Simply Practical: tomato bisque soup

I love the month of February! Every day during the month of February, I'm reminded that God loves me and wants me to love others. Even more than I already do! Focusing on love keeps my mind off of the weather as much. Since February began, we've had rain and clouds. I don't like cold, dreary weather! So instead I focus on how to be a better wife and Mom. I do this by deliberately trying to remember what I read in the Bible that day, and numerous other things. One of the things I've been doing lately is browsing Facebook and blogs for new, healthier, and budget friendly recipes. I've tried a couple this week that were pretty good. I'm not sure if they're 'keepers', but maybe. The first recipe I made was from Budget Bites called Yakisoba. It is homemade but utilizes ramen noodles. I don't care for ramen noodles, but the rest of the recipe was very good. Skylar said it needed something and Randy said it was O.K. I probably won't fix it again. The other recipe I made was tomato bisque from 100 days of real food. It is good; I just wished I hadn't put the cream in the whole pot. I'm not loving the flavor. Maybe it will be better tomorrow. It felt so good going down on this 30 something degree day! I'm also trying to show some love in the housekeeping department. I'm making sure things are getting placed in the proper place instead of cluttering up the house. I've cleaned out closets and drawers and have bags ready to go to the thrift store. I've sold my bread machine, but don't worry, I've go two more! A little at a time, and I already feel good about what I'm doing! Guess I'm loving on myself a little too!

I'm also being diligent about exercise. I really miss walking outside because that helps me more than anything. I did get to walk with Ran Sunday since it was 64 degrees! I'm rebounding and doing all those other things like kettlebell swings, Turkish get-ups, burpees, attempting pull-ups and sissy push-ups, etc. I hope to see results soon. I am trying to modify my diet to make it conducive for weight loss, but I get the munchies at night! I always want to crunch on something! How do I conquer that? If you have any advice, please let me know.

I've added a Facbook button to the blog but it doesn't take you to my page. It's like I had to create a new Facebook page to do this. My Facebook page is in my name: Felecia Cofield. You can click on the page on the right if you want, and in the meantime, I'll see if I can change that. If you have any information that can help, please let me know. I really do like Facebook and write on there several times each day. That way ya'll can keep up with what's happening at the moment! Thanks for reading the blog, and don't forget to show some 'love' this month! Blessings from Bama!