What's This? A Weekday Post?!!

Hello!! I haven't posted on a weekday in quite awhile due to work and being so exhausted in the evening :) I got off work a little early today to go to my boyfriends Christmas work party :) There is going to be a ton of tempting food there! I just have to restrain myself and stick to the healthier things. Tomorrow is a glorious day off of work! I know I'll probably be out a little late tonight so I took the day of just in case ;)

I have seriously been eating my weight in sweet potatoes lately. Mainly in he form of rounds. So good. Oatmeal every morning still..pumpkin oats! Love them.

I've also been on a little tea kick as of lately, I am kinda getting sick of my holiday teas, so I went and got a few new ones :)







I haven't tried any of these yet, but I will review them as soon as I do! I'm just finishing off my Candy cane lane, I have 2 teabags left. I love that tea so much! I have the Sugar Plum Spice, which I DO NOT like at all. Bleh. It was actually pretty nasty! I cannot find Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride anywhere here! I really want to try it :)

Hopefully tomorrow morning I can go swimming and maybe get some yoga in. I haven't worked out in a few days an I totally notice it. The weather here is atrocious, so no jogging at all :( Too cold!

We are off soon..here's a pic of us all dudded up for our evening out..haha.



Ugh, my hair looks awful! I'm putting it up so it wont look so bad :) Update tomorrow!! Have a great night! xoxo


Question: What is your favorite tea? I am looking for more varieties!

X mas tree update

I dug my tree out of a gross closet that it's been in since last January and opened up the box and this HUGE spider came crawling out right towards me!!! It is seriously the biggest spider I have ever seen in my life! I couldn't even kill it because it crawled away so fast under the couch. Now I can't find it!! EW. I tried to take a quick pic of it with my Blackberry, but it was too fast! Now I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight until I find it and kill it!!

Just thought I would share that little horror story with you!

Now I'm off to try to find it. I have goosebumps just thinking about it :(


xoxoxo

Sunny Sunday

Wow, It's been a week since I posted! Sorry :( Been so busy with work and Christmas Shopping.

The weather here is so amazing lately. Super cold..gets to about -3 at night but really sunny, clear and cold in the day. I love it. We've had so much rain lately, that this is a refreshing change.

So I had a few e mails asking how my adventures went with introducing bread back into my diet. I'm happy to say that it's been great! No problems at all. I think I might want to try a different bread next time though. If anyone has any suggestions, throw them my way!

I went to Costco with my mom on Monday evening and got a HUGE Maranatha Almond Butter (737 gram jar) for $5.99! and a giant tub of Sabra Roasted red pepper Hummus. Yum.

I also a scored a gigantic bag of this



It was only $20 for a Huge bag. My mom also bought me some salmon and a bag of avocados, and I ended up making this



Salmon and Avocado Salad.




Ingredients

1 pound wild Alaska salmon fillets or steaks, poached, grilled or broiled, cooled
1 ripe avocado, peeled and cubed
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs, such as dill, basil, parsley, tarragon and/or chives
Sea salt and ground black pepper
Lemon wedges for garnish
Method

Break cooked salmon into chunks in a bowl. Gently toss with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Serve with lemon wedges.

So easy and so good.

I was up super early this morning and went for a swim at the pool :)
I then did a bit of yoga when I came home and some weights.

Today is pretty much a chill day. Just relax and watch some movie maybe and FINALLY put up my Christmas Tree!!

I went to the mall with a few friends yesterday and I needed boots in a huge way and ended up buying boots that my friends all hate..Uggs.



Yup, those ones, in that exact color. I know a lot of people dislike them, but I love them. I had a black pair a few years back that I was in love with. So comfortable!

I'm about to make some oatmeal, then dig my Christmas tree out and start decorating!

I leave you with some random pics from this weekend! Enjoy your Sunday! And I promise to update more often! I also have some great reviews to do from some amazing stuff I received in the mail!!

xoxoxo











xo

Long, Lazy Weekend

Happy Sunday!

I've had such a great, relaxing weekend :) Did a lot of cooking, shopping and sleeping!
Saturday I went and did some Christmas shopping for the familia..and bought myself some perfume..Britney Spears new one..Circus Fantasy



I love her perfumes..my fave one is Fantasy. I'm all out though :(.This one is pretty sweet smelling, so if you like sweeter smelling perfumes then you would for sure like this!

I also hit up Whole Foods, got my mom a $100 gift certificate from there. She, like me, LOVES Whole Foods!. I also bought a ton of sweet potatoes, broccoli, bananas, oat bran and some Lara bars, which I haven't had in quite a while.

Tonight for dinner I am making a veggie lasagna :) My boyfriend is very unsure about this, he is a big meat eater and amazingly has never had a veggie lasagna! Hopefully he likes it :)

Yesterday morning (very early), I went for a 1 hour swim at the pool..felt so good. After shopping, I came home so exhausted and took a 3 hour nap! Ha ha. It was much needed.

Friday evening I attempted to make homemade Butternut Squash soup..and it was amazing!
I have tons left, so I'm going to be bringing it to work for lunch this week :)

Yesterday I bought some Whole Grain Bread..I haven't bought bread in a long time..it has always been my "danger" food. But I am slowly trying o introduce it back into my diet. I have to get over my fear of carbs.

Back to work in the AM..then another appointment with my nutritionist. She'll be glad to see that I am introducing some bread back into my life!

This evening I am gong to do some yoga, which is getting a bit easier :), (I may need more of a challenge now Heather!), Watch some TV, and play some more with my new Blackberry!! I totally think they are better than the I Phones ;)

Have a great week!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Randomness

Hello Bloggies !

Sorry it's been a few days since I posted. I have been so busy at work!
I just got back from seeing New Moon again with a friend. I love that movie! I can' wait for Eclipse to come out in June...and most of it was filmed right here in Vancouver!

Yesterday I finally got rid of my old junkie cell phone, and got a new phone!!! this one




I LOVE it! I can't stop looking at it :) I've wanted a Blackberry for soooo long. I love that it's pink too :)

I've been doing a lot of yoga lately (thanks for the great recs Heather):) and been pretty much addicted to huge salads with everything in them. Lots of green smoothies, lots of sweet potatoes and lots of Oatmeal!

Really not much else going n!...I went to a friends yesterday and she got a new Pomeranian..sooo cute! Here's a pic







I'm off to catch up on some blogs and then off to bed..I will post more tomorrow for sure :) have a good night!

Happy Thanksgiving to my American Readers!!! Enjoy your Holiday!!


xoxoxoox



PS..I wrote this post on Wednesday night..but am posting it it right now (Thursday Morning) cause my computer died on me last night...Just in case you were wondering;)

Off to work now. have a great day everyone xo

Refreshed

Good Morning! Just got back from an awesome swimming session and I feel so refreshed!
I'm going to download some yoga for this evening (thanks Heather!).

Heading out to breakfast now with the boyfriend, and then Whole foods again!, I would seriously move my bed in there and sleep there if I could!

Then tonight we are going to see a movie..2012..not really my kinda move, but since I dragged the boyfriend to New Moon, I feel I owe him one :)

Tomorrow I'm off to search for yet another new camera, since I lost mine in the States :(
Hopefully I can find something within my budget.

I may also head over to Starbucks after breakfast and grab a bag of coffee beans for my french press! they have the Christmas Blend out, which is my fave!

Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday!

xoxoxooxo


PS..If someone could please tell me how to link to another blog on my posts, that would be awesome! I just can't figure it out!!

TGIF

Hello! Another work week done! Yay. Tonight I am just staying in and relaxing.

I went to the midnight showing of New Moon last night..it was great! I was a little tired for work this morning though. It really was well worth it!

I went to Whole Foods after work to replenish my supply of Maranatha and that's when discovered Sunflower seed butter! I bought some and I have to tell you, this stuff is sooo delicious!

I also got a new kind of milk to try



Hopefully this wont upset my stomach! Most milk does, unfortunately.

So on Monday, I was supposed to go on my Ireland trip, but me and my boyfriend were talking about it and realized that I didn't want to leave him for two weeks :( He can't afford to come with me right now either. So I couldn't get my money back for the tickets, as they were non refundable..so I went to the travel agency and was able to move my trip to May 12th...and my boyfriend can come with me!! i was so happy that I was able to do this! he's going to start saving now.

I went to my nutritionist today for a follow up, and to show her my food journal that I am keeping, and she says that I am doing great. I'm getting the appropriate amount of calories needed :) I just really need to exercise more, have been super lazy about exercise for the past week and a half. So tomorrow morning I am going swimming at the pool and maybe going to attempt some yoga in the afternoon. Yoga is so hard for me for some reason..I can't seem to hold the poses for long and I get so exhausted within 10 minutes!

So if anyone can recommend some yoga downloads for beginners, that aren't too hard, it would be greatly appreciated! I have tried a few from Yoga download.com, the core one..and it was brutal for me. Maybe I'm just downloading the wrong ones? I don't know! But I am determined to get better at it :)

My boyfriend and I made a roasted chicken and mashed sweet potatoes for dinner..it was absolutely delicious. I totally got him hooked on sweet potatoes now ;)

I got an awesome package in the mail from my best friend who just moved away to the states. I asked her to look for certain flavors of The Odwalla protein drinks and these are the ones she sent

Odwalla vanilla protein monster



Odwalla Pumpkin protein (can't wait to try this!)



Odwalla Pink Poetry



I never heard of this one before, it has plum, dark sweet cherry,guava and other juices that are blended with hibiscus, cranberry and green tea extracts, along with vitamins c and e, along with iron and calcium. Sounds good to me!

I can't wait to try these out! As far as I know, we don't have any of these flavors in Canada, or maybe I just haven't seen them :)

Off to read blogs and then bathe and bed!! have a great night and a great weekend!!

The adorable Heather from Health, Happiness and Hope is having another awesome giveaway..
http://healthhappinesshope.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/giving-thanks-giveaway/