Good morning!
I am trying to shake things up here in my busy schedule so thought I would try to get work outs in BEFORE I go to work at 8:00 am. On Monday and Friday I can do mornings, but Tues – Thurs gets a bit tricky to get them in.
Today was my day to give this a try.
Last night I mentioned this plan to Wendy and she said what time?
I responded, “6:30 a.m.”
She said, “For sure you will be there?”
I said, yes, if she said she was going to as well I would be there.
She said she would let me know at 10 pm last night through text if she could make it.
THERE WAS NO TEXT.
At 10:30 I went to bed thinking I was crazy to try to fit one more thing in my already crazy Thursday…. I work 8 -3, at 3 I am getting a phone call from an author who I am interviewing for a local magazine, I need to run home and check the crock pot, recruit a floor hockey team to start this Sunday, at 4:30 I am meeting my cousins for dinner…. it was just best to cut myself a little slack.
………..
oh you know it is never that easy right? 😉
At 6:15 am I heard my phone…
I am still in bed.
I shuffle out to the counter and with the one eye that is awake, I read it:
Wendy: I am on my way to the gym! You had better be there! 😀
Ok….
I text back that I will need…. ummm…. a few minutes.
RUN RUN RUN to get my work out clothes that I washed last night, RUN RUN RUN to grab my crock pot from downstairs storage to prep the roast for Al tonight… RUN RUN RUN to pack my clothes that I need for work… RUN RUN RUN to let dogs out, let dogs in… RUN RUN RUN to make myself presentable and get ready for my day…. and head for the front door wishing the dogs a good day, the slow cooker my best wishes for a day of seasony goodness and mouth-watering smells…
and GYM TIME.
GAH.
I will get better at this.
So my message for today to you is this….. may your slow cookers always work to take pressure off us who have crazy lives and may the result always be moist and delicious.
**Thank you to Wendy for making me laugh on the elliptical, for talking about the crock pot, for coming up for the title of this post that I could not remember so I had to ask her again and again and again…. I told her today I hang out with her because she gives me so much to blog about. 😛
Have a great day everyone!!!!
Book Journey 
mmm.. Slow Cooker roasts are the best! But it sounds like your morning was a little hectic for my liking! I hope the rest of your day is smooth and easy.
It was a bit crazy Bonnie – I wrote this post after workout – pre work 🙂
That roast looks delicious! Yum….
What ever happened to my slow cooker? Oh, yeah, lost it in the divorce….GRRRR
Have a great day! You’ve reminded me that I need to do a workout…..
LOL Laurel – go out splurge.. get a new one 😀
You are such a trooper! That is pretty early to roll out of bed and workout! Slowcookers are the best! 🙂
Tomorrow morning we are doing the 5:45 am Rebecca….. gah! Thanks goodness I have tomorrow off 🙂 Reading in the afternoon… yes! 😀
Crockpots are wonderful for that kind of a day, and they do result in tasty meals. However, if I had to run, run, run like you did, my whole day would be ruined. Hate to rush.
I had a headache pretty much into the whole afternoon and I think it was due to the :RUSH!” 😛
I love my slow cooker as well. Just used it Tuesday actually!
Honestly Sheila, I don’t know how you do it! Your schedule is crazy…..
Thank you Julie – I was just saying that…. I am telling my friends to beat me if I say “yes” to one more thing. 😯
LOL
Gotta love the crock pot! Have you tried any of the Fix It and Forget It cookbooks? I have a couple of them and there are some great recipes in them.
You are a better man than me! Workouts at 6:30 am…ack! Not for me!
I need to try those cook books Michelle – they fit into my lifestyle and take the stress out of dinner planning 🙂
I dont use a slow cooker as much as I would love too.. But with your schedule I would be just glad to not rely on take out every day. 🙂
I need to use mine more… now that I used it tonight I am wondering what I can make tomorrow 😉
I had a guest appearance at Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories” Do check it out Sheila
Ooh thanks for the invite!
The corned beef is in the crock pot now! 😀
Good choice!
It was excellent, and there are leftovers for today, yay! 😀
My slow cooker is filled with corned beef, cabbage, and carrots today…and a can of Bud…for good measure!
Hmmm….. I like the sound of that Andrea…. 😀
I LOVE my crockpot. Sometimes I feel like it’s my BFF!
A BFF that cooks for you? I get that! 😀
That is simply hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
My life? Yes… I think so too… LOL
I love my crockpot and am pretty sure I could not survive without it! It has corned beef in right now. My other favorite appliance(besides a coffeemaker)…my breadmaker!
Wow – your the third person on here making corned beef….. St Patrick’s day traditions? 😀
I love my crockpot. It was a Christmas present so I am still in the newbie stage with it and not very adventureous with it yet.
Sounds like you had a workout b4 you left the house for the gym. 🙂
carol
LOL! yes I could have stayed home Carol 😀
Wow…I am breathless reading this…I do not know how you fit so much into one day!!!
One task at a time Patty…. at least thats what I try to keep telling myself 😀
I am loving slow cookers at the moment and am just about to get a new one so i can make some scrummy food!
I honestly do not know how you fit everything into one day! I tried going to the gym that early it worked for a month and i got so tired! Well done! 😀
I am trying to do mornings so I get it in… we will see how it goes – once the bike trails open I like to bike to work and on the trail after work 🙂
Congrats on making it to the workout (although that in itself sounded like a workout). I need to use my crockpot more often. Lately I’ve been taking the even faster route of picking up a rotisserie chicken from the store on really busy days (either that or having a feast of chili dogs and french fries).
I am in a nasty habit of fast food Alyce and I am trying to break it…. $5 pizzas are too easy to pass up and subs, tacos, burgers, I pass them all on my way home. 😯
Whew, I’m tired just reading about your day. I’ve been getting up at 6 am all week because my husband is out of town, and that plus the time change, is killing me!
BTW, is that an actual photo of your crockpot meal? It looks scrumptious – you must share the recipe! I have only a few crockpot recipes that I use now and then, but I’d like to use it more. I have my best energy in the morning and am often worn out by pre-dinner time. Any ideas greatly appreciated!
Sue
No Sue- not my crockpot – a photo from off line… it does look good though huh? Mine was still raw when I wrote my post 🙂
Thank God for slow cookers! I don’t know what I would do without mine. Your schedule sounds as crazy as mine. No wonder you like coffee so much! 🙂
COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE! 😀
WHEW! I get worn out just reading about your day!!
Thanks for sharing all your “adventures”…they always make me smile. =}
Its fun – you are all like my morning coffee group 🙂