Three things I'm loving this week:
1. Strawberries and grapes in my green salad. Sounds weird, tastes yummy -- particularly if you top the salad with a few walnuts and some low-fat raspberry vinaigrette dressing (Kraft's version is great).
2. Christ the Redeemer Preschool. Though I'm sad my days with the preschool and the wonderful teachers/friends there are through, I am eternally grateful to them for turning out two kindergarten-ready girls (You've read how I do with the shoe-tying thing...imagine if it was up to me to teach them how to read and write and tell time). For any eastside-dwelling moms of preschoolers, this is a fantastic preschool with veteran teachers, 3-, 2- and 5-day options and a secular curriculum (the preschool is in the basement of a church, but they don't teach any sort of religion). It's affordable, too. One of the cheapest in the area, but don't let that worry you -- it's a first-rate preschool.
3. Quaker Chewy Granola Bars. When I noticed these were just 90 to 100 calories, I decided to give them a try. I'm well aware that with 90 calories and 1.5 grams of fat in a bar, they can hardly be called healthy, so they are not something you should be eating every day, but...these are really great for keeping in the car and in your desk drawer to quell a rumbling stomach when you're on the go or a few hours from a meal.
Bonus: A four-day weekend for me. :-)
Three things I'm not loving this week:
1. Circle K's Hazelnut coffee. I wrote about how much I love Giant Eagle's hazelnut coffee, but stopping there on the way to work requires driving 5 miles out of my way -- time and gas prices don't allow for that. So I stopped at a Circle K that I pass on the way to work each day. I was delighted to see they had Hazelnut coffee. I think the guy charged me wrong because it cost 80 cents -- nobody has 80 cent coffee. Good thing he undercharged me though -- it was pretty disgusting.
2. Folding laundry. I hate doing laundry and I do it badly, so...it's a household chore that my husband has taken on. Long ago we came to an agreement that we'd each do the things we hate least. I don't mind cleaning and doing dishes. He doesn't mind cooking or doing laundry.
But his version of "doing the laundry" means it sits -- clean -- in baskets next to the dryer. Once a week, he'll haul up 6 baskets and fold clothes. I usually take pity and help him (and resist the urge to remind him that if he did it a basket at a time, he wouldn't have to spend 4 hours folding clothes). I know better than to criticize -- never slap the hands that folds your undies.
Comments (1)
This is totally random, but I really like the Chewy Granola bars, but occasionally, after I eat one, my jaw hurts because it literally is as the package says, "Chewy." Just thought I'd throw that one out there.
Posted by Michelle F. | May 31, 2008 4:23 PM
Posted on May 31, 2008 16:23