As I’m sitting down on Monday evening to relax and type up this post, I can’t help but feeling like life is just…good.
You guys like my new “space” to hang out, work, and sleep? While there is an office I could set up shop in, this bed is actually crazy comfy (our bed is set up at my parents’ house currently) and I’ve been enjoying using it for working on the computer, too.
So tonight, I’m chatting with you while watching some of The Bachelorette (I didn’t let myself get into this season, but just catching a few minutes is showing me there’s still plenty of crazy going on), and snacking on a little something that is rocking my world…and, truth be told, these actually “should” be Lucas’s snacks. Whoops.
I asked Jay to pick up some graham sticks for Lucas the other day, but the only ones he could find were Scooby snacks (love them!). They’re a little bit too hard for Lucas still so – OH WELL – I guess mom will have to eat them. And I love dipping them in applesauce…and peanut butter…or just chowing on the whole box.
But when I’m not chowing down on Scooby’s, I will say that it feels SO good to be back to some regular eating and workouts once again! I’ve taken advantage of the basement gym here for the past three days, and I’m really having a great time playing around with making up circuits again. This morning’s nice and sweaty and had the muscles burning.
On the food front, fresh produce has been the name of the game. I prepped myself a few salads for the week – grilled chicken with strawberries, craisins, a few blueberries, avocado, carrots, and cucumbers. OMG they’re totally hitting the spot.
And tonight, Jay and I made dinner for all of us: Veggie-Filled Sloppy Joes with green beans. I saw them in an older meal plan of mine from January last week, and knew they needed to be on the menu ASAP. They’re super delish, great for you, and it makes a bunch (we still have plenty of leftovers). Mmm, mmmm.
Lucas wasn’t a huge fan of it tonight, but he did house a couple bowls of Easy Cheesy Spinach Pasta, so I’ll take what I can get. And so we could eat our meal in peace, we gave him a few extra minutes on the iPad. He loves his animals app (and actually, the sound machine app even more).
And now that I’ve run out of Scooby snacks, I think it’s about time to wrap up today’s post and head downstairs for a few more. #cantstopwontstop.
Catch you guys tomorrow!
Brynn says
thats awesome that you’ve settled in and are enjoying the benefits of the home gym. I love the positive experience your making of this move.
Shel@PeachyPalate says
Kids are so with it these days! My little niece and nephew have their own iPads now and I don’t even own one! :) I used to always do work with my feet up on the bed which was comfortable but I found it started to disrupt my sleep.
Linz @ Itz Linz says
kids snacks are the best lol whenever i go to my sister’s house i always raid their pantry. my niece actually asked me, “why are you always so hungry when you come over here?” lolllllllll
Danielle @ Little Mama Big Life says
When I first saw those scooby snacks I thought they were dog treats! ;) I thought about buying them for my little guy when he was younger, but we have a dog so I was afraid that he would try to eat the dog treats!
Britt@MyOwnBalance says
I’m pretty jealous of your “office.” Our bedroom is too far away for the wifi so I can’t do any work in there. I just bought an old school bean bag chair for my office so I can at least recline a little and get down on the floor with my little guy!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says
I do a decent bit of work from my bed, too. I feel like that’s frowned upon in the sleep health world, but it’s cozy and I’m productive, so it’s alllll good :)
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says
It sounds like you guys are settling in just fine, and I think your office sounds just perfect! ;)
Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says
That is awesome you are feeling so good about your new space! Good luck getting all settled in…
Cindy says
I always steal a few of my toddler’s snacks too! There are some pretty good ones. All the best during this transition to your new place.
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
Kids’ snacks are where it’s at! #noshame ;) Glad you guys are settling in well! It seems like you’re being really positive about this temporary living situation…major props on that! We did something similar when we moved to AZ, and I was nottttt a fan!
Tania says
Hey, I’ve been following your site for awhile. Love it btw. Noticed you don’t have an iPad cover. Speaking from experience with my 2 year old ( and soon to be baby girl, due any day!), you should get an otter box cover. Waterproof, and they can’t break it. It’s expensive ( ours was $80), but cheaper than the iPad we had to replace when he accident.y dropped it and broke the screen.
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
Last night’s Bachelorette episode was caraaaazy. I’m a fan of the show, but I was not liking it at all.
Kelli Rudolph says
Can you share what apps Lucas is playing with? My daughter just turned two yesterday and I am looking for some good ones for her age! :) And she loves animals and sounds, haha.
Chelsea @smackerlacquer says
I’m so glad you started out your post by stopping for a second and looking around to say “life’s good.” Such an important thing to do every once awhile!
Julia @ Lord Still Loves Me says
Glad to hear things are normalizing around you and your family! I bet it feels relieving, and you certainly deserve it after all of the work you have put in with this move.
Nancy (@spiffykerms) says
I’ve NEVER heard of scooby snacks other than on the TV show… what?! I need to find these. I love that they look like dog bones hahahahahaaha.
Melissa M says
Court, what apps are you letting Lucas use? My son is 19 months and is obsessed with iPads and phones!!
Courtney says
Well he loves the Disney Jr app…there’s one called Funny Animals that we have that he likes…there’s also a couple of other animal ones I think, but I’d need to double check the names!
Crystal D. says
I am glad you have a good space to “work” in! Looks pretty comfy! My son is 2 years old. What animal apps does Lucas like??
Courtney says
Oh geez, I’m going to have to double check…Jay downloaded most of them I think!
Shawna says
oh man i love dipping graham cookies into peanut butter as well…i can only imagine how much i’d like applesauce. YUM. glad to hear the settling in is going well!