April Resolution Experiment

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March is at an end, and April has arrived. I just wish spring would have received the memo as well. Who is tired of those cold winds? 

Well, the smoothie resolution was fantastic and has since evolved into a habit. I love being intentional about my grocery shopping, finding new recipes, and  researching proteins to add. For April, I'm going to choose something that I've missed so much in the last few months. You see, I usually go in phases with book reading. I'll find 3-4 books that I love and absorb in a  month or so, and then I have my dry spells. Ever since reading Grace in December, I have yet to find a book that I just can't put down.

Guilty, as charged.

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We're starting week 3 of the January Resolution Experiment, and . . . I cracked yesterday. A lazy and rainy Sunday afternoon found us at a local cafe ordering lattes and croissants. Shameful, I know. To finish out the afternoon, we meandered to a local bar for afternoon cocktails. Rue and regret over here. Some friends graciously took us out Saturday evening, and I think it just wet our palate, wanting more "dining out" the next day.

Saving my Pennies

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Well, it's day 8 of the January Resolution Experiment, and it's actually going quite well. Ironically, it has been so liberating. Instead of saying to myself, "do I buy the shirt or go out to eat this Saturday, or can I do both?" It's a definitive no that I can't have either.

Rather, I'm digging through my closet to find wardrobe pieces of yore to create a new look, and we have been busy cooking up interesting meals together. To keep myself preoccupied from loosening the purse strings, I have . . .

January Resolution Experiment

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I decided to post what would be today's recipe post, tomorrow, so I can share the "resolution experiment" with you. What is this you may ask? Well, if you head over to Lemons and Lima Beans, you'll discover that Ashleigh and I used to do monthly resolutions to bridge the geographical gap between our friendship. She in Virginia; me in Boston. Many moons ago, we would hop on the phone every few days and update each other on how the resolution for the month was going. For February, we didn't eat chocolate, for March we didn't complain, for April, we worked out rigorously . . . you get the picture. Well, she had the brilliant idea to start our resolutions again and chat about the process on our respective blogs.