In My Home This Week: Slow and Steady or Let Her Rip?

My head feels crammed full of things I must do, things I want to do, things I don't want to do at all, things I don't want to deal with and things I know must be dealt with or reap the rewards of letting it go.  And then there's the part of me that just wants to stop.  Take that vacation that we had to cancel.  Rest deeply.  Do only what I'd like to do.



I think I'm going to slow things down a bit because this month things are a little more heavy duty than they've been in the past few months.  Lots of tugs upon my time, none of which I'd have not occur but I also know that I am not Elasti-girl.  I'm not going to physically stretch by much.  I try to let the spiritual and mental and emotional stretches occur naturally but sometimes they hurt.   I seem to be in another growing season and I'm going to try to have a moderate approach to all things rather than be stubborn as I usually am and think I can do all things.  I know what that Bible verse says about doing all things through Christ who strengthens me, but I also know that God is never as insistent on my doing all the things as I am.  He is always urging me to let a few things go, sometimes because I have reached the end of a season, sometimes because it is the natural end of a cycle of life.  I'm going to try to be more mindful of His guidance this month.  That's the only goal you'll see me list for May.

No, I am not about to give up the blog, so don't even think I am.  I'm talking about the big projects.  This month is just not the month for big projects.  It will soon be too hot to even think of big projects.  I'll continue puttering and doing little bites when I have time but I'm not planning any big renovation or makeovers at present.  I'm just going to go through May and see how God leads me to spend my time.  So if the job lists look a bit weak, never mind.  I know what I have on my calendar each week of this month and where I've got time to spend and where I haven't.  I'll plan my weeks accordingly.

Work this week:  

Grocery shopping is usually done this week.  This is where I typically spend the bulk of my grocery money.  Now John and I went into the grocery today and bought a few things, mostly 'fun' foods.  I think we're both in the mood to have a little vacation and what we bought today were the sorts of things we'd typically eat while on vacation.  Difference: we bought most all of them in regular quantities not vacation single sized portions we'd buy which oddly enough are far more expensive than buying in normal quantity.   However, more groceries will be bought this week and I want to plan carefully for those.

Homeschool Josh two mornings.

Katie has an appointment one afternoon this week and needs a ride over.

Clean a section of the porch rails if my back has stopped acting up.

These things are all in addition to my routine normal housework.  Not the only jobs I plan to attend to so bear that in mind.  I'll stop quite busy in the week ahead I assure you!

Meals this week:

I didn't share Fridays meals but Katie and I split the Korean Beef Bowls I'd chosen from a Mandy in the Making vlog.  The meat was good but as she'd noted, not nearly saucy enough.  I made the sauce as written and used less meat than called for in her recipe.  She'd said she'd at least triple the sauce in  future if she made the dish again and I can say honestly that I wish I had!  All in all last week's new meals were a success save that one meal.

Meals are not necessarily in order given except the first two...

Homemade Pizza, Soda

Steak, Baked Potato, Salad

Skillet Sausage and Rice, Tomato Salad, Green Beans

Chicken Verde Enchiladas,  Corn, Pico de Gallo and Avocado Salad

Asian Chicken Wraps with Peanut Sauce, Grapes

Tuna Pasta Salad, Saltines, Fresh Fruit

Leftovers