It’s Friday.
Grey skies from this morning cleared up.
It’s sunny.
It’s +18C here.
What more could I ask for in a Friday afternoon?
Some scenes from my backyard a mere moment ago…
My lunch was also a beautiful thing.
Quinoa, tomato, avocado, cheese, salt and pepper.
My dessert is taken care of tonight:
Happy weekend!
I’m so embarrassed. This is what I made today:
And I ate one.
Overall, I’ve been doing much better with my food the last couple of days. I’ve even been back to tracking what I eat in my food diary. We’re going out to dinner tonight and I’ve looked at the menu ahead of time and know what I’m going to order (at Joey – going to order the viva salad)
I thought spring was here last week, but yesterday I awoke to this
Here’s hoping that’s the last of it and we can really welcome spring
And summer…
Ah, I can feel the heat on my face now. Definitely going for more walks this summer. Maybe I’ll even learn to jog?
Lunch was a beautiful thing today.
I have been craving avocado. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to incorporate it in to my lunch, so I cut up 2 really small avocados and threw them in the food processor with a little EVOO, a little fresh squeezed lemon juice, garlic and sea salt.
It was so freaking good.
I threw it on some whole grain toast with some sliced tomato and cucumber. Orgasmic.
I followed it up with some mango, flax seed and peach greek yogurt. Multiple orgasmic.
This was the perfect lunch.
I spent 4 hours today doing work. I’m working on becoming accredited to be able to provide 2 specific parenting programs. I spent 4 hours and only got through 17 multiple choice questions. I have 43 questions left. Plus 6 role plays to come up with. My accreditation is March 22nd. I also have to work full time and provide service to all of my clients before then.
Excuse me while I go pour another.
Happy Saturday. Happy weekend! Cheers!
A new month begins today.
Today, March 1st, signals the beginning of the end of winter.
Today, I woke up to this:
Today, it seemed like the perfect day to have this for breakfast:
Today, despite the chaotic schedule I had, I remembered to stop and smell these:
Today, I once again enjoyed salad for lunch:
Today, I feel good.
Tomorrow, I will feel even better… it’s Friday!
Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers, share some skin
I love waking up on Sunday mornings to see the sun is shining and the snow is melting. We really haven’t had much of a winter this year so I certainly can’t complain about weather, but feeling warmth from the sun coming through our skylights is a great feeling.
I also love Sunday mornings because we sleep in (a perk to being childless?) and then breakfast is made for me. I guess it’s brunch more than anything because we eat so much that we don’t eat again until dinner.
My favourite eggs are sunny side up. Very appropriate for today’s weather.
My chef has learned to cook them perfectly. The yolk stays runny and I can dip my toast in them and soak it all up. And of course, I add ketchup.
It was enjoyed with some coffee. Mine was french vanilla (in my mug that Tara gave me years ago! My favourite of all time!)
His was Kahlua (his Toronto Maple Leafs mug is at the office, so I shared my Winnie the Pooh mug)
Do you know the difference between sunny side up and over easy eggs?
I only learned it recently. Sunny side up eggs aren’t flipped over and cooked on both sides. Over easy eggs are. We like our eggs sunny side up here. It keeps the yolks more runny and there’s no chance of the yolk breaking when they’re flipped. Plus, it’s exactly how my grandma used to make my eggs for me… and she was the best at them.
I did something yesterday I’ve never done in my life. I treated myself to tulips. For years, when I lived alone, I went to Superstore on Saturday mornings and walked past the florist. I always wanted to treat myself to flowers but never bothered. Yesterday a grocery store near here had 3 bunch of tulips for $10. I was already there anyway (looking to see if they have the new Betty Crocker red velvet cake mix), so I bought some! Bring on spring!
We’re making our own subs for dinner tonight. I can’t wait!
My sister (a university student) asked me to take a picture with my man. She wanted us to do one of those heart hand pictures. I wasn’t sure why she asked us to do something she and her boyfriend could easily do, but we did it for her.
She told me later she was talking about us for a diversity presentation. She has used us in a paper before and interviewed us about our cultural backgrounds and how they differ. While I know we have slightly different cultural backgrounds, we share a religion and family values. The only thing different about us is the food we grew up eating. Oh, and our skin colour. It doesn’t even occur to me that our skin is different colours. I think interracial relationships are so common now that people don’t think as much about them. Luckily, we’ve never had anyone give us a hard time about it.
I made the pinterest caramel popcorn that I mentioned yesterday. It’s SO GOOD.
Mmmm. It’s soft and delicious. Now to try and leave it alone today. I really need to stop baking. Unless it’s healthy recipes.
By now, you’ve all heard of Pinterest. I’m like you. I’m addicted to it. I’ve pinned many useful things and tried many a recipe from it.
This weekend I’ve made:
And this caramel popcorn (which I will post a picture of tomorrow).
I also made this cake batter fudge for Christmas this year. It was a HUGE hit.
Yep… how’s that for a healthy life? I should start making more of the healthy recipes I’ve pinned.
I did make these energy bites a while ago. They were the very first thing I pinned. They were a hit here!
