new years and a recipe

Here are a few things I would like to do, or improve on, for the New Year.

1. take my daily vitamins.
2. drink lots of water.
3. walk around our large block once a day with boyd, no matter the weather.
4. less time on the computer.
5. buy less, get rid of more.
6. buy food for the local food pantry every time i grocery shop.
7. send more surprise happy mail to friends and family.
8. don't raise my voice to boyd. i don't want him to remember me as the mama who yelled a lot.
9. eat a lot of fruit. {and cupcakes}.


10. breathe in, breathe out, move on.

My beautiful friend Kim inspired me with this recipe, here. The night I wanted to make this chicken and quinoa stew, I didn't have all of the ingredients that she had. I improvised. I love it. I am sure I would love her recipe too. Thanks Kim for the inspiration.

I'm not good with writing down or following measurements, but here goes. Brown a pound of chicken tenders with olive oil, black pepper, onion, minced garlic. Tear apart the chicken, and add a can of diced tomatoes, and one can of water. Cook 1 cup of raw quinoa separately and add to stew when done. Simmer for about 30 minutes.

The other day Boyd was playing with his 7 year old friend Todd. Boyd was saying something about if you are bad you will go to jail. Todd said, no Boyd you will go to juvie.

So, just remember that, and be good.