Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0There was a viral video going around of a bird feeder made to fit in a window,<\/a> with the birds essentially going “in” one’s home. Because so many know my love for birds, this video was sent over and over and of course, I just had to try it out. I ordered it (linked here<\/a>) about a month ago and it finally arrived on Monday, and I dropped everything to install it. Little tip! There is a QR code on the back of the very vague instructions page with more detailed instructions. Don’t struggle for 20 minutes first like I did trying to decipher the front instructions. It should go together in about 10-15 minutes if you do it right from the start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It has almost been a week now that the feeder has been in our window with no luck, but I am most definitely not giving up! There WILL be a bird in there at some point! I am just hoping I don’t get anything else in there… (I will DIE!)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For dinner:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I cooked a delicious chicken sheet pan dinner; thank you again <\/span>@zoemat for sharing!<\/p>\n One Pan Chicken Dinner<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n With no luck in the bird department the first day, I decided to try and lure the birds in. I took it upon myself to set up a lovely oasis (thanks to all of your wonderful suggestions) to let the birds know I was ready for them to visit. A welcome sign, decor, the whole nine yards! Now we are officially rrrrready!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I tested Gwyn a couple of weeks ago on things from the 90s (watch here<\/a>), and we had a GOOD laugh over that. She had the idea to see how many slang words I know that are being used these days… I got 5\/9; not bad!<\/span> \u00a0Here is that video if you missed it<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong>How many did you get?!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n The hummingbirds ARRIVED! I repeat; the hummingbirds arrived! So I grabbed my hat (that I made with mini feeders attached), plopped my buns in my chair, and got a little action. Not as much as last year, but it just takes some time and I am confident they’ll be eating out of my hands in no time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For dinner:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Franklin and I cooked up a delish Home Chef meal that we all enjoyed! You can grab 50% off your first 4 boxes with <\/span>the code LIVINGWITHLADY50 Sign up here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n I met with my bible study girls this morning and I always leave feeling so good. We are reading a book called Unoffendable<\/a> right now, which isn’t our traditional bible study format, but it is a really good Christian book about viewing the world in a more unoffendable way. For example, one might become peeved when getting cut off on the freeway. Instead of letting that get to you, why not just let it go? What real GOOD does it do you to become angry?\u00a0 (It goes much deeper than this, this is just a quick example. <\/span>One of my friends in the study shared a story about how she was recently pulling into a parking spot and someone else sped up and swooped it from her. She couldn’t believe someone would want that spot badly enough to do that. Out of curiosity, she wanted to get a look at this person, and in the restaurant, she saw she was a nurse in her full scrubs, probably on her lunch break. My friend concluded this nurse most likely had a very limited amount of time to get lunch before heading back to her job at a nursing home. She remembered our book and how if we view the world in a different light, there is probably a reason for people’s actions, and to give them the benefit of the doubt; rude or not.<\/p>\n (Sidenote: I finished writing this post yesterday around 7:00 PM. I checked my e-mail and look at the headline…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So incredibly sad that something so preventable ended in tragedy.<\/p>\n Sometimes brushing things off is easier said than done, though, right? <\/span>What about the people who truly serve you wrong? Can you not let them trigger you in that way and still love on them? This author will try to convince you it is the way to go. And I will say, it has really triggered some emotional feelings and has even kept me up at night after reading. I would like to be better at this myself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Later this day I tested J on the lingo Gwyn had tested me on and he did way better than I thought! However he didn’t know “yeet,” and I did! To see the answers, look in the caption of the reel linked above.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For dinner:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u00a0 made the Summer Pasta with Sausage and Peppers; a big <\/span>thank you to @bekahzacharias for sharing! I did sub the pasta with Bonza protein pasta and doubled the sausage. Very light and good!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Summer Orecchiette with Sausage and Peppers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kitchen Organization<\/a> | Baking Organization<\/a> | Fridge + Pantry Organization<\/a><\/p>\n Cal asked me a question about Adam and Eve the other day that I didn’t know the answer to. I told him that I was going to buy a storybook bible that we could read together that would better teach him (and me!) these stories and give more details than what I might be able to remember. I got online and read a lot of reviews, and ordered two.<\/p>\nNew to LTK this week…kitchen organizing!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Memorable moments of the week:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n