December 29, 2017

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!
I’ve done a pretty good job of cleaning out my fridge and freezer this week without going grocery shopping.  I can always put together a picky plate – breakfast is just 2 points for the cheese stick. Work was busy as usual – with so many secretaries out I was busy all day.  I’ve gotten nothing done that I wanted to, and I’ve decided to...
December 29, 2017

Getting My Act Together

Getting My Act Together
Oh my Lerd was yesterday a busy day.  It didn’t help matters that my train took 100 minutes to get to work vs. the normal 60, which made me 30 minutes late.  When I walked in I was bombarded with all this work, “Biz can you do this, can you do that, can you check on this, did you do this yet?”  And I hadn’t...
December 28, 2017

Steak Crostini

Steak Crostini
Steak Crostini is so delicious! This post is sponsored by the Certified Angus Beef ® brand in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC.  All opinions, however, are my own. Having grown up in the Midwest, beef was a staple on our dinner table.  Somehow over the years, as my brother and sister have lost interest in beef, my love of it seems...
December 26, 2017

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!  I hope you had a wonderful long weekend and if you are lucky, have this week off too. Me? I am back to work this week.  I know a lot of attorneys are out, but so are legal assistants, so this could be a cake week where I get a ton of stuff off my desk with no pressure, or it could be...
December 26, 2017

Two Point Pancakes!

Two Point Pancakes!
Happy Friday!  Um, you know when a lot of people took today off is when you get parking spot #4 at the train station, and you normally park in the 100s!  So today at work is either going to be super dead, or crazy busy.  I am planning on it being crazy busy and I’ll be happy if it’s a low key day. Do you...
December 22, 2017

Freestyle Alfredo Sauce

Freestyle Alfredo Sauce
There are a couple things you can never get too many pictures of – for me its sunrises and sunsets!  Oh, and clouds.  And babies.  Well, and food. 😀 I haven’t had Joseph’s brand pitas in while, and since Hannah and I went to Walmart on Saturday and spent nearly three hours because we walked down every.single.aisle. I had kind of forgotten about them, but...
December 21, 2017

Simple Girl Giveaway

Simple Girl Giveaway
Can you believe its 5 days until Christmas?  Me either!   The kadults and I decided to have a low key Christmas – and be happy spending time with each other instead of spending tons of money on each other, and I love this concept.  It takes the anxiety out of the holiday to find the “perfect” gift, or spend hundreds of dollars – I...
December 20, 2017

Freestyle Love

I am going to enjoy this mild weather as long as I can.  We will have above average temps, and then guess what Christmas Day is forecast to be? HIGH OF 17.  Low of 1, which means below zero windchills.  Gah.  December and January always question why I live in Chicago and the midwest when I see all the California people basking in the warm...
December 19, 2017

Skinny Pizza Dough

Skinny Pizza Dough
How was Skinny Pizza Dough Created? I first wrote this recipe in December of 2017, after I could not for the life of me get the viral Weight Watchers  “Two Ingredient Dough” to work out for me without having yogurt all over my hands, or having to add a shit ton more flour, which basically defeated the whole purpose! With the addition of yeast and...
December 18, 2017

Cheesy Chicken Meatballs

Cheesy Chicken Meatballs
I will always take cold weather and sunny skies over snow days and 35 degrees.  Although yesterday with the windchill, it felt like 2 degrees.  Let’s just say I don’t mind those temps if I am at home, on my comfy sofa with the dogs and a fire going in the wood burning stove.  I plan on making a batch of the skinny bagels over...
December 15, 2017