Get your pads and pens ready because it’s time for the Week In Review.
The Week In Review is a list, in its purest form, not of the things you still need to do, but of all the things you have done in the last seven days. It’s an achievement list, an ode to yourself, a celebration of sorts, and a virtual pat on the back.
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Let’s get listing:
I worked forty plus hours on the job. After my staycation the week prior, it was tough putting in so many hours, and I found myself horizontal on the couch or in bed early most evenings.
I published three blog posts, including a cheeky little number on How Cats Have Prepared me for Parenthood. Say hello to Oscar; he’s about five cans short of a six pack, which makes me love him even more. He also has no regard for personal space; yours that is.
I had dinner at the in-laws on Tuesday night before heading back to my horizontal position on the couch. Cake was involved.
I had lunch out with my coworkers twice. Let’s just say not hitting up the gym on your lunch hour certainly frees up a lot of time, for food of course.
Tomato Bisque and a Kale Salad at Bold Food and Drink and Queso Dip at Camino Taco and Tequila Bar.
I did laundry and even better, I folded that same laundry. Clean sheets equal bliss.
I watched my Hubby and father in law continue with the home renovations.
For my part, I changed out hardware and polished some knobs. I so wish I meant it like that.
I picked up cat puke because, you know, freshly buffed floors are a magnet for my felines.
I cleaned the kitchen and the dining room.
I finished my latest book, The Girl In The Spider’s Web, the fourth in The Dragon Tattoo series. Salander, with all her crazy issues, might just be my new hero.
After three submissions, I finally got my Baked Brie Bites with Raspberry Sauce accepted by Food Gawker. Persistence pays off or maybe they got all hot and bothered after reading the post.
On Saturday evening, I hit up Pet Supplies, Nature’s Bin, and the local library for new reading material. Clearly, I know how to rage.
Sunday found me on another hunt for home goods at Target and Marshalls. Furnishing the room is almost as important as renovating it. Baby steps…
This was of course after another round of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pancakes because shopping requires sustenance.
I also spent some time photographing the same; in my driveway of course. Welcome to the wonderful and weird world of food blogging. Just ignore that leaf in your food.
On that note, it’s your turn. I want to hear from you. Link up and get yo’ list on.
What are three things you accomplished in the last week?
I am so behind with my blog reading. I need to catch up asap and read your cats and parenting post. I expect a great read 😀
I love the new guest bedroom. Seriously this was worth the effort.
I didn’t even know there was a fourth book in the series. I always assumed the third was the last. I need to read this. I loved the first three books.
Evenings in the horizontal on the couch, cake, nachos and pancakes sound blissful right now. I hope you enjoyed it. Take care and don’t work so much!
Also say hi to Oscar – I still have every intention to befriend him 😉
Juli@1000lovelythings recently posted…Week in Review – The crazy Edition
The fourth book was a different author although I think the concept was still Stieg Larssons. It was a fantastic read.
Oscar says hello right back. He can’t wait to hang with you in his new room this summer.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Meghan,
The room looks gorgeous! Want to send Your People to come do my bedroom floors? They could use a good buffing, and I don’t mean that in the ‘my spouse has been gone for 5 months’ way that it sounds.
Last week I parted amicably with my previous farm share. I was ready for a change, and since we’re not moving any time soon . . . I gotta cure my itchy feet somehow.
Have a lovely week!
Kirsten recently posted…Berry Mango Swirl Muffins
I could use a good buffing. 🙂
In the meantime, I’ll send my people your way.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
I also spent a great deal … Aka all my evenings … In horizontal position. I did not clean up cat puke or polish any knobs, though. Those moments of glory are all yours. Congrats on food gawker! Not sure how they could resist such temptation…
Cora recently posted…Week In Review: No-Shows and Na-chos
Sometimes (cough, lots of times, cough) horizontal evenings are what’s best. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
I loved the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo! I thought the author died?!?! I want PB pancakes right now! You make them look so good!
Ellie recently posted…Week In Review: Finally Back to Strong Hearts!
He did die, although not before he started writing the fourth book. It’s a different author though who picked up in his wake.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Still dreaming of those raspberry brie cups. The renovations are looking great!
Sara @ Oats & Rows recently posted…Week in Review: Baby Showers, Injuries, and Pure Chaos
Thanks, the baked brie is the stuff dreams are made of so it makes sense. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
I was stalking you on Snapchat this weekend and your guest bedroom looks great! Love the blue with the hardwood floors. Those photos rivaled only, of course, by that beautiful bowl of queso that I want to drink with a spoon.
I finally finished packing yesterday, and bought some shorts for this little journey down south. Then looked at my legs in said shorts and bought some self-tanner too. Winter in the Northeast is a cruel mistress.
My name is Meghan and I’m addicted to Snapchat. Oops.
Have a fantastic trip!! I want to hear all about it. I need to live vicariously through you right now.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
we love peanut butter chccolate pancakes in my house! I call them my kid approved peanut butter chocolate chip pancakes since my son actually liked something I made lol.
meredith @ Cookie ChRUNicles recently posted…10 Healthy Living Tips: Do I follow them?
Your son has good taste, although he totally needs to get on board with your veggie bowls.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Aww! Oscar is such a cutie pie. And something about that picture of your father in law helping out with the renovations is just so sweet. Sounds like you had a fantastic week full of knob polishin’ lol!
Cayanne Marcus @healthyezsweet recently posted…Week in Review: Kicking it into Gear
Oscar is a cutie and a total troublemaker too. The former is what allows him to get away with the latter. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Peanut butter chocolate chip pancakes?!?!?!? YES PLEASE. Your renovations look so great! I wish I knew how to decorate and stuff the way you do. I am just not wired that way. Okay so I’m working on my WIR right now, and I haven’t checked out the cat post yet but I’m on it, stat. Callum is using my phone to watch his choo choos beside me so he’s not hogging the laptop right now!
Suzy recently posted…Mileage Monday
Hell yes to chocolate chip peanut butter pancakes. You’ll absolutely be able to make these too.
I call my design style eclectic. I just choose what I like and hope it all works. I also just happen to love bright colors.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Happy Monday! I bet it was hard to be back after a week out of the office! But you did it. Cats are just hilarious — I had them growing up, but only have a dog now. Dogs are funny too — but cats win in the creepy department hehehe. Looks like the house projects are coming along nicely. Here’s to another great week! Thanks for hosting!
Ashley @ A Lady Goes West recently posted…Weekend snapshots and workouts
I grew up with cats and dogs, so I guess you could say I’m just an animal lover.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Let’s face it: the people at Foodgawker were lured in by your succulent* raspberries on melty cheese. If they wouldn’t have been I’d have started guessing robots were the ones approvin – or refusing to do so – recipes. Congrats on your success there! They didn’t accept my Nut Brittle and I’ve been sulking since. Okay, not really, but I haven’t given it another try yet.
It’s nice to see your forced break from the gym helps in fostering colleague relationships. Also, you seem to have some pretty good restaurants close to your office. Mmmh.
I’m happy to see the home renovation coming along well – I need my guest room ready when the baby arrives after all ;).
Happy Monday, Meg, and thanks for taking care of my link-up issue!
Miss Polkadot recently posted…Week in review: Back in the kitchen and many smiles.
Food Gawker rejects more of my recipes than they accept. We still keep plugging away all the same. 🙂
The guestroom is almost complete, although I do need to hang drapes. Oh well, window treatments are probably overrated. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
I love the way the room looks! the shiny wood floors are such a nice contrast to the gorgeous blue walls and white trim, and the black furniture… poppin! we’re in the process of moving, which is just too exhausting to think about. first we need to find a place, so that’s the first task. i like to wait till we have less time so that we can get what’s on the market when we need it, but my hubby likes to start hunting early. the problem is that if you find something you like too early, you either have to pay double rent or risk losing it. Most places are available right away and won’t hold it for you for 30 days, so we still have some time. But there is that darn packing – totally not into it. i just got spin certified and hired on at 24 hour fitness. so hopefully i get to actually teach a class before my belly gets too big 😀 we shall see….
danielle recently posted…Week in Review: Snot Bubbles & High Tea
I still can’t believe y’all are moving right now. That’s craziness what with everything else going on in your life. Make sure to take care of yourself, first and foremost, which you of course already know. Hang in there mama.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
I’m so happy to hear that the cats properly christened your floors — it means good luck for the people who stay in it. Just warn me ahead of time which spot I should avoid stepping on 😛 And holy heck do those pancakes look fluffy. Is it weird that I want to use one as a pillow? I blame that on the fact that mine is on it’s last legs (read: flat and lumpy)… That’s actually one thing I didn’t manage to accomplish this past week — buying a new one. BUT I did manage to work my oven into the ground, do a little snowboarding, and get all sorts of weird uncomfortable vibes from the Oscars. Did you watch them. Eeeeek.
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I went to bed at like 8:30 last night so I totally missed the Oscars. Oops.
Pancakes as pillows…maybe it’s time to sneak in a nap. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Ha! I really need to step up my food photography game–I never thought of taking my food outside. But of course, that makes sense!
Taking the food outside helps with the lighting, which means I have a lot of photoshoots in my backyard. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Those lunches look lovely! And that dip divine! Queso isn’t really a thing in my neck of the woods but it really should be! Mmmm cheesy goodness!
I love that little microwave cubby that you have – I hate losing so much worktop space with mine but I do use it quite often so needs must!
Jen @ Chase the Red Grape recently posted…Friday Favourites! Feb 26
When we renovated the kitchen years and years ago, we specifically had the microwave built into that cabinet so we wouldn’t lose valuable counter space. I’m still thrilled with that decision, although it takes people a good while to find the microwave when they come over. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Congrats on Food Gawker my Love. This is so well deserved.
And I love my room. Hehe 🙂
Hey, I didn’t know there was a fourth one with Salander! Oh my GOD, I have to get it. Salander is my #wcw or more like #womancrushforever.
Hang in there Babe. You know what I mean. Chin UP! Be a n arrogant but chilled bitch and a #vanillagorilla! I know you can do it. #poundschest
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The book was fantastic. A definite must read, especially if you liked the first three.
#vanillagorilla #poundschest
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Congrats on your accepted Food Gawker submission! The guest room is also really shaping up – those floors look great!
I loved the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, but wasn’t sure about the 4th novel – would it be as good since it wasn’t actually written by the same author, but maybe I’ll give it a try now!
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The floors came out beautifully. We really got lucky since we only had to touch up a few spots and then buff them.
I absolutely recommend the fourth book. The writing style was a click different, but it was still good and the story line had me hooked.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: The Remodeling Continues and Eats (#20)
Your house is looking so good! I am loving your little kitchen island!
Thanks Kristy. We actually gutted the kitchen and redid when we moved in seven years ago. It’s one of my favorite rooms in the house now. 🙂
I just have to say that photo that you posted on Instagram of the public banana in your office today was priceless I absolutely laughed out loud! Also your house is coming along quite nicely it looks beautiful!
Thanks Sunshine. We’re getting there.