The Sunday Slow Down -- volume 18

Published: Sun, 02/13/22

February 13, 2022

Happy Sunday Slow Down Society!!

this is the 18th edition of the Sunday Slow Down -- which is a weekly recap of things that have been happening in my world -- both online and in real life.

Things have been going well in the O'Dea household -- I don't have anything remarkable to report.

which sounds kind of boring, I know. Honestly, we are all just kind of doing what we need to do over here --

work, school, dinner, chores, repeat.

I feel guilty saying "out loud" that we have had weather in the mid-seventies for much of the week and I spent almost all day yesterday goofing around out in the yard.

I know a lot of you are buried under snow --

Today we are actually headed to the beach to walk around and get some fresh air before coming back home to watch the game and fold laundry.

Laundry. It really never ever ends, does it?

Before we leave the house I'm going to plug in the crockpot and make a batch of Potluck Beans ---

the mixture of bacon, beef, beans, and a bit of liquid smoke will make the house smell amazing and this makes enough that we can munch on the leftovers throughout the week.

I've been on a "leftover meat salad" kick lately --- I put a bunch of romaine and/or butter lettuce in a bowl and then sprinkle whatever leftovers we have in the fridge over the top and have that as a salad for lunch and sometimes dinner.

It fills me up and provides a good amount of nutrients and fiber.

The 18th episode of the Slow Living podcast is all about how to make some easy modifications to your nightly routine so you can get the sleep and rest you crave and deserve.

I love sleep. Because I wake up so early, on the weekends I often take really long naps and on a weeknight I go to bed quite early -- around 8pm many nights.

it took a lot of trial-and-erroring, but I now am in a routine where I regularly get 7 to 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

and it's lovely. I highly recommend sleep.

In this episode I also share that I suffered from undiagnosed Sleep Apnea for most of my life.

If you would like to take a listen, you can do so in your favorite podcast app (search Slow Living) or online, here.

My sister-in-law texted me after this episode dropped and said that while she was listening she felt triggered because she has little kids in the house -- but at the very end I do talk about how to get sleep when you are in charge of raising other humans who do NOT want to sleep for super long stretches of time.

I get it. I promise that the kids grow up and eventually turn into teenagers who will then tuck YOU in!

:-)

Take a listen in your favorite podcast app, or online

There is a new blog post up on the site -- and in it I share

how I don't like this particular internet meme that makes the rounds every few months.

The meme is tongue-in-cheek, but states:

“I love how being an adult is just saying ‘but after this week things will slow down a bit again’ to yourself until you die”

ugh. yikes.

not good.

It does NOT have to be this way. I do not want this for you.

I do not want this for your children or for my children.

You can read the article and my thoughts, here.

I've gotten a few emails about the 30 Day Meal Plan cookbooks for either Low Carb or Low Calorie eating plans.

I've compiled the recipes into 2 separate ebooks -- there is an entire month worth of dinners, here --

and if you are not cooking for a family, you can either shrink the meals down to suit your own needs or you can eat the leftovers and not cook as often.

Each ebook is $9.49 and you can download the recipe cards to have forever and ever.

Here are the individual titles and descriptions:

Keto/LowCarb Slow Cooker Recipes

(8 net carbs or less per serving)

Low Calorie Slow Cooker Recipes

(300 calories or less per serving)

I hope this helps a bit!

Okay, that is it for me for today!

Consider yourself loved and hugged.
I think you're wonderful.

xoxo steph

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