February 2009

Morning! Today was the first day that I woke up and didn't want to strangle a small child in exchange for coffee. :) The future looks bright!   I had hot water with lemon instead. Hopefully, I'll survive working a new shift today.  As most of you know, I work from home.  My company has [...]

As mentioned, I had not one but TWO birthday parties to attend today, which was a huge challenge for Crap Free Week!  This was the "exception day," because what's a birthday without some cake (and booze)?   But first... I have to confess something. I had a complete and total meltdown on the way to [...]

It's BIRTHDAY DAY! Happy Birthday Dad! And Happy Birthday Meghann!    We have a day filled with birthday activities, so I made sure I ate a filling but fun oatmeal breakfast. I made a healthier version of my favorite oatmeal recipe, Upside Down Pineapple Cake Oatmeal.  The original recipe calls for ingredients like butter and [...]

... By my 6 PM snack! I mindlessly ate out of these two containers while browsing cake recipes online.  I probably ate 2 servings, and all that fiber totally took away my appetite!   It kind of came back while I was baking a yellow cake cupcakes for my Dad's birthday party, which is tomorrow! [...]

Here's a healthy and delicious homemade hummus.  Did I mention it's purple? Purple Hummus   Ingredients:   1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 1 can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 cup black beans, drained and rinsed 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 pour of EVOO 1.5 tablespoon minced garlic, roasted [...]

Afternoon! I was a lazy bug this morning.  It took allll over my motivation to get out of bed! :)   I had Sweet Pecan Oatmeal and English Breakfast Tea.  Yum! The sweetness of the oatmeal came from dates.  It was a great natural way to sweeten it up! My oatmeal contained:   1/2 cup [...]

It was 1980's night at the local bowling alley... Which is appropriate because this place hasn't been renovated for about 25 years!   Bowling shoes.... I beat Husband once!  124 to 109 - BOOYAH!    Dinner included leftovers from last night's meal. Fish, corn, and potatoes.   And I snacked on some dates... And some [...]

Afternoon! I feel like I've driven all over the state today! But it was totally worth it to see these lovely ladies in person: Jenna and Lindsay!  Yayyyy!   We met up at the Nordstrom Cafe Bistro, which is actually inside of Nordstrom department store.  It was a really good, affordable (surprise!) cafe with tons [...]

Suddenly, I could NOT remember why I'm trying to quit coffee.  Seriously! I was standing in the kitchen this AM, and I could literally taste the creaminess of my favorite hazelnut brew on my tongue. AHHHHHH!!!  This is the hardest part of Crap Free Week, for sure!   I somehow found the strength to make [...]

You know you're a food blogger when.... You're so excited the local grocery store is carrying Chobani, you whip out your camera and take a picture... in front of five other customers and a small child, who exclaims: "Mommy, why is she taking pictures of yogurt?!"   :)   Crap Free Week is going very [...]

Afternoon! I'm doing pretty well without coffee (so far).  My morning cup of tea probably starved off any headaches from withdrawal. It's not that I think coffee is BAD (I think it can be good, actually), I just hate the feeling of dependence, and that's why I'm cutting it out for Crap Free Week.   [...]

Oh, I randomly selected Rose and Lara for the Blogger Interview -- check out their blogs for the Q&A!   I have been insanely tired lately.  In the morning, I wake up feel groggy, sick, and grumpy, despite my 8 hours of sleep.  So, I've been inspired by Chandra to do my version of her [...]

Good evening!  Going on a run tonight was a real mental challenge -- I was just not in the mood to do a 5.0 miler.  So I compromised with myself and did a 5k.  One of the healthier habits I'm trying to pick up is to not have an all or nothing attitude.   So,  [...]