Tiff's Turn

Did you know if you write down three things you're thankful for everyday, you will notice a positive difference in your level of happiness within three weeks? (I leaned this in church this week.) Psalm 100:1-5  Since I am on Day Three of Whole30 today, I thought this practice of writing down three things that make me happy every day would go well with my new diet. Yes, there is no shame in being thankful for watermelon on a hot day like today. Really, all three go hand in hand after spending a couple hours at the zoo with friends. We tried to stay inside as much as possible, but Aria loves the train rides. People always stop and ask us, "Are they twins? Oh they're triplets? How do you do it?"  I usually respond about drinking wine every evening, but now that I'm on the Whole30 challenge, that isn't happening. More than wine, though, I miss the Mio Energy drink. Sure, I can have black coffee, but ...

Before Aria was born, I thought that I hated to cook. Actually, last week I thought I hated to cook. My husband has always been the cook in our house. He likes to do it. Plus, if he wants his food to taste good, he needs to cook. Or so I thought. Now that I'm working on getting off the baby weight, I thought it would be wise to take charge of the cooking. As I wrote yesterday , I'm starting off small with slow cooker recipes. Yesterday's Taco Chili was incredibly delicious. So delicious that we didn't have any leftovers for my lunch today! Day 3 of cooking this week, it feels like not only can I do this, but I just may like  cooking. I think I love the feeling of finishing the task of a new meal, then letting my family enjoy it with me. It's similar to that feeling of just finishing the daunting task of cleaning the whole house. Am I the only one who feels like a rock star after that? On tonight's menu is Crock Pot Picadillo . My finished, ready to ...