Food pictures for January 2025

 

Last night we had cabbage & sausage, beans, cornbread and fried potatoes.  Mr.C. Did so good with this meal.  I ate way too much, I just couldn’t put the fork down. 

Gumbo! My first time making gumbo. Talk about tasty! My next pot will not have shrimp.  Also will use different sausage. 

I made some tacos.  Was exactly what I was wanting for a Saturday dinner.

Elizabeth’s birthday cake January 18th.  This cake was excellent.  Alisha and Jonathan had a bakery in Blanchard, Ok.  

Salisbury Steak, mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner. Mr. C.sure knows how to spoil his wife. 

This was our New Year’s lunch.

I am always big on pasta salad.  I ended up taking it a few times for my work lunch. 

I thought I would share my food pictures for the month.  Have never done this before so it’s way different than my typical blog post.  I am a huge foodie as many of you know.  I want to try everything at least once. For instance alligator which I did not particularly enjoy.  Then I tried it again on a cruise and definitely decided it wasn’t for me at all.  One thing I have never tried is craw daddy’s.  I probably will not give it a try, just seems like a mud bug to me. Is there any foods you will not try ever? 

Snow Day & working from home

My temporary home office.  I had to put it in the guest bedroom.  I put the desk so I could look out the window at the snow.  Although my back is to the TV.  I normally keep the TV on low so I can watch HGTV.  Normally will have captions on as well.  So if it’s a slow day I can watch between calls.  Which slow days are far and between for our company. 

On the days we work from home I really do enjoy it.  For instance not have the 30 minute commute to work and then back home is great.  Also not having to be in work place attire makes me happy.  Although my top make be presentable my bottoms are usually leggings or sweats.  I’m only a few steps from bathroom and kitchen.  At work both are at back of building.   

What I do miss is the social support and energy of our office. Of course having tech support and my manager on site.  Thankfully we have zoom or can call up for assistance at any time. 

What I understand about myself is I like being around people.  Especially the ones who just get me.  At the office I have more of a routine.  Although I have a schedule I stick with at home it just is different. I feel like when I’m home I’m more distracted.  I can hear my husband wondering around the house. Then I am wondering what he is watching on TV or even who he might be talking to on the phone.  Uugh I know I do better at the office.  Although every now and then it’s nice to work from home.  

 

6 1/2 inches of snow

 

7 AM the snow has started coming down.  I had requested the day off due to being sick.  Even though I had my computers home. I just wasn’t up to dealing with members today. 

So glad I got to enjoy being home trying to get better and watch the snow slowly fall. We put on some beans and cornbread for our dinner.  We will fry up some fried potatoes as well.  That has to be my favorite cold weather meal.  

I really am glad I was at home and not out in this snow today.

Hot peppermint tea was my drink of choice today. 

My goodness we ended up with 6 1/2 inches of snow.  We were only expecting a dusting of snow. There is definitely something magical about snow days.  Too bad I am still under the weather.  What I did do is light a scented candle, downloaded a romance book on my Kindle, drank my hot peppermint tea.  Overall it was a good day to be home. 

Influenza A

I had been battling being sick for several days. Chills, head and body aches, coughing, stuffy nose then having a runny nose. 

I had gone to work knowing I felt sick.  I thought I could handle being sick. No at 9am I told Brandi I had to leave. I grabbed the cart and placed my computers on it and rolled it to my Jeep. We are also expecting snow this week. 

Once in Jeep I called Dr office and Michelle (my cousins wife) told me to call once in parking lot to call to make sure sick room was ready. 

Of course I tested positive for flu A.  I really thought I was just sick, didn’t think about having flu A.

At least I had thought to take a few pictures of the test and such.  

Stopped in store to pick up the over counter medications my doctor advised me to get.  She did tell me with my high blood pressure that NyQuil was a no no.  A little too late but it was what helped me to sleep.  Once I got Delsym cough syrup that’s what I used instead of NyQuil. 

Thankfully I was getting close to the end of being sick.  I’m so ready to be better. I can’t hardly stand up am so weak. 

Have you had any sickness this New Year?  If so stay hydrated and take the appropriate medication. 

 

2 pounds of Lego’s

My latest obsession has been obtaining Legos.  I found a man who was selling 2 pounds for $20.00.  He then lowered the price to $15.00.  Made myself wait till Saturday morning to go thru the bag to see what I had bought.  I had got 2 different bags.  I was very pleased with the variety of the colored blocks.  There was even a few pink and purple blocks.  

I have 3 Lego sets I haven’t put together yet.  One is a camper creator set. The other one is a Disney house.  I did just put together a Harry Potter house and the blue car. 

I also joined The Minifig Club. Every month they send out a mystery minifig for $12.99 a month. They also have specials during the week you can buy. You better believe I have bought more than I anticipated.  

I have a Lego head container filled with assorted legos that I also got off Facebook marketplace.  Most ot the Lego pieces are gray and black.  I figured they went with Star Wars themed legos. 

 

Happy New Year 2025

We made a small New Year’s lunch.  We went with a traditional southern meal. It was really good. We did use ham steak since we were only cooking for the two of us.  Black eyed peas and mashed potatoes.  We need all the luck we can get for 2025. 

This year I didn’t make any resolutions. Every year I tend to make the same ones over and over.  This year  I just want to do better in my life overall.  I want to be a better person, wife, mother, grandmother, employee and friend.  I think when I lay that groundwork the rest will fall in place. 

All areas of my life needs improvement.  Self care will be my number one priority.  That covers so many aspects of my life.  Being healthy and happy.  Taking care of myself mentally. Working on budget, planning out my daily,weekly,monthly even year plans and goals.  Spending more time with loved ones. While at work being more mindful of what I need to do to achieve my work goals. 

I want to do more fun activities with family and friends.  I just don’t want to be immobile. Would love to actually incorporate different cultures into my life.  Going to museums, cooking a meal from different cultures, even locating songs from around the world and add to my Spotify. I definitely will attend festivals and fairs that are of different cultures.  

It’s time to learn about the world and open my eyes to new experiences.

I can’t wait to embrace 2025 with love,kindness and compassion.