what I'm meal prepping, a Kindle "hack" you might not know, and a mall disaster.
the weekly R.E.P.O.R.T 04.02.26
What is the Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T? I wanted to create a fun weekly format to share food, reads, hobbies, items, shows and more that I’m currently loving or making my life easier. I see “Efficient Kitchen” embodying the whole home as well as the people in it. I also want to hear from YOU. What are you enjoying? Comment on the post anything you’re loving in a R.E.P.O.R.T category.
Since Friday is Good Friday, I didn’t want to send this post out then. I hope you are enjoying time with your family and friends.
I finished the Books of Imirillia series by Beth Brower. One word: Obsessed. I would consider it “light” fantasy without a huge amount of world building. You can quickly tackle the series because the plot is very fast starting in the second book. I would consider all three books a three volume set of one book (like how they used to publish books in the 1800’s.)
What I love about Beth’s writing is the depth of her characters. There is always a back story to each person that makes them who they are. She takes a long time to unfold each character which leaves you wanting more.
Another thing that is REALLY cool about her books is that she has so much extra information on her website once you finish the books. For the Books of Imirrilia, she has “soundtracks” and paintings and more that you can find on her website here.
Her current Substack Beth Brower has extra stories from other characters perspectives from the Emma M. Lion series which is really fun to read. (Y’all know I’m anxiously awaiting volume 9!)
My meal prepping is SO BORING lately, but I’m okay with that. Like I talk about in meal planning, our goals can change over time. I’m in a season of quick, nutrient dense meals. I have been making my breakfast tot egg cups without dairy and they are still good. I also have shortcutted them by dicing up Applegate’s Black Forrest Ham so I don’t have to fry any bacon. They come together super quickly! Just increase the eggs if you don’t add dairy by 2. You can find the recipe here:
Life has been a bit heavy lately. I had to run to Dallas for an appointment and stopped by Hill House. It was a completely disaster if I’m honest- ha! I wanted to see some of the new stuff they had for spring. I am still trying to figure out what looks good and my body is still changing a lot. I hadn’t tried on anything since being pregnant and I wanted to know what size I needed if it went on sale. I also like to see the prints in person. I thought this would be more fun than it was, but I’ll try again next time when the baby has had a nap! I did meet a really sweet mom in the women’s lounge and it reminded me how I used to love to mall walk with my oldest and friends to escape the heat.
My favorite was the butter yellow Scarlett dress and this print. I also really liked the sweater they made to go with their dresses but it is too warm for that now in Texas.
Also saw come cutie nap dresses on major sale.
While I didn’t get to try everything on that I wanted to, I did end up getting my daughter and I matching hairbrushes. We’ve used Wet Brushes for years and both of ours were looking a little rough. I thought it would be cute in her Easter basket.
This is a recommendation from my husband actually! He doesn’t like to go without this collagen powder and puts it in a smoothie every morning. We recently ran out and ordered more because he loves it so much. I also love their gelatin powder for making homemade gummies (I’m posting my bulk prep recipe soon! I got tired of pipetting it!) We usually buy 3 at a time for the 20% discount and it lasts a good long while.
I appreciate Perfect Supplement’s standards on being glyphosate residue free and no filler ingredients.
A random “hack” that I learned on Kindle Unlimited- some of their books allow you to get the audiobook HIGHLY discounted once you “own” the book on Kindle Unlimited. If you like to “hybrid” read between Kindle and Audio book, you can do this with whisper sync. Just wanted to pass this information along if that’s something you enjoy!
Let me know any of your recommendations below! I would love to hear them.
