Café Con Monica

High Five for Friday!

Joining the High Five For Friday linkup hosted by Tif @ Bright On A Budget, Katie @ Cup of Tea, Becky @ BYBMG

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I attempted to make a Chicken Crust pizza because carbs right? nope. DID NOT like it at all. Thenewguy thought it was fine, said it tasted like a big chicken nugget. I am not sure if it was because I have to use fake cheese and I used a bbq sauce or what but I almost couldn’t eat it. I did because I was hungry from working out and I didn’t want to make another dinner but nope. Not doing that again.

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I’ve printed out tons of pictures so I can get started on my travel wall and also so I can put more frames up and start working on  Project Life binder. I had to print this one out just because I thought it was adorable! 
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Being back at work is hard. I hit a wall on Wednesday just as the kids started to really get their groove back. They are finally calm and it feels less like wrangling monkeys and more like my actual job.  All in time for a 3 day weekend! 
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 I put away the Christmas tree and took down all the decor….this makes me sad but its also a highlight because I can actually see the tv from my spot on the couch now! I don’t think I got to share pics with you all so here ya go! 
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Did I mention its a 3 day weekend?? 
How was your week?
 
 

TBB Asks: New Year, New You

I love doing link ups, sharing my blog with more people and getting to find new blogs I may otherwise not have found on my own. I especially love ones that ask questions that allow me share a bit about myself! When I saw this one on The Blended Blog I thought it would be fun to share.

Resolutions or No Resolutions: No resolutions for me. I am so terrible at keeping up with things like that and after years of making & breaking them I realized I should stop. I pick a theme/word for the year and go with that in whatever form it takes but importantly I make sure that I do my best to do what makes me happy every year.

Love Snow or No Snow: Noooo snow. No thank you. BUT I will take it over -30 windchill if I must. I feel like if it is going to snow I want it to dump like a foot of snow so everything shuts down and I can just go out and play in it and relax at home.

Name a New Place you want to go this year: Hmmm there are so many. I feel like my list gets longer everyday. I am really trying to explore more of the US though so Austin is next on the list of cities to visit.

Would you rather have a new hair cut or new hair color: This one is tricky. I hate cutting my hair because I ALWAYS regret it after unless its only a trim. I love having long hair but I recently cut about 6 inches off because it was touching my butt already. But I do always feel so fresh after a new color!

Name one special thing you want to do for yourself this year: I would really like to make a travel wall. I have this idea in mind to go along with a Map gift I got for my wall. Since I really don’t like trinkets and knick knacks around the house I always buy something to hang and I want to get it all together all nice.

Least Favorite Thing about January: The cold. It gets so effing cold in Chicago in January & February it makes you hate leaving the house

Most Favorite Thing about January: Everything slows down. No more holiday rush, no more something to do every single week/weekend. Its a great time to get organized and relax!

When do you take down your Holiday decorations?  I don’t take down holiday decorations until after Three Kings Day (January 6). Usually a couple days after or that weekend depending on the day of the week it falls on.

Do you diet in January: I am on a revolving diet train at all times so January isn’t much different except that I am usually so bogged down and gross from all the junk food over the holidays & break that I am happy to eat better.

What area of your home do you want to organize most: My bedroom. I have 2 closets and one has turned into a storage for all things. That needs to be fixed.

Favorite Winter Comfort Food: Easy! I love love mashed potatoes! Shepard’s pie makes my heart so happy too.

Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Are cookies a guilty pleasure? But otherwise YA books. They get me every time. I love them and I don’t care how ridiculous they are.

If you aren’t linking up tell me some of your answers!!

High Five for Friday!

How is it already friday???

Joining the High Five For Friday linkup hosted by Tif @ Bright On A Budget, Katie @ Cup of Tea, Becky @ BYBMG

1. I am almost done with my Xmas shopping! I have a couple little things left but this year seemed to be so easy! Also, the homemade craft beer advent calendar I got Thenewguy is a huge hit! I will be posting about it after Christmas so I can show everyone all the goodies! 

2.  Thenewguy got me the Harry Potter 12 Days of Socks! I am loving it. In getting ready to open the box I learned that the 12 days of Christmas is actually supposed to start Christmas day(had no idea) but it doesn’t matter because I opened them and I am counting down till Christmas! 

Little sneak peek!

3.  The weeks and weekends are flying by! I’m going to the Ballet, Christkindlmarket and to see Santa this weekend. Such a festive bunch of things that I am super excited for! 

4. I had my annual Cookie Exchange on meetup and it was fantastic! I made these delicious Almond Joy Cookies because I was still sick with a cold and trying to make anything easy….everyone loved them!! 

5. The countdown to Disney for NYE is on! We got our flight & hotel booked. We bought our tickets for Disney and we let my family know we will be down there so that we can hang out too! I am really really hoping for good weather but I will take anything over the 20 we are getting here!! 

That is all I have for you today! What is your five for Friday??  

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