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happy2bmyownboss · 5 years ago

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Oh my goodness, what a day I’ve had and it isn’t even been lunchtime yet. I actually went to bed early last night as I was just so exhausted. Mr. Awesome had a meeting and wouldn’t be home until late so I made the most of the evening.

The kids helped me make Chili Dog Casserole for dinner. We made it a little bit different as we just put the hotdogs into hotdog buns, instead of tortillas, and then spread the chili sauce on top and sprinkled with cheese before baking.

Mr. Awesome is not crazy about the tortilla version so we decided to give it a try this way and it was a WINNER!

We actually had enough leftover that we will be having this again for lunch today which is a GREAT thing!

Multitasking while dinner was in the oven

When we put the casserole in the oven we managed to get six more freezer meals prepared! I actually tried out a few from a freezer bundle pack that we just purchased from Jamerrill Stewart over at Large Family Table. I really admire all the work she is able to get done and love supporting other mom bloggers out there.

After feeding the kiddos I went ahead a browned up the 20 pounds of hamburger we had picked up on Sunday when we actually did TWO Walmart Grocery Pickups… the system was having some glitches and errors but thankfully they seem to have them worked out now.

In about 2 hours we ended up with 8 freezer meals, 4 dinners worth of browned hamburger, and a batch of spaghetti sauce! Not too bad… but this explains part of why I was so exhausted. The other reason is that I just haven’t been sleeping well lately.

We have two each of the following:

Italian chicken (we will serve this over rice)

Chicken Parmesan (similar to THIS RECIPE but we use chicken in place of the breaded eggplant)

Lasagna (made with our favorite spaghetti sauce)

Creamy Ranch Porkchops (very similar to THIS RECIPE minus the rice and we added a pack of dry ranch dressing – we will serve it with rice)

Plus browned hamburger for:

Taco Ring

Daddy Can’t-Wait Casserole

Briarpatch Casserole

Mexican Tortilla Skillet

And a batch of spaghetti sauce that will make a super quick meal later this month. All of these can be paired with pasta or rice, a salad and/or some steamed veggies to make a well-rounded meal. The kids and Mr. Awesome will probably also enjoy some fresh rolls or buttered bread with their meals as well.

Getting back to today

Enough about what we did yesterday… this morning started about like any other day except that I woke up FREEZING! The AC had been left on all night and it was probably cold enough to hang meat… not good for me.

Once I managed to pull myself out of the bed and climb up to turn the AC off it was time to take the doggie out for her walk. Then back for my coffee and oatmeal.

As many of you know, I’ve really been trying hard to incorporate some of the Trim Healthy Mama ideas into my everyday diet. I need to have really like to have my morning coffee and I had switched over to the Dandy Blend before we started on these other diet changes so I wanted to try to make my creamer addiction a little bit healthier. You don’t have to add the ‘extra’ ingredients but they help to make this a vitamin-packed way to start your day. The Trim Healthy Mama books have a ton of ideas and flavor variations that you could try.

As I sat down to sip coffee and eat my oatmeal I worked on my email tasks and some other blogging related activities.

I really love looking through some of my old posts like this one HERE.

One of those involved me checking my Pinterest account so I could post a few recent blog posts to some boards. Well, while I was there I got distracted and starting pinning and then decided to check my notifications.

I have had quite a few new followers and decided to go ahead and follow them back like the good ‘Pinner’ I am. I also noticed a few more boards that I wanted to follow… you can probably guess what happened next…

Suspended from Pinterest?!

Everyone keeps joking that Pinterest is gonna ban me because I get so carried away pinning sometimes but I never really thought it would happen. I guess it was a reality as I found myself SUSPENDED!

Yep, I’ve been an avid Pinterest fan for over 8 or 9 years… maybe longer, maybe since they started… and I’ve never been suspended. Leave it to me to do get banned or suspended from Pinterest though.

Thankfully they have since fixed my account and said it was ‘mistakenly deactivated‘… Whew! I thought I had lost EVERYTHING and gosh knows I don’t have enough time in my days to go back and try to find all those wonderful things I’ve pinned to all of my boards.

The most HORRIBLE thing about this is that I lost ALL OF MY FOLLOWERS!!!! If you are on Pinterest please look me up and follow me again… thank you!

After reading a little more about this I realize it may have been because I had recently signed up for a trial with Coscheduler… maybe I actually was pinning too much between my manual pins and the ‘scheduled pins’? I have since ended my trial and don’t plan on purchasing.

After that scare, I figured that I should probably try and get to something a little more productive like homeschooling but I really had to PEE!

What didn’t I look before I sat down?

I went to our one little bathroom the moment I saw it was empty. I noticed that it wasn’t the only thing empty though.

Why is this such a hard thing to do?

First things first, I still had to pee and I was in a hurry so I didn’t check before I sat down…

Ewww… what did I just sit in?

If you’re a Momma of boys then you know that it is not a good thing to sit on a wet toilet seat. Luckily it seems that someone had just been playing with water and since the bathroom is so small the water had gotten EVERYWHERE.

Needless to say, I wasn’t a very happy Momma and this little experience prompted me to lead a quick bathroom training which involved:

Making sure EVERYONE knows to check the toilet seat and to wipe it if you make a MESS

Making sure EVERYONE knows how to change an empty toilet paper roll

Now they have NO EXCUSES… this doesn’t mean that I don’t expect I will always find a clean toilet seat and toilet paper but it should help a lot.

Next will be to show them ALL how to clean the bathroom with our new cleaning products!

Now we need to finish up our regularly scheduled school work and get on with our day which may include a NAP for me as I am already exhausted… What a day!

Did you notice our cute Dragon in the bathroom? Get yours HERE.

Oh, What a day! Freezer meals, Pinterest Suspension, and No Toilet Paper Oh my goodness, what a day I've had and it isn't even been lunchtime yet. I actually went to bed early last night as I was just so exhausted.

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aroundtheworldin18years · 5 years ago

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What on earth is ‘Geocaching’? Funnily enough I was asking that very same question just a few short weeks ago. Now, I’m dragging the ladies the length and breadth of Ireland and beyond looking for spiders, tupperware, canisters, frogs, fish and other weird and wonderful geocache containers. Please allow me to explain, enlighten and invite you to the ‘exciting’ world of Combining Geocaching with Travel!

Captain Cod Fish (GC7WFH8) find #91 in Tempo

WHAT IS GEOCACHING?

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity enjoyed by millions of people across the globe. Participants, or Geocachers as they (we) are known; use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device (typically a smart-phone) to hide and seek containers. These containers are called ‘geocaches’ or ‘caches’. The geocaches are placed at locations marked by GPS coordinates all over the world. The aim is to locate and log (using the geocaching app) as many geocaches as you can. No prizes, just the warm satisfaction of finding a hidden geocache. Although, some geocache containers have little ‘swaps’ where you TS (take something) and LS (leave something). Basically it’s a modern day treasure hunt on a global scale!

GC27864 – Find #22 at Drumskinny Stone Circle

HOW DID WE GET INTO GEOCACHING?

Our first geocache find was born out of intrigue (or ‘cash’ greed) rather than actual participation! On a recent trip to Croatia we stumbled across an intriguing road sign as we travelled around the rocky island of Krk. Curious, we stopped in a lay-by and crossed the road to read the sign. A lady was stood beside the sign with a mobile phone in her hand looking a tad perplexed! Mummy, being curious, got chatting to Sarah and found out she was searching for ‘cache’. Of course, Mummy thought it was ‘cash’ and was soon assisting to locate the hoard! After a while, the ladies returned empty-handed to the lay-by where I was chatting to Christoph, Sarah’s husband. Their children, Noah and Eliah, sat in the rear of their car watching ipads. Unfortunately they didn’t share their parents excitement in hunting for geocaches!

Geocache GC57PPX in Croatia – Crossing 45

FINDING OUR FIRST GEOCACHE IN CROATIA

The family were from Germany and holidaying in Croatia, where they were also hunting for geocaches. After chatting for a while, Lily-Belle decided she wanted to try and find the geocache. So, back over the road and the hunt began. After climbing a small wall, and searching for a few minutes; Lily-Belle let out a shriek and presented Sarah with a small camouflaged container! Now, geocache etiquette means I’m not allowed to tell you where the geocache was located but…I can say it was well camouflaged in its location. Etiquette also means that once you write your details (name, time and date of find) on the cache log, you must return it to its original location! Which we did! Our first geocache find – Crossing 45 (GC57PPX)! Lily-Belle was very excited…and I was hooked, I wanted to find another! Mummy wanted to find a sunset! Matilda slept!

Find #1 in Croatia with Erzcazhe

SUNSET IN CROATIA

After taking a photo and swapping info with Sara and Christoph, Erzcache (their Geocache username) drove away and we discreetly changed into evening clothes at the side of the road. All dressed, we set off for Punat to watch the sunset over the mountains. Our timings were slightly out, and I had to stop at the side of the road to film the sunset with a small port in the foreground. As I enjoyed the sunset (time-lapse video), my mind wandered into the world of Geocaching. I also wondered if we were close to any other hidden geocache containers. Maybe there’d be one or two caches in Punat?

Sunset over Punat, Croatia

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PURSUING GEOCACHING IN PUNAT

Punat is a beautiful small seaside town located on the southern coast of the island of Krk. Full of charm and typically Croatian with small narrow streets and arched doorways that lead to colourful houses and taverns. The sun had set and our evening meal was a little later than normal, we were all ravenous with rumbling tummy’s! During our meal we discussed geocaching and whether or not it’d be of interest to pursue this as a hobby. The vote, three for and one against….yaaaaaay, let the hunt begin. Regretfully we didn’t search for any more geocache containers whilst in Croatia. We just wanted to relax, swim in the warm clear waters off the Croatian coast, and enjoy our time as a family. A time we thoroughly enjoyed, even though I almost fell off a cliff, but hey-ho, that’s a story for another day!

Peaceful and secluded Stara Baška beach in Krk, Croatia

GEOCACHING ON HOME TURF

Upon our return to Ireland we were greeted by horizontal rain, hard to believe it’s the height of summer. Less than 24 hours earlier we had been enjoying temperatures of 32°C in Croatia. A three hour drive before we arrived home in the small hours, unloaded the car into the dining room and went to bed. The postman gave us an early morning alarm call delivering a parcel. All I could think about was geocaching! App opened I located a cache just 3 miles from the house and it didn’t take us long to get in the car in search of our second geocache. After 90 minutes of searching we gave up (found at a later date) and moved on to another, this time a successful find disguised as a plastic spider. Geocaching is SERIOUSLY addictive… I needed more!

Horsey Horsey (GC839VW) find #8 in Dromore, County Tyrone.

ANTARCTICA ANYONE?

At the time of writing this post, we have 101 successful finds to our name….but it won’t be long until we find more! We may even book a Geocaching Holiday (yes, they exist) to satisfy my ‘cache craving’! I say ‘my craving’ because the ladies don’t quite share my newfound enthusiasm for Geocaching! Do you like treasure hunts? If you do, then the geocaching is pretty much the world’s largest treasure hunt! There are all sorts of caches hidden in random places on every continent and across 191 countries! In all honesty; I’m surprised that no one has fathomed out how to get a cache on to the moon! Now that would be some FTF (first to find), I might have to give NASA a call! And I am led to believe there’s a cache in the frozen wilderness of Antarctica that has never been located…I wonder why?

Anything Goes (GC7P48R) find #52 at Necarne Estate in Fermanagh

There’s Ben (GC1PZP5) find #70 on the Red Trail at Florence Court, Fermanagh.

Fun in Fermanagh (GCNX4K) find #18 at Castle Archdale near Lisnarick

COMBINING GEOCACHING WITH TRAVEL

Geocaching is the perfect way to explore the great outdoors and see the world. Since beginning our quest to locate caches, we’ve seen local areas and landmarks that we never knew existed, and some are right on our own doorstep. The great thing about geocaching is that all you need is a basic membership (available from Geocaching), a smartphone with app installed and a sense of adventure.

Geocaching was born in 2000 and here are a few stats to lure you in:

There are more than 3 million active geocaches worldwide,

Want to find them all? It would take 822 years if you found 10 caches per day,

Geocaches are hidden on every continent and across 191 different countries,

As of 2019, there are more than 361,000 geocache owners all over the world,

Geocaching.com is translated into 24 languages,

Android and iOS apps are translated into 20 languages.

For further information please visit Geocaching.

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