The Little Things

I have to be honest. Last week was one of those extremely busy, stressful, and exhausting work weeks... yet we felt that we had accomplished nothing by the end of it.  Our work loads were just as heavy, the house was a disaster, and (a little ashamed to admit this) we had resorted to eating Rosie's rice snacks since there was little adult food in the kitchen. We were one hot mess express!

By the weekend, I felt so tired and already defeated knowing that I was going to spend the next two days cleaning and grocery shopping. However, while reading an article, I stumbled on one of my new favorite quotes:
"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things."

I feel like in this busy life, all of the little things like cleaning and running errands can feel mundane. But it doesn't have to be that way! Our lives are made up of all of these tiny experiences, so they need to be enjoyed!

That Saturday, I'd finally had enough of my little pity party. I put Rosie to bed and then declared the evening a date/cleaning night.  We turned on some music, poured ourselves a glass of wine and then went to town cleaning the house top to bottom.  Towards the end of our cleaning spree, I popped some cookies in the oven so that by the time we were done, we could crash on the couch and enjoy them. I'll admit that cleaning wouldn't have been my first choice on a Saturday night, but it was so much fun straightening the house up while dancing and just spending time with my husband! (And since there were cookies involved, Eric was all about our cleaning date!) 

On Sunday, we decided to continue to make our weekend of chores a blast so rather than shopping at our usual grocery store, we visited the local farmers market.  

After going there, I have to admit that we don't utilize that place enough! They have everything and the best part- it's all local! Our farmers market is beyond cute. It has tons of produce stands, a deli shop, ice cream parlor, country restaurant and Amish bakery.  We spent the afternoon strolling, shopping, and just enjoying time together as a family.  

After our shopping trip, we were starving so I decided to make one of our favorite easy go-to dishes- chicken tacos! I used a tangy jalapeno marinade on the chicken and topped each soft taco with monterey jack cheese, salsa, sour cream, and green chilies. I'm all about side dishes so I also served seasoned black beans and fried yucca along with the tacos.  It was so tasty that I had to hold myself back from going overboard and eating the whole platter! 

While last week was stressful and our weekend may have seemed unexciting at first, it ended up being so enjoyable. It really taught us to savor even the little things like grocery shopping or picking up a pile of toys together because those are the memories that we're going to cherish.

My Outfit Details: Shirt (Free People) Pants (Forever 21) Headband (Urban Outfitters) Sandals (Billabong)

Rosie's Outfit Details: Los Angeles Onesie (Etsy: All City Boutique), Shorts (Carters), Headband (Etsy: My Cheeky Baby)