Recipes #3 & #4 of February Challenge

Yes, I'm posting about my February challenge & it's almost April.  I'm a little behind!  But at least I'm finally getting around to it...

For my third week of the challenge, I tried Chicken Enchilada Verdes, which was recommended by my friend Katie.

I used rotisserie chicken to make it even easier (another recommendation from Katie).  The salsa verde I bought ended up having a lot of kick to it, but Michael & I both like spicy food.  I also used corn tortillas because I already had some & I prefer corn to flour for enchiladas.  They worked fine.  The dish was yummy & I'd make it again.  I might use a little less sour cream in the sauce but that's just a personal preference.  Thanks for the recipe, Katie!

For my fourth week, I was going to make Croissant French Toast.

Can't go wrong with The Pioneer Woman!  But Michael bought croissant dough at the store instead of croissants from the bakery.  I didn't think the Pillsbury croissants would work as well, so I didn't end up this recipe.  Boo on me.  I did make some Rice Krispie Treats.

These have cut up pieces of angel food cake in them.  I didn't end up putting whipped cream or strawberries on them because I was lazy & honestly, I love Rice Krispie treats enough on their own.  I also love angel food cake.  I seriously almost ate the whole batch.  I will be making these again.  And maybe next time I'll get some cream & berries on them before I eat them all!

I did pretty well on the no fried food portion of my challenge.  I ate fries once at the very end of the month - Michael forgot I wasn't eating fried food & brought them home.  They had candied bacon & this delicious sauce on them.  I couldn't resist!

As for March?  Let's just say I guess I decided to take March off.  I once again waited until the last minute to figure out my plan & then got busy with work & life.  But I am going to get my act together this week & get ready for April!  I've already decided no Coke or soda for my health challenge.  Now for my personal challenge...  I'm considering the photography challenge, gratitude list or maybe a yoga challenge.  I'll try to post as soon as I've decided, though, to make myself accountable!

Rent The Runway

I am way behind on posting!  I still need to finish out my February recipes from my 30 day challenge & I have a few updates on the boys.  Hopefully I'll get around to it soon!

In the meantime, I wanted to quickly share a website I used recently.  I read about it awhile ago on Hollywood Housewife's blog.  It's called Rent the Runway.  You can rent dresses for all types of occasions - formal, weddings, a night out.  Earlier this month, Michael & I were invited to the Alzheimer's Memory Gala since my company had purchased several tables.  I wasn't inspired by anything in my closet & remembered reading about this site.  I went online & checked it out.  I decided to take the plunge & try it.  I am so glad I did!

The site is very easy to use.  You can refine by dress length, price, occasion, size, date needed, color, etc.  The rental prices vary from dress to dress but there are a lot of choices at the $30 range, which I think is very affordable.  One genius part of the website - people review the dresses they've rented but they also upload a picture of them wearing the dress & put their measurements on the review, so you can see real people in the dress & get an idea on how it fits.  I love this.  I don't know about you but I don't quite have a body like a model, so it really helped seeing dresses on people with different body types.  Another awesome feature - you get to pick two sizes.  That way you're not out of luck if the size you usually wear doesn't fit - you have a backup!  Plus you can usually tell from people's reviews if the dress runs small or large.

I ended up picking this Milly dress & absolutely loved it.  I felt so fabulous all night.  And maybe some people don't want to spend money on something they can't keep but honestly I'd rather rent a dress.  I don't wear fancy dresses very often, so it would just hang in my closet.  It was worth the money to wear something I wouldn't buy for myself (the dress retails for $380) & be able to send it back without buyers remorse.  My total cost came out to just under $50 with shipping & tax.  The whole thing was a very easy process.  You don't have to clean the dress before sending it back.  They take care of that.  You just stick the two dresses in a pre-labeled UPS envelope & mail it back.

By the way, isn't my hubby handsome??  I think we looked pretty sharp!  Anyway, I definitely recommend the site.  If you decide to try it, please use this link since it will give me a referral credit.   J And let me know what you think!