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 six days in a row and over fifty hours on the job. Ouch.
I fed myself several times a day. Yes, they were predominantly meals purchased or prepared for me by someone else, which has little bearing to me anymore. Open mouth, insert food.
I was super successful in bringing my fork to my mouth and only managed to spill minimal amounts on Oscar and the bump.
Not surprisingly, I soaked in the bathtub daily. At some point, I might put Prince Charming to shame and turn into a raisin or a prune, with or without a kiss. For now though, water is… ♫ where it’s at. I got two turntables and a microphone. ♫
I had a mini breakdown at Babies R Us on Friday. Totally normal behavior this close to the end or so I’m told. Four weeks and counting.
I got a massage on Saturday which did wonders, albeit temporarily, for my fragile mental and physical state.
I vacuumed out the car, which was desperately needed. Clean car first, baby seat installation second. Gulp.
I paid bills, did our finances, and ran errands, including a visit to my beloved Nature’s Bin and the Breadsmith.
I did a decent job of staying fairly current with BlogLovin. Dusts off shoulder.
I cheered on the Hubby and my father in law while they painted half the nursery a subtle shade of grey. The mural, which we left untouched, came with the house.
I penned twenty-five thank you cards with more to come. I am so appreciative and grateful for all the support. Blows kiss.
I started tackling all the baby gifts, with the help of my mother in law, which including sorting, organizing and laundering. Holy baby stuff Batman.
I made a fantastic spur of the moment veggie stuffed calzone for dinner on Saturday. It was packed with Brussel sprouts and asparagus, and the Hubby, who detests those gorgeous green globes, went back for seconds and then thirds.
I spent Sunday at the in-laws, where we had a low key and super tasty Easter Brunch.
I didn’t really want to leave the house. I’m so glad I did. Plus, they sent me home with extra carrot cake.
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?
Extra carrot cake and frosting definitely worth it! That mural is no joke, good thing you can put it to good use, so cute 🙂 And the baby stuff will grow and grow, it will become toys and art projects, and it will overwhelm your entire life!
Michele @ paleorunningmomma recently posted…Boston Training Week 9, What My Body Can’t Handle, and Weekend
You should see the rest of the mural. It’s an entire tea party scene complete with Alice, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter. 🙂
The baby stuff is already threatening to take over and she’s not even here yet. Gulp.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Waiiiiiit a sec- is it really only a month till the baby comes around?? I am sure you will beg to differ but your pregnancy flew by!! I am sure once the baby is born, you will embrace it all more than you realise…and do a damn good job at it too!
Your in-laws seem to be quite the chefs- I don’t know what makes me drool more, those waffles or that frosting!!
Khushboo recently posted…K Weigh Penne alla Vodka
Thanks Khusboo. I feel like this pregnancy has lasted forever and yet suddenly the end seems way too close. It’s craziness.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Holy baby stuff is right. Little people can sure accumulate quite the collection can’t they?
I am so impressed and happy you kept up that mural – i feel like many people may have painted over it. It’s special and fabulous!! She’s going to love it.
Keep on letting people take care of your food so you can continue to take care of those baths and massages and toy store breakdowns. You are the queen right now. Take care this week 🙂
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We actually kept the mural all these years because it was clear how much work and artistry went into creating it. We couldn’t cover it up and called it a conversation piece instead. Granted, it’s also why we had to turn the guest bedroom into the nursery and the office into the new guest bedroom. Funny how life works out sometimes.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
oh the baby’s room! I love it! I am having visions of when we installed the car seat way back when. I made my husband’s cousin come over to show me how the heck I was going to put my baby in correctly – we used a Minnie mouse doll as our example lol. thanks for the link up!
meredith @ cookie chrunicles recently posted…week in review
We still need to install the car seat…and pack the hospital bag….and set up the bassinet and crib… Le sigh. We’ll get there.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Ah breakdowns in Toy R Us! Just wait till you bring your kid there. My sister was the champion at crying in the toy store. It was so embarrassing! She wanted everything and my mom would just simply leave the store and wait for her to follow. She always did lol
A calzone sounds great right now, but stuffed with peanut butter and jelly. Yum!
Have a great week!
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You have a great week too.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Haha. 4 weeks. NEVER. She sent me an audio message, telling me she will enter the world soon. I just know it. And you do too 🙂 Get me a plane ticket. QUICK!
Luce@FitSwissChick recently posted…Random Ramblings and Senseless Mutterings
Yes, come to me my angel of music. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
50 hours at 8 months pregnant? Girl, you’re a rock star! The baths sound awesome! Keep doing that self-care thing.
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Rock star or certifiable… I think the Hubby would claim the latter.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Hmm, 3 things I accomplished in the last week?
Well, I finished my Leap and the Net Will Appear class, which was all about steps I can take to creative positive change in my life and weave my own net.
Doin’ that.
I had a delightful mammogram, truly, with a friendly and efficient warm-handed technician. It’s not because I haven’t seen the spouse in over 5 months either, it was really a nice experience and I probably won’t wait another 6 years before my next one.
I attended my 2nd Women in Business Networking Koffee Talk (I did not pick the spelling) and vastly improved my ‘elevator speech’ about what it is that I do.
I’ve got my alarm set on the phone every night to remind me to take the blood pressure pills I was put on 21 days ago, and I added to the reminder 3 things. Now, I take my pill, I say something that I am grateful for from the day, I say something I accomplished during the day, and I say what my intention is for the following day. It’s pretty cool.
Have a lovely week!
Kirsten recently posted…Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Butter Muffins #MuffinMonday
I think your phone reminder coupled with your three things is wonderful. Positivity breeds positivity.
Also, I need a OBGYN who has nice hands and a gentle touch, not just because it’s been months for me either. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
That mural is incredible! It came with the house?!?!? You pretty much had your baby future laid right out in front of you! I need a belgian waffle maker. You reminded me. Oh and good luck with all those socks. 😉
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The socks are officially tossed in the dresser drawer, the one I finished building last night. Boom, I am so impressed with myself. 🙂
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Happy Monday, Meghan! I got a much-needed massage this weekend too. 🙂 Hope you don’t have to work as much this week!
Ashley @ A Lady Goes West recently posted…A sunny Easter weekend and my weekly workouts
You and me both. My goal this week is to definitely work less hours and take care of myself and this little tomato more.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Oh gosh work again. That sucks!
Apart from that everything else sounds and looks pretty nice 🙂 We had plans to go have some Easter celebrations with my in-laws as well but half of my family got sick and we got the Easter Sunday off family duties. I didn’t hate it because we got to finish the living room. Now I feel like a bad person 😛
Melt downs happen, pregnant or not, sometimes it’s healthy to get the stress out of your system. 4 weeks!!!! So exciting!
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I would have felt a little excited had plans been cancelled too. It’s in our nature, and these days I don’t really want to leave the house for anything, even good food. Now that says a lot.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
All your food looks so delicious! I was so upset I didn’t have any carrot cake yesterday, but the king cake and other desserts were very satisfying. Oh and my husband is the same way with brussels sprouts. He acts like he disposes them but always sneaks a few on his plate. ; )
Patricia @Sweetandstrong recently posted…Weekend Recap. Family Visit and DC Trip
This calzone recipe was definitely a keeper. I may have to see about recreating it and sharing a recipe.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
This past week I turned 24, celebrated said coming of age with sushi, and then got food poisoning. But all in all, it was a great week.
4 weeks!! You are in the home stretch, so exciting! Spring babies are the best 😉
Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you had a blast, food poisoning aside of course. Eep.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
That mural in the nursery is so cool! Whoever painted it had some serious talent.
It always amazed me quickly baby stuff amasses and soon they have more things thing anyone else… I’m beginning to see why the whole minimalist movement is so popular.
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I agree about the mural. It’s why we never painted over it way back when we moved it.
This baby hasn’t even arrived, and I’m ready to join the minimalist movement.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
I’m with Suzy- that mural is amazing! I’m so glad you kept it!
Baby stuff is so overwhelming- I’m pretty sure I had multiple breakdowns by this point.
Fingers crossed for an easy, stress free week ahead that involves many more bath soaks!
Thanks Heather I really appreciate it. I hope things are going well for you. I think about you often and am sending positive vibes.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Trying to remember if you said the mural was creepy before but I honestly think it’s magical. Maybe start memorizing Alice in Wonderland for bedtime story telling already ;)?
I’m sorry to hear the past week was rough for you work-wise and emotionally but also glad you got compensation in the form of family gatherings, a massage – convinced your masseur to move in with you yet :D? – and good food. Also, that calzone sounds amazing.
Happy Monday!
Miss Polkadot recently posted…Week in review: Count your lessons [and blessings]
I need my masseuse to move in with me; desperately.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Food, Babies, and Breakdowns (#24)
Girl, don’t feel bad about the breakdown. I have breakdowns every couple of weeks and I don’t even have hormones to blame ;P Haha!
I need whatever that cheesy looking baked concoction is up there as it looks heaaaaaaaaaaaaavenly! <3
Kristy @ Southern In Law recently posted…Recipe: Healthy Taco Spaghetti
Ah if I could come and feed you I so would. Although a meat lover, I do make some pretty awesome veggie dishes too 🙂
I just adore that mural, I bet you are so glad that you kept it. I remember when we first moved into the house we bought in Scotland…. The first thing we did was to make the nursery back into a spare room by painting it!
Jen @ Chase the Red Grape recently posted…Friday Favourites March 25
That’s so perfect that the mural came with the house and happens to be in the nursery – it’s adorable! Did I read correctly that you’re 4 weeks away from your due date? WOW time has flown by!
Last week I worked hard on a big presentation I have at work this week, made a gorgeous lemon coconut tart for Easter, and did some much needed clothes shopping, although I didn’t actually buy any items I actually needed to buy (ie. work appropriate clothes) haha.
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You’re see close, I can’t even believe it!
I’m a fan of all shades of grey for rooms and furniture. Not to be confused with 50 shades of grey… Honestly I want our baby room to be grey and cream, with pastel accents. Who knows if this will happen considering we haven’t even moved (or packed) but I’m hopeful.
I’m too exhausted to form words currently, it’s been like a tornado of activity and I’d like a nap. That massage sounds grand. I’m seeing my chiropractor Friday before our last minute departure from the country on Sunday. We are both crazy and spontaneous and complicated. I guess that’s why we love each other:)
And I love you, sending you and that baby soft cuddly snuggles and bubble baths.
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I love that mural! It’s so cool that it came with the house.
And, let’s be real, extra carrot cake is always a fair trade off 🙂
I can’t believe you’re going to produce a human soon! That’s amazing. I don’t know what I accomplished last week besides making some chili and writing posts again. Yesterday I survived a redo of the worst workout I’ve ever done. So that’s good. Hang in there stud.
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50 hours? you deserve a foot rub and some bubbles in that bath. Or maybe a side of cheese and crackers and non alcoholic wine? LOL! Love you mama
All of the above sound pretty amazing to me right now. Love you too.
Waffles, on waffles, on WAFFLES! I came here hungry…mistake!! I also need a massage, and I need to send you a video!
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Yes I miss seeing your beautiful face. Message me mon amie. 🙂
I love that you kept the mural in the room… not as much as I love the look of that carrot cake but a girl’s gotta have priorities 😉
Carrot cake is definitely a priority.
Meghan recently posted…Week in Review: Baby Mania (#25)
I pretty much always feel like an underachiever reading these posts! Especially reading all this was done by an 8 month pregnant gal. I think I will do only baths at that point and nothing else.
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I suspect if you were to write down all you accomplish in a week, you would realize just how much you actually do. Most people don’t give themselves enough credit, which is the whole point of the WIR, to recognize you’re pretty badass and you do a whole more than you think on a weekly basis.
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Excellent recipes and great job on your week. You have a lot of things on your plate.
Thanks. A full plate makes life interesting. 🙂