Productive, Busy Bee Day

Could today have been any more productive? Dang! I got a lot done.

I started by waking up at the butt-crack of dawn (6 a.m.) to get ready for work and meeting my new co-workers.

Back home, I spent a good hour and a half thinking and planning out tomorrow’s lesson for my students. Followed by a great leg and abs ST session and some yoga practice. And add in two loads of laundry on the side.

I didn’t even get hungry for lunch until after 2 o’clock. The English muffin with peanut butter and grapes I had this morning must have really filled me up. Well, that and the nashi pear I enjoyed as a snack while I worked on my lesson.

(Sorry… no pics of those items since this morning was a whirlwind of “Oh my gosh! I’m going to be late!” and running out the door.)

Lunch:

It took a while to make lunch today because I whipped up stuffed peppers that I’ve been wanting, but not had the time to make, all week. They were really easy to make and tasted amazing. Completely amazing. These would be great to make in advance, freeze, and reheat for lunch during the week.

I used a basic stuffed peppers recipe, but I didn’t cook my pepper before stuffing and baking it (I enjoy a little crunch). Combined rice, some ground beef, onion, chili powder, garlic powder, diced tomatoes, and fresh cut-up tomato in a pan. Added in a dollop of sour cream for a zing (well, that and it was about to go bad). Stirred that all together and spooned the mixture into my peppers. Threw the rest of the rice mishmash into the bottom of the pan with the peppers. I baked the peppers for forty minutes on 350 degrees. They were perfectly done and ready to eat.

Enjoyed my pepper/rice while continuing to work on tomorrow’s lesson, and then finished it while watching more of Biggest Loser Australia Season 1.

Had a banana for a snack between lunch and dinner while the husband played video games.

Dinner:

Super easy dinner tonight (and really filling). I was happy to have already cut and prepped many of the veggies I needed to make my vegetable soup. That made for a happy Maria because it was as easy as throwing dinner in a pan. Can’t beat that some nights. Especially when you’ve had a busy day.

I’m so excited to start work tomorrow (officially) and to meet my students. Wish me luck!!!

Don’t forget the question of the day:

What are your October goals?