Back to Normal?

This weekend life was back to ‘normal’. After 6 consecutive weekends filled with family and friends, I was ready for a quiet weekend in Kansas. The weekend was quiet, but also pretty wonderful as I continued to explore this new state (and Missouri too!). I am starting to find ‘favorites’, that I cannot wait to share with visitors!

Friday night we (BF and I) had dinner at a new favorite Esquina. This is becoming my new go-to for decently priced upscale Mexican cuisine. The menu is interesting; the atmosphere is cool and casual—my kind of place. After dinner, we watched the World Series (Go Cardinals!)

Saturday I felt very Kansas (or Missouri?). I experienced my first cattle show. YUP. A cattle show. It was very interesting. I am a LOVER of cows, and this was definitely cow overload.  Just imagine a dog show…but cows. Interesting.  After the cattle show, we went to the Red Barn Farm in Weston, Missouri. This place was absolutely beautiful, even if their pumpkin patches were very pathetic...

On the way to the Red Barn Farm, we sampled some 360 Vodka made at a distillery in Weston. It was FABULOUS. Seriously. We had to bring home the ‘Double Chocolate’ vodka, this stuff is dangerous…you can just sip on it!

Sunday nights are so weird, right? I seriously cannot relax. All I can do is think about the week. I keep thinking about all the work I should do, and how I should start it right now, then I remind myself it probably won’t be my best work starting it so late…

The ‘homesickness’ kicks in on Sundays too; I think this is because everything is quieting down. After a full workweek, and weekend fun, it’s just…quiet. With it so quiet, I just think and think…about the people, places, and experiences I miss.

I need a good book.

On the bright side, the BF is coming over tomorrow and I am attempting my Mom’s Chili and apple crisp recipes. VERY EXCITED for our little Halloween celebration :)

Speaking of Halloween…I have learned when you live alone it is NOT a great idea to buy Halloween Candy. Darn those festive orange kit-kats…

Home

I think one of the best and worst things about going home--is being surrounded with people who you love and who love you in return. It makes Kansas seem so quiet. Feeling a bit homesick, after such a wonderful weekend in Minnesota....

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More blogging to come...I SWEAR! But now to bed! :)

Miss you Minnesota Lovers

Back in Minnesota!

It's NBD...

After a wonderful weekend home in Minnesota, where I was able to see my amazing family, friends, and celebrate the marriage of a very good friend...MY Monday blew. Seriously, if I could make something go wrong, I did. It seemed that everything I touched at work, I ruined. It seemed that I could not do anything right! I ended last night extremely stressed out. Seriously I could not even sleep. I lay awake just thinking about all the mistakes I made at work, and the possible solutions for fixing them.

Today I went into work feeling a little apprehensive. How much more damage could I do? Before I started today's work I reviewed what I did yesterday (nervous the whole time). IT WASN'T SO BAD! Seriously! I did everything I was supposed to do, there is room for improvement but isn't there always? Besides a technology mistake on my part, really nothing went wrong (and technology mistakes are inevitable people...)

So I guess the moral of this story...cut yourself some slack! Coming from a self-proclaimed perfectionist, it's easy to be super hard on yourself, it's easy to get caught up in what's going wrong, and miss what is going right. But don't, if you feel like you are doing everything wrong, I bet you are not. Take a step back, re-assess, and look at what you are doing right. As a teacher, we have always been told to try and catch our students who cause trouble 'being good'. Don't forget to catch yourself being good, because I bet you're doing pretty great--much better than you give yourself credit for.

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How Did You Procrastinate Today?

Procrastinating like whoa lately. Clearly not procrastinating by blogging.

I have been procrastinating by:
1.Running lots (possible a bit too much) my body might hate me...
2.New hobby...BAKING! Not really sure where this hobby came from, but in the last 4 days I have managed to make scones, blueberry muffin bread (an invention of mine, after realizing I do not own a muffin tin), and AMAZING oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. So basically, I have a freezer stock full of baked goods...yep.

Also my procrastination has allowed me to finally Watch Bridesmaids. LOVED IT.

Bridesmaids was not only enjoyable, but also had some great tunes, re-introduced me to a 90's fav of mine, Fiona Apple. Enjoy