Make an Effort Monday!

Betazoid Dad and I have decided to dedicate one day a week to dressing up nicely--to expand our wardrobe horizons and to start off the week at our best. This will be our first week. It's part of a larger campaign I have to refine our wardrobes, mostly pruning for me, and adding a few new things to the mix for Betazoid Dad.  I have been finding my clothes very frustrating lately, since I am still breastfeeding and I still need to wear compatible clothes. I have a whole closet full of adorable dresses that are sadly useless this summer. I also need to make sure my clothes are suitable for crawling around with the Tiny Captain, but I can still make an effort to look more pulled together. 

Ok, well I know that it is technically Tuesday, but I want to share a few thoughts on how our first Fancy Pants Monday went (still undecided on the name).  Betazoid Dad did fine, he normally wears Jeans and a button down to the office, and instead he wore khakis, a button down, and some nicer accessories. A soft start, but it's summer, neither of us like the heat, and we are still working on options for him. I started out in a dark denim pencil skirt, a tunic blouse, and a cardigan, but while I was baby wearing and trying to get Picard to nap, we had a bit of a diaper leak.  Alas.  Also, no pictures, because it was a busy evening and we just wanted to get into our jim jams after baby bedtime. Sorry not sorry. The outfits will be better next week. 

Food Friday

I had a snappy, zippy little post about feeding baby Picard, how awesome it is that he can eat real food, etc., but all was lost due to an irresponsible finger tap.  Quite demoralizing. Instead, here's our lunch for today: 

To make: 

1 cup rice

1 can of salmon

1 carrot

1 green onion

1 egg

Honey mustard dressing

Dried dill

Lemon pepper

Cook rice.  While that is happening, open and drain salmon, peel and grate the carrot, wash and chop the onion.  Scramble the egg and cook into a thin omelet, then slice into thin strips.  When rice is cooked divide it between two bowls and top with salmon, carrot, onion, and egg.  Drizzle with dressing, and sprinkle on dill and lemon pepper to taste.  That's it. 

Takes as long as rice does to cook.  Would be good for leftover salmon, also I would totally use brown rice in the future, I just need to remember to start earlier if I want brown rice for lunch.  

Recipe inspired by Budget Bytes, a website you should totally check out.