tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post1923084470146314491..comments2023-10-18T01:05:46.407-04:00Comments on {kensington blue} mostly photography and a little bit of everything else: Resolutions {only a month late}Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01010915865505922930noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-41844247416632564102011-02-02T14:40:51.425-05:002011-02-02T14:40:51.425-05:00Love your goals. I might "borrow" a few...Love your goals. I might "borrow" a few too. And we started using mint.com and LOVE it. So easy to navigate. Thanks!<br /><br />AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650609998213199821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-66945669253669884812011-01-30T10:34:02.701-05:002011-01-30T10:34:02.701-05:00thank you for the Mint recommendation. I can't...thank you for the Mint recommendation. I can't wait to get started!The House That Lars Builthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522141463095997550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-4022191960442781552011-01-28T17:17:49.050-05:002011-01-28T17:17:49.050-05:00Great resolutions post, I hope you get some balanc...Great resolutions post, I hope you get some balance to your life. Looks like you've got some great comments regarding your meal planning. As for running, I get up before the kids are awake and go for a run or when they were small I would run with them using a sports pushchair designed for different terrain. Another option is to just do lots of walking during the week and go for a couple of runs in the weekend when your husband is home to look after them. Hope this helps somehow. It is hard trying to fit everything in when your kids are small but being keeping up yor fitness is going to give you more energy in the long run. (Sorry about the pun!)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831950066401909011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-26883974766902349122011-01-26T16:14:25.629-05:002011-01-26T16:14:25.629-05:00You have some mighty fine menu planning tips alrea...You have some mighty fine menu planning tips already, but here's what I do: I plan 2 weeks ahead on Sunday. That translates to 8 meals or so because we go to Sam's brother's once and we eat out once. And then there has always been a day where something happens and dinner is in a hurry so I go to our old standby of spaghetti. I assign the meal to a specific day.<br /><br />As for exercise, I think that all that walking you do counts for something! I try to do specific distance walking along the beach 2x a week and then ballet class (which acts as me time) once a week. We walk with kids in strollers and we stop halfway to let the kids out to play in the sand before we turn around. <br /><br />My resolution this year is to simplify too!gbrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575968132696074372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-60886754612362254152011-01-26T00:57:34.051-05:002011-01-26T00:57:34.051-05:00You might be interested in these printables (some ...You might be interested in these printables (some free, some paid): http://blog.ollibird.com/2009/04/20/menu-planner/<br /><br />As far as meal planning--like others, I plan a few days in advance (maybe up to a week) and then sometimes follow it better than others. Trying to use what needs to be used and work with what's on sale.<br /><br />You also might like this: http://www.byutv.org/foodnanny/<br /><br />As far as exercise, I really like the 30 Day Shred--it's a DVD, only 20 minutes but the workout is so intense it's great. Running has never worked for me, I get too bored.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759231031889059184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-11104628213340907302011-01-25T14:14:33.952-05:002011-01-25T14:14:33.952-05:00I only meal plan a few days at a time. First I'...I only meal plan a few days at a time. First I'll look in the fridge/pantry and see if there's anything that needs to be consumed soon before it goes bad and incorporate those items first into my menu. Then I look through the ads of my local supermarkets and drugstores for sale items that also could be incorporated into meals. I make a list of the meal possibilities I have using all these items, and then I draw up a menu (usually only about 4-5 days worth of meals...that's how long we usually last before we run out of milk and I have to go back to the store). After that I just fill in the holes with ingredients I need to make those meals complete and that becomes the "for-meals" part my shopping list (the other part of my shopping list is for replenishing my pantry with sale items). I don't assign certain meals for certain days except in rare cases. Planning only a few days at a time (instead of 1-2 weeks like some friends of mine) allows me more flexibility in cooking what I want (from my list) when I have the time/desire to do so.<br /><br />Good luck with your goals! They all sound great!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827607152706015982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-57966881173956337732011-01-25T10:00:50.739-05:002011-01-25T10:00:50.739-05:00Run with your kids! Or call me and I'll come w...Run with your kids! Or call me and I'll come watch them :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522886442752418981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-13817492962559004852011-01-25T09:19:40.858-05:002011-01-25T09:19:40.858-05:00I love this! I feel like I have been making the sa...I love this! I feel like I have been making the same kinds of goals for myself lately too. Especially just doing the crap I don't want to do first and be done:)! So running with 2 kids can be hard, but it's so, so funny and worth it. Just know that you will be stopping a lot, but it seriously was one of my favorite things to do when I had 2 little ones. My kids always said the funniest things about things they would see, and it become a fun bonding experience. Just try to set a time you want to do it every day or every other day so you know, ok that time is for running. Also you should read The Historian...made me want to drop everything and go travel Europe:)Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595942418720911222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-32067893716818314912011-01-24T23:13:50.816-05:002011-01-24T23:13:50.816-05:00So Les, if you haven't already I think you sho...So Les, if you haven't already I think you should read these books; French Women Don't Get Fat, and French Women for All Seasons. I love them, and I think they could help you with a lot of your goals; reading, healthy/delicious meal planning, living in balance, etc. They're written by a French lady living in NYC, so most of the stuff she writes about is very accessible to you, and they're all about finding pleasure in living. Actually, the philosophy they teach reminded me of you the first time I read them and I've been meaning to suggest them to you for a long time. Perfect opportunity!Bombshell Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901012798945795727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-64997239916390507102011-01-24T19:49:09.415-05:002011-01-24T19:49:09.415-05:00I don't have any suggestions for you, but I do...I don't have any suggestions for you, but I do want you to know how amazing you are! I really enjoyed reading your goals and am excited to "borrow" some of them. :)The Broderick Family Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541347793166287088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-30380893976417629592011-01-24T16:51:53.630-05:002011-01-24T16:51:53.630-05:00My menu planning was very concise before I sold my...My menu planning was very concise before I sold my iphone: I'd use the phone to make a list of menus and after adding ideas to that I used a shopping app to keep track of what I needed to make that. Nowadays I just make a list with pen and paper. So fancy! Sorry, I'm not much help with that! I also have a list of fall bake classic recipes. Sometimes I forget about things that I used to make often, like chicken spaghetti, and it is nice to have a list of faves for when I don't have something I'm craving or a new recipe to try.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164498340218635482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065703027179459465.post-58049913693180362812011-01-24T16:00:09.779-05:002011-01-24T16:00:09.779-05:00Running...well, I can't help you there, but ex...Running...well, I can't help you there, but exercising with 2 kids is HARD! I try to do it before the kids get up or during Brooke's first nap with a little help from Sesame Street (Tori's babysitter)!I only do 30 minutes on an elliptical machine. As for meal planning. I do it by 2 weeks, but you can do it one week at a time. I just list at least 11-12 meals (leaving room for leftovers and eating out)that I want to make in 2 weeks including old favorites that I know by heart, new favorites that I have used before from new recipes in the past, and brand new recipes! That is my favorite. If you are looking for some good 30 minute meals try cooks country. It is a book that is a collection of cooks country magazines. You can find it on Amazon. I LOVE these recipes. And of course fix it and forget it, kraftfoods.com and bettycrocker.com :)I have a hard time commiting to a day for food, so if I have 10 meals with all of the ingredients on hand, then I can have whatever I want from the list. If you have questions from my ramblings, just email me!Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565384624077578229noreply@blogger.com