April has been a month of extreme deadlines at work, multiple kid activities (Envirothon, track, swimming, rehearsals, piano/violin/cello/Hebrew lessons, soccer, clubs, teen jobs), and weather that absolutely screams "go for a walk" and "plant those seeds!"
May is going to be all that plus multiple concerts/shows (middle school and high school spring performances, youth orchestra, Itzhak Perlman in Philly, Cirque du Soleil), AP exams, Envorithon competitions, Keystone exams. Not all of it is on my plate (I don't have to take any exams..) but this just adds extra stress and kids (who do minimal chores to begin with) will be even less likely to help with the dishes...
In the meantime, I feel compelled to ensure that we have healthy meals as much as possible. Because feeding people is important to me. But right now, I don't have much time to cook. Also, when I get a bit of time in the middle of the day - I've been going on walks instead of cooking, because nice spring weather is a terrible thing to waste.
So I wanted to call out one thing that's been amazing this week:
Costco salads* that come in bags - so, so easy. I love their Sweet Kale salad kit. Mediterrenian Crunch is also pretty good. If I have a few extra minutes, I add a few extra ingredients - cucumbers, sweet peppers, tomatoes. When I don't have any extra minutes, we just eat the salad as is. These salads have made a huge difference this week - total sanity-savers!
*So... making a salad from scratch does not actually take that long... but it does take some time and then there's the decision factor of what to include. Definitely more energy-consuming than a salad kit, especially when I feel overwhelmed with work and stuff.
Dear Reader: what's your life-saver this week?
Natasha, a few life-savers here…
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Wawa coffee
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Books!
Dasha
Post-it notes! That's brilliant - will try.
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