It's simple, easy and will brighten any day. Make your own Basil Lemonade. I simply poured some powdered lemonade (but you could certainly make your own for extra bonus points) into a glass and added a large handful of basil that I stirred around and muddled a bit. Shake right before you drink and you …
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WIAW – Spicing up Dinner
Tuesday morning started off with a typical cottage cheese breakfast, but in the most fantastic bowl! Because I got to work at 7:15 am yesterday morning, around 9 am I was ready for breakfast number two: Peanut Butter Puffins and some trail mix and a biscuit or two. Lunch was the turkey crockpot meal I …
Crock Pot to the rescue
I recently purchased a crock pot and it is a life saver. During the week I work very long hours and now that I go to the pool I get home even later. So it's crock pot for the win! I make a meal sunday night and then I have it to either take for …
Fit for Queens
That's right. We were queens for the day! I took my mom out to tea yesterday and it was the best meal I've had in ages. First of course there was some tea: And then came the tea sandwiches: It was a delicious meal and certainly an entertaining one too. I suggest everyone head to …
WIAW – WALKING!!!
Yesterday was a very big day. It started with a delicious two part breakfast PART 1: Sunbutter and Banana while reading blogs PART TWO: then my favorite lunar bar flavor (peanut butter cookie) got me through my early 7am work day Lunch included some carrots and hummus and some green salsa for the main course …
Enjoying the Ride Home
Let's just say it was a long Monday, but it made the ride home that much more enjoyable. By the time I got in my car it was a few minutes after 6:30 pm. But I was happy to do so in my new ride: Yup - I now own an adorable little Fiat 500 …
Ladies on the Town
Since my mom has been in town the two of us have gotten a lot of important things done: cleaning the apartment, working on my transportation options, getting new furniture and basically taking care of business. So Sunday was a day of treating ourselves for all the hard work we have done. I took my …
25 and a day
In these past two months I have encountered more difficult times than I could ever imagine, but yesterday I turned 25 and I could feel I am headed on a fresh positive path. To start off, my mom is in town, and it is rare that we get to celebrate a birthday together. So having …
WIAW – Miniaturized
I am always one who has brought lunch to work and with my accident I have made sure to have food by my side because I cannot run out and grab something if I am out of snacks. Yesterday I realized that I bring a lot of travel sized food. Besides my breakfast of cottage …
Date Night
Who doesn't love being picked up after a long work day with roses!!?!! Well let's just say this is not a usual occurrence, but last night was date night. Dave scooped me up from work and we went to one of our favorite restaurants, The House. Where you can sit with people you love And they …
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