It's Christmas already...

and I've been terrible about blogging. I had some big things happen in my life and it put my goals of becoming better on hold. I'm here now...here I go.

Fall is magical.

I feel the change. I've been really not into blogging and I haven't been eating healthy like I was. I really had to just shut myself down these last two weeks and look at the bigger picture. I went to the doctor, I'm waiting on test results for various things. I want to change, I feel the change and so now I'm just enjoying life day by day. I'm taking a break from forcing a change every week and I'm just trying to enjoy moments with my family and taking up new hobbies. Pumpkin patches are very cheerful. Seeing laughter and sparkles makes you think differently.

Fall shoes, fall fashion, make me happy.

My new hobby is crocheting. I want to hand make all my Christmas gifts this year and so ... granny square blankets it is.

I've got a new job substituting and my old job has picked up as well. The money aspect of life is looking better, marriage is looking better, magical family moments are better...life is getting better. I am getting better.

My heart hurts.

Ginger-seasame chopped chicken salad from pei wei. It was amazing. I went to the doctor this last friday for many symptoms that I have. They did a lot of tests, I should hear something back by the end of this week. I don't know if I should be scared or not. We'll see.

Busy day

Today has been busy. I've been running errands, chasing my daughter, making fall crafts and trying to figure out how to become a certified teacher. I have a degree in something other than education and now I'm working on becoming a certified teacher in my state. Anyhow, to the food, some yummy Kashi and yougurt.

Lunch and dinner was spinach and artichoke dip with a tortilla chips. It was delicious and I used fat free mayo, reduced fat parmesan and sour cream and tried to make it as healthy as I could.

So back to the school thing. Since our finances haven't been going so well and I want a normal job I've decided to go back to school and get my certification. While I'm doing that I'm going to substitute teach. I'm pretty excited about this change and I'm looking forward to having a job that is helpful to others. I'm changing already.

Fish tacos and cupcakes = not a good combination

Last week I made something new for our family. I made fish tacos with tilapia. It was really simple except I want to make it even healthier. I fried the fish in light oil because I was afraid it would be too soggy if I tried to bake the fish. I put paprika, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper in the flour to cover the fish before frying. I used light thousand island sauce and shredded lettuce to go inside the taco with the fish. It's really simple and really yummy. This week I may add avocados.


So along with fish tacos I had two cupcakes this week while I was home visiting family. We went to visit some fancy cupcake shops and I had to try one from each place. They were good and I didn't finish each cupcake and I didn't eat them on the same day so maybe I'm safe.

We did go to the Zoo with my daughter. I got lots of walking in so that may have helped with the cupcakes. We'll see.

MIA

I've been missing from my blog for about a week. We had to shut down our Internet service for a week and today we just got it up and running again. While that was going on I made a trip down south for a few days to visit my parents and my baby sister. It was a much needed trip. I've been stressed/depressed/out of my mind lately and I just needed my parents. I know, I know, I'm totally a grown woman but it's nice to just have that comfort sometimes.

While I was down south I didn't eat healthy (well I tried but by dinners weren't healthy at all). My mom and I made this sun-dried tomato chicken thing...with heavy cream and oil (ouch). I'm going to try to figure out how to make it healthier. Any ideas?

So today is Monday, my world is upside down. I'm going to try to get it back together this week and then I will get back to my weekly change to better myself inside and out. See you soon.

Eggplant

Remember all those veggies I got the other day. Well I finally was able to make my eggplant Parisian. I baked the eggplant after I coated it with egg and Italian bread crumbs. I topped it with provolone cheese (remember I'm trying to use all that I already have). I used some left over marinara sauce and some left over spaghetti noodles from the other day. It was good, a little more bitter than I thought it would be but it was tasty and filling. What more can you ask for?


Tomorrow or Wednesday I think I'll finally be able to set up my gym membership. Ugh..taking forever.

Have a good evening.