Day 18: bad habits broken

They say it takes a solid 2 weeks without flaws to break a habit. Good Food, Good Eating, it feels like we have been eating this way for a long time. Cooking doesn't feel like a chore and eating the green veggies don't feel like a challenge.  

My house is a mess- there are stacks of paper EVERYWHERE. The house is actually clean, just lots of piles for camp are spread out all over the living room as I prepare. 

However I went on a deep cleaning rampage today. If you know me I love clean baseboards. It sounds really stupid but when I was house hunting in Las Vegas last year the realtor asked me what's important to me in a house, I replied "clean baseboards". She laughed but wasn't sure if I was serious or not. It's one of those things we all tend to neglect, but as a kid I remember wiping down the baseboards and getting all the dust that sits in-between the baseboard and carpet. It now has become one of those weird things I love. Today was the day, and I actually completed this task with my own homemade all purpose cleaner. 

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 

20 drops of lemon DoTerra  

For lunch I decided to make some Shrimp Scampi. I bought Shrimp and zucchini, only to find out Evan "isn't really a shrimp guy". So I hogged to all to myself and it was pretty good. 

I don't own one of those noodle making things so I used a vegetable peeler and it worked perfectly fine. 

Shrimp Scampi 

Ingredients 

3 zucchini 

1 cup fresh shrimp

1T minced garlic 

1T crushed red peppers

1T coconut oil 

pepper to taste 

pink salt to taste

cut/peel zucchini into strips 

in a pan put your zucchini, add shrimp, garlic, crushed red peppers, coconut oil 

on medium heat cook until zucchini is soft and shrimp is done

add salt and pepper to taste

I cooked dinner ahead of time because I went out with the Sister Missionaries (Howard & Barnes) ! The initial appointment fell through but we went to a referral. I enjoy going with them especially since I didn't go on a mission- its a rather delightful adventure. Shoutout to them for their hard work and huge thanks for the Birthday Chocolates. I love Lindt Chocolates... a lot. I'm trying really hard to not eat the entire bag, and I may have to hide them from Evan ;).

For Dinner we had Chicken Kabobs. 

Evan really liked these a lot- I used a paleo recipe but I didn't have all the TRUE ingredients, so I used what I had and called it close enough 

Ingredients 

2 lb chicken pieces 

1/4 cup soy sauce or wheat free soy substitute 

1/4 cup white wine vinegar 

2 T honey

2 tsp fresh grated ginger 

1T minced garlic 

dash of pepper 

siracha sauce (optional) 

Scallions (optional) 

Sesame seeds (optional)

bambo skewers 

heat oven to 350 degrees 

mix sauce ingredients together; soy sauce, white wine vinegar, honey, grated ginger, garlic, pepper, siracha sauce 

cut chicken into small cubes pieces and put onto skewers 

put into glass pan and pour mixture over chicken 

cook for 20-25 minutes 

add sesame seeds and scallions