Week 10

Day 1 ~ It was all about the studying, tonight.  Nearly did myself some brain damage.

Brain melt

Day 2 ~ It snowed (and iced) 3.5 inches on Monday night.  Getting to the office was hampered by the fact that someone parked their car perpendicular to the driveway, effectively blocking the rest of us from exiting the apartment complex.  Who does that?  Fortunately, a few other people were trying to leave and they had a truck with a chain.  We just hauled the SUV out of our way. 

Seriously, who does that?

Team work

Day 3 ~ As part of the Whole30, I am trying to cook a variety of foods so I don't lose my mind.  Cooking and Kristin are not friends.  I had my first ironic Pintrest "Nailed it!" experience: guacamole deviled eggs.  The first picture is what it is supposed to look like.  The second picture is my baby-poo-brown result.  And they tasted like chili.  That's not a euphemism - the recipe called for a crazy amount of chili powder and cumin.  Nasty.  They were unsalvageable.

Guacamole Deviled Eggs via Pintrest

Nailed it!

Day 4 ~ Second attempt at cooking:  French cut green beans, chopped cashews, grilled chicken, and a packet of seasoning.  It was spectacularly tasteless.  Look at all the freakin' seasoning on that puppy - how can it taste like nothing?!  I actually all of ate this because throwing away food hurts my soul.

Bland

Day 5 ~ Cheri treated the office to lunch, today!  It was a beautifully sunny, despite snow still being on the ground.

Kristin, Regina, Abby, Leigh, Julia, Cheri

Day 6 ~ My mother and I are planning a road trip through the western US.  We're calling it, "Lucinda & Kristin's Wild West Adventure 2015."  T-shirts will be made.  Today, I sat down and finally hammered out all the details and booked the flights, rental car, and hotels.  My mom tasked me with creating an itinerary of all my favorite sites and National Parks I traveled to with Contiki and Trek America.  Fortunately, they are all in a nice looping drive from Las Vegas, so it will be easy to fly in and out.

Road trip!

Day 7 ~ After being forced to leap a pile of textbooks to get to my bed for the past few weeks, I decided it was time to clean my apartment.  This photo is typical of my messy state: relative cleanliness, but small piles of things in various locations.  The plies just grow and grow until I put everything back in its place...and start all over, again.

Hurtles

I rejoice in God's ability to reel me back in when I start to wander away, pray I will keep my heart and mind open as I seek a mentor from my church, and am thankful for the fact that I can buy most foods in a store instead of having to cook them myself. ✝