What a pleasant Monday.
I arose early this morning because I had an IEP meeting at 8:30. Though my guests could have continued to sleep, they got up at 7 to make Matt and I real oatmeal, complete with a cinnamon muffin from the Seabreeze Cafe!
Although the skies were grey today, I still enjoyed the warm-ish weather and I was productive enough at work to consider it a successful Monday. When I came home from work, my apartment was perfectly clean, as if no one had been there all weekend. Kath and Kanz are the best house guests you could ask for:)
I spent some time on the bike this afternoon and then threw together a meal I remembered enjoying last month.
Cranberry blue cheese quinoa with veggies and a potato masala burger. Love this flavor combo.
I usually don’t have the energy to venture off the couch after dinner, but I was motivated by the thought of a solitary trip to Whole Foods with ample time to peruse the aisles. Matt and I usually do the shopping on Sunday afternoons when the stores are packed and our time is limited, but I had to go this evening because we obviously did not go yesterday and we’re out of food. I spent a solid hour there looking at fun products and calculating exactly how much I was spending. I actually under spent for the first time in ages and still came home with tons of good stuff, including the first grapefruit of the season!! I couldn’t resist a bowl of peanut butter bumpers when I got home – perfect pre-bedtime snack.
I’m soo excited to be at home with no more big papers/reports to write and nothing huge to be done around the apt. Perhaps tonight is the night I will begin my bi-annual book club reading for the upcoming family gathering…
Good night.
Kat
December 13, 2010 at 10:27 pmI’m always irrationally excited when I under-spend on groceries (not because I like to skimp…I don’t!). It makes me feel like I’ve been especially industrious or something of the ilk.
Sandy
December 14, 2010 at 8:33 amWhat is your family reading this year?
Laura
December 14, 2010 at 9:35 pmThe Raw Shark Texts…
Stacy @ Every Little Thing
December 14, 2010 at 8:54 amThat’s so funny because I have eaten both a grapefruit and Peanut Butter Bumpers for breakfast this morning!
Also love having plenty of time a the grocery store, with minimal people!
Laura
December 14, 2010 at 9:35 pmWe must like the same flavors!
Kelly
December 14, 2010 at 9:16 amDo you have a recipe for the potato masala burger? It sounds delish!
Laura
December 14, 2010 at 9:34 pmNope…I just buy them at trader joes in the frozen section. I think they’re delicious and the only veggie burger I can find that doesn’t contain soy…
Amanda
December 14, 2010 at 11:54 amnot to sound too stalker-ish, but I was so excited that I saw you this morning on my way to work! And I’m only saying this in case you were wondering who the crazy girl was, taking triple/quadruple-takes of you! In fact I was so surprised I forgot to say hi (again, this sounds SO weird since I don’t know you, but I just live in Cambridge and work in Boston, so we just happened to cross paths this morning)
Laura
December 14, 2010 at 9:37 pmLol…I didn’t even notice someone doing a double-take!! Do you make that commute every day? Maybe I’ll run into you again:)