My Weekly W's

 

What's top of my mind:  I'm just enjoying the slower pace of winter.  When it's cold, dark and dreary it's like nature is giving me full permission to just slow down and enjoy being home and relaxing a bit more.  The warm weather and sunshine will be here soon enough to motivate me to get busy.

Where I've been:  It was my first full week at work since before my holiday break.  It was a LONG week too.  Friday, we had a bit of a break from the cold, so I ran to Kroger for a few things, got gas and then took the Jeep through the carwash.  It was a mess from all of the ice and snow.  The undercarriage scrubbing also gave me a bit of relief from the cat incident.

Where I'm going:  We are getting an Artic blast this week again, so I will probably only be at work or at home.  I'm perfectly happy with that.

What I'm watching:  We watched Back in Action on Netflix and it was a pretty good movie.  Enough action for TBG and I do enjoy Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx.  I also watched/listened to DDD and a Modern Family marathon while doing a few things in the kitchen.

What I'm reading:  Yesterday I started Love, Loss and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi.  I'm not very far into it but I think I will enjoy it.

What I'm eating:

Chicken sausage with peppers and onions, baked potato and salad

BIG salad with a cheese roll up

Last Sunday, I roasted a bone in turkey breast, so I made another pot of Brunswick Stew.  We had that with garlic and cheddar biscuits.

Sloppy Joe's with sweet potato fries

Roasted chicken, Brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes

LO sloppy joes with salad

I had one sheet of puff pastry in the freezer so for lunch on Saturday I made us ham and cheese with a honey mustard dipping sauce.  It was so tasty.

Who needs a good slap:  TBG was watching Inside Edition one afternoon and I caught a story about an Indiana pizza delivery guy.  He delivered a 40.00 pizza order to someone and had to walk 1/2 a mile to deliver because their road was impassable due to snow.  On his walk back he ran into a police officer that was monitoring the roads, and he was shocked to see someone had delivered a pizza.  He asked if he at least got a really good tip, and the guy told him they gave him 2.00. That is a really shitty tip on a good day but add in almost a foot of snow, walking a MILE to and from his car and that is just ridiculous.  The cop started a go fund me for the driver and so far, people have donated 11,000.00.  First of all, I would never order a pizza during a snowstorm. and I question why they were even open putting their employees in danger, but to give such a low tip deserves 5 slaps in my opinion.

What's making me smile:  I have a lot to smile about and so many small daily blessings.  I never take that for granted.

I hope everyone stays warm and has a wonderful Sunday!!