I’ve decided I need to push through getting some things done instead of not being as focused.
This past weekend I poached 2 large chicken breasts which also produced a batch of chicken stock. One was shredded and the other cut in slices. Half a shredded breast went into a chicken and black bean enchilada casserole which is 2 dinners. The rest went into the freezer along with leftover tortillas, cheese and enchiladas sauce for a future casserole.
Chicken chef salad and a chicken stir fry will be on the menu in the future too. I also made a big pot of veggie soup which will do a couple of dinners and some lunches.
I painted 15 swatches of paint samples on the patio - 5 different colors in 3 different locations to check against house/trim and flagstone/gravel colors plus different lights. We think we have a winner so I enlarged the main swatches of the top 2 and will live with them a while.
I also just went ahead and tried ironing the creases out of the dress I am wearing to our niece's wedding. After reading up on how to steam a dress, I wasn’t ready to learn how using this one. The creases are mostly gone and who knows what being in a suitcase will do to it anyway. As my son says, “It will be fine”.
I also drove to the mall to do the last batch of returns. The American hobby of shopping was in full swing despite the current economic uncertainty. I think I am fine for clothes for the rest of the year though and really am not interested in ordering online or going back to the mall for the forseeable future.
Looking ahead to this week:
We are babysitting both girls the evening of the annual gala fundraiser at the nonprofit DIL works for as head of development. Then, pending the 8 year old’s social calendar, we are having her over Friday evening for parents' date night while the 2 year old stays at daycare for kid’s night out.
Otherwise just at home exercise as my Pilates trainer sprained her ankle. I also have my biannual bone density test. Not that time with the grandkids won’t be fun, but I would like to add something fun for me and/or us.
I’ll probably focus on pushing to have as little as possible on the endless to do list to rollover into June however. Possibilities are to clear out the old computer, finish cleaning kitchen cupboards & drawers, and starting to paint the rusty spots on the outdoor metal benches. I have a couple of phone calls I need to make too. Fun? Nope, but I'm the one who has to do these things.