Grease and More Grease

Today starts my week of LOTS and LOTS to do.  Fun stuff and less fun stuff.  I need to manage myself well or this will get ugly (at least it's not my monthly).  Next week is virtually nothing though since we were planning to be in Asheville -- phew!

Quick update ...

I cooked bacon until I was blue in the face.  I used a different brand of thick center cut bacon and I'm not a fan.  It was too thick and I don't love the flavor.  It'll be fine for the holidays, but back to Kirkland brand next time.  (If I'm not prepping bacon for the freezer, I use the "good" stuff from Trader Joe's -- Whole30 approved -- and cook only one little package.)

The other chicken was better prepped -- no plucking needed.  Gravy is finished.  Since you need to take off the fat from the drippings, making this gravy makes a mess of greasy dishes.  I was up to my eye balls in greasy from bacon and chicken.  I wanted to get it all finished both the cleaning crew this week.  This is the BEST prep I do for the holidays (gravy and bacon) -- makes such a difference.

I drove to the wineries and checked out the music setup -- it's perfect and beautiful.  All set for this weekend.  I bought a bottle of the Christmas red -- it's the label that makes it Christmas.  I thought it would be nice to use on Christmas or give as a gift.  Pictures coming after this weekend -- it's beautiful.

This week, I'll be near another Trader Joe's so I can piggyback that errand tomorrow.

Today's agenda is coffee with a friend, lunch with neighborhood ladies and pickup our foster.  Full day.  Lots of social time with some ladies who can be trying -- energy shielding practice today.  First day with a foster is usually the roughest.  Fingers crossed for a good night's sleep and no peeing in the house (for either of us).

Workouts are INDOORS this week.  Cold front coming for Atlanta and it'll take morning temperatures below freezing.  I'm chicken about running with the possibility of ice.  Run off from yards can give some black ice and I've slipped before -- fool me once.  No options for a later run so inside for the win.  This weekend will be tricky with workouts and company.  I planned to run outside, but I don't think I'll be able to ... problem is workout room is next to their bedroom.  They tend to get up kind of last minute and I'll need to workout before they get up.  Oh well.  Workouts are a priority.

Happy Monday.  I'm as ready as I can be ... later gators.