This week is going to be quite the challenge for me.

Today and tomorrow are normal, average, simple-to-plan days.

Wednesday and Thursday though? I have parent-teacher conferences until at least 8 p.m. both nights. How am I supposed to make my soup without my stick blender? How am I supposed to meet with 16 sets of parents over the course of 2 days and not eat loads of chocolate? Wait, I’m going to have to bring powdered shakes to work to make.

So I have to plan.

Rather than powdered soup, I’ll bring containers of chicken broth to warm up. I’ll make sure my shaker bottles are clean so I can whip up a shake whenever. I’ll have my bars.

And, most importantly, I have the support of my friends at work, so if I get the urge to “cheat”, they’ll help me avoid it!

Besides, I’ve come too far to ruin it over the stress of meeting with a bunch of parents. They’re really not THAT scary…

And I have this sweet face to come home to.

Meet Zooey!