Comments on: Day 6 – Evening post (September 2023 Time Tracking Challenge) https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:20:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Seppie https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478253 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:20:04 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478253 As the owner of a coffee shop I can assure you that there is no need to feel silly about ordering an almond milk cappuccino! People order all kinds of drinks for all kinds of reasons and the baristas/other customers truly don’t care!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478035 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:11:10 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478035 In reply to Lucy SW.

@Lucy – thanks! I’m glad it’s not boring to read about my life. There is a lot going on and a lot of going back and forth, but that’s life here..

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478034 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:10:36 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478034 In reply to Maggie.

@Maggie – so I do 1/2 cup peanut butter, a little bit of honey, some vanilla, some cinnamon, and about a cup of oats (more or less). Then I mix in my vegan chocolate chips until it looks about right. Form into balls, and put in the fridge until hard!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478033 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:09:39 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478033 In reply to Laura C.

@Laura C- I bet he’ll get the bike riding soon! Good luck with that 🙂

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478032 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:09:16 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478032 In reply to Ashley.

@Ashley – who knew pasta night could be so complicated! Glad everyone was mostly OK with it but yep, that is a lot of different pastas to deal with. Thanks for reading – and thanks for trying the tracking. I’m glad it’s been useful.

]]> By: Ashley https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478013 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 20:35:29 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478013 !?! How ironic. Immediately I felt like I had found comradery. Thank you. In all seriousness it was one of my take aways from tracking Monday that I otherwise may have overlooked. We have a lot of dietary issues in our family of 8 (all kids gf, one kiddo with type one so low carb, and myself grain free). Monday night was different because we were trying Alfredo (some of my kids had never tried it) and that also involved two different sauces (one vegan and one not). I usually try and keep dinners pretty simple for all involved, and truly I still was thinking I was keeping this as simple as possible. However my 11year old was chatty and trying to drain the different pastas all at the same time while engaging with her was a juggling act. As I was draining the water from the low carb pot for our type one kiddo some of the pasta slipped in the sink. Not once but twice which was a problem because I needed to weight the whole batch in order to give him an accurate carb count. Though lower carb no pasta out there is low enough to compare to spaghetti squash which is our go to but that takes a little more prep on my part and I didn’t have the time. I thought I was making things more simple. Because his sugars were on the higher side, and he was very hungry, he basically had to just eat the chicken with the sauce (which there wasn’t a ton of to split between the 8 of us). I felt bad and defeated for a meal that was being looked forward to. After reviewing the day/night and log I was able to see it more objectively. I was trying to handle a tricky situation as best as I could and though it didn’t go as planned it’s okay-there was grace and understanding. My kids are forgiving. I might add too. Certain gf/grain free pastas are not very forgiving for an extra 60 seconds in the pot turning to gummy goo. Since we have one child that is gracious to eat pasta at all a few times a month but has intense texture issues this was also a “problem “. He too was gracious with me. Who would have thought pasta night could ever be so complicated.Thanks for helping me not feel alone. If you ever get that hack about pasta boiling pass along 😉. Truly though, tracking time this week has been a blessing. It was a full week but I think pausing to note how the time was being spent has had big dividends! I’m actually giving it a go again this week. Who knows maybe this is the beginning of something long term like you! Thanks again!]]> Hi Laura! This is my second attempt at the challenge and I’m excited to be wrapping up the week! I had tried 6 years ago almost and made it one day. I had asked a few friends this time if they were interested in joining me but I hadn’t thought of asking them until last minute and they felt like their weeks were too full to add something else to do. I was a little disappointed but Monday night remembered you were blogging about your days so I hopped on to read your post. I was totally shocked that I too had boiled three different sets of pasta for dinner that night😂 !?! How ironic. Immediately I felt like I had found comradery. Thank you. In all seriousness it was one of my take aways from tracking Monday that I otherwise may have overlooked. We have a lot of dietary issues in our family of 8 (all kids gf, one kiddo with type one so low carb, and myself grain free). Monday night was different because we were trying Alfredo (some of my kids had never tried it) and that also involved two different sauces (one vegan and one not). I usually try and keep dinners pretty simple for all involved, and truly I still was thinking I was keeping this as simple as possible. However my 11year old was chatty and trying to drain the different pastas all at the same time while engaging with her was a juggling act. As I was draining the water from the low carb pot for our type one kiddo some of the pasta slipped in the sink. Not once but twice which was a problem because I needed to weight the whole batch in order to give him an accurate carb count. Though lower carb no pasta out there is low enough to compare to spaghetti squash which is our go to but that takes a little more prep on my part and I didn’t have the time. I thought I was making things more simple. Because his sugars were on the higher side, and he was very hungry, he basically had to just eat the chicken with the sauce (which there wasn’t a ton of to split between the 8 of us). I felt bad and defeated for a meal that was being looked forward to. After reviewing the day/night and log I was able to see it more objectively. I was trying to handle a tricky situation as best as I could and though it didn’t go as planned it’s okay-there was grace and understanding. My kids are forgiving. I might add too. Certain gf/grain free pastas are not very forgiving for an extra 60 seconds in the pot turning to gummy goo. Since we have one child that is gracious to eat pasta at all a few times a month but has intense texture issues this was also a “problem “. He too was gracious with me. Who would have thought pasta night could ever be so complicated.Thanks for helping me not feel alone. If you ever get that hack about pasta boiling pass along 😉.

Truly though, tracking time this week has been a blessing. It was a full week but I think pausing to note how the time was being spent has had big dividends! I’m actually giving it a go again this week. Who knows maybe this is the beginning of something long term like you! Thanks again!

]]> By: Laura C https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478009 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 20:17:19 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478009 We just finished Harry Potter! I have Tales of Beedle the Bard on hold at the library (I love that you can request books online!) my 7 year old has always tried to add things to bed time routine to make them longer, but one that I’m letting stick is he reads to me now as we “cuddle” in bed. Right now it’s Amulet, but Noodleheads is another favorite. We went up to visit my husband’s mother and help her with chores (washing curtains and grocery shopping) and has really good Nepali food. She gave us a box of sparklers that we used at night. Today we tried to teach the boy how to bike ride… kinda wish I could out source this like swim lessons…

]]> By: Maggie https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478003 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:51:58 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478003 Can you share a recipe for the energy bites?

]]> By: Lucy SW https://lauravanderkam.com/2023/09/day-6-evening-post-september-2023-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-478000 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:15:57 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19281#comment-478000 Laura, I’m not doing the time loggin this time because I did it (your spreadsheet) recently and it was extremely informative and right now I don’t have the energy. But I get so much out of reading these blogs for what you did. It just isn’t boring. It’s fascinating: how people fit the pieces of the puzzle together. And it’s warm and affirming as well. This is just getting on with ordinary life, trying to do it in a good way.

So – just that. That these are fascinating to read.

It all becomes part of the life. I feel I know you so well, and that’s great too. So big thanks! and hugs.

Lucy

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