Hi everyone! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend! A few snapshots from mine so far:

Oatmeal + blueberries … my favorite cozy wintertime breakfast!

Blender all ready to make homemade hummus!

Here’s how I did on my goals from last week:

• write 10 more pages of my YA novel
• blog about Week 3 Act of Kindness Challenge & complete it myself this week
• finish reading Best American Short Stories 2012 {I got side-tracked with a Judy Blume adult novel I checked out from the library!}
• finish grading first assignment for both classes {Professional Email assignment}
• knit 25 rows of the scarf I’m working on
• go through stack of old magazines and purge!
• send thank-you notes to the lovely people I met at the Key West Literary Seminar

And here are my goals for this upcoming week:

• write 10 more pages of my YA novel
• revise first 3 chapters of my thesis novel
• blog about Week 4 Act of Kindness Challenge & complete it myself this week
• finish grading the next assignment for both classes
• submit at least 3 pieces to journals or theater companies
• finish reading Best American Short Stories 2012
• knit 25 more rows of the scarf I’m working on
• clean out & organize filing cabinet

Finally, here are some recipes I’m planning to make this week:

– hummus-crusted chicken
– wheat-berry mock risotto
– cilantro-honey-lime salmon
– pumpkin pie

What are your weekly goals? What’s on your menu plan? Hope it’s another masterpiece of a week!

-Dallas