Rome wasn't built in a day...

There is a pressure to not waste a day.  I had a huge list in mind yesterday and realized that I need to relax a little and run this marathon rather than try to sprint.  So what did the first day look like?  Here's a run down:

• I did decrease my banana inventory by 6 yesterday.  The girls came home to the smell of banana bread (thanks epicurious).
• To the delight of my daughters, I made them their lunches.  I have insisted that they make their own lunches since they started school.  That way I don't have to hear how they don't like this or that.  Seeing as I'm trying new foods while off, I thought I'd extend that to their lunches and help them break out of their lunch box blues :)
• I shoveled and chipped the driveway and sidewalk for an hour and a half.  I had sort of set in my head that "normal" activities were not going to be counted as activity for me.  There is nothing "normal" about chucking snow and ice chunks 2 metres in the air!  I am so counting that as my activity for yesterday!  My back is so sore...
• I didn't turn the TV on during the day.  This is a big deal.  I get giddy every September, not because the kids go back to school, but because a new TV season starts.  I am also like a TV guide in my house...I can tell you what network the show is on and the times (yes, I can do East and West coast feeds).  As a result of my new no TV during the day I finished a book (Outlander - Diana Gabaldon)

So what am I working on today?  Well mission "get off my ass" needs to continue along with no TV.  I have picked 10 new recipes to try this week, so I'm off to the grocery store this morning!  I get to shop with all of the senior citizens.  And since I was up before 6am, there is a strong chance for a siesta this afternoon...that's a great little piece of Mexico right there!!