Motivational Cough Drops & Mr. R's FIRST SALE!!!

This week has been killer, so to say that I'm happy to see Friday is an understatement.  Work has been so crazy busy... life in general has been busy.  We are almost completely out of food in our house.  Am I the only one who waits until the very last minute to go to the grocery store?  I don't know why I wait so long, because I love Wal-Mart and that's usually where I shop.  Anyway.  I made this really cool mega-list of all the dinner's we'll eat in the month of May with my daily exercise matched up depending on how long it takes to cook that night's dinner.  Last night I whipped out my handy-dandy meal & workout plan and wrote out a menu for next week.  How CUTE did it turn out?!  I love it!  

Side Bar:  Y'all have got to get some of these markers if you have a chalkboard in your house.  For real.  They are amazing and will change your life.    

The little framed chalkboard is just an old picture frame I had lying around.  I painted the glass with chalkboard paint when I was working on this project and got a little out of control.  It happens.  :)  Then, I worked on making my shopping list for the month of May based on my meal plan for the month.  Hopefully, I won't have to grocery shop again until April!  If you'd like to use an adorable little shopping  like the one below, click  here  to get your own.  

Meanwhile, everyone is sick.  Me, my husband, my dad, my co-worker, and my grandpa.  Stupid head cold came out of nowhere!  Thank GOODNESS for the motivational cough drops!  They're totally saving the day.  And my throat.    

Everything mentioned above here is completely irrelevant.  It's just every-day stuff that tickles my fancy, but the REAL point of this post was to tell y'all that.....
my....

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husband......
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MADE HIS FIRST SALE!  He's officially made money now and I'm so proud of him!  He sold his first policy and got paid and I love him and am proud that he has stuck it out this far!  He works hard and isn't compensated until someone buys a policy from him - so keep him in your prayers as he continues to build his business.  So, his first clients were....us and my parents.  But what we bought from him was really inexpensive.  The payment he received was spectacular!  In one day, he made about half of what he made in a week at his old job.  We are excited!  I'm SO proud of him!  I love him so much!  I know God put us here for a reason...and this is his first taste of new-job-success.  So many of y'all have left comments saying you'd pray for us...even more of you have e-mailed me and let me know that you've been keeping us in your prayers.  Thank you so much!  They are working.  :)  
And one more thing....today after work, my mom + me + my dad's mom are going to the beach for the weekend!  =)  Girls night(s)!  Pop bottles!  Not.  We're going to a Christian women's conference and I'm super duper excited about the possibilities!  It's going to be a blast and I'm curious to see how the hubbers does without me.  Considering I was so pitiful when he left me for business trips...haha.  I won't be home until Sunday afternoon.  Sunday night at our church I'm addressing the congregation to fill them all in on the women's conference WE are hosting in June...so wish me luck!  I'm not a public speaker.  
So yeah.  That's life lately.  :)  

Coo Coo Kachoo, 

Mrs. Robinson

Meal & Workout Planning {May}

I've gotten badly out of the habit of working out every day.  It seems like the longer I go, the easier it is to make excuses as to why I shouldn't or why I can't or why I don't have time.  This is probably true about nearly every aspect of life, but I've come up with a new plan.  I'm going to plan out all of our meals for the month of May.  After I've chosen meals for each day, I'll go in and "assign" exercises to myself based on how much time I have to work out either before or after dinner.  We'll see how it works.  =)  I've come up with 7 different exercises that I enjoy doings, but I easily get bored.  I can do 6 each week, a different one every day, and still have one day off a week.  (1) Walking(2) Yoga(3) Jogging(4) Swimming(5) Outdoor Biking(6) Stationary Biking(7) Dance Workout
Yeah...I'm a mega-genius.  ;)  Maybe.  We'll see how this plan works.  I've never in my life had so much "structure" but maybe it will help me.  I'm pinning a lot of these recipes & exercise variations, so follow me on Pinterest if you're interested!  :)   

Monday, April 30

Spicy Chicken Nuggets with Green Beans & Potatoes

Yoga

Tuesday, May 1

Pork Chops {slow cooked in cream of chicken soup} with Baked Beans

Walk

Wednesday, May 2 

"Special Chicken" with Edamame

Stationary Bike while it cooks

Thursday, May 3

Healthy Chicken & Dumplin's

Swimming

Friday, May 4

**I'll be out of town with my mom and grandma, so I probably won't work out.

Saturday, May 5

**I'll be out of town with my mom and grandma, so I probably won't work out.  However, we will do a bit of walking on Saturday.  While it's not a work-out, it's better than sitting still. 

Sunday, May 6 

**I'll get home sometime this afternoon, so we'll probably eat light but not have much time to work out.  I'll start back on Monday.  

So, maybe people will think I'm lazy or finding excuses as to why I "can't" work out.  Whatever.  LIVING is more important to me.  Spending time with people I love is more important to me.  I choose life.  I'd like to choose health and life simultaneously...but it's not in my genes.  I can kill myself to be skinny & healthy OR I can spend time with people I love when I have the chance.  Or...I can do a little of both.  I pick both.  =)

When I get home from being away, haha, I'll be in desparate need of a trip to the grocery store!  Using my handy dandy shopping list printable, I'll make a huge trip!  I went ahead and did a menu-plan for the month of May so that I'd know what ingredients to stock up on.  :)  If I don't stick to it exactly, it's okay to rearrange things, you know.

Monday, May 7
I'll have to make a special effort to do Yoga on Monday Morning, because I'll go grocery shopping Monday after work..
Spicy Chicken Nuggets, Baked Zucchini Tots

 

Tuesday, May 8
Homemade Pizza
(Day Off)

Wednesday, May 9
Town House Cracker Pork Chops, with Green Beans
Stationary Bike while it cooks 

Thursday, May 10

Tacos with Ground Turkey Meat
Dancing Workout

Friday, May 11
PB&J Sandwiches (white bread for him, wheat for me), with chips & salsa (for him) and guacamole (for me)
Swimming! 

Saturday, May 12

Hot Dogs & Salad
Bike Outside

Sunday, May 13
Crockpot Beer & Ketchup Chicken on homemade buns for him & for her
    my hubby doesn't like bbq sauce, so I'm using this recipe but subbing ketchup for bbq sauce
Walk

Since my plans are for the entire month, I'm prepared to be flexible.  I know that things will come up - events at church, dinner with friends or family.  BUT, my point is to have the majority of the ingredients on hand and exercises to do along with those meals.  This will (hopefully) help me make time for healthy activities.

Monday, May 14

Spicy Chicken Nuggets
Yoga

Tuesday, May 15

Pizza Casserole
Stationary Bike

Wednesday, May 16
Crockpot Honey Seseme Chicken
Walk

Thursday, May 17

Pizza Crescent Roll
Bike Ride

Friday, May 18

Hamburgers on homemade buns for him & for her with Grilled Zucchini
Dance Workout

Saturday, May 19

Corn Dogs
Bike Ride

Sunday, May 20

Italian Pork Strips adapted from this recipe

Day Off

Hooray!  It's my hubby's birthday week!  I'm going to make his favorite foods all week long!  This won't be the healthiest week, but I love my hubby and he deserves a week-long feast for his birthday!  

Monday, May 21

Pizza

Yoga

Tuesday, May 22

Hot Dogs & Tater Tots

Swimming

Wednesday, May 23

**Happy Birthday, Mr. Robinson!**
Breakfast:  Funfetti Pancakes

Spicy Chicken Nuggets with french fries
Birthday Cake = Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Icing is what he asked for...this is what he'll get.

Excercise:  Other ;)

Thursday, May 24

Hamburgers on homemade buns for him & for her with French Fries

Bike Ride

Friday, May 25

Chicken Parmigean with Texas Toast 

Jogging/Walking

Saturday, May 26

Spicy Beef Mexican Tortillas with rice and cheese sauce

Stationary Bike Ride

Sunday, May 27
Chicken Tikka with Carrots, Sweet Rice, & Naan
(off)

Coo Coo Kachoo, 

Mrs. Robinson