I really have been meaning to post my midterm for meal management among other things, but school has me swamped.
The End
Great post, right?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Getting it Out There
I want to be a mom. I am so sick of school some days. I just wish I could have a baby and a family to stay home for and cook, clean, and live for. I want to have dinner cooked and on the table waiting for Steven to come home from work (let's be honest, it will be from school for quite some time). I want to be the highlight of his day, which I might be now, but it's not so obvious when you both are so busy with school you almost don't have time to breath. It is just SO appealing to me. Call me crazy. I'm 20 and I want to as the world may say it, "Throw it all away." Really, I feel like it's giving it all and it's nothing to be said about because I will be getting so much more out of it. I just see women in my ward with kids and babies and even when the babies cry, I envy them. Although, I'm sure when I am in their shoes I may once in a while have a sudden urge to look for a way out. I think my desire to be in their shoes is increasing so much that I wouldn't even care about myself anymore. It is what I want more than anything in the world.
Happy Valentine's Day! Give your honey a smooch (married or dating) and that cute guy in your class a wink(single...unless your honey is in your class, then feel free to wink away)!
Happy Valentine's Day! Give your honey a smooch (married or dating) and that cute guy in your class a wink(single...unless your honey is in your class, then feel free to wink away)!
Bugged. Part 2.
I can't complain too much because I understand why, but I want to just mention this: Do you remember my first Bugged. post? Well, I go to my sewing class today NOT having read my email recently. I find out my teacher is out for the week for personal reasons (I understand why). Suddenly, it dawned on me....
I have to wait another WEEK (+LONG weekend)!!!
I just want to know my grade for my stinkin' plaid shirt.... Is that so much to ask? I guess so.
I have to wait another WEEK (+LONG weekend)!!!
I just want to know my grade for my stinkin' plaid shirt.... Is that so much to ask? I guess so.
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Bugged.
Short, sweet, and to the point.
I have to wait this WHOLE weekend before I get my stinkin' plaid shirt back.... :( The anticipation is going to kill me. Luckily I have this whole meal management midterm to distract me!
P.S. In case, my teacher ever reads this or hears of it (highly doubt it would happen but...). I am not blaming her. I think she's amazing for how much help she offers us. And I think she deserves all the enjoyable minutes she will give herself! :)
I have to wait this WHOLE weekend before I get my stinkin' plaid shirt back.... :( The anticipation is going to kill me. Luckily I have this whole meal management midterm to distract me!
P.S. In case, my teacher ever reads this or hears of it (highly doubt it would happen but...). I am not blaming her. I think she's amazing for how much help she offers us. And I think she deserves all the enjoyable minutes she will give herself! :)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Class Goals/Random
Last semester in my HFED380 class, Connection to Education and Employment, we had goals of how to increase our professional development. To be honest, I wasn't really planning on much because I have always been planning on being a mom. That class opened my eyes to some other possibilities. I could be a member of AAFCS and receive the FCS (family and consumer sciences) journal. My brilliant idea was to make a blog where I could document things related to FCS I learn about and idealistically teach others. Heidi, a fellow colleague and friend, asked if this was it. So, no. I was thinking my post about grocery budgets could have been posted over on my other blog. I have not kept up with it since school has picked up this semester A LOT.
Can I mention how I would have never imagined myself where I am today in a million years, and I'm loving it?
Okay, I will.
5 years ago, not even 2 years ago would I have ever seen myself being married (let alone for 1 year and 5 months) and studying family and consumer sciences education. Considering Steven and I weren't even dating this time 2 years ago it's crazy. Has anybody else noticed a HUGE trend of marrying people from your hometown? :)
Can I mention how I would have never imagined myself where I am today in a million years, and I'm loving it?
Okay, I will.
5 years ago, not even 2 years ago would I have ever seen myself being married (let alone for 1 year and 5 months) and studying family and consumer sciences education. Considering Steven and I weren't even dating this time 2 years ago it's crazy. Has anybody else noticed a HUGE trend of marrying people from your hometown? :)
Plaid
Where have I been in the past week? Really, it's been longer, but I still was making time to blog and facebook. I've been staring at this:
This isn't exactly what I have been staring at but close enough.
Plaid.
I am so sick of this stuff. I am so glad it's over!!! I turned in my plaid shirt this morning. I swear this could have counted for at least a full time job if I completed it in one or two weeks. I have even "threatened" my husband to wear it a lot because then it might make my time worth it. =P Seriously, I think a lot of my other classes have suffered because of this baby! I got behind like the 2nd day of class because I was NOT feeling well. It snowballed from there. I missed another day from not feeling well about 3 1/2 weeks later.
Did you realize it, too? I just said the 2nd day of class I got behind and what? We were still working on it 3 1/2 weeks later? Now, this might not be a shocker to you but let's think about it....
School starts January 5. We start working on it like right away. Today's date February 8. That's over a month. Next week is MIDTERMS. So do we only have one other project? No, we have:
My point of this post is this shirt was labor intensive beyond belief and I am finally DONE. Yea! I will be posting pictures later (when it is graded, which I'm super nervous before because our teacher openly admits she's OCD..... oh golly gee).
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| http://www.vintagetrends.com/vintage/thumbnails.asp?MC=Vintage&CA=men&SC=shirts&ST=Vintage+Plaid+Shirts |
Plaid.
I am so sick of this stuff. I am so glad it's over!!! I turned in my plaid shirt this morning. I swear this could have counted for at least a full time job if I completed it in one or two weeks. I have even "threatened" my husband to wear it a lot because then it might make my time worth it. =P Seriously, I think a lot of my other classes have suffered because of this baby! I got behind like the 2nd day of class because I was NOT feeling well. It snowballed from there. I missed another day from not feeling well about 3 1/2 weeks later.
Did you realize it, too? I just said the 2nd day of class I got behind and what? We were still working on it 3 1/2 weeks later? Now, this might not be a shocker to you but let's think about it....
School starts January 5. We start working on it like right away. Today's date February 8. That's over a month. Next week is MIDTERMS. So do we only have one other project? No, we have:
- Tailored Pants
- Lined Skirt
- Knit Project
- Pieced Project
- Plus a billion samples
- Plackets
- Cuffs
- Yokes
- Collar Stands/Collars
- Pockets
- Of course, matching plaids (more complicated than it sounds)
- Men shirts
- Mock Flat Fell/Flat Fell Seams
- Buttons/Button Holes
- Front Bands
- Hand stitching
My point of this post is this shirt was labor intensive beyond belief and I am finally DONE. Yea! I will be posting pictures later (when it is graded, which I'm super nervous before because our teacher openly admits she's OCD..... oh golly gee).
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Five Tips on Food Budgets
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Of course I don't know everything and this might not fit with your style (diet or lifestyle), but I thought I'd share.
Our food budget is significantly lower than most others. I have heard of lower, but I always worry about nutrition. I mean, I'm all for saving money, but I don't want to go malnourished because I am not getting the variety of food every person needs. I was just reevaluating where we are spending our money because we went over last month. See, in December we didn't spend a lot because we were trying to empty out the fridge before we left on vacation, so our fridge and other perishable staples (bread, tortillas, etc.) desperately needed to be restocked. I could justify it by saying we didn't spend near our budget in December and slide the overage backwards, but I would really like to compensate for it this month; therefore, I was reevaluating. I have learned some new things since I last changed our cooking routine.
#1 Beans are a great source of protein if combined with grain. Beans and rice can get old, so we supplement our protein intake with chicken and beef (pricey!). I just found this website and look forward to incorporating more beans in our diet to lessen meat costs.
#2 Dry milk is GREAT for substituting real milk in recipes. Can't taste a difference! What a GREAT way to save money. Dry milk is like fractions of a penny compared to using the real stuff. We will still buy milk to drink and use on cereal, but as far as bread, cookies (in need to be double checked), and other baked/cooked goods dry milk is our new way to go. *NOTE Don't give a toddler/baby under 2 dry milk in place of whole milk. They need the fat.
#3 If you use a recipe a lot, then take the time to break it down! Find out how much to use for just 2 people (or however many are in your family) instead of cooking it for an army and letting your fridge have the rest of it before the garbage (aka it gets moldy waiting to be eaten).
#4 If you use it a lot, prorate what it costs! This can open your eyes so much! You can set your food budget for the month, divide it by people and then days/weeks (however you'd like).You can try sticking to this budget for dinners every night or do what we do. Because we do eat beans and rice (Which honestly, is not as bad as most people think. I enjoy it.), we can go more expensive on other meals.
#5 Find out how to buy things cheaper. We decided a while back to add more veggies and fruits in our diet and found Bountiful Baskets. We decided to buy every other week, so that's about $30/month. As you can see here, you get A LOT. We figured it's about 1/2 as much as going to the store. Go to the cannery or a local butcher. Sounds gross (to a city girl, like me) but the bank account and your tummy will thank you.
I don't consider these tips, but life styles
#1 be brave! Try new things, i.e. reconstituted foods, new recipes, new stores, new ways. It's a way of life and it might actually pay off! $$$$
#2 Make from scratch as often as time allows. Feel like your not a great cook? Practice just like you would an instrument or game. Don't tackle something huge first, you will feel more successful if you start small. Make cookies from scratch and share with a neighbor if they turn out. If all else fails, research about your climate, altitude, and how to cook! :)
P.S. Just a funny. While writing this, I found this website. I entered in number of house members, age, gender, and how many meals eaten away from home. My answer? $103/week. We spend less than this a month.
Of course I don't know everything and this might not fit with your style (diet or lifestyle), but I thought I'd share.
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| http://nourishedkitchen.com/food-stamp-challenge/ |
Our food budget is significantly lower than most others. I have heard of lower, but I always worry about nutrition. I mean, I'm all for saving money, but I don't want to go malnourished because I am not getting the variety of food every person needs. I was just reevaluating where we are spending our money because we went over last month. See, in December we didn't spend a lot because we were trying to empty out the fridge before we left on vacation, so our fridge and other perishable staples (bread, tortillas, etc.) desperately needed to be restocked. I could justify it by saying we didn't spend near our budget in December and slide the overage backwards, but I would really like to compensate for it this month; therefore, I was reevaluating. I have learned some new things since I last changed our cooking routine.
#1 Beans are a great source of protein if combined with grain. Beans and rice can get old, so we supplement our protein intake with chicken and beef (pricey!). I just found this website and look forward to incorporating more beans in our diet to lessen meat costs.
#2 Dry milk is GREAT for substituting real milk in recipes. Can't taste a difference! What a GREAT way to save money. Dry milk is like fractions of a penny compared to using the real stuff. We will still buy milk to drink and use on cereal, but as far as bread, cookies (in need to be double checked), and other baked/cooked goods dry milk is our new way to go. *NOTE Don't give a toddler/baby under 2 dry milk in place of whole milk. They need the fat.
#3 If you use a recipe a lot, then take the time to break it down! Find out how much to use for just 2 people (or however many are in your family) instead of cooking it for an army and letting your fridge have the rest of it before the garbage (aka it gets moldy waiting to be eaten).
#4 If you use it a lot, prorate what it costs! This can open your eyes so much! You can set your food budget for the month, divide it by people and then days/weeks (however you'd like).You can try sticking to this budget for dinners every night or do what we do. Because we do eat beans and rice (Which honestly, is not as bad as most people think. I enjoy it.), we can go more expensive on other meals.
#5 Find out how to buy things cheaper. We decided a while back to add more veggies and fruits in our diet and found Bountiful Baskets. We decided to buy every other week, so that's about $30/month. As you can see here, you get A LOT. We figured it's about 1/2 as much as going to the store. Go to the cannery or a local butcher. Sounds gross (to a city girl, like me) but the bank account and your tummy will thank you.
I don't consider these tips, but life styles
#1 be brave! Try new things, i.e. reconstituted foods, new recipes, new stores, new ways. It's a way of life and it might actually pay off! $$$$
#2 Make from scratch as often as time allows. Feel like your not a great cook? Practice just like you would an instrument or game. Don't tackle something huge first, you will feel more successful if you start small. Make cookies from scratch and share with a neighbor if they turn out. If all else fails, research about your climate, altitude, and how to cook! :)
P.S. Just a funny. While writing this, I found this website. I entered in number of house members, age, gender, and how many meals eaten away from home. My answer? $103/week. We spend less than this a month.
French Fries
I love french fries, at least when greasy food sounds appealing. I was writing, "Love those yummy greasy foods," and my stomach starting twisting like, "No way, Hosea!" Aaaaaaaaaaanyway, I just wanted to write about french fries. Although many people find them delicious, they so do NOT (or at least should not) count as a veggie. Maybe if they are homemade and still resemble a potato they could be, but I'm talking about McDonald's french fries. If I remember from my nutrition class correctly, I would say that processing and the grease pit are he contributors to this.
The reason I am going on this tangent is because I was taking a quiz online about baby/toddler nutrition and it had a question about french fries being the number one veggie choice or toddlers. They say that french fries are the number one choice for toddlers, but is it really a veggie? Really?
What do you think?
The reason I am going on this tangent is because I was taking a quiz online about baby/toddler nutrition and it had a question about french fries being the number one veggie choice or toddlers. They say that french fries are the number one choice for toddlers, but is it really a veggie? Really?
What do you think?
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