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!

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 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 23, 2012

1. Overnight Oats for Breakfast

When I remember to make it the night before, I love to eat Overnight Oats for breakfast. They are a delicious nutritional powerhouse and are so much more satisfying than cereal. Check out what kinds of add-ins I use to fix mine at the bottom of this post.

2. Morning Prayer on the Car Ride

I have a loooong commute to work. Three days a week, Big Tex and I carpool, which I love. The other two days I'm on my own and I try to make the ride a pleasant one. When I get off the highway, and I have about 10 minutes left in my drive, I like to say a prayer and get my head in a calm, positive, and grateful place for the day. Sometimes I get caught up in the music or talk shows and I forget to get centered with my prayer, but I always feel better when I do. Today, I ended my ride and started my work day on a good note with a short prayer.

3. Mailed Some Important Packages

I have a tendency to put off mailing packages til the last minute because I don't like going to the P.O. But at lunch today, I mailed my wonderful mom's birthday gift, as well as a baby gift for our dear friends who just had a sweet baby girl. 

4. Read (Almost!) a Chapter from Of Mice and Men

I like mind candy books. Ok, I love them. But I kind of miss my school days when I was forced to read a classic novel that I was convinced would be boring, and then actually turned out to be unforgettable (A Tale of Two Cities, Wuthering Heights). So I'm reading one of Big Tex's favorite books: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I've been hesitant about this particular book because I don't like bleak stories. This book has some gut-wrenching scenes, but I'm also seeing that George's relationship to Lenny subtly illustrates the human ability to love (maybe even unknowingly) in an imperfect, but still beautiful way. 

5. Yoga!

Big Tex and I went to yoga tonight and it was wonderful! I'm feeling stronger and more limber already :-)