If you read my last post, you know that I have TONS of dry goods thanks to my Big Lots shopping trip- but I needed to stock up on my fruits, veggies, milk, eggs, etc. So surprise, more shopping!

 

Organic bananas for the week

 

Organic spaghetti squash.

 

Something that I haven’t had in a while- organic strawberry yogurt!!

 

Some organic eggs- for protein.

 

Amy’s organic pizza- LOVE!

 

Pink Grapefruit- the only kind I will eat!

 

Avocados for my salads. I lucked up and got a pack that had 6 avos instead of the usual 5- score!!

 

Some organic milk- I had a $2 coupon off of 2 Organic Valley products.

 

Full fat coffee creamer- honestly, I missed this after using Silk coffee creamer- the soymilk creamer is just not creamy enough for me. I find that a dash of this is better than having to pour and pour the Soymilk creamer and it still not have that creamy taste.

 

Gotta have my organic fujis

 

Organic onions for my many salads

 

 

2 huge containers of organic spinach- my weekly usual

 

I had to restock on butter since I finished up my raw butter yesterday- this butter is from Italy and looks divine.

 

Hormone Free Roasted Chicken

 

 

Boars head turkey breast & cheese.

 Okay, I think that is all of the food shopping for now, so onto the weekend eats!

 

Friday-The hubby brought me home a small piece of a raw bar that he had- it was good!

 

I had a coconut water before we hit the gym- loved the pink guava flavor! We only had 50 minutes to work out so we made the most of it and just did weights.

 

I had several oranges that needed to be used so I made the hubby some orange juice

 

Some of my breakfasts:

Bob’s Red Mill Organic Buckwheat oats with organic apples, raisins, raw butter, cinnamon & stevia- yum!

 

Organic raisin bran with coconut milk and a protein drink.

 

Organic Berry smoothie.

 

Organic beef & barley soup (1/2 can) & turkey on organic wheat w/muenster cheese, lettuce & organic pickle. (I know I know, I will explain in a minute)

 

I still have a ton of organic goji berries that I need to use up, so I made some goji berry juice. I soaked the berries overnight in water, then strained it off. I just added some stevia and it was quite good!

 

Okay, seriously the best combo ever! 1/2 pink grapefruit, handful of granola & strawberry yogurt- need to repeat this soon!!!

 

And I just had to show you guys the beautiful salad that my hubby made for himself- isn’t that gorgeous? He had some pizza to go with.

 

 

I made this beef & veggie dish on Saturday-with local, hormone free meat, all organic veggies- carrots, celery, onions, garlic, rosemary from my herb garden & some organic beef broth. So so good

 

Organic long grain wild rice.

 

All together now

 

A couple of BIG things happened this weekend that I wanted to share with you guys..

First Huge thing that happened- I pretty much have a JOB!!! I talked to my sister, Shelly on Saturday about the job and she said that she would talk to her boss on Monday, but I’m pretty much a shoo-in!! She also has some work for me to do photos from home, so I’m excited about making some extra $$ doing that! That was a huge blessing because I have been praying about me finding a part time job so I would have something to do and make some extra money to pay towards bills, so I’m super excited! I also talked to my other sister, Becky and my Mom (she’s in Cali right now with my Grandma visiting). This year I am trying to call my family more and communicate better.

 

Another big thing going on this week is that I’ve decided to go back to eating protein because I’ve been having some health issues that started showing up in 2009. I feel like for me personally (not anyone else) that I am lacking something in my diet that is causing these problems and I keep feeling like maybe I need to add in more protein as well as whole grains and dairy. For a long time I’ve been eating mostly raw vegan and I don’t think that was the best eating plan for me- this new plan will include organic, hormone free meats like turkey, chicken, organic eggs, organic milks, organic cheeses, whole grains like rice, oats, etc. I can’t tell you guys how long it’s been since I’ve eaten grains or meat. This is going to be a Trial test run to see how my body reacts to eating differently- I will be updating periodically on how I feel and any improvements that I have. I can tell you honestly, that already I feel fuller longer and I no longer have the out of control cravings or feeling like I can’t have this or I can’t have that. And my weight hasn’t gone up from eating all of the extra foods like I thought it would!

 

I may have some other good news- it depends on how the phone call goes..this man was interested in buying our land a few years ago and at the time we didn’t want to sell. But now, I’m thinking of calling him and maybe selling it if he offers a good enough price. I’ve been looking at houses on the market, and it would be so much cheaper and less stressful to buy a home already built than to start building one. My ultimate dream has been to just find the perfect house and move in (and maybe a little paint updating if necessary)- that would be so exciting!! I’ve been having a really good feeling about this whole thing and I’m going to continue praying about it- I’m excited to see where it leads! Anyway, I just wanted to share with you guys I will let you know what happens- I plan on calling him first thing tomorrow. Btw he’s a bijillionaire so it’s not like he is lacking in the $$ department, so that’s a good thing

 

Other than those things- I’ve pretty much just been organizing and doing some tidying up around the house this weekend. Nothing major- I did get some spray paint and painted the “Family” sign that I bought the other day from TJ’s and also gave Roscoe a much needed bath. Hope all of you are having a fabulous weekend!!!

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