simple, isn't it?

My oldest daughter has been inspiring me to 'minimize'. HOWEVER, after seeing all that she packed for her beach trip...hmmm. Well, ok, she really does have a head start on me if you take a look at her home and her closet. It's all about keeping the main thing, the main thing.

So, I'm going to try to implement ONE simple thing a week into our lives that will, umm,"simplify"our home and our goals and our jobs and our dreams. You get it. William helped me this week. I was mentioning (actually complaining) to him that I absolutely just cannot think of what to cook anymore. So, to make it easy for me, he created this list I can grab and take to HEB. It includes as many meals as he could think of in about 3 minutes that are his favorites... some of them are actually my favorites, too.

No more stopping and staring at the bananas and squash. I've been a whiz thru the produce section forever...but then when I leave those bananas, I know I'm going to have to 'think' about it. WHAT to eat tonight? I just pulled this list out. Picked out 3 meals. Grabbed what I needed. Out of HEB in 30 minutes. Spent less money. Had a PLAN!
He thought he'd gone to heaven when he smelled meatloaf cooking. Then the brownies sent him over the top.

giving in

Ok, I think I'm giving in...or giving up...to my waking up at 4:30 almost every single morning. no matter what time I go to bed. no matter what I drink or don't drink. whether I exercise or not. whether I'm 'stressed' or not.
I googled "waking up at 4:30". It amazed me how many people WANT to wake up at 4:30. LIKE it's something special. So, from now on. I just need a new perspective. It's a gift to wake up when the rest of the world is asleep.
What time do you wake up?