The Latta Family

 This may surprise you to find out that I do love healthy food- because I talk about my love for all things chocolate and sweets a lot- but I do!!!  One of my favorite things is salad, because it checks all of my boxes: has vegetables, so I can feel wholesome and virtuous; variety of textures; filling and sustaining, but doesn't leave you feeling stuffed and uncomfortable; easy to fix.   Years ago, I discovered mason jar salads  years ago.  I fix them pretty regularly for lunch (and apparently a long time ago- I used to fix them for Doug too , now I do not.) They are literally my favorite lunch because- a) salad and b) super duper prepped for the week!  I fix 4 on a Sunday night, and my lunch is prepped for the week.  That is a glorious thing.   Currently my favorite salad is this:  That is some snack peppers cut up, and my favorite Southwestern Kale/Cabbage salad from Aldi .   ]Topped with some shredded chicken breast, and then baby spinach on top of that. And now tomorrow morning

 I have a complaint.  It's a trite, silly complaint- especially in light of what's happening in the world, but alas the complaint is still there.   At the beginning of the pandemic, I did all the things many of you probably did: discovered TikTok, found new people to follow on Instagram, started subscribing to channels on YouTube.  I really improved my knowledge in useful areas like my skin care routine and hair styling process.  (See?  It's trite, superficial fluff on tonight's blog).   Now I won't lie- my skin care routine has had its benefits.  I do feel like the quality of skin looks better.  You know what helps it even more than my favorite moisturizer?  Drinking water.  Yep.  It's true.  Two weeks ago I was super dehydrated and my face looked rough.  I've been drinking water like a champ- and I feel like it's so much less puffy and grey.  I am pretty sure my dark rings under my eyes are much less pronounced when I am properly hydrated.  Such a simp

 Y'all I am literally the worst blogger.  I keep thinking I might give it up- but that makes me sad.  I like this little blog.  I wish I was more consistent.  Here's what's been happening:  1. We go to school.  Alexa goes 4 days a week.  Andrew goes 2 days a week.  Doug and I go 4 days a week.  I love seeing the students.  Last week I had an epiphany while one of my classes was reading The Canterbury Tales.   I realized one of the tales was the inspiration for a Harry Potter side story.  I shared this with the class- and one of the students and I geeked out over our love for HP.  I will not tell you tales of how hard this school year is- you watch the news/have children/talk to people.  It's all true.  This year is hard, but interacting with kids is what makes it tolerable.  I don't know how people who do full remote maintain their motivation and enthusiasm. 2. Alexa is going through a phase in which she's even more accident prone than usual- and y'all . . .