All day today felt like Tuesday. I think I was in a blur on Monday and didn’t realize that it happened and counted as a day, but I am glad that tomorrow is already Thursday!

School went well – the usual + recess duty, which was unusually pleasant! The sun was shining and it felt good to get some fresh air. After school and planning for next week, I debated whether to take a quick run or rake all of the leaves in our front yard.

I raked the leaves for a few reasons:

1. It might be leaf pick up day tomorrow (we don’t actually know when that is)
2. Our neighbors did theirs today and so our house looked especially bad compared to theirs.
3. I wanted to surprise Brady because I may have been have slightly hormonal last night 🙂
4. It could count as my workout for the day.

I came in for dinner after a good 45 minutes of raking. The yard looks so much better so I was set to make dinner. I knew it would not be one of Brady’s favorites but I decided to give it a try anyways. I thought it was a success.

Quinoa Lentil Stuffed Squash

• 1 acorn squash cut in half and baked until done at 350
• 1 c. cooked quinoa
• 1 c. cooked lentils
• 1/4 c. reduced fat feta
• salt and pepper

Mix quinoa, lentils and feta with salt and pepper together. Scoop out 3/4 of the “meat” of the squash and mix with the filling. Refill the squash with the mixture and bake until warm at 350!

After dinner I made a new bread with POM and lemon! Recipe soon!

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Tip of the Day: Turn house work into your workout if you are short on time. Raking leaves, shoveling snow, gardening, vacuuming and washing floors are a few ways you can blast calories while crossing something off your to do list.

? of the Day: What is your favorite household chore? I like doing the dishes because it looks so good when they are done and the kitchen is clean.

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