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I am sort of on a bar barre kick. I had taken the Bar Method classes for a 30-day spin over a year ago and absolutely loved it. After 5 short weeks I found myself with the best toned stomach I’ve seen on my body in years and in such little time! Not to mention [...]
True to my word I was up late last night cooking up Terry Hope Romero’s Savory Baked Tofu. I had grabbed a block of super firm tofu to try at Trader Joe’s a few weeks ago and this recipe specifically recommended it – score! I pressed the tofu for about 20-minutes before slicing it up [...]
It’s that Monday. The one where you wake up an hour earlier than your typical alarm and walk a few blocks into town to pick up a rental car for the week and the rental car guy shows up 5 minutes late and you feel weird about driving a car that isn’t a hatchback [...]
I’ve sort of kicked off 2013 on a soup… kick. Last week I delved into Vegan Appetite and absolutely devoured the Arabian Lentil & Rice Soup for lunch all week. I failed to grab a picture before I tupperwared it for the week, so just trust me on that one. *Note to self: I think [...]
We’re 6 days into the new year and I can’t seem to let go of poor holiday eating habits. At all. And then Terry Hope Romero’s new book caught my attention and I’ve been devouring it with my eyes, Vegan Eats World is a gorgeous book and I find myself anxious to plunge into the [...]
Sex & the City brought it into the mainstream years ago with women over 30 battling through the tenacious dating scene and living their lives as “Just Me” (as Carrie once eloquently put it). I mean, you have to give it to the girl – she once registered herself for a missing pair of high [...]
As a speech therapist there are days where I basically live out of my car, and I’m totally okay with that. I love my car and hooked myself up with Sirius Radio so that the time spent is enjoyable, especially when sitting in traffic. On these days, my eating is not always stellar. And on [...]
This weekend flew by. I spent Friday down the shore with my family where I enjoyed too many fresh doughnuts, mozzarella sandwiches and baked ziti than I bare to remember. I’m generally pretty terrified of the ocean and all that lurks there and am perfectly happy soaking up the rays on the edge of the [...]
I know not all of us are into politics, but this is an election year and it is our responsibility to pay a little bit of attention to what is happening if we are going to exercise our vote. Sadly, many people will blindly vote Republican or Democratic regardless of key issues, however our generation [...]
Happy What I Ate Wednesday! My kitten Rex got neutered yesterday and it has been quite a readjustment for the other cats. He’s doing much better today, it’s just the middle child who is having a hard time remembering who the kitten is (really??). Anyway, the morning was spent catering to my kitten’s needs and [...]
I love yoga so much that I actually drop-in at three different studios which are different distances from my home to ensure that I can get to class a few times a week no matter how late I work or what direction I’m coming from. Except for the exception: summer. As a school employee I [...]
Monday, “welcome to the working week” (Elvis Costello, thankyouverymuch). Some of us drive to work and use that time to shift our brain out of our sleep fog and casually into work mode. That was me the past three years, until sometime in the middle of a stress filled month I took a step back [...]
When I fall off the wagon, I fall off the wagon. Once I hit the ground, I go running. And as luck would have it, I ran straight into a delicious recipe for blueberry crumb cake. Must have been my lucky day! With blueberries being fresh and in season, the baking of this cake couldn’t have [...]
For over a year my sister has been raving about Rebecca Minkoff and the amazing bags she puts out season after season. In the meantime, she’s been lucky enough to attend a few sample sales and land the M.A.C. in two colors at nearly 50% off while I ogle at fashion bloggers and celebrities sporting [...]
Totally digging High Five for Friday, and I think I’ll jump on board with my weekly outfits. This week wasn’t so exciting style wise, having to bounce back from vacation and refusing to do laundry. Oh the perks of only working part-time in the summer! As you can tell I put in a lot of effort [...]
I feel like I was the last person my age to jump onto The New Yorker train. I slowly downloaded one issue a month for a year until all of a sudden a few months ago I was all girl you best be reading one of these babies a week. Why? Because it stimulated my mind [...]
As part of the “back on the train” I’ve given myself some structure as to how I want my daily posts to look. Food blogging on a regular basis just isn’t for me, however “What I Ate Wednesday” – that is something I can get behind! Breakfast was quick as I was running pretty late [...]
We’re fresh off the plane from Mexico. There is something about traveling for an extended period of time that can conjure equal parts anxiety and excitement for what’s to come. I had been to Tijuana for a blink of an eye when I lived in San Diego – all of the tales of women being [...]
This blog was originally supposed to be all my healthy eats and baking successes. Then it turned into a vegan experiment. Then it went to just being. And then it went to nothing. I’m sort of over all the healthy living blogs, the blogs I read now tend to be more lifestyle based, which is [...]
My schools been flooded so I’ve gotten to enjoying my lunch time at home, meaning: actually being able to eat fresh, delicious lunches (as opposed to those that are zapped or made hours ahead of time). This week I’ve been over the moon about what I’ve been eating for lunch and dinner – but we’ll [...]
I’ve spent way too much time recently on my new favorite website, Forever Young. Seriously, it makes me feel like so much less of a creep for still counting My So Called Life amongst other teen dramas as top faves (cough, Buffy, cough). D has been giving my some serious slack for watching The Lying Game (O.M.G.!) [...]
Last year on the Autumn Solstice I attended a party for my friend’s birthday. She had each of us arrive with a pumpkin which she deemed our “manifest pumpkins”. We were instructed to, under the moonlight, paint our pumpkins with our intentions for the coming year. We were then supposed to plant the seeds or [...]
Paris was by far my favorite city during our trip. Rome has always held the top spot, but Paris has usurped my former favorite city (although just barely – Rome is amazing and everyone should visit it). We started each morning with espresso and baked treats before wandering from sight to sight. We could have [...]
No, not that kind of cocktail, although I had dreams of bellinis last night. I’m talking about my pill cocktail that I’m trying to desperately make a part of my morning routine. I know that I need to supplement my diet, but when presented with a handful of pills I need it to be pre-packaged and ready [...]
Berlin offered a bit of culture shock, and was certainly the least veggie friendly of all cities we visited. It seems like pork is number one in that city. Given that, coupled with our complete inability to read German (limited English translation menus), we didn’t eat lunch most days. But we did get to see [...]
I bought these flowers to make me happy, brighten up the entry way, and welcome myself home after a 10-day vacation. Except the cats seem to be loving the flowers more than me. Totally cool – I brought the wild into their box and wrapped it up in a vase. Also totally cool, my compulsion [...]
So after taking a Bar Method class this morning, I decided to sort out my workout clothing and determine whether or not I’m allowed to purchase lululemon items. Technically, I know that is an irresponsible desire and one I don’t need to indulge in. But as you can see above, I have different clothing that [...]
So things have taken a turn. I am no longer eating primarily vegan (still a conscious vegetarian). I was sick of becoming a meal centric blog – but I do miss blogging. And I do love sharing my favorite things. So consider this my return. I’m not sure where this is going to go – [...]
I know there are various animal rescue/relief groups surfacing to aid animals who have been abandoned in Japan. If you’re looking for a place to donate the Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support is “coalition of three groups; HEART-Tokushima, Animal Garden Niigata and Japan Cat Network … that have been rescuing and rehoming animals in [...]
Mark Bittman’s NYTimes article, I’m two days behind: read it here.
A few months ago I got on a lunch kick. I wanted to be more aware of what I was eating at lunch in regards to portions and food types. So I bought myself a Laptop Lunchbox – and I love, love, love it! Before the wonderfully compartmentalized laptop lunchbox entered my life I was [...]
While I am primarily an oatmeal & cereal weekday breakfast girl, D prefers bagels on weekends exclusively. In fact, last weekend was the first time he’d ever been out for pancakes during breakfast hours. True story. He also last year famously declared that he had never eaten a green bagel. Now around here, in the [...]
Something about Sunday begs for a home cooked meal. Traditionally I like Sundays to be Italian meals, and after seeing Renae’s vegan pizza success I knew I had to try to get as close to her pizza as I possibly could. Her post convinced me of two things: 1) I should re-introduce Daiya into my [...]
Things have been a little crazy and very devastating in the natural world. Yesterday it poured all day and night here in NJ. After working until 6:30 last night I made a compromise with myself that I would go to spin class only if I was able to grab a spot out front. I am [...]
Yesterday was officially day #2 of the Vegan Meal Exchange. I actually received two meals yesterday: black bean soup and a thai green curry. I gobbled up the black bean soup for lunch and so I took no photos – it wasn’t too pretty anyhow but it did taste good! After a busy day of [...]
So today was the official day #1 of the Vegan Meal Exchange at work. Basically two coworkers and myself are each preparing one lunch meal per week for each other. Caveat? One friend is currently eating gluten free, just further complicating things a touch. Since the weekdays are pretty booked for me with work I [...]
Yesterday I was all about wanting a baked good. D and I went to New Hope and I scoured for a bakery to no avail. For dinner, we hit up Whole Foods and I snagged a vegan chocolate chip cookie – which was divine, but still I wanted more. I was relentless about it and [...]
Oh hey – remember that time I totally didn’t share my juice cleanse experience? I felt it would do no justice without pretty photos, so I’m ammending my previous blog about the entire experience. Would I do it again? In a word: yes. Was it easy? no, but not terribly hard. Did I lose weight? temporarily. [...]
I say thank you Mama Pea. Cleanse reflections to follow. Happy 3-day weekend!
For a variety of reasons I decided to embrace the Blueprint Cleanse on my own – meaning I did not pay the hefty pricetag for a hand-delivered crash course on juice cleansing and instead of delved into juicing 6x a day. And boy, oh boy, do I wish that I did. During moments of weakness [...]
Oh hey blog world. I never expected to fall off the wagon so hard, but I did. My background and header even disappeared (help?). Doesn’t mean I didn’t stop reading your blogs daily, but my drive to write and share sort of dwindled as the sun crept away and I fell off my eating wagon. [...]
