With winter FINALLY ALMOST GONE and spring on its lovely way,
I thought it would be fun to provide a recap of some things that were
accomplished this season. I never usually keep a record like this, but with writing
one I can feel better knowing that I didn’t just sit inside for four months and
do absolutely nothing. Winter is always an unenjoyable time for me, and being
that this year I didn’t have to work or go outside much, I had to be creative
with how to use my time indoors. I really missed the opportunity to have lots
of greenery in the apartment, so that will definitely have to go on the list
for next year!
Winter recap –
recipes made [some
new, some old]:
+ veggie soup (x4)
+ pizza dough (xWeekly, almost)
+ spinach, mushroom, and zucchini lasagna
+ veggie bean burgers (x3)
+ salsa (x2) [recipe found here]
+ chocolate chip/butterscotch chip/flax seeds/walnut cookies
+ walnut rum wafers ( - rum + cocoa)
+ chocolate cut-out sugar cookies (for Christmas)
DIYs:
+ heart garland [diy found here]
+ recipes listed above
household / homemaking:
+ rearranged apartment (x2) [related post found here]
+ simplified “stuff” and gave away many items [related post found here]
+ hung holiday, seasonal decorations & memorabilia
+ framed artwork, hung pictures/memorabilia
+ got rid of cable and internet
+ bought a small Ivy plant
baby v:
+ eating some solid food
+ cut two (bottom) teeth
+ crawling
+ completely transitioned to her own room and bed :( - done
with decorating & set up
+ doing cloth diaper laundry ourselves (no more service)
+ photoshoot session
+ smiles for the camera/phone when you hold it up to her and
say “cheese!”
personal / husband
& wife:
+ virtual marriage retreat with Pope Francis (National
Marriage Week) [post found here]
+ Lenten daily devotional [related post found here]
+ read Cuckoo’s
Calling
+ completed lots of word search puzzles
+ celebrated A’s 26th birthday (a one year
subscription to Reader’s Digest & Clarks (lifetime guarantee) socks were my
gifts to him)
+ re-vamped the blog a bit more/decided on a style (still
hoping to have an actual website soon) / made a Facebook page for the blog for
easier access
+ visits with/from family and friends
+ decided to go as organic as possible after reading an
Organic Living book received for Christmas
+ watched movies / my favorite: The Grand Budapest Hotel
+ found some direction in terms of career / excited for the
new possibilities! Now it’s just about implementation and acquiring clientele –
expected to be a continually developing process
Now it's time to create a list of all the things I am looking forward to and hope to accomplish this spring! What are some of your winter recap moments?