winter cleaning.

today was a busy day. we awoke bright and early, a little unusual as we've been sleeping in pretty late the past few days. i guess we caught up on all our sleept and were ready to start the day nice and early. travis took the pup out and i started sorting laundry and loading the washing machine. for the next few hours we worked on laundry, rearraning furniture in the living room, and cleaning out a very cluttered closet in the office. we had three trips to the dumpster worth of trash and two+ bags of donations for goodwill when all was said and done. all our cleaning out and cleaning up projects took most of the day. we stopped for lunch and an episode of smallville around 2:00. we each ate something little and then set back to work on the office. around 4:00 we took showers for the first time all day and headed out to get the oil changed on the rodeo before i have to drive back and forth to bartlesville everyday. we had to wait two hours for it to be complete! we walked ourselves over to mcalisters and grabbed mcalister clubs and soup and then spent the rest of the evening walking around walmart waiting for a call that the car was ready to go.

while driving to the shop {with a brief stop at a local fitness center for travis to check out the cost and amenities} i spent time filling out our meals-for-the-week planner. i had planned to do so before we left the house, but the day escaped me with all our other cleaning. i finished up while we were eating dinner. i planned four days and had my shopping list all ready to go, but by the time the car was ready again, travis and i were both so tired we decided to save the grocery shopping for tomorrow.

here's what i have planned for the week:

- mac & cheese soup
- chicken tenders
- soft tacos
- hamburgers & sweet potato fries

each of these recipes are made for weeknight dinners so they're quick and easy & they're also low-cal versions. i'll let you know how they go.

for now, i'll wrap up for the night and finish watching our nightly dose of smallville. i head back to work tomorrow. i'll admit i've gotten very spoiled working from home last week. i worked from home the tuesday and wednesday before christmas, our offices were closed that thursday and friday, and then i worked from home all last week, and then i was off work today for the new years holiday. it's been two weeks since i was in bartlesville! so wish me luck as i find myself waking super early again and heading back to the daily commute.