Can we just acknowledge how quickly January has flown by (how? when?), and February is shaping up to a hectic month. Yesterday was a special day in our house with my youngest heading off for his first day of school. I am happy to report that it all went smoothly with very few tears, and my son did not cry at all, hah!

In the build up to The Big Day, and keeping in mind that I have been at home with kids for five years now, I thought about some of the things I could do to celebrate my first day of “freedom” – go for coffee at a restaurant that did not have a play area, treat myself to a manicure with the bonus of not having to arrange a babysitter first or simply plonk myself on the couch for two hours of Netflix during the day (perish the thought!) simply because I could. In the end I did none of these as it turned out I had to work instead but that proved to be good distraction as I counted down the minutes until pick up time and I enjoyed being able to have a quiet and productive morning without the usual distractions. Yes, I think I could get used to this.

So while we all wade through the daily grind rest assured that with this chicken recipe in your repertoire dinner does not need to be one of your worries. And I think I will keep that manicure idea on the back burner, just until things have calmed down a bit.