Coach Kirstin

Paperless. It seems so simple. I save every thing to my phone/ email/ Google drive. I don't even print my proof of insurance.  Or so I thought. And then I read an article on an update to the  Tim Ferriss 4HWW and one of the things was never touch paper twice. I'm not even close to that. I carry around a file folder in my work bag (which has been soaked about 3 times by water that leaked out of my water bottle which I also carry in the same bag) full of papers of things I need to do. Car taxes, health insurance claims, paperwork for grandfathers estate and my notice from OPM that I was part of the breach (Hooray!). They are all just things I need to take care of. So this morning I scanned them in and shredded them. Then added specific items to my TeuxDeux list.  It was kind of gratifying.  I realized I was holding onto these papers to remind me to do things. But they weren't reminding me of anything. Other than I have a lot of things to do. And I carry arou...

Meatballs are easily one of my favorite foods.  I just like them better when others cook them.  They aren't a ton of work but its just a process.  And they are best when they can sit in the sauce and soak it up all day.  On my kick of prep ahead foods, I decided meatballs were on the menu.  I made about 2.5 batches.  One for dinner and one for the freezer.  There would probably be 3 meals but I think the husband likes meatballs more than I do.   The ingredients used were: 2 lbs of ground beef 2 lbs of ground veal 2 lbs of ground sausage 1 lbs of ground chuck (ideally you would use all good quality ground beef but I went with what I had on hand) 5 eggs 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons pepper 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2-3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped 2-3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 1.5 cups breadcrumbs (I had panko on hand but any are good) 1 handful of parmesan  First steps, getting all 7 lbs of meat out of the packag...