Fashionably Late

I'm only a whole day late to the WIAW party.  I like to make an entrance, what can I say?

Wednesday started out with a great 9 mile run.  I wasn't really planning on it since I had just done 9 on Monday, however I switched it up from my usual music to podcasts.  And this podcast got me going; I had frustration and anger pulsing through my body.  I felt that I had to keep running or I wouldn't know what to do with all the emotions. Tears mingled with sweat streaked my face.  Mazzy's story, along with countless other hens, filled my heart with sorrow.

I've listened to many podcasts on these topics, however this is a beautifully written narrative of one woman's experience visiting two "free-range" egg facilities that I feel I should share.  You can check it out here if you'd like.  For more podcasts you can visit Vegetarian Food For Thought.  **I'm not trying to convert people to be vegetarian or vegan, however I feel it is important for all of us to hear the information that is out there and to make educated decisions about our own food choices**

After my run I was drained, and the only thing I wanted was a cold, filling, breakfast smoothie.

 After bfast it was time to say goodbye to Natalie's butterflies!

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I spent a good portion of my morning hooked on TLC.  How can I resist A Baby Story and Four Weddings?  It's almost impossible I tell ya!

Lunch was quite delicious.

  1/2 cup bulgar with cilantro/black bean pesto

1/2 cucumber

chick peas

black beans

nooch sprinkled on top

After a very productive morning (I wish) I headed to work, and brought along this delicious bar since I knew I'd be ravenous on my way home.

Is that bar from England?  Why yes it is!  I'll do a full post on all the goodies I received in the Foodie Blog Swap with Freya tomorrow!

I can't stand to waste food, and the other night Shane and his parents got Chinese take-out, and there was a lot of white rice in the fridge.  So I used it! 

Ate a handful of these while prepping din.  Then it was finally ready!!

white rice

baked tofu and zucchini, marinated in this:

nom, nom, nom

Hope everyone had a fabulous Wednesday, and uh, Thursday!  

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the...

WEEK!

Hello there!  Hope everyone had a fabulous Wednesday!  I know my morning was a little brighter when I realized it was WIAW time.  Well minus the fact that I thought I got rid of my weird mid-June cold yesterday, but it was back this morning!  Luckily not as sneezy, runny, or sore; just bad enough that a run was out of the question today.  Darn!!

This morning started off with hot oatmeal.  I know, c-razzy!  

1/2 cup oats

lots o' raspberries

big bunch o' blubes

Whole Foods bulk bin granola

dash of So Delicious vanilla coconut milk <~~ new obsession

Dontcha just love the piggy mug?  And that's an engraving on a wood counter of Scarlett, one of Shane's parents bloodhounds.

Seriously this milk is so delicious!

On Monday, when I thought I could "sweat out" my cold, I ended up with achy lungs and the faucet aka my nose, got turned up to full blast. Ick!  So as much as I wanted to get a run in this morning, I listened to my lungs and passed.  But I didn't take a total rest day like I did yesterday.

Today's workout was quick and easy thanks to ExerciseTV.com!  Free yoga video, don't mind if I do!  After 30 minutes I felt much better than if I had done nothing, and my brain was ready for applications.  A whole bunch of apps later I was starved.

THIS happened again.  I can't get enough of this stuff!

swiss chard 

TJ's broccoli slaw <~~ incredible

dry roasted peanuts

raisins

quinoa

Since my salad was legit in a big plastic tupperware bowl, I decided to put some on a TJ's wrap.  To the wrap I added some hot & sweet mustard.  Very satisfying lunch!

Got my drinks ready to go for errands!  Icy cold water (never leave home without it!) and the rest of my coffee from this morning, iced.

After running to the post office, and basically getting made fun of for being a forgetful, frazzled, albeit cutely dressed mess...but that's another story, I returned home to get some organizing done.  And of course had a little afternoon snacky snack.

Took this lovely picture on the ironing board, and didn't get any ironing done!  Instead I last minute went to the gym with my friend Dani as her guest!  Since I only did 30 minutes of yoga this morning, I figured some weights couldn't hurt.  Plus I needed some girl time!

Speaking of girl time, when I got home me and Natalie, Shane's niece, played with Lincoln Logs!  Do you like our building?  It's not very architecturally sound and could collapse at any moment...

Luckily we made it to dinner unscathed, but it was close!

Dinner included:

3 slices of tofu marinated in TJ's Island Soyaki Sauce

bulgur, steamed kale and chick peas

I used this recipe from Whole Foods as a guide, but mine ended up a bit bland, most likely because I don't have any/didn't feel like balsamic vinegar.  For tomorrow I need to concoct some sort of sauce to add! 

I tried this marinade for the first time tonight.  Go marinate something in this sauce NOW!  I'm not even kidding, it's delicious!

It's 8:30 and I'll prob have another little snack before bed, 

but it probs won't be picture worthy, so...

goodnight!

WIAW 2

 It's that time again...

!!

My morning started off with a banana and 1/2 cup of Chocolate Glazed Donut Coffee.  Another unpictured banana.  Woops!  Today I set out for 2 miles, but I wanted to push myself and I knew I would perform and feel better having some fuel in my body.  I did!  My first mile was ran at an 8:56 pace and my second mile was ran at a....7.39 pace!  I am sans Garmin and track my distance on Dailymile.com then plug in my stopwatch time, so that's the accuracy you're getting, but I'll take it!

Doesn't my breakfast look so patriotic?

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup unsweetened soy milk

1/4 cup Whole Foods bulk bin honey granola

a lot of cinnamon

big handful blubes

And the other 1/2 of my coffee...iced!

  

For lunch I baked good old plain tofu and some tofu with this Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette from TJ's.  I let the tofu marinate over night and boy oh boy did that flavor shine through.  I highly recommend it!

 

Lunch was a TJ's whole grain flour tortilla with:

mashed up chick peas with a fork

(out of hummus, avocado wasn't ripe enough, and too lazy find food processor in a kitchen box that is still taped up)

sliced *jersey* tomatoes

plain baked tofu

spinach

mustard

We interupt this WIAW to bring you... 

DUCKS!  

So I happen to love ducks.  They were one of my first words, duckah duckah, and my stocking from when I was a baby has a duck on it...

Well anyways, I was laying out at the lake listening to podcasts and reading magazines when this little guy flew over.  He was later joined by a friend!

The video is literally this little ducky and his friend doing duck like things.  Only 30 seconds, check it out if you like super cutie, webbed feet, patooties.

After I got back from the lake I was craving cold, fresh fruit.  And you know what makes fresh fruit taste even better?  

Your boyfriend's childhood Ninja Turtles bowl of course!

This combo of a juicy pear and blueberries hit the spot after being out in the hot sun!

Dinner was pretty fabulous if I do say so myself.  I actually made this last night (minus the tofu), so it was left overs but shhhhh, tasted just as good tonight!

kale + chick peas sauteed in TJ's Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette
lots of quinoa
baked tofu marinated in TJ's Vinaigrette

See you next Wednesday!