a Little Less

I sit here smelling dinner cooking (spinach and turkey lasagna- yes, that sounds boring and healthy but it's amazing and healthy), listening to the Jonathon Channel on WQXR, and keeping an eye on my now sitting baby. This is my Saturday night.

A little less. 

A little less tummy. A little less to worry about. A little less mulling over the future. 

Sigh. 

A little less yarn. I was able to pass on a collection of stash earmarked for charity that I just wasn't going to get around to making into anything any time soon.  Now I am just left with a much lighter load and it's my hope to use up almost everything by the fall. Why? My quantities will fit a certain sized child, space is at a premium, and frankly I don't want to have just for the sake of having. 

This flower is going towards my next sewing project. My kid is lunging for something interesting to chew on. When I am feeling thoughtful, I like to work on small things. I kept the crochet thread. 

A little less food.

I did some recipe testing this week and was left with egg whites and cream amongst other things. I actually thought about making cake because I also have leftover milk, but um yeah- a little less tummy. So frittata for my husband. Not for me because I detest the smell and taste of cooked eggs. Conveniently there was also some freah thyme drying out in the fridge and some leftover cheese from a texmex meal earlier in the week.  Using up the stuff that can go bad feels like a win. We have started to buy only enough perishable food for about two meals at a time and a few extra vegetables that can sit around. This means we're pretty good about having home cooked food about 90% of the week. 

A little less screentime, and more time for dreaming and creating. And on that note, later. 

This would be the perfect Saturday night film. We used to own it on VHS.