Simple. Scrumptious.

Today was my son's first day back at preschool.  He goes three half days per week, which gives me time to do, well, to do whatever.

After I dropped him off, I went to the bank, came home, cleaned the kitchen, threw in a load of laundry, and paid some bills.  I glanced at the clock and noticed I only had half an hour before I had to run out the door and pick up Eli from preschool.  Time had quickly gotten away from me.  And I hadn't had lunch yet.  I couldn't bear the thought of grabbing fast food before I had to pick him up.  

I remembered, that the last of the tomatoes from our garden had been picked and were not going to last much longer.  I opened the fridge and grabbed the fresh mozzarella cheese and snipped a few basil leaves.  I sliced the tomatoes and the cheese, added the basil and drizzled some olive oil and balsamic vinegar over the top.  Voila!  Lunch in less than 5 minutes.  Then I actually sat down and ate lunch.  How long had it been since I'd sat down for lunch?  Too long! I relaxed, took a deep breath, picked up my fork, and savored every last bite.  Simple.  Scrumptious.

Today just reminded me that the old saying really does hold true:   
Quality.  Not Quantity.  It didn't matter that I didn't have much time to eat lunch, but instead, it mattered that I made the most of it.  Make the most of your time.

 Happy homemaking!

Crescent LoMonaco

The Coastal Homemaker