Although I’m usually glad to be home after traveling, I sometimes (ok, every time) feel a little blue upon returning from a fun weekend. So, occasionally, Matt and I like to ‘ease’ back into our routines with a post-vacation treat. Yesterday that treat was the Whole Foods hot bar. This was one of the best combinations of salads and meats I’ve had at the old hot bar…I love it when the flavors all come together. A beer was justified because…
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Today I was busy busy and the hours flew by. I had an IEP in the morning, knocked out some testing in the afternoon, and got to sit in on an interview for a position my school is looking to fill next year. To be honest, being at the interview made me a little nervous about the coming months…. I went to a 5 o’clock spinning session, but the instructor had some trouble with her ipod and we had to…
Last night was a blast. I had lots of this: along with this: Lauren prepared an awesome taco bar and we had lots of chips and various Mexican themed dips to go along with the main event. My cake seemed to be successful. Another guest brought an awesome mint trifle too… Here’s the recipe for the cake and strawberry buttercream if anyone is interested. I doubled the cake one to make two and added extra milk for moisture, but…
Friends, I had yet another amazing dining experience last night. But first, Saturday… I always preach to my students about the role of relaxation in stress reduction, but I often forget about this little tip myself. So, I made yesterday all about me. I went to spinning class in the morning, made a delicious pear, blue, cheese, and mushroom flatbread for lunch, painted my nails, flipped through spring clothing catalogues for pre-shopping inspiration, and lounged on the couch with my…
Although it’s cold and snowy outside, I swear the sun is shinning brighter these days (maybe because the days are getting longer?). There’s even talk of near 40 degree temperatures this weekend! Two more weeks until “spring” break. Not that I’m counting or anything. My lack of productivity at my internship today confirmed that I work much better at home. I kind of went through the motions of work, but didn’t get too much accomplished. I did, however, make it…
My dearest readers, Today was quite pleasant. We had a little party at work that involved cake and brownies, and I made it to spinning class after work. Honestly, I don’t have much to report this evening, except that I’ve never seen so much cheese. I attempted Kath’s recent Mac + Cheese recipe, and boy was it fun to stir. Unfortunately, Matt is not a fan of any cheese even remotely related to brie, so I went with a swiss…
Oh pint, I love you. I started my weekend off on the right note with drinks with the girls in a cozy bar. I think I’ve mentioned before that Sam’s Boston Brick Red is one of my go-to local beers. I actually don’t think it’s sold outside of Boston. I actually split this second beer with Lauren. It was a Harpoon UFO White, which I generally like, but not so much on a freezing cold winter day. At this point…
Another snowy day at home… I actually spent the morning finishing a report. I don’t want to get too behind with all of these surprise vacation days. The best part of working from home is having the flexibility to work out whenever and to decide what I want to eat for lunch in the moment. I went to a noon time spinning class with an instructor I’d never had before. The class was quite interesting. We did five long hills…
Unexpected vacation days are sooo nice! I found out about the snow day around 7 and went right back to sleep for another hour. I didn’t have much planned at work today (because the students were supposed to take midterms), so I did not feel bad taking it easy alll day. I made Matt pancakes this morning, hit up spinning class at 10, and then cleaned, organized, and worked on my to-do list all afternoon. It was such a productive…