Obsessing over: this new cookbook I picked up at Barnes & Noble on clearance yesterday – totally spur of the moment. It’s called Cook Yourself Thin Faster! by Lauren Deen, apparently based off a television show on Lifetime. I was admittedly struck by the cute cover initially but thought it would just be full of artificial sweeteners and salad. But after flipping through it at the store, I was pleasantly surprised and drooling over all the recipes. I have bookmarked damn near every recipe in the book and I’m anxious to start cooking my way through it. The premise is that you can cook all the same foods you love but with some common sense make the recipes lighter but still delicious. I’ll let you know what I think of it once I’ve cooked a good assortment of the recipes.

Feeling: like it’s been too long since I’ve worked out. Because it has. It seems like once my 21 day challenge ended, I totally dropped the exercise ball (like it was hot) and though I’ve kept up pretty well with my eating habits and continue to count calories, I know I need to keep the momentum going. I’m planning on going to another yoga class tomorrow and need to keep up with the strength training and cardio, too.

Working on: a million little things that seem to amount to nothing terribly impressive to show for. Like “hey hey hey – I ran the dishwasher this morning and started another load of laundry -ooohhhhh aren’t you impressed?” I’ve also been planning The Boy’s birthday party and daydreaming about a day trip to Door County this late summer / fall. It probably won’t happen because we already have Tons ‘o Fun scheduled for this spring & summer, but a girl can dream, right?

Thinking about: how fun seeing Fiddler on the Roof this weekend was. One of my good friends came over and watched the kids and Dan and I went to see my FAVORITE musical together. He’d only ever seen parts of the movie version which was terrible so he wasn’t expecting much and was thus blown away because it’s awesome. He has been humming “If I Were a Rich Man” ever since! Okay, we both have. It was a great performance, even from the Nose Bleeds section seats we could actually afford. Parking for this show was much better than Blue Man Group so we even had time to stop at a coffee shop before the snow and get a slice of chocolate silk pie and a latte. This coffee shop was actually the very first place I ate in Wisconsin while Dan was interviewing for his current job. Memories…

Reading: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie – my first time reading one of her books. I’m enjoying it though it’s a bit creepy, which is a given what with the whole murder mystery genre, but you know. Creepy. Afterwards I’ll likely get started on the March book club pick, depending on how long it is.

Anticipating: Spring! I know we have a couple more months yet, but I’m looking forward to warmer weather, 6th birthday parties, Easter, visits with family and more!

Listening to: BB watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in the next room. Almost lunchtime…

Drinking: Water! (I did have a 4 oz glass of orange juice this morning – Simply Orange of course – and a 15 calorie mug of Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice tea earlier, but overall I’m doing well on calories this morning)

Wishing: the laundry would finish itself. I’m getting tired of the up and down stairs routine especially as my knee is still giving me grief.

Pinning (The Tasty Edition): 

Lego cookies * Cheesecake in a Jar * Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes * Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie * Baked Red Potato Chips * Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal