@daniellekirkxx

This is me trying to get back into a habit of posting regularly despite my seasonal depression 🥹🍂 I started this series to hold myself accountable to cook at home and also be more experimental in the kitchen.

This is day 10 and technically day 11 of cooking our way through our Samsung because we're working smarter, not harder around here. I remember that chili sauce I made on day one to put over them sweet potato fries. Well, I had quite a bit left over and knew there was enough in there to make another meal out of it. So I tossed the leftovers in a gallon freezer bag and saved it for a rainy day. Surprise, shorty. It's really been raining on my parade lately. So I pulled the bag out, let it thaw, and dumped it straight into a pot. Added in another can of cannellini bean. It's light and dark red. Kidney beans, tomato juice, heavy handed amount of onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper. Let that simmer on the stove until it came together, and tossed it in a bowl with some freshly shredded cheese and sour cream. The best part is we'll be able to eat on this for two days.

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I'm really about to expose myself right now, but as an ADHD girly, my phone never comes off of do not disturb unless I know somebody is getting ready to call me. Like, you tell me I'm going to call you, I'll turn it off do not disturb until the call goes through. But for the past since 2,013, my phone has been on do not disturb. Never have I gone a full day without turning my phone on do not disturb. One of my friends just called me and she was like, oh my god, you answered on the first call? Cause everybody that knows me knows like, you better call me twice if you need something. I said, yeah, that's cause I was waiting on somebody else to call me and it just so happened you called first. Another thing, I have no push notifications turned on. None of my apps notify me when something is happening. I used to have my email logged in on my phone and I had to log out because I had like 10,000 emails in that email account. Like that Gmail account got so full I had to make a new one. I have like 4 Gmail accounts because they just get so full I have to make new ones. And like, I know it would be so easy to just go in there and delete all and like clear it out, but I just. I just can't do it like that. Just. That's misery. Why would I waste my time doing that anyway? The real ones know. When you're trying to get out of me, you got a little extra hoops you have to jump for because I am not contactable.

@Christina Whitt always up my ass.

here comes this bitch rolling in on two wheels probably about to ask me what I'm gonna fix for dinner after I had gave her ass $200 today

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I'm outside on my porch again, where I always am. I told y'all I'm a grandmother. Okay. Anyways, I want to show you guys one of my favorite things in the whole world. That you see how that sun is just a glistening on them leaves? That is just so beautiful. It's even more beautiful in person, but just, like, so beautiful the way the light filters through the trees. My favorite thing. Well, one of my favorite things.

This eagle just flew down and snatched a big fish up out of my pond! I have never saw an eagle in my yard before! 🥹🦅

Oh, my god! This eagle just got a fish out of my pond. My flappers is gassed. Oh, sorry. I never seen an eagle in this yard before. What are you doing, buddy? You just get a catfish. Holy smokes! He's all wet now. What are you doing just sitting there? Eat it! I cannot believe that. Oh, oh, see that big fish? See it? He got it in his claws. God, this is why I love being a grandma. Sitting on my front porch, you never know what you gonna see. He's scary, ain't he? Oh, he's, like, squeezing its gizzard out or something. Oh, my god!

I hate myself 😂

Having ADHD is all cute and quirky until you're the one living with it. Cause tell me why I ended up watching a three hour long YouTube video today and forgot to eat dinner. I didn't remember that I hadn't ate until my cat came in there in the bedroom hollering around, want something to eat? And I was like, oh, my god, we haven't ate. I get up, I come in here, fix him some food. And then I remember it's a full moon, so I'll go outside like any good little weirdo, and I'm looking at the moon. I stay outside for like 30 minutes, come inside, and I remember I was supposed to eat, I'm supposed to eat. So I make me a bowl of ramen noodles, put them in the microwave, walk through the house for something, see a pile of laundry I never started earlier today. Get that going in the washing machine, go to the bathroom, brush my teeth, get in the bed, start rubbing my feet together like that little cricket that I am. And I feel a rumbling in my tummy cause I never ate. And now my ramen noodles is big and fat and gooey.

She will always find a way to humble me even on my best days 😂😂

y'all remember my niece that roasted me in that voice over of me doing my makeup at the beach okay that's my niece Emerson Emerson's mom is my little sister okay she just came and picked me up from work a few minutes ago cause she needed me go do something for her and I had to go with them to go do what needed to be done I get in the car hi Mr bald good morning to you Emerson it's 10 o'clock in the morning I don't need to hear that okay and for the next hour she stays on my jugular the whole time I'm there trying to help her mom she is giving me hell okay we're wrapping things up she looks me and she's like yeah Brina me and mom we are going to go shopping and you're not allowed to come girl I gotta go to work I don't know what you're talking about my sister gets me back to the office drops me out right in front of the front door there's people working on the sidewalks people walking all around I'm telling my niece and nephew bye love you guys have a great day my niece rolls down the window sticks her hand out like Princess Diana and says Bye Brookie as I'm walking into the office I am gagged

The squirrels are going crazy right now!

Sometimes I like to think of myself as a cold, heartless bitch. And then other times I catch myself crying on the way to work. Because one of the squirrels that's been running around in my front yard the past couple days got run over looking like something Granny Clampet will cook for dinner. And I am a mess about it.

Forgot to post this my bad 😂😂 #Gardenahaul #PumpkinPatch

It's time to decorate the porch for fall. So we're gonna go out to our pumpkin patch and see what's ready to be picked. Okay. Into the thick of it. Into the thick of it. I think that one's ready. Everything around it is dead. Okay, so the vine on this one has broke, so I think it's ready. It's right there. Yeah. Gosh. Pick it up. I don't know if that's possible. Yeah, you're gonna have to help me. Oh, my god. So big. Use your legs. This is our biggest pumpkin we ever grew, and we didn't even use the big pumpkin seeds this year. Oh, my god. I'm gonna have to weigh this. This thing is huge. It's okay. That one's pretty big. Yeah. Okay, here's another orange guy. Oh, he's moldy. No, the chickens will love this one, though. Wait, it didn't even bust. They'll figure it out. Pumpkin count so far, too? Yeah. Still a lot of green on the stem. It takes minutes to. You. You made that noise. And then they did. This one is heavy as freak, too. Pumpkin number three. Okay, then we got this little orange guy. The last time I showed you guys this one, it was just a baby. It's grown very much. This one will be orange if it makes it. Starting to turn. There's our little funky white girl. Not quite ready yet. The stem is still very green. Gosh. Oh, let me say it again. Whoa! Got two funky white girls. Hey, mom, can I make this one? Yeah, that. That one's ready. Wait, so what's so wrong with it? Ah, spider, what's so wrong with the one white one that's shaped differently than this? It's not that stiff at the. He got that big white one, that orange one, that little white one, and then another little white one. It is September 14th, and this is today's pumpkin haul. The first of the season. Only my second year growing them, so I think I did pretty good.

@Mississippi Kween-Caroliiiine has some of the best recipes I’ve ever tried, my entire family loves this one!!

Day 9 of cooking our way through the Sam's Hall. And yes, I know I disappeared for a few days, work, my kids schedules, life was laughing. But we're back. And tonight I needed something easy. Start by Browning one pound of ground beef. Once that cooked, add in two boxes of Mexican raisceroni and let the rice brown for just a couple minutes. Then dump in one can of diced tomatoes, a bag of fire roasted corn and one can of drained black beans. Once you've got that all combined, add in your seasoning packets from the rascaronie and pour in 32 ounces of broth. I use chicken broth cause that's what I had on hand. And around here, honey, I'm cooking with what the Lord provides. Give everything a real good stir. Let it simmer until the rice is tender and all the liquid is absorbed. Then, because I firmly believe cheese can fix most situations, add a generous handful of freshly shredded cheese and let that melt down into everything and that's dinner. You can top it with some sour cream, serve it with tortillas, scoop it up with some chips or just eat it straight out the bowl like we did. This is a recipe that I got off of my friend Mississippi Queen and I've made it so many times since I've seen it. Be sure to give this one a try.

I love learning new things about myself I swear

If you live in a small town, it definitely has its advantages and its disadvantages. And one I have Learned rather quickly is if you don't really associate yourself with a lot of people, people will make up things about you to fill in those gaps. So for me, the rumor mill is constantly spreading. I mean, I found out I was on meth. I've never even smoked a cigarette, let alone a meth pop. And I was recently told I'm getting a divorce to be with a woman. I have no idea what she looks like. I just hope she's really hot.

I’m truly a lover girl for nature. 🌿🥹

That is the most gorgeous. Like, it's so. I'm videoing it. Um, but I was like, I'll just stick in a flower pot or something. Look at that down in there. Like, are you freaking kidding me?

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Yesterday, story time as a mom with my oldest and her classmate that was in foster care. That's one example of me as a mother. The second is my youngest daughter, okay? She gets in the truck today, and she starts talking about the military. I don't know where that came from, but she looks me dead in my eyes as she gets out of the truck, and she says, you know what, mom? I'd rather go to the jail than go over there. You can draw whatever conclusions from that that you wish, but as for me and my house, we will not be serving the military industrial complex.

I am tired but here’s day 8 😂

Is day 8 of cooking from our Sam's haul. It is Wednesday. I've had an incredibly busy week. My brain is at capacity. Told you, no matter what tax bracket I enter, I will never be too wealthy for Hamburger Helper. Follow the directions on the back of the box. One pound, one pan, one happy family. Don't tell me it ain't healthy. I already know.

Day 7 creamy chicken crescent rolls I can’t believe all it took for me to cook for a week was the random people in my comments telling me there’s no way the food would last as long as I estimated. Not only that but I have filmed and edited every meal too 😂 I’m driven by pure spite. #mealplan #SamsHaul #MealPrep #DinnerIdeas

Day 7 of cooking our way through our Sam's haul, and tonight, I needed dinner to require as few functioning brain cells as possible. So I made my kids favorite creamy chicken crescent rolls, mashed potatoes, and mixed it. I used one pound of chicken breast, cut it up and seasoned it with candersublin and threw that on the grill. While that was cooking, I reheated the leftover mashed potatoes from last night and opened up two cans of mixed veggies. The star of this show is the creamy sauce. You're gonna mix one can of creamy chicken soup to equal parts milk, season it however you like, and let that come together on the stove. After chicken is done, you're gonna grab a can of crescent rolls, add some chicken to each one, and roll it up like normal. Place your rolls in your church casserole dish and. And pour that cream sauce right over the top of it and then into the oven. They go at 3 70 five for about 25 minutes. Once they're nice and golden, pull them out and cover the top with some shredded cheese and stick them back in long enough to let that melt. And that is it. Day 7. Quick, cheap, real fast, and in a hurry. Only 33 more dinners to go. Y'all come back and see what we pull from the freezer tomorrow.

It’s hard sometimes navigating big things with my girls, but I always hope they treat people with kindness and respect, even if it’s only for a short time.

My kids have been in school for about a month and a half now, and around six days into the school year, my oldest daughter comes home and she says, mom, we've got a new student, and it's a girl. And she's just over the moon that there's a new girl in her class. And I'm like, well, that's really good, you know, make sure you include her and ask her to eat lunch with you and just make her feel really welcome, cause it's hard switching schools. And she says, I am, mom, I'm trying to be a good friend to her, but I think she's also in foster care. And I said, well, what makes you think that? First of all, she said, well, she talks about her parents and the home she's living in now and how she wishes she could go back to her parents. And I said, well, from the context that you just gave, it sounds like she very well could be. And that means we have to give that kid a lot more Grace, because not only do they have all of the difficult things that comes with being in your age and in the sixth grade, but they have really heavy personal things that they're going through, too. And she said, I know I'm telling all my friends that not everybody has a good home life, and I know you went through foster care. So I tell them things that you've told Me? Well, a couple days goes by, and I'm checking in. I'm asking about the friend, and she says, mom, she is in foster care. I was right. She is in foster care. And I was like, well, you know, just keep on being a good friend. Keep doing what you're doing. Well, a couple days goes by, and she's packing lunch one day, and I noticed she's got three packs of Oreos in there. And I said, Avery, why do you have three packs of Oreos? She says, why? I pack one for my best friend, one for me, and one for my new friend. And I was like, oh, okay, that's fine. I have no qualms about feeding somebody else's kid. I just don't want my kid eating three packs of Oreos. So anyways, it goes on like that for two or three weeks. Avery's taking extra snacks. They're playing with each other on the playground. And then Avery comes home with this little handwritten note. And she said, thank you for being a good friend to me. You are always there when I need you the most. Thank you for being a good friend. And thank you for treating me with kindness and respect. And she drew, like, a little heart and glued all these little stickers on the paper. Avery got this letter, and then about a week later, she gets into the car, and she's really upset. And I said, A, what's wrong? And she Said, my friend got moved to a different foster care home. And I said, okay, I understand how difficult that is for you, but just imagine how difficult that was for her, because in the span that you have known her, she has had three different places that she's supposed to call home. Her parents home, the home she was with when she met you, and the home that she's going to now. And she says, I know. She said, I'm really sad for me because I feel like I lost a friend, but I'm really sad for her because I couldn't imagine not being with you. And I'm really just sharing this for other parents, cause I know this is a difficult conversation. It's not something that is always at the forefront of our mind. But if another child can go through this, you can talk to your children about that. Y'all might think I'm crazy for getting emotional about it, but just like, looking at this, like, I know these stickers weren't something that the little girl got at school. That was something that she had that was hers. And she put them on a page and wrote a letter to my kid.

I love this new set 🐆✨🍒 I feel so much more put together with fresh nails!

Great news. Today is a self care day, and unfortunately, I'm not talking about therapy. I should probably cancel that in. But I'm going to get my nails done. I haven't had my nails done since I went to the beach, but I got an itch, and then I looked on my nail tech's website, and she had an availability today, so that was like god saying, yes, Danielle, go spend some money. So here we are. I don't know where my key is, so hopefully nobody steals my car. I mean, it's in my car, but I'm not digging around for it. Here are my new nails. And then my lashes. I do, in fact, feel like I got tarantulas on my eyeballs, but also, I really like them, so.

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I still managed to feed 7 people and the only thing I had as an expense tonight was the 4 pieces of bacon, and the 6 pork chops; everything else came from my garden. I love when my hard work pays off (literally) #foodpreservation #MealPrep #SamsHaul #mealplan

Day 6 of cooking our way through that Samsung. And y'all remember my sister who told me I look like Sid the sloth? Well, she went back to work today, and because I'm apparently a much better sister than she is, I offered to make her dinner. So tonight we had fried pork chops, green beans, and homemade mashed potatoes. Started off with a quart of them half runners I canned up a while back and and added in half of one of those little bags of bacon from our Samsung. Exactly why I portioned everything out the way that I did. I'm not falling out a whole pack of bacon just for four pieces and then have to discover the rest of it is growing a science experiment in the back of my fridge. The beans were already pressure canned, they just needed enough heat to get them acquainted with the bacon. For the mashed potatoes, I used two quarts of the potatoes I canned up back in June. I heated those up, mashed them down, and added about a cup and a half of milk, a stick of butter, and a dollop of sour cream, and then ran them through my mixer until they was nice and smooth. And the main event, the fried pork chops. I added some flour and Kinder's chicken Caesar seasoning into a bowl, coated the chops, and pulled out every Appalachian woman's weapon of choice, the cast iron skillet. Add about two inches Of vegetable oil and get that nice and hot. And fry those chops until they're nice and golden on both sides. And I know some of y'all were deeply concerned about how small I portioned out those packs of meat, but tonight, I just pulled out an extra pack and fed an entire extra family, which is kind of the whole point. I can always pull out more, but I can't put half a spoiled package of meat back in the freezer. Anyway, Sid the sloth's family has been fed six days down. Let's see what we can get into tomorrow.

My first pumpkin harvest of the season 🎃🍂 #pumpkinseason #pumpkinharvest #gardening

Today I harvested my first round of pumpkins of the season, and this is the biggest pumpkin I ever grown in my life. This is my second year growing them, and I think last year my biggest weight, about 22 pounds. So we're gonna wait this big guy up right here and see what we clock in at and how the rest of the season compares. Okay, I got my handy dandy digital scale. It is zeroed out. Make sure it works. Okay, it's accurate level zero now. Okay, here she is. Oh, my god. This is the biggest pumpkin I have ever grown. This pumpkin weighs 35.6 pounds. I knew this pumpkin was gonna be huge. Oh, my god. I cannot believe that. In case anybody tries to say I'm lying, I'm gonna try to get this on video. It's actually 35.8. I just couldn't see cause of the sun. Holy smokes! There she is. I legitimately cannot get over this. This is amazing. I'm so excited.