Anyone else ever shocked by your own behavior? I would think by age 54 wisdom would not be so elusive. Good grief. Why, oh why don't I exercise more control? And then, to top it off I stew on it - exactly what I tell my children NOT to do. And then I obsess and forget about the amazing grace of the Atonement and how it really is personal and how it really really works.
Oh how young I really am in spiritual maturity. The more I learn, the less I know. .... feeling a little down and know I need to buck up.
Enough! I will smile! Forward!
Thanks for being my friend and letting me vent.
hugs and kisses to all of you.
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
the best breakfast ever
So it's been a while since I last blogged. When I was talking with Brooke yesterday about blogging I had a shot of YIKES run through me ... we were traveling and at the hotel I took an ambien because I hadn't slept much the night before and I was going to be the driver the next day. Well, after taking the ambien I got a glimpse of my back fat in the bathroom mirror and I vaguely remember being so disturbed by it that I blogged about it. oh. my. WORD. I had totally forgotten about that until yesterday. When I checked my blog I found it was just in the drafts section. PHEW. Anyway, I thought a much more appropriate post would be today's breakfast. Actually, it's been the breakfast every day for a while because .. YUM. It's like eating dessert for breakfast. PS - I added up the calories and with the fruit, syrup and milk added it's still a measly 172 calories!
In our house we call it CHIA-SEED-OATMEAL-PUDDING and it's the easiest thing in the world to make:
If you have a "flaker" (one of the top 5 best investments I've ever made) then flake 1/4 c of oat groats. If not, dump about 1/3 cup dry oatmeal into your saucepan.
Add water to cover the oats and rise about 1/2" above the oats, put on medium-high heat and add 1 Tablespoon of chia seeds. Stir the seeds into the oats and cover.
It takes hardly any time to cook, so watch it. When you can tell it's boiling, turn the heat down to low or even all the way off. Stir again, cover and let sit till the liquid is absorbed. This whole process takes only about 5 minutes.
Add 1 Tblsp pure maple syrup and whatever spices you like (LOVE cinnamon in the fall!) but I've also added a little vanilla and it's delish.
Fresh apples are plentiful now, so I dice 1/2 apple and add to it. It's ready to eat then, or you can let it sit a little longer to heat up the fruit. For me, what makes it taste like pudding is adding about 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk. BEST BREAKFAST EVER. In our home we've been eating a boiled egg for protein and this breakfast stays with us easily through the morning!
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In our house we call it CHIA-SEED-OATMEAL-PUDDING and it's the easiest thing in the world to make:
If you have a "flaker" (one of the top 5 best investments I've ever made) then flake 1/4 c of oat groats. If not, dump about 1/3 cup dry oatmeal into your saucepan.
Add water to cover the oats and rise about 1/2" above the oats, put on medium-high heat and add 1 Tablespoon of chia seeds. Stir the seeds into the oats and cover.
It takes hardly any time to cook, so watch it. When you can tell it's boiling, turn the heat down to low or even all the way off. Stir again, cover and let sit till the liquid is absorbed. This whole process takes only about 5 minutes.
Add 1 Tblsp pure maple syrup and whatever spices you like (LOVE cinnamon in the fall!) but I've also added a little vanilla and it's delish.
Fresh apples are plentiful now, so I dice 1/2 apple and add to it. It's ready to eat then, or you can let it sit a little longer to heat up the fruit. For me, what makes it taste like pudding is adding about 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk. BEST BREAKFAST EVER. In our home we've been eating a boiled egg for protein and this breakfast stays with us easily through the morning!
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