getting in to shape with T25. So much stuff is happening that I haven't had time to write one blog post!

I figure now is as good a time as any to share a barrage of pictures of what I've been up to.


 Getting back into shape. I gained 40 pounds with Rae and I am 15 pounds away from my pre-baby weight! I've even started batting around the idea of making me a bikini for the cruise the hubs and I are taking. So excited about our belated 10th anniversary get away!






I've been making a lot of jewelry! Mostly crocheted projects and some I like, some not so much.




A lot of clothes have been made for the little Miss. I've even got another shirt in the works right now.


I've been dying onesies as well. I need to add the finishing touches to them. I really need a clone.


The whole family got involved with the pinewood derby races. The boys had a lot of fun designing and coming up with some awesome cars this year. Rae's car was the hubs and my vision. :) Dev took 3rd place for the Wolfs. I even got a Valentine's day wreath made. I used stuff I had around the house and I love how it all turned out!

I am just about to finish a sweater and another top. Then I've got another sweater planned and sometime soon here I'll need to start sewing for myself! So much stuff is happening!