Still here

July has been a whirlwind. V and I had guests for the first two weekends and then I've been home two of the last ten days. It's wonderful to have guests and see friends and family but four weekends in a row gets a little stressful. Especially since work has been really busy this month. So, sometimes when I'm stressed I like to look at my wedding pictures on my computer. Not for a long time but just skimming through them helps me zone out and get better situated. So, that's why I put a wedding pick up there.

The biggest problem with being so busy on the weekends is that it's much harder to cook. I end up using the beginning of the week to catch up on things I should have done the last weekend and then end of the week to do things I should do on the coming weekend. So, unfortunately, cooking and grocery store runs tend to be the easiest thing to put aside. V has been really great about going to the store when I'm gone on grocery day (Sunday) but it's hard to make a good grocery list when I don't know what I'm going to make for the least.

I feel listless when I can't cook or bake for several days at a time. Every now and then it's a nice break not to cook, and I definitely do not cook every day. However, whenever I am unable to cook when I feel like cooking, it's almost unbearable. I feel bored and it makes me snack a lot more because I think I won't have a good meal if I don't make something. (though V cooks most weekends and does a very good job - that's usually what I consider my break from cooking... but I still bake on the weekends.) I'm hoping one weekend soon I will be able to have a big baking spree. Maybe I'll make iced sugar cookies or something similar. Not so much to eat them (though they will be eaten) but because it helps me destress from the week. For now, however, it's back to organizing the bills in the office from the last month.