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 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. 

July 28, 2012

1. Woke Up at 7 am - On Saturday!

I love to sleep, sleep, sleep, but getting up early and getting my day started always feels so great - after the initial trauma of waking up. 


2. Had Cantaloupe and a Green Smoothie for Breakfast
And my lemon water, of course ;-)


3. Bought the Last Three Packages of Panels for the Laundry Room!


4. Did All My Laundry
I'm not living in a nudist colony after all


5. Made a Delicious Vegan (Vegan!) Tomato-Basil Soup for Dinner
And didn't eat any meat all day :-)

July 27, 2012

Eeeeek! I kind of fell off the Five-Good-Things wagon the last two days :-/ Did I have a Frosty for dinner tonight? Maybe...and pizza for lunch. Ok, but I have been drinking my morning lemon water! I'm gonna do five things and more tomorrow, I promise!

July 24, 2012

1. Lemon Water in the Morning
Becoming a habit, I hope :-)


2. Healthy Breakfast 
I ate a sensible breakfast of yogurt, grape nuts, and blueberries.


3. Ditched the Splenda
I always have Splenda in my morning coffee, but today I made the switch from Splenda to a spoonful of turbinado sugar (~45 calories). Even with the extra calories, it has to be healthier than eating chemicals, right?


4. Didn't Read People.com At All
I'm an addict and my drug of choice is celebrity gossip. I don't know why, but I love it so. However, today I stayed off my favorite trashy gossip website (and all others) alllll day long! Yay me!


5. Vacuumed
Alright, this is a pretty basic housekeeping requirement, but today was slim pickins on the whole "good things" thing since I parked myself on the couch and watched re-runs of Crossing Jordan for most of the evening. 

July 22, 2012

1. Waking Up with Lemon Water

I read this article yesterday that discusses the positive effects of drinking warm water with the juice of half a lemon squeezed into it each morning. Since I'm always looking for ways to make my mornings less tortuous (I hate getting up in the morning), as well as tricks for drinking more water, it resonated with me. I did it this morning and it actually tasted good. A much cleaner feeling than the sweet, creaminess of coffee first thing in the morning. When I was done, I had a big mug of sweet, creamy coffee :-/

2. Healthified Sunday Morning Breakfast

Big Tex (my husband) makes the best blueberry pancakes and I have a total weakness for them (like I do with almost all sweets and baked goods!). So when he told me he was making pancakes this morning, I came thisclose to just throwing in the towel (on my healthy lifestyle journey that I re-start every morning because usually I break it at some point each day ;-)). But, today, I overcame the urge! Since it was Sunday morning and I love our Sunday morning breakfasts together, I decided to compromise. I had one blueberry pancake (whole wheat, thank you very much) with syrup and no butter. I also had a hard-boiled egg, an apricot, and a homemade pumpkin smoothie. Fruits, vegetables (is pumpkin a vegetable?), fiber, whole grains, and protein. YES. 

3. Laundry Room Progress

On my other blog, Widgapae, I've been documenting the Great Kitchen/Laundry Room Makeover of 2012 that is taking place in my house right now. Today, Big Tex and I made some serious progress in the laundry room. We finished installing about half of the paneling on the walls and it's looking great!

4. New Recipes

Today, I made two dishes that I have looooved for a long time, but have never made myself: moussaka and tzatziki. The moussaka recipe came from Rachael Ray, while the tzatziki came from AllRecipes. They came out awesome, and it was a good feeling!


5. I Made This Blog!
I've been thinking about creating this blog for a while now, and decided to just get on it today. Sometimes I get lazy and overwhelmed about trying to eat right, work out, read good books, be nice to everyone, wake up early, drink lots of water, do all my DIY projects...all the stuff that I want to do. So I thought keeping this log might help me make it fun and would give me a daily, tangible goal to associate with my larger, existential goal. You know, perfection :-)


It's a pretty huge goal to try to write on the blog every day, so I may not be able to expound on each of my Five Good Things each day, but I'll at least try to jot off a list!