A Worry-Free Hodgepodge

Hello, dear friends.  Is everybody back into their routine yet?  Yesterday, it poured all day long which gave me the perfect excuse to have a jammie day.  I caught up with some of my favorite blogs, spent a few minutes on Pinterest, did a 7-minute workout, and homeschooled Chowdah and Chili.    

Another year, another Hodgepodge.  
Pop over to Joyce's blog to read other blogger's answers.



1.  Share one favorite moment/memory from your Christmas holiday.

My girls are going to kill me for posting this pic.  Sharing some relaxing evenings in the sunroom with the girls and the pups is the precious memory that I hold close to my heart.

2. What is the best thing you ate over the holidays?  Was it homemade or store bought? If it's homemade, did you make it?

We had waaay too many yummy meals ala the Mister over the holidays.  Thanks to him, my bathroom scale hides when it sees me coming.

D'Artagnan

The Tasty Island

My favorite thing to eat was steak tartare and toasted Naan that the Mister made on New Year's Eve.

3.  What was one of the most beautiful things you saw over the holidays?

One of the most beautiful things I saw over the Holidays was an empty parking space at Whole Foods on Christmas Eve day.  I get emotional just thinking about it.

4.  What does fresh start mean to you?

5.  On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being very positive and 1 being not so great) how would you rate 2016 in terms of personal achievement and well being?  Explain.

Any year where my family has been happy, healthy, and employed is a "10" in my book.

6.  Every January 1st since 1976 Lake Superior University has published a list of words they'd like to see banished from the Queen's English.  Words may be banished due to misuse, overuse, or just general uselessness.  Go here to read more about how the words were chosen or, if you're like me, to find out what in the world the word or phrase even means or the context in which it's used.  There were quite a few on this year's list I'd never heard before.

Here's the 2017 list of banished words-

You, Sir-focus-Bete Noire-Town Hall Meeting-Post Truth- guesstimate-831-historic-manicured-echo chamber-on fleek-bigly-ghost-Dadbod-listicle-get your dander up-selfie drone-fankenfruit-disruption

Which word on the list would you most like to see banished in 2017?  What word or phrase would you add to the list?

I've never heard most of these words before.  I have heard of Dadbod because I happen to be married to someone who has got one.

I would add the word awesome to the list.  Usually, a person who uses the word "awesome" is one who over uses it. 

7.  Large or small, light or deep, share with us one goal you have for the new year.

etsy

8.  Insert your own random thought here. 

This year, I have decided not to put the family into the poor house financing my get thin quick schemes with gym fees, food programs, and diet books, that I lose interest in after a week.  Everything I do in my weight loss journey (my 2nd most hated word) this year is going to be f-r-e-e so I won't feel guilty when I give it up.  

On Monday, my two best friends who I usually have lunch with, Kathie Lee and Hoda, talked about this work out app which I downloaded.  I am sharing it with you because I don't want to be the only one that looks thin and gorgeous in 2017.

Notice my progress so far.

I'm going to add one more exercise - a 15-minute nap after my work out.  I feel thinner already.


  Until next time...

I should be working out with this guy.