Happy Saturday! It's been a lazy day around our house thanks to a 4:15 A.M. wake-up call (no, we do not have a baby in the house yet!), but sometimes a lazy Saturday is just what the doctor ordered. The Princess had a play date this morning with her two little girlfriends from preschool and was not a happy camper when it was time to go! My husband took our oldest son to our alma mater's basketball game today. He was so excited to go (all decked out in basketball gear with a sign to cheer on the team). I love his enthusiasm and love of the game!
We've been discussing our 52 Kind Acts Project a lot the past few days and I plan to update that blog later on. If you'd like to check that out, I am including some service activity ideas that even the youngest kiddos can help out with! I really can't stress enough how awesome I think this project is going to be for our kids and family. It will teach them a lot about helping others and show them that even small, thoughtful gestures can make a big difference.
I planned our menu this week and am taking advantage of a decent meat sale: ribs. This recipe is so easy and yummy (and one of two easy rib recipes that I use)! Ribs used to intimidate me, but not anymore!
Easy Ribs in the Oven
Rack of baby back ribs with bone (or more if needed)
Salt, pepper
Bottle of favorite BBQ sauce
Line a large baking sheet (I like to use a jellyroll pan) with a piece of aluminum foil large enough to cover pan twice. Line the foil with a piece of parchment paper. Place ribs, meat side up, on parchment paper. Season with salt, pepper, or any spices to taste. Fold the parchment paper and foil over the ribs and seal tightly on all sides. Bake at 300 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until ribs are tender.
Remove from oven and peel back foil and paper. Brush on BBQ sauce. Return to oven uncovered and cook another 20-30 minutes, until sauce is brown and thickened.
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
2013 Goal #2: Reading!
As I mentioned in my previous post, I thought I'd share a few of my New Year's goals with you this week. I try to make goals in many different areas of my life to try to create some balance. I like to incorporate these goals into my yearly Happiness Project and keep track of my progress each month. I have found if I break my goals up by month I have more success than simply stating what I'd like to do in the course of a year.
In addition to our family kindness project, one of the biggest goals I have is to read 52 books in 2013. This was also my goal for 2012 and I was thrilled (and a bit surprised!) that I achieved my goal. Instead of just reading fiction, I branched out to non-fiction as well. I was pleasantly surprised with the books that I read and have found a few topics that I really enjoyed reading about. Finding more books pertaining to those topics has helped me to begin to create my 2013 bucket list of books to read. I consider my love of reading to be an "escape" of sorts, as well as an opportunity to provide me with some thought-provoking information. As a second part of my reading goal, I'd like to find a book club to join this year.
Today I thought I'd share with you my January picks. As you can see, it's a mix of fiction and non-fiction. The non-fiction books focus on parenting, personal growth, and cutting down on excess: all topics which I am currently quite interested in. Maybe you've read some of these or have some suggestions that fit into these categories. I'd love to hear about them! I will make sure to pass along any positive recommendations once I've finished them.
January Book List:
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker
Teaching Tolerance: Raising Open-Minded Empathetic Children by Sara Bullard
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Dr. Laura Markham
Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
In addition to our family kindness project, one of the biggest goals I have is to read 52 books in 2013. This was also my goal for 2012 and I was thrilled (and a bit surprised!) that I achieved my goal. Instead of just reading fiction, I branched out to non-fiction as well. I was pleasantly surprised with the books that I read and have found a few topics that I really enjoyed reading about. Finding more books pertaining to those topics has helped me to begin to create my 2013 bucket list of books to read. I consider my love of reading to be an "escape" of sorts, as well as an opportunity to provide me with some thought-provoking information. As a second part of my reading goal, I'd like to find a book club to join this year.
Today I thought I'd share with you my January picks. As you can see, it's a mix of fiction and non-fiction. The non-fiction books focus on parenting, personal growth, and cutting down on excess: all topics which I am currently quite interested in. Maybe you've read some of these or have some suggestions that fit into these categories. I'd love to hear about them! I will make sure to pass along any positive recommendations once I've finished them.
January Book List:
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker
Teaching Tolerance: Raising Open-Minded Empathetic Children by Sara Bullard
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Dr. Laura Markham
Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
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