Hey pals! Let’s shut out the week with some issues I’m loving currently.
Be happy to play alongside within the feedback – what are you loving currently?
Issues I’m Loving Recently
1) Grilling!
And once I say I’m loving grilling currently, I imply I’m loving consuming meals that Matt is grilling for us currently. 😉
We’ve been having fun with numerous burger creations particularly – those pictured above are principally my Greek Lamb Burgers with Feta (<- recipe) however with floor turkey as an alternative of lamb because it’s what we had available.
They have been simply nearly as good as I keep in mind, and an enormous bonus was that each Riese AND Wes cherished them, too. Complete win!
We had them on common bread as we didn’t have any buns, and had a giant facet Greek salad as nicely.
We topped the burgers with sliced cucumber and arugula, and a few Greek French dressing – tzatziki would have been higher however we didn’t have any yogurt available to make it. Subsequent time!
We additionally had some yummy extra conventional burgers lately, on a pretzel bun. Yum, yum!
We’re all loving summer time corn – Riese loves corn on the cob and we found Wes does, too, and it’ll really hold him busy and pleased for awhile on the dinner desk gnawing on the cob which is sweet as a result of normally he eats shortly after which is able to get down (and makes this identified by making plenty of noise, which isn’t stress-free for anybody concerned).
Peaches are my different present favourite summer time produce – SO GOOD proper now!
In order for you some recipe concepts for seasonal produce, by the best way, try this weblog publish: Tasty Recipes with Summer Fruits & Vegetables.
2) Lively good friend dates.
I wrote recently about the fun friend date I had hiking the billy goat trail, however I’ve had a pair different enjoyable energetic good friend dates lately, too!
My good friend Chelsea and I met up for a strolling date on the C&O Canal just a few weekends in the past – it was SO good to see her and catch up.
We have been laughing about our outfits – twinning! I even had the identical fanny pack thingy, simply in a special colour (mine was round my waist as a result of I put on it like a legit fanny pack #outdated).
I actually miss our weekly health dates we did for years and years till covid put a cease to them. Chelsea and I now dwell fairly distant from one another, so we now have to stay with extra sporadic weekend outings. Boo!
On the working entrance, my good friend Kathleen and I’ve gotten in a pair runs collectively over the previous month or so – all the time love hitting the paths along with her:
We have to begin getting again into extra constant run dates as a result of we’re working the Marine Corps 10k collectively in late October (together with pals Sarah and Sokphal) – SUPER enthusiastic about that, I haven’t carried out a race in what seems like 1,000,000 years!
I haven’t been doing a ton of working this summer time due to how scorching it has been (I’m normally working as soon as per week in the meanwhile), however I’m excited to get again into it extra this fall.
It’s going to assist as soon as I’m strolling Riese to high school once more (beginning subsequent week – hooray!) vs. driving her to camp, too, as a result of a few the opposite mothers and I generally run proper after college drop off!
Wanting ahead to doing that once more, I’ve missed it.
3) Evernote’s new recurring duties function (sponsored)
I have written previously about my love for Evernote, my go-to group and productiveness system; I take advantage of it dozens of occasions per day, both by way of their telephone app or net browser model (they sync robotically), and I’m thrilled to share they’ve launched a brand new function: recurring duties!
I’ve been utilizing Evernote’s job function for awhile now, and it has been massively useful for me to scale back pointless e-mail litter (beforehand, I might e-mail myself my to-do gadgets, so my e-mail was all the time tremendous cluttered).
A number of weeks in the past they launched an replace to their job merchandise’s skill, which is the choice to set duties as recurring!
I really like this new function – I had already de-cluttered my e-mail inbox of duties, however my Google calendar was nonetheless cluttered with a brunch of recurring duties that I wanted to recollect to do each week – issues like pay my contractors, choose meals for our meal kits, and many others.
Now I can simply use my calendar for precise conferences/appointments/logistical stuff vs. recurring duties. Hooray!
To arrange a recurring job in Evernote, merely click on on the button so as to add a job such as you usually would, then click on on “set due date and recurrence.” Straightforward!
You may set reminders, too, for those who’d like.
Should you haven’t tried Evernote but and need to, click on here to obtain the app and get began at the moment (it’s free)!
4) A one nap schedule for Wes.
Mates. Switching from two naps to at least one has been soooo good.
I talked about this a bit of in my latest Solo Weekend with Wes recap (<- principally like a “weekend within the life” model publish), however having time to really do issues with him within the mornings and late afternoons is so good!
We’ve been in a position to get to extra playgrounds which can be a farther stroll since we don’t should race house for nap so shortly, and I’m actually excited for this new schedule as soon as Riese is again at school, as a result of we’ll be capable to do playground play dates after college vs. having to come back proper house for his late afternoon nap.
It has additionally been SO good to have a constant and predictable every day schedule for him as nicely. Big sport changer for me stress-wise to have the ability to plan!
Whereas his morning wake occasions nonetheless differ rather a lot (oof), his nap stays constant. So useful.
5) Neighbor women nights
Each Thursday night time at 8p.m., a bunch of neighbors and I get collectively for wine, snacks, and chilling. We alternate who hosts, and whoever is offered to joins, however there is no such thing as a strain.
I hosted final night time, and one actually cool new factor is that our group now has a touring puzzle! How neat is that this – the factor the puzzle is on is a puzzle provider, so we are able to pack the puzzle up and convey it again out once more subsequent Thursday night time.
Genius, proper?! I didn’t know puzzle carriers existed!
I need to get one for me and Matt, too, so we are able to do puzzles at night time as soon as the children are in mattress after which pack them up so the children don’t trash them come morning. We haven’t carried out a puzzle in ages for that cause!
I’m eyeing this puzzle carrier on Amazon (affiliate hyperlink) – until y’all have any suggestions to share?
6) Riese really letting me braid her hair (!!)
Usually she doesn’t need me to the touch it and appears like Cousin Itt all day, however she noticed an image of the French braids I had somebody do for me on a visit lately and wished me to do it to her!
My method wants a bit of work however it got here out fairly cute, and I used to be thrilled her hair was out of her face for as soon as!
And that’s all I’ve for you at the moment! Have an important weekend, my pals.
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