Redefining Mondays
Like most people, I dread Mondays. It’s always difficult getting back into the swing of things after a fun weekend. I was thinking about this on the way to work this morning and decided to not focus on despising Mondays. If I think about something else, I’ll focus less on the day and therefore lose the negativity.
Some say Mondays are great for fresh starts. I don’t think I’ll ever be a big Monday person but turning my negative thoughts around is definitely a start! And now on to the fun stuff- weekend eats!
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I love fajitas but all of the oils sit pretty heavy in my stomach. I’m going to try and make these at home with less grease in the near future.
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On Saturday, I got some work done while exercising on the elliptical for an hour. Double tasking is the best. 🙂 That evening, Lee and I went to the grocery store to pick up some things for dinner.
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We decided to make shrimp and crispy green bean fries for dinner before digging into our chocolate cake.
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I used Julie’s recipe for hoisin and sesame shrimp, which turned out perfectly. We were even successful using the broiler for the first time. (The next day, I used the shrimp and tortillas from my fajitas on Friday to make Lee some quesedillas and he gave them 2 thumbs up!) We used this recipe for the green beans that I found on Pinterest and they were really good too.
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I’ll definitely be making this meal again. Hope everyone had a great weekend and is off to a positive Monday!
Question of the day: Do you do anything special on Mondays to help excite you through the day?
I just got hooked on Mad Men so I plan on watching an episode or 2 this evening while doing loads of laundry. I can’t wait!