Monday night rhythms, Pinterest baking and Instagram

I know the pictures are crazy wonky - my blogger doesn't want to co-operate. When I move pics around, it's copying them................... will have to fix from work computer tomorrow. ******************* 

Sat afternoon grey skies

oh MAN, I love grey skies!

So I've had a new Monday night rhythm for about two months now and I thought I'd share it with you.

I get home and play with the babies for a bit and then I start cooking.

Something you should know about me - I can't cook in a dirty kitchen so if there are too many dishes around (we don't have a dishwasher and it's D's job), no cooking gets done. Simple.

But come Monday, S comes to work so on Monday evenings I'm super inspired to cook.

I often cook Monday's meal but 1 - 2 others for the week.

I set the babies up at the kitchen table with "special toys" - sticks and blocks, a puzzle, etc. to keep them busy and away from the hot stove.

Then when D gets home, they're all over him and I can watch the Bold and the Beautiful while undressing/ packing clothes, etc. and after those 20 minutes, I finish cooking in peace.
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D is still busy with the babies by this time - they usually start reading at about 6:20.

I'm usually done by 6:45 and I put our food onto the plates.

The babies then have a last pee, I come in for prayers and I love yous and it's good night.

On a good night that's around 7. More often than not these days it's about 7:15.

If I have low-maintenance food going (for the extra meals), I just plonk my laptop on the kitchen counter and answer emails, etc. while that's all cooking.

Tonight I was brave and decided to try these pretzels that I pinned shortly after I came back from the USA.

plain

cinnamon sugar

I discovered I'm terrible at rolling and folding them... I did 6 with cinnamon sugar and 6 with kosher salt and MAN OH MAN, they're good. I actually prefer the plain salted which really leaves me thinking my BP is low (I only ever crave salt when it's low).

Speaking of pinning, next week Thursday we're going to have a crafty link-up again. To get my creative juices flowing, I made another washi tape coaster with some Target washi tape :) Isn't it pretty?

Anyway, since I started watching Survivor a few months ago, I've become used to relaxing with D from 8 - 9 pm on a Monday night in front of the TV.

It feels so gloriously decadent but did I not say I want one night off per week?

And then last but not least, I was umming and aahing about whether to get an iphone or not. I'm kind-of ashamed to say the marketing machine (Cell C) got me and after consulting with Mandy and Cat, I bit the bullet and ordered one. I have a beautiful white one and an even more beautiful white leather case.

Even I'm tired of hearing my technology woes so I'm only about 90% sorted at the moment (Cell C told me when they were making the sale that I could move my current number to the iphone and when I went to activate it the guy told me I can't - so I have yet ANOTHER query in to them and tomorrow I go on hellopeter since it's now been a week without any feedback). Aside from the fact that I have to carry two cell phones around, I am LOVING the picture-taking with the iphone.

Today I got myself an account with Instagram (the 2nd time - I forgot everything so I had to set myself up again) and this is my first pic. I'm marcia0608 by the way.

This is what I'm wearing on my nails at the moment - I love this green

 

So tell me about your Monday rhythms... also what have you baked recently and are you on Instagram?

 PS I'm ridiculously excited about Sat's photo challenge. I have 16 pics I need to whittle down to 5 :)