Wyld Creativity: Dinner at the Table

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Dinner at the Table

So this is something new for us..for the first time in almost 8 years since Kyle and I have been married we are sitting down and eating at the dinner table! I know that must sound nuts but the apartments we have lived in have never really been conducive for sit down eating. A few years ago we purchased a dining table from EQ3 (Such an awesome store!) and finally we have a dining space where each chair can be sat in!

I have been working hard and have been making dinner time a priority for us. Since starting my new job I have been working most nights until 11 which makes dinner time challenging but on days off like today I make sure to prepare dinner ahead of time. Also something that has really put my mind at ease is meal planning. It's tedious for about 2 hours once every 2 weeks while I look through magazines and recipe books to get new ideas and write out a grocery list and meal plan for 2 weeks but once that initial plan is in place the everyday meal creation is simple because it's already been planned.

So I had some fun today creating a yummy savory potato salad made with the lightest ingredients which I am going to pair tonight with breaded seasoned chicken thighs. I also took some time today to prepare a fresh corn salsa for tomorrows dinner which is a fav of mine, tacos! This one is also easy to prepare ahead of time..

I have been doing this meal planning since the week after we moved in..so going on 4 weeks now. I have to say routine creates habit ..and meals now are becoming a habit that I am proud to be creating. Even better..so far every 2 weeks when I do my grocery shopping it costs around $120 which is soooo reasonable! add about $50 every 2 weeks we spend at Target on snacks and other mmm mmm good treats and our food budget is sitting pretty at around $170 ($340) a month. Not bad at all.

So this is how I am spending my free time these days..looking forward to dinner tonight!

4 comments:

Heidi said...: Heather that looks awesome and is so inspiring. I've been feeling like I hate dinnertime these days - I hate thinking of what to make and making it. Maybe it's time to plan it out!; June 18, 2013 at 6:39 PM
Anonymous said...: I need a lesson from you Heather. By the way your place looks so cozy, I will be out of my house next week, you could have me for dinner??:)

Love Mom; June 19, 2013 at 10:30 AM
Heather-31 said...: Thanks guys : ) And yes Heid..planning is the key! it is a bit time consuming but so worth it.
mom..maybe you could come for dinner next Friday night..I have that day off..bring dad too if you'd like!; June 19, 2013 at 12:37 PM
Kalyha said...: You're right that routine creates habit. I really need to get back to the meal planning also. It makes life easier and is cost effective. Love your blog!; June 27, 2013 at 11:19 AM

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The Story of a Prince and a Girl who Dreamed of finding Her Prince.

Once upon a time there was a young woman named Ruby; she lived in a far way kingdom where only the stars in the sky could light the way. The kingdom was tall and made of stone. Inside, it had all of the finest linens and tapestries with winding stair cases, golden mirrors and exotic flowers that stretched the kingdom’s stone walls. The kingdom was surrounded by a large creek bed and had a large wooden draw bridge outside the tall black iron front gates. Beyond the kingdom were many forests, pastures, rivers and hills.

The young woman lived in the kingdom with only her two servants Nigel and Jasmine. They had been with Ruby ever since her mother gave birth to her and have cared for her and loved her since the great royal war that took her family tragically away from her. Years had past since then and Ruby was a young woman now. Since the great royal war she had not seen another person beside her servants. The lands had been deserted as other kingdoms were destroyed and abandoned. No one knew this kingdom existed. It stood in a far off place that only one deserted over grown pathway in the forest would lead to.

Ruby spent her childhood growing up playing with all the animals in the forest, she had names for all of them and would spend her days dancing in the pastures and walking along the creek bed throwing stones into the water. She was content those days as she lived free and enjoyed every tree, every stone, and every pathway near the kingdom. She loved her home but she missed her family and many times she felt alone.

As Ruby grew older she began to stop playing in the pastures and instead she spent her days walking along the creek bed dreaming of finding love and not being alone anymore. Every night outside her balcony she would spend time looking out into the stars and making wishes that one day soon a wonderful man would find the unmarked path in the forest that would lead him to her kingdom.

Nigel and Jasmine were very old now; Ruby took time to care for them and tended to their needs. She would gather food from the garden and make them food to eat and get them blankets to make sure they were comfortable when it was cold. She was not sure how much longer they would live but one thing she knew was how much she admired they’re love for one another and she hold that in her heart for as long as she lived.

It was a warm fall evening; the leaves from the trees were lightly falling as the sun began to set. Ruby was standing on her balcony in her long white silk night gown. As the dark sky began to shine, a light breeze bustled against her gown and her long brown hair blew lightly in the wind. She stood with her hands on the balcony ledge and wished to the stars like she had so many nights before singing” Star light Star bright bring my prince home to me tonight” She stared up into the dark blue sky and began to talk more to the shinning stars.

Just as she was looking up into the sky, talking to the stars a man was following the pathway from the forest that leads to Ruby’s kingdom. He was beginning to approach the edge of the pathway he had began journeying on earlier that day and was about to step on to a beautiful white shiny stoned pebble walk way that would lead up to a draw bridge and to Ruby’s kingdom.

The young man had been travelling for months only eating what he could find along the pathway. Henry was a prince from the golden city of Persia. He was on an expedition when he was captured by rivals and taken to a far away land where he was imprisoned in a place he did not know. Months ago after many nights planning Henry escaped while the guards were sleeping. He thought he would be able to journey home by recognizing land marks but once he had fled the guards he realized that he was further from home then he ever imagined and much to his dismay he did not recognize any of his surroundings. He had been following the sun in hopes of finding his way home. Each day he walked further hoping that one day the pathway would lead him to his family.

Earlier that day Henry had been walking though the forest with large green bushes and fruitful trees around him when he saw a small unmarked pathway that was ragged and old. There were no fruit trees, only old tall trees and an old pebble pathway that seemed run down and abandoned.

He was going to continue to walk on the pathway he had been but something caught his eye as he walked past this abandoned trail. Henry saw a small red ruby attached to a ring lying in between some wet leaves. The sun was shining on it and it glistened and shinned at him. He bent down and lifted the leaves around it away and dusted the ring off and looked at. The ring was prestigious and fit for a princess. He thought about continuing on the main pathway road through the forest but he was drawn down this unmarked pathway. He wondered if this ruby red ring belonged to someone. He put the ring in his pocket and began to walk along the jagged unmarked pathway. He noticed that there were no markings along this pathway so it appeared that no one had walked this pathway for many years.

To Be Continued…

Wyld Creativity

Overcome.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Dinner at the Table

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