To be honest when I wrote my first blog post I thought 'hmm...I wonder how many posts I can write before I give up or forget that I even have a blog' lol. But today is my tenth post! I still think it's fun, and haven't forgotten about it yet!
But that's got me thinking about what I should try to improve on. Most good bloggers include lots of pictures, so that's something I'm going to try to get better at. But if you have any suggestions please share!
This week I have been at the reading recovery conference in Dallas and out of the classroom. I cannot even begin to tell you how encouraging it is to get out of the daily routine and gather with colleagues to discuss teaching and how to do it better. I hope that this is a conference I get to attend for years to come! But I also can't wait to get back to the school and quickly implement all that I'm learning!
The thing about being out of my typical routine for these two days is I don't have my packed lunch and snacks to fall back on. But I do enjoy allowing more time in the morning for a real breakfast and more than 10-15mimutes to scarf down my lunch :)
On Monday I made a strong attempt to eat as many veggies as I could for lunch. I stopped in Genghis Grill on my lunch break and was so excited to fill my bowl with as many different colors of vegetables as possible. But after waiting for 30 minutes for my food they came to my table an said that they somehow "lost my food". I was left with 15 minutes to get back to the conference and somehow find a quick lunch. The only option for fast food on the way was In and Out Burger. So I stopped and enjoyed the not so healthy lunch and called it good. What's a girl to do. I tried to be healthy, and it just didn't work out.
Dinner Monday night did turn out to be a success though! I ended up making roasted chicken sausage and green beans. Then my portion of dinner went into half of a roasted acorn squash and Jason's went with roasted red potatoes.
A great and healthy fall meal ...mmm...
Today has also been successful so far! For breakfast I had enough time to make two eggs with spinach and all 3 colors of bell peppers. This was joined by a banana and my usual coffee. I failed on snapping a picture. I'm learning.
Then in the mid morning I stopped for a protein bar and bottled water.
For Lunch I stopped at my all time love: Subway
I jut can't get enough of their chopped salads! So good!
I even had some time to let Georgia girl run out some energy at the dog park in between the rain storms we've been getting.
She loves making new friends!
But sometimes doesn't understand what to do when they run with the ball
She was ready for a nice nap after our little outing! And I enjoy the extra snuggles
For dinner Jason has been asking for meatloaf. I have a few different meatloaf recipes stored away and I think I'll be making the BBQ style meatloaf. I'm also planning on making roasted beets for the first time. I have not been able to find a way to make beets where I want to eat them regularly. So let's hope that roasting them turns out well. Then its time to get my workout on with another workout from The Nike Training Club. Let's hope the rain gives me another break so I can get a short run in for my cardio. If not I 'll be looking to my trusty elliptical to help me get the job done.
Hope y'all are enjoying the start of your week!
Question: What would you like to see added to the blog? More pictures, more frequent posting? Be honest! I know I have more than just Jason reading this blog. Google tells me I have lots of regular viewers! I need more of you guys to talk to me and let me know what you like :)
Pictures are always good because it visually breaks up the actual text! I'm a big fan of pictures! I say don't push yourself to post more frequently then feels good to you because once it starts to feel like a chore or work you wont want to do it any more. And on a side note, never apologize for time not spent blogging unless it is a really extended gap. Otherwise you'll end up apologizing every few post and it really isn't that big of a deal.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest advice is to get involved in a community. My blog is specifically a book blog and we have activities like memes for everyday of the week that people can get involved in. Like I do the one Sundays in Bed with hosted by my friend Kate. But there are also ones like "Waiting on Wednesday" where people talk about what books they can't wait to come out. Or "Stacking The Shelves" is a meme where people post about what books they just bought or received. When you post on these memes you add your name to lists of 100's of other blogs and it gives other bloggers a chance to find you. I've made some great friends from participating in these memes I just don't really have the time to do it any more. But those are all book releated, I'm not sure what types of memes are out there for life blogs or health blogs but if you can get involved in a community of blogging it really helps to keep you motivated.