Our month is starting off with a bang: an unexpected ER visit, a busy social calendar, a few too many house projects to wrap up before the cold weather arrives (hello, unexpected bathroom plumbing issue) and I’m already thinking about holiday gifts and decorations. Too early?
Anyways–let’s chat about the week!
Enjoying lately: Cream in my coffee. I had some leftover from a recipe last weekend and mmmm. I didn’t realize how indulgent cream tastes vs. regular milk in my morning cup. I’m hooked!
Baking lately: My older kids have both been going through a picky phase lately so I can’t bring myself to share dinner recipes “we” loved haha. Eric did say that the enchiladas I made last weekend were fantastic, but my kids gave them two thumbs downs, sooo… yeah.
In baking news, these fruit and veggie muffins, pumpkin applesauce muffins, and gingerbread granola were all huge hits. I didn’t realize what a great substitute an egg white is for the tons of oil that’s usually in granola. It makes it super crunchy without all the extra fat! And yes, I’m on a Southern In-Law kick lately.
Watching lately: A new season of Great British Bakeoff started last week, so obviously, that.
Planning lately: Various old posts on my blog to update. I checked out my Google Search Console for the first time in a while and I realize that many of my most popular posts are quite outdated. From my Gluten-Free Twin Cities Restaurant Guide (which I updated this week) to my Best Crunchy Parenting Booklist, a lot of stuff needs a revamp. Sooo I’m working on it.
Purchased lately: Halloween costumes for the toddlers from Maisonette (a firefighter set for the older and a dragon cape for the younger), and a toddler scooter on sale for the younger one. He’s obsessed with his older brother’s scooter but it’s way too big for him, so he’ll appreciate his own.
Weekend plans: Several to-do’s and a family brunch, and I’m especially looking forward to my writing time at the library. I’m motivated to knock out some blog updates and brainstorm new content for this cozy little Internet home of mine.
And speaking of Internet homes… my old blogging buddy Megan started a YouTube channel, so give her a follow if you enjoy home decorating, thrifting and daily vlogging videos 🙂
Happy Friday!
xx Claire