Procrastination is like.....

Finish that sentence, and you know you're only screwing yourself. Haha. If you can't finish that sentence, well then... that joke is lost on you. Sorry. :)

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I am THE BIGGEST PROCRASTINATOR, ever. Well... I'm not sure I'm so much of a procrastinator as an adult living with ADHD. My life goes something like this....

"I need to throw in a load of laundry" turns into the realization that I didn't vacuum yet this week. Then while I'm vacuuming I realize that I need to reorganize the kids books. Then I decide to pull out all the holiday books. Then I organize the play room. Then I go through the kids clothes and pull out what doesn't fit. Next thing I know, it's dinner time/time to pack lunches/time for breakfast and I haven't done a thing, and there is still a mound of laundry on the laundry room floor.

Preparation when I'm focused is essential in my life. I can focus when I don't have a whining todder pulling out all the dishes making "shakes" and a 4 year old convinced he's a snow leopard crashing in to things. Sunday is a good day when dad is here and they would rather bug him for a change.

 

I don't really "meal prep" in the sense that I make all my meals for the week. I instead make a breakfast and a snack for hubs and I, and then I make a snack or two for the kids. Hubs has leftovers for lunch each day, and I make the kids lunch depending on what they had for breakfast that day.

 

I make a huge batch of pancakes/French toast/waffles once every two weeks or so and freeze. That way it's easy to pull out of the freezer, and I only have to cook breakfast twice a week!

 

This week I made Gingerbread Oats in the crockpot for breakfast...

 

 

These are super easy!

• 2 cups steel cut oats
• 7 cups water
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tbs molasses
• 1 tbs ground ginger
• 1 tbs ground clove
• 1 tbs cinnamon
• 1 tbs allspice
• 1 can pumpkin puree

 

Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Done! I served mine with a little extra milk and walnuts for flavor! This one is much more flavorful than the pumpkin spice oats I posted about last week!

 

Our snack this week is hard boiled eggs (with a side of coors apparently! Hahah!)



Energy Bites



These I just made up as I went along, but they are super yummy! I kept 6 out, and froze the rest!

Energy Bites
Makes 16

• 2 Ripe Bananas
• 1/2 Can of pumpkin puree
• 1/4 Cup Chia Seeds
• 1 tbs raw honey
• 1 Cup Old Fashioned Oats
• 1/2 Cup Shredded Coconut
• 1/4 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips (I use ENJOYLIFE brand-top 8 allergen free)

Mash together! Add more honey if it isn't sticking, or more oats if it's too runny! I baked for 20 minutes at 350 degrees!

Frozen Yogurt Covered Raspberries

(Makes 2 dozen)

• 24 Raspberries
• 3 Tablespoons Greek Yogurt (I use FAGE because it is more a "true Greek" yogurt
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon Raw Honey

Mix the honey, yogurt, and vanilla together! Roll raspberries in yogurt mixture and roll in flax seed. I froze in baby food trays, but a cookie sheet would work better!


(I also made salted pretzel chocolate chip cookies...but that was for hubs work!)

I made quite a few awesome recipes this week that the whole family loved, but to be honest...I started this post over three weeks ago, and I forgot what they were. Haha!! Follow me on instagram (TheMrsCicero) where I post lots of different food ideas! :)