New Month, New Me, Lots of Chit Chat

It's hard to believe that July is gone and now it's August!  Summer is

flying by so quickly.  We have been out of town so often that I feel as

though I have done nothing but pack and unpack.  It's been fun though.

The Fitbit that David gave me for my birthday has changed my life!

I am making sure that I get in my 10,000 steps per day, and doing

aerobics and pilates, and drinking lots of water.  For the past week I

have slept better than I have in months and I am feeling really good

as a result.  I have become so fitness crazed that I ordered a Simply

Fit Board too.  Have you seen one of those boards?  It was on 

Shark Tank (love that show) and you stand on the board and twist

for a really good core workout.  I have inserted a video below so 

you can see what I am talking about.

I will let you know how much I enjoy it and how effective

it is after I receive the board and have a chance to use it for a

couple of weeks.  

Did you notice the mug of hot water and lemon in the first photo?

It is also part of my new fitness routine.  I drink a couple of mugs

full of hot water and lemon in the morning and I am loving it.

I have been doing lots of reading too, mostly fiction, but some non-fiction

as well.  I try to get in about 30 minutes each night before I go to sleep.

I stopped at Hastings (they are going out of business) over the weekend

and picked up a copy of Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews.  I always

enjoy her books, especially as summer reads.  

I checked out a cookbook from the library (Screen Doors and Sweet Tea)

and I enjoyed the recipes so much that I bought my own copy.  I am really 

looking forward to sharing some of the recipes with you.  Now, I realize

that southern cooking is not exactly figure friendly, but if you keep the

portion size down and you are working out as hard as I have been, I think

it will be just fine.  After all, life is meant to be enjoyed ~ don't you 

think???

I am going to be trying the Sweet Potato Biscuit recipe from this

cookbook, and I will be giving you a demo of the attempt.  Maybe I

should make a video, hmmm ~ we'll see.

I bought a rotisserie chicken on Saturday and have pulled off most of 

the meat for curried chicken salad and plan to use the carcass for making

chicken noodle soup.  I could eat chicken noodle soup every day I love it

so much.  Sometimes I make Cream of Wheat dumplings and add it to

the broth instead of noodles.  That's what my grandmama always did.

Okay girlfriends ~ let's make August a memorable one!

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley