Starting Over

Well, I had good intentions upon starting this blog. But as so many things do, it fell to the wayside as I attempt to keep my life in check. So today, I'm starting over. With everything.

1. Food
I went to the store today. And once again, I was reminded why I have never been successful with eating healthy in the past! The healthier the food, the more expensive it is! But I'm making a conscious effort this go-round, so I spent the money. One hundred twelve dollars of it, give or take. Now part of that was foundational items and items that I'll only need to purchase occasionally, but nonetheless, it's a LOT of money!
One of the nice things about having the long weekend this weekend (Praise God for all of our military men and women, especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for my freedom! May God bless all of our service men and women!!) is that today I have a chance to prepare a few things in advance for the week ahead. This is especially important since this will be my first week doing this. It will allow me to try out a few recipes and cook that ham that's been hanging out in my freezer since Christmas!

2. Cleaning
I spent the last two days trying to get some cleaning done. To the untrained eye, the place probably doesn't look any cleaner, but I've gone through quite a bit and have tossed a bunch of trash. I've got a load or two that needs to go upstairs, but once they do, I should be able to keep the place a bit cleaner.

3. Laundry
Everything except my clothes from this weekend are clean. Next step is to actually put it away! But that will come with cleaning my room, which has been reserved for next weekend.

So now, I'm going to work. Try to get the food that I need for this week made--
Ham
Cake (for work)
Breakfast casserole
Salads (washed and sorted)
Shakes/smoothies

We'll see how this all goes! Until next time!