It’s been gloomy outside today…rain, rain, go away. Adrienne (and Mama) want to play. So instead, we hung out inside doing things like laundry, singing, dancing, reading, and watching TV. We also had some family come over to play with (hold) Little A. Breakfast ½ cup oats, 1 tbs. chia seeds, 1 cup water, ¼ … Continue reading »
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A Three-Parter
I woke up to a rainy, cloudy, chilly Wednesday. To combat the dreary weather, I had a three-part breakfast that was sure to brighten the day. Part One – coffee A warm mug is always a surefire way to banish the chills. Part Two – a peach Even though the weather seems to have forgotten … Continue reading »
The next big thing
Whee!! Good morning! I started mine off with an incredibly sweaty spin class at 6 this morning. Now I’m feeling energized and ready to tackle the day. I ate a banana before spin, and then came home to shower and cool off/rehydrate with watermelon… And trail mix and coffee. Neither of those helped with the … Continue reading »
Laze
It was bound to happen. Since school ended, I have been rather productive…but today I donned my lazy pants. It started out well. I woke up before 7, ran 6 miles, went to Bible study, had lunch with the husband/in-laws…then when I got home – NOTHING. I fell asleep while reading. Then woke up and … Continue reading »
Leftover Salad Central
Wow…that spin class this morning was ridiculous! There were only six people in the class, and everybody was huffing, puffing, and dripping sweat for the entire 60 minutes. I loved it, and I love that it left me with a monster appetite for the rest of the day. Before I left, I had a homemade … Continue reading »
Broccoli and Chocolate
Another lovely summer day. I don’t mean to shove it in your faces that I’m on vacation for two months, but really…life is good. I wish you all had summer vacations. I started the good life this morning with a super smoothie. 1 cup frozen spinach, ½ cup frozen blackberries, ¼ cup POM juice, ½ … Continue reading »
Hello, Monday.
(Say that title like “Hello, Newman”) Eeesh it was tough getting up this morning, no? Well, I guess if you didn’t have a whirlwind spring break trip like I did, it might not have been so bad. I was seriously dragging this morning, but the day was surprisingly quick and painless. Foooood… Oats, kabocha, pepitas, … Continue reading »
The Rocket
Geeez, you all sure know how to make a teacher feel good!! If only creating messes and playing tricks on my students was all it took to be good at my job… This morning, determined not to give up on oats for breakfast, I took many of your suggestions and pulled out all the stops: … Continue reading »
What was I thinking?
Love that morning sunlight! My breakfast was disgusting – so I’m not even dignifying it with a picture. For some reason, my sleepy tastebuds thought it would be a good idea to put eggs and salsa on top of a pancake. Yeah, what was I thinking? It was gross – as I’m sure anyone of … Continue reading »
Things I Love
In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some things I love: Trail Mix + four yogurt covered pretzels for breakfast Bellatrix loves all people food…including trail mix. She ate the chocolate chips I left in the bowl Plus coffee Taco salad for lunch Last week, I saw Angie bake her tortilla at 400* for 20 … Continue reading »
