Day #25 & Day #26...This is becoming an Old Hat!

I have missed 2 days of blogging! At first I was feeling really bad, but then I had a moment to reflect this afternoon and I was actually a-okay with it. What I realized is that what I am doing with my family is becoming my new "norm..." and it feels good! My weekend was full of activities that kept my family busy! Today I thought about what being "busy" would have meant...even just a month ago. Being "busy" would have meant hitting a fast-food drive-thru for lunch between Ethan's morning basketball game and the girls early afternoon basketball game. But, nope...we came home and I whipped up a healthy soup before heading to our afternoon game. Being "busy" would have meant that last night, when I did not have a plan for dinner and running to the grocery store for healthy Superbowl snacks at 4:00, I would have grabbed pizza on the way home. But again...nope! I came home and whipped up baked eggs with spinach, broccoli, onion and ham with a crispy side of bacon. Today would have been really easy to just throw in the towel, pat ourselves on the back and proclaim, "Job well done!" My sister is having a pre-Superbowl party and we could have easily jumped in the car and headed up there to indulge in some game-time snacks, but...nope! I am making some homemade avocado dressing for our veggie tray, potato nachos with seasoned Mexican beef and veggies and Whole30 approved buffalo chicken tenders! Everything I mentioned above can find a place in our new "norm.." it just will never be our "norm" again...and that feels empowering! Below are a few pics of the meals we had over the weekend. A "Pioneer Woman" Hamburger Soup w/ Salad and my Baked Eggs w/ veggies and Bacon. ~Jen