So, I was recently talking with a friend of mine from whom I learned the expression FACEBOOK DEPRESSION. Do you ever log onto Facebook and scroll through everyone's pictures and comments - most of which are positive and lovely and make you think that they're living this perfect life - and then you compare that with the reality of your own life and it makes you kind of feel a bit down? Well, that's Facebook depression. It's not really something I experience for I know that for the most part, Facebookers are posting the highs in life - the best pictures of themselves - pictures of their kids' championship wins, pictures of fancy dinners and amazing vacations... and in between all those postings, they're just living life like the rest of us...
Anyway, I started thinking - oh no, do my blog readers, every time I write a new post, think - oh here comes happy homemaker again... So, I've decided to share a little bit of my reality with you. First of all, let me just openly thank the good Lord above for blessing me with an eternally positive outlook on life in general. I'm so very thankful for that and do my best to embrace it each and every day. Do I complain? Absolutely! Do I ever feel overwhelmed? Oh, just about every day - but I figure you probably do, too, and why would you want to read about my daily woes when you have your own to deal with?
Now, I could devote a good dozen or so posts to how I don't measure up to the person I hope/wish I could be. Or I could write about how sometimes I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of business and activities (wait, I think I already do that occasionally)... but I don't want to bore you. We are who we are and we're trying to do the best we can - right? Plus, I really try to redirect my thoughts when I'm feeling defeated, to those of thankfulness. And last night as I finally got all three kids in their rooms for the night, I poured myself a small glass of red wine and collapsed onto the sofa - too tired to read, too tired to watch t.v. - and the house was quiet and I thought... geez, as much as I look forward to the peace I experience at the end of the day, it sure is nice to have a houseful of kids to keep you busy - that's where the fun happens (just minutes earlier, the kids and I were blasting Justin Timberlake's new song, 'Suit and Tie' and the boys were laughing at Brooke and I dancing), the love swirls around, the activities fill up your calendar, the fun conversations happen... so all this is to say that I complain - I feel overwhelmed quite often - but I try to think of it all from a great big picture lens. These days will be gone before we know it and we will miss them!
Right now we are in sports overlap - the basketball season is nearing its end as the baseball season has begun, so we are out most nights of the week. Couple that with a science fair and a 5th grade school play and there you have it - little time at home and no time to cook. Last night, however, I did make a tasty meal - pecan and cashew chicken. I took 2 chicken breasts and sliced them in half to make 4 thin pieces. I coated them each with Dijon mustard. I then rolled them in a mixture of ground up pecans and cashews. I cooked them in a little canola oil and that was the meat portion of my dinner. It was really juicy and tasty chicken.
Because it didn't have any breadcrumbs in the nut mixture, though, it didn't stick very well to the chicken. But it was still really good. I served that with some lima beans, corn and grits casserole. Delish!
Tonight is sandwich night. I have oven roasted turkey, spicy chipotle deli chicken, honey maple ham... and I'll make sandwiches to order and serve them with sweet potato fries, green beans, and fruit.
Next week we should be settling in to our Spring routine of just baseball... so look forward to some fun recipes!
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