The Ultimate Optimist

Well, I certainly didn't see that one coming.
It just kind of crept up on me
over the last few weeks and now,
I have to admit, I have become
 a
"procrastinator."

I, who has always believed it best to tackle
a task head on and get it done.
Hubby,
on the other hand is wired differently,
 and will often spend more time planning his approach to doing a job
 than the actual task itself.
It's been the source of frustration over the years.
I once bought him a Nike sweatshirt
when their trademark motto was
"JUST DO IT"
but it didn't help.

I am inflicted with a lackadaisical attitude
and it's feeling real good!
Perhaps my fast approaching retirement date
and the prospect of lots of free time in the near future
is responsible, but more and more I find myself  putting off things
I could be doing for another day.

That explains why I haven't walked in over a week
...but I will get to it!

An elderly lady on CBC yesterday said her husband
always claimed that,
"procrastination is the purest form of optimism"
...because procrastinators have an
absolute certainty
that there will indeed be
 a tomorrow
...and that works for me!

 

Mom's Banana Bread

We love bananas, and between what we eat ourselves and what I give to the daycare kiddies for snacks, we go through a lot in a week. Sometimes it's hard to judge how many to buy,
often ending up with over ripe ones.
Some go into the freezer for smoothies
but my favorite way of using them is in Banana Bread.
I've tried many recipes, some healthier, than others over the years,
but my mother's recipe has always remained my favorite.
I've adapted it at times by substituting white flour with whole wheat, reducing the amount of sugar and by throwing in some ground flax seed,
but sometimes I just have to have it just as I remember eating it as a kid,
before I was concerned about weight gain
or the heath issues of too much butter.

Sometimes we just need to 
nourish  our souls!

 

Mom's Banana Bread

1 c. sugar
3 ripe bananas
1/4 c. soft butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda


Set oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a loaf pan.
Mash bananas with butter. Stir in eggs and sugar and mix well. Combine the flour and baking soda them add to the wet ingredients. Mix well. Spoon into a loaf pan and bake for 55 min. or until tooth pick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 10 min. before removing from pan.

Enjoy!