Sunday, January 18: It's Frozen Foods Week

A relaxing day. The girls and I went to Trader Joe's this morning for some groceries. Since Andrew will be in Brazil all week for work, we picked out a bunch of frozen meals for our dinners. I'm giving myself the grace of pre-made meals this week instead of doing the labor of prepping, cooking, and cleaning up while also going to work every day and doing all the chauffering. Something has to give and what is going to give is cooking. Pad thai! Orange chicken! Pork shumai! Lasagna! Trader Joe's has no shortage of options. There will come a day when I will happily undertake elaborate recipes in an enormous, sparkling new kitchen. That day is not today. 

We were home for the rest of the day. Greta continued her intense crafting, turning her attention to upcycling some old jeans. She sewed fabric panels into one pair and wore them the rest of the day, and also made a tote bag out of another pair. 

Lucia worked on some homework as well as editing a video she and a friend made at their track meet. 

Andrew got ready for his work trip to Brazil and then went to the airport.

I read, worked on a puzzle, wrote, and searched for a pet sitter for spring break. 

The girls and I watched a few episodes of This Is Us in the evening, cozied up on the basement couch. 

A nice winter Sunday.