August 14, 2012

1. Lime Water
I was out of lemons :-) But I bet limes do the same thing.

2. Morning Prayer

3. Only one cup of coffee!
Go me, go me (cue the cabbage patch dance).

4. Called Gram

5. Worked on Detail Painting on Pedestal

August 13, 2012

1. Cared About What I Wore to Work

I work in a very casual office, the ambient temperature in which is the approximate equivalent to that of a meat locker. I have to bundle up in a hoodie and/or sweater, wear fingerless gloves, and use an electric blanket on my lap (I wish I was kidding). Needless to say, knowing that I'm going to be bundled up like a snowboarder anyway, it's really easy to get sucked into wearing a ponytail, jeans, and a tee-shirt every day. But since I got my super chic haircut this weekend, I decided to try to look cuter than usual. That's right: I put on makeup. I also put together this snappy outfit on Polyvore and tried to recreate it with items in my own closet.

2. Tea at Lunch
I went with the girls to Starbucks on our lunch break. Normally, I get a tall skinny mocha, but even that has about 110 calories, caffeine, and sugar. So, today, I just got a tall passion tea, unsweetened. Delicious and hydrating. And we won't dwell on the two cups of coffee I had back at the office...

3. Spaced Out My Fruit Consumption
I read this article the other day that says you shouldn't eat fruit within a couple hours of eating other foods because it can cause digestion issues. This actually seems like a pretty tedious and unrealistic routine to get into, but I attempted it today. We'll see if I can keep it up.

4. Filled Up on a Healthy Smoothie

We had pizza for dinner. I'm trying to make healthier alterations to our normal routine because I think it's more realistic and easier to maintain. So instead of saying no to pizza, I had one piece and filled up on a smoothie made with a banana, almond milk, and chia seeds beforehand. Oh, and I remained meatless. 

5. Trip to Lowe's for Laundry Room Trim
We went to Lowe's and picked up the top and corner molding we're going to use in the laundry room! Yay!

August 11 and 12, 2012

Weekend Round Up Edition

1. Saturday Morning Yoga

I did some YouTube Yoga in my living room; just a quick little routine that loosened me up and gave me the energy I needed to get all my Saturday stuff done.

2. Got My Hair Cut and Colored

I made a spur of the moment appointment to get my hair cut cause I realized it was looking like a bird's nest. Then, when I got there, my stylist simply asked me if I was happy with my color and, all of the sudden, I'm getting my hair colored! Call it a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants moment. It's darker and redder than my natural hair color, but I kinda love it. And Big Tex was totally wowed and keeps commenting on how much he loves it. Yay!

3. Tried Soy Breakfast Sausage

We love the Sunday morning breakfast here in our house, and I'm always on the lookout for ways to participate in it without compromising my diet, ethical, and lifestyle goals. So today I had fake breakfast sausage with my one buttermilk pancake and green smoothie. My verdict: meh. The brand is MorningStar Farms and I'm so very in love with their Chik Patties, so I thought the fake sausage would be just as good. The taste was fine, but the texture was very weird. I don't have a deep desire to eat breakfast sausage anyway, so it's not like disliking this stuff will send me running back to the mystery pork parts. I'll give it a try again though. 

4. Finished Painting Washer-Dryer Pedestal

As part of our Major Kitchen/Laundry Room overhaul, Big Tex and I are building a washer-dryer pedestal that we can store laundry baskets underneath. Today, I finished painting it! I have a little bit of detail painting to finish up, but that can be done in the garage (where it currently is) or in the laundry room, where it will be very soon!

5. Sunday Style Post to Widgapae

I don't post to Widgapae as often as I'd like to (or to this blog for that matter!). I always feel like I need to have some great progress in a project to report. I didn't want to post the laundry pedestal because I do want to finish the detail painting before I post pics, so I needed something else. I'm starting to get super excited about fall, so I posted a few cute fall outfits that I made on Polyvore. It is actually a post that I had a lot of fun with! Stepping outside my blogging comfort zone turned out to be very positive!

August 1, 2012

1. Green Smoothie and Lemon Water


2. Ran Errands At Lunch
And got some friend time in to boot!


3. Paid the Bills


4. Drank Lots of Water!


5. No Meat All Day!

July 31, 2012

1. Lemon Water and Green Smoothie


2. No Meat All Day!


3. Big Glass of Water Before Bed


4. Bedtime Yoga


5. Gave Myself a Foot Massage Before Bed
Wonderful.

July 30, 2012

1. Lemon Water and Green Smoothie for Breakfast


2. Friend-ly Lunch
Girlfriend time is very important. Good fun, and stress relief to boot. 


3. Deep Cleaned the Kitchen
Scruuuuubed!


4. No Meat All Day!


5. Big Glass of Water Before Bed
I've started doing this and it's become a soothing routine for me but, dear Lord, do I have to pee like a racehorse in the morning!

July 29, 2012

1. Lemon Water and Green Smoothie for Breakfast

2. Turned Down Braums (!)

Those of you who are not blessed (or cursed, depending on your perspective) enough to live near a Braum's will not understand the magnitude of this feat. But those of you who are will understand how difficult it is to be asked "I'm going to Braum's. What do you want?" and reply with the words, "Nothing." And that is exactly what I did. 

3. Family Time

Big Tex and I went into Dallas and had a great afternoon with our family. Good times :-)


4. No Meat All Day!

5. Bedtime Yoga

I found this quick bedtime yoga routine that really helps stretch out my back. It is so soothing. I love it.