Five for Friday

 

How in the world am I doing another Five for Friday already? I feel like I just did this for last week's Five for Friday. I guess that is a good thing, when a crazy week flies by. 

 I am on Day Five of the Whole 30 and it has not been as horrible as I thought it would be. It has made me realize how much I do mindless snacking throughout the day when I am not even hungry, particularly emotional eating. When the girls are misbehaving or I am stressed about something, I feel the urge to grab something from the pantry, but I choose not to. I guess that is what this has taught me most: I can have control over food and food does not have control over me. That is a pretty empowering thing. I do miss wine and chocolate like crazy. I cannot wait to have a handful of dark chocolate chips and a large glass of wine. This vegetable slicer was my favorite kitchen tool before doing Whole 30, but this week I have used it a lot. If you do not have one, you should like into purchasing it. You will not regret it. Here are some of the meals I made with it this week. 

 We are starting a garden and I am so excited about it (and so is my little helper Molly). Stuart, my husband, bought all the wood to make it this weekend and we have planted the seeds in little pods. I do not have a green thumb at all, so I am a little bit nervous about this, but I think it will be so much fun to go in the garden and pick a snack or food for dinner. I also think that it will be a great educational experience for Molly.

 Molly had her Parent’s Day Out Easter party and egg hunt on Wednesday. All the other kids had 2 or 3 Chickfila chicken mini biscuits and then went off to play. Molly sat at the table the entire time and ate chicken mini after chicken mini. I think she polished off seven in all {bear in mind this was after she had oatmeal and a banana for breakfast!?}. That girl can eat. She was a bit skeptical of the egg hunt at first, but got into the groove once she saw the other kiddos doing it. We have a couple more egg hunts this weekend so I am sure that she will know just what to do come Saturday.

      

Next week we will be having our big giveway on Instagram. There will be TWO chances to win a $150 Target giftcard. Follow @adabofgluewilldo on Instagram for more information. The big giveaway will be starting Thursday, April 9^th.  Working with all of the women involved in this giveaway has been such a huge blessing. Everyone has been so encouraging and supportive of one another. Teaching and TpT can be a difficult business so it is so nice to have a community of teachers that can work together for the greater good of our students.

I finally caved in and bought some essential oils. I have been thinking about doing it since I was pregnant with Molly {over two years ago} and just decided that I was going to make the move now. My husband is very skeptical of this whole new venture. I am hoping that he will soon see the benefits of them and be on board. My friends that use them said all of their husbands were skeptical at first, too. I am hopeful that these will make a big difference in our lives. We have been working hard on getting rid of all things toxic in our house and I think this will be another layer of making our home a more healthy one. If you are interested in them please let me know!

I hope that yall have such a great Easter weekend with your friends, family, and/or loved ones.