Some days I have energy and some days I do not. Today, I had energy! I got a ton accomplished at work and continued the trend at home by changing the sheets, unloading the dishwasher, packing tomorrow’s breakfast, lunch, and gym bag, creating a consignment store clothing pile, cleaning out all the crumbs and such from the bottom of my work bag, and making stuffed peppers for dinner – all before 7:30! I wish I could be this productive every…
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Howdy. How was your day? Tuesday seems to be my hump day – once I get through it, I immediately feel better about the week. I’m still having trouble not just living for the weekends…how do you avoid wishing away the work week when weekends are so fabulous? Changing subjects, I got the most amazing haircut this afternoon. It doesn’t look that amazing (because my hair is brassy and damaged), but the stylist was one of the best I’ve ever…
Matt and I had the end-of-weekend blues yesterday, and since we ate free junk food all weekend long, we ventured out for an Asian feast. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Mount Fuji and it just happens to be across the street. Splitting a three course meal is my favorite way to save money and maximize variety. We started with one last taste of summer – shrimp and basil spring rolls. These were a bit boring on their own,…
Food makes my day. Today it was having fresh blueberries in my oatmeal, a Great Harvest Virginia roll with lunch, a perfect piece of strawberry shortcake from Whole Foods, and the large pizza that Matt brought home from some campus event. Seriously, I can’t remember the last time I had greasy pepperoni pizza and it was to die for. I reheated it under the broiler and the crust was crisp on the outside and doughy in the middle. I gotta…
When I lived in Boston I used to think: it would be nice to just get in my car and drive home. That’s what I did today! I headed to Hillsborough after work for a mother-daughter dinner at one of Churton Street’s cute cafes: The Gulf Rim. Though there are only a few restaurants in Hillsborough, I think I’ve only eaten here once and now I love it! I’m on a big southern food kick and Gulf rim is creole…
Yo. So that gathering I snuck away to last night? It was a birthday celebration for Brendan! It was a surprise party, which was quite fun to be a part of. I felt nervous with anticipation. And this beauty was part of the celebration. A Mad Hatter’s black and white cake! As much as I love the Mad Hatter, I have say, their icing is not my style. It’s very buttery, but has no grit to it – it’s…
Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight. I’m glad yall enjoyed the Grand Tour. Looking back, I put a lot of work into decorating the apartment and I’m happy to be able to just sit back and enjoy it. I’m especially enjoying the couch these days. I think a combination of the long weekend and too much partying threw off my circadian rhythm because I’m back to the zombie woman and headaches that I experienced in my first weeks of work.…
I’m gonna make this a quick one because it’s been one of those nights where the time just slipped away from me. Matt and I had to run lots of errands for a small gathering we’re hosting tomorrow night, and by the time we’d finished, it was 9pm! By that time, I was starving and tired of making hostess decisions. That’s where a frozen pizza comes in. The last WF pizza we had was awesome. This one was not.…
Howdy, I still can’t get over the weather here. There are just so many days of pure blue skies! I went for a run in the forest today and loved it. Ever since my running-induced stomach issues started last year, I’ve developed a negative mentality about running. Since it seems better for the most part, I’ve simply been trying to enjoy running again by not worrying about how far or long or fast I run. I think this morning was…