Twas the night (morning) before Christmas - what do you have planned?

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Apparently, I was up before OH was up this morning but now it's ready for the holiday as well!

Nothing too big planned for today, stay out of the stores and relax at home. I'm going to watch Glass Onion, the Knives Out Sequel for sure. I did my rowing workout and might do some pilates this afternoon, just for the stretch. Will make a few holiday phone calls today so I don't have to do them tomorrow and pretty chill overall.

QOTD - what historical figure would you like to meet to chat with at a holiday party? After yesterday's Apollo exhibit, I'm going with Neil Armstrong. The played his suit telemetry as he was landing The Eagle on the Moon, manually, and it didn't even raise his heart rate....a steady 150 all the way through. Those early test pilots and astronauts were an amazing breed. Anyway the traveling Apollo: When We Went to the Moon exhibit is great; you should see it if it comes to a museum near you!

menu today is coffee plus half and half, a bit of eggnog too.

egg, sausage and toast which will cover lunch too

charcuterie

will have a yogurt sometime too, maybe a frozen L&F

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve, or Saturday, whichever you celebrate:-)

Good morning Jen and menuers,

Yep, OH has been down a couple times for me over the last two weeks. Blamed my phone.

Some of my stepfather's family is coming over today for the first time and they want the house to be in showroom condition for first impressions. That's about the extent of today. Yesterday included a Scrabble marathon and avoiding being outdoors.

Going to try and get more walking in today but it's still pretty darned cold.

QOTD - Hmm. Let's go with the knee jerk Amelia Earhart.

Accountability- Bit of ramen yesterday but more vegetables and poached eggs than noodles.

Menu

Protein shake, protein chips, protein bar, oikos triple zero, maybe a chomp, couple Costco meatballs.

Hope everyone has a great day! I'll be making toffee pudding at some point. Cheers!

ahh, the clean for appearances; the worst part of my childhood holiday memories! Hope you have a good day with the extended family!

Mornin' All!

Evidently the snow and wind are all behind us, but it's still ridiculously cold here (gradual warm-up starting Tuesday). DH is going to go out and snowblow/shovel later this morning. I hate to see him out in this cold, but the city requires sidewalks to be cleared by noon after a snow stops (so even if it stops at 3:00 pm, you still have until noon the next day to clear your sidewalks). I should probably go out and help (at least with the shoveling part) even though I'd rather stay in today. It'd mean less time for him out there - plus it'd be good exercise.

I'll also be making the Christmas lasagna today (made the marinara sauce yesterday), and I might make modified sweet potato/cranberry bread for tomorrow as well (replace half the flour with crushed bran flakes, replace the butter with plain Greek yogurt and/or unsweetened applesauce, and add some protein powder). Oh - and Swerve brown "sugar" instead of the real thing. There will be cookies at my mom's house, so if I'm tempted to indulge, the bread will at least be a better option.

QOTD: well, I don't think she'd be considered a historical figure yet, but the first person who popped into mind was Michelle Obama. I'd be pretty intimidated by anyone famous, but she seems very down-to-earth and accepting. Plus she's got a great sense of humor to boot.

B: plain skyr with cranberry/cherry compote, coffee with half & half

MS: protein shake

L: Thai-style curried sweet potato/lime soup, grilled chicken strips with BBQ sauce (may swap with dinner)

AS: protein muffin

D: chocolate "mousse" (made with cottage cheese) topped with light Cool Whip and raspberries (may swap with lunch)

ex: well, if I'm out shoveling this morning, that should do the trick! Otherwise, my gym has hybrid Zumba and WERQ classes this morning (unless they're cancelled at the last minute), so one of those.

have a great day, everyone!

She'd be very interesting for sure!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

I've been very good this year it seems. The saying I get by with a little help from my friends rings so true this year. My late best friend used to buy be dark chocolate dipped figs for Christmas. Fancy ones even. I shared a memory on FB about it. Not expecting anything from it. It was just a fond memory of my friend. Yesterday in the mail I received two things of dark chocolate covered figs! I will be honest...I cried and even my mom cried. I miss my friend so so much and this felt like a hug from her in a way. I don't know which FB friend sent it but let me tell you...wow. Then I got a "bonus" from the lovely friend I do contract work for. I feel loved. Not because of the gifts, they are super nice, but the thought behind things. A simple word of kindness goes a long way. Just taking time to let people know that you love them and care for them. That's my New Year's resolution...say it more and show it more.

Today looks to be laid back. We forgot one little thing at the grocery store. Cool whip! Ugh. We'll run and get that this morning at the small grocery store near by. Presents are all wrapped I just need to do my mom's stocking. She's really into Christmas elves. The silliest thing I got for her stocking is elf barf. It's rainbow colored licorice strings. The packaging is hilarious!

QOTD: Eleanor Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln. I'd still like to talk to Gene Krantz too.

food is unplanned.

the kittens say Merry Christmas!

What a nice surprise and treat!

I would so love to visit you someday and pet those beautiful kitties. Especially the one with blue eyes. I laughed at a Facebook meme the other day about cat people. It said when a cat lover sees a cat it is like they have read about cats all their life, but never actually seen one. Every cat they meet is an exciting experience for them and like seeing a cat for the very first time.

Good morning ~ Merry Christmas Eve! Today will be super chill although we do need to brave the store for a few things. I'm bring an appetizer to my sisters tomorrow and we need a few thing so we will go early and get it out of the way. Need to straighten up the house and run the vacuum. Tonight is our traditional Christmas Eve - watching It's a Wonderful Life and having lasagna + wine with a nice fire. Tomorrow, kiddo is coming over early in the morning for breakfast and presents then later off to my sisters for for the family dinner. It should be lovely.

QOTD - Queen Victoria - there are others but I have royals on my mind right now and I cannot get enough of her and her life.

Yesterday:

b- coffee, americano w/pumpkin foam, egg bites

l- 1/2 baguette sandwich that I wolfed down starving while driving

d- pork chop and green beans, 2 bites of stuffing

s- 2 glasses of wine + 3 chocolates

Today:

b- coffee, eggs w/ veggies

l- leftover pork chop w/25 cal 0 net carb tortillas

d- small portion of lasagna

all the wine and a few chocolates

Merry Christmas Eve!!

Have a wonderful chill day!

You might like this book -- I really enjoyed it; I've read it a few times!

Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria