1) Be Myself: Generally going ok. I've got a great group of friends who really help love me for who I am, so it makes it easier to want to keep doing it. :)
2) CCs: Well, a couple of purchases, but on a positive note, I've been bringing my food to work, so I've been spending less.
3) Back in Shape
: The game is kicking my butt this week. I feel like I'm doing things the way I'm supposed to, but not with the results I want to see. I made a veggie lasagna with the proper proportions of everything for this week (a special type of low carb noodles, light cheese, veggie overload) I'm also trying to add in more crunches during the week, so that's good too. Sigh- I know I need to wait to see results, but as usual- I'm impatient.
4) Mass: I went last week! I headed up to St. Ignatius, which is technically the parish I'm registered with, as it's a pretty well-known church in my area and has some
sort of young-adult group attached to it. That said, it's still not my favorit
e parish, and I'm always on
the lookout for another one. I had found one that I liked, but it's about 45 minutes away, and com
muting out there is just not something I look forward to on a Sunday morning. But I went to St. Ignatius last week, and it was really interesting, because all of the music and all of the readings were basically about how God is present at this moment, which was just what I needed to hear.
5) Cookbooks: I baked my own whole wheat bread today! I got the recipe from Paul
Hollywood's 100 Great Breads. It's yummy- not as good as the Cherry Chocolate Bread I've made before from this book, but it's a decent whole wheat bread. AND it was the first time Betty, the Kitchenaid, and I got to work together- yay!
Whole Wheat Bread
2/3 c. white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
scant 2 1/2 c. whole-wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 oz. yeast
1/2 stick butter, softened
1 1/2 c. water
1. Put the flour
s, salt, yeast, and butter into a large bowl and mix together. Slowly add the water, mixing with your hands until all the flour has been incorporated from the sides of the bowl.
2. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and knead for 5-7 minutes. Put the dough back in the bowl and let rest for 1 hour.
3. Preheat the oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet. Using a knife, cut a slash down the middle on top of the dough and dust the top with flour. Bake for 30 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
I ate some of it with just a little olive oil and rosemary salt. Delish!
6) Meditation: Um... yeeaaahh... Well, I did a couple minutes of yoga yesterday, does that count?
7) Praying: Doing ok for now.
8) Organizing my room: Not doing great, but not doing terrible- things haven't necessarily gotten worse, other than the fact that I keep on looking at all these cookbooks in my room and they end up getting strewn everywhere.
9) Knitting a sweater: on hold until post-Book 3 Assignment for IPLJ.
10) Volunteer: on hold until post-Follies.
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