Momma Aimone's Messy Life

Lately I've been thinking about a lot of things...a lot.  How social media is making us all crazy.  How I thought I could "do it all" when I had kids.  How my house will never, ever, ever be neat and tidy, no matter how hard I try.  How no matter how many lists I write, and how many things I check off those lists, I am still a hot mess.  How I always feel like I am failing, at everything.  How I dream about the things I need to do both at home and at work.  How I will never be the mom, wife, daughter, employee (fill in a million other things) that I strive to be. At the same time I've been thinking all these things, I've also been reading a lot of  articles about how we as a society put so much pressure on ourselves, that we forget to live in the moment and just enjoy life.  And that everything doesn't have to be perfect, or extraordinary.  Sometimes "good enough" is just that...enough.  I'm not perfect - I promise you that. ...

I saw this recipe on Pinterest awhile ago, but never got around to making it.  When I went to the grocery store, I couldn't find green enchilada sauce so I substituted regular enchilada sauce.  And the original recipe called for too much cheese for our liking.  Here is the recipe I made, it was delicious! Ingredients 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup lime juice 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 lb. chicken (cooked and shredded) 8 soft taco tortillas 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 2 cups enchilada sauce 1/2 cup heavy cream Instructions 1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2.  Mix the honey, lime juice, chili powder and garlic powder in a Ziploc bag. 3. Add the shredded chicken. 4.  Marinate for at least 1/2 hour. (I marinated the chicken while I was at work) 5.  Spray a large pan with cooking spray. 6.  Cover the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of enchilada sauce. 7.  Fill each tortilla with shredded chicken...

Herbed Lemon Chicken  (Weight Watchers) I have been making this recipe since I joined Weight Watchers in 2003.  I love, love, love, love this recipe. Ingredients 2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash Lemon Pepper 1 tablespoon flour 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 medium fresh lemon (and zest) 1 cup chicken broth Directions 1.  On a large plate, combine Mrs. Dash Lemon Pepper seasoning with flour. 2.  Pat the chicken dry and roll in flour mixture. 3.  Melt the butter in a large skillet. 4.  Add chicken and brown on both sides, about 3 minutes each. 5.  Remove zest from lemon, and combine with juice from lemon and the chicken broth. 6.  Pour broth mixture over chicken, cover and cook for 15 minutes. 7.  Remove lid and cook for another 5 minutes or until juices run clear. Herbed Lemon Chicken

The funny thing about life is you can plan, and you can plan, and you can plan...and no matter how much you plan...life just happens.  Last week, I was pretty much run over by life.  And nothing went according to plan, but you know what?  We survived.  We may not have had a home cooked meal on the table every night, but we are still here.  I do wish, though, that my 2014 self had listened to my 2011 self when I said "No big life changes next time you have a baby!"  Did I listen?  Of course not.  Instead, I start a new job and we decide to renovate our basement.  Now, these are both really good decisions, just additional stresses when you are adjusting to having two kids instead of one.  I forgot how hard it is to have a baby, event when your baby is a rockstar and sleeps through the night.  It is still hard. The other thing that is throwing me off, is that with this renovation, I can't use my slow cooker because you never k...