This week has been weird. It is usually hard to come back from vacation – but throw in a few days of an unusual routine and it becomes even more of a challenge. Today I am going in to work late because I am working late into the evening. I have to get going soon. I did…… Continue reading Change in the routine…
… Soup. I had so many ideas for soup today. Carrot ginger soup. Bittman’s pasta fagioli. Julia’s boeuf bourguignon. My own butternut squash soup. Jenna’s white chicken chili. My mom’s french onion soup. I needed soup for dinner tonight. On the train home tonight I decided to make chicken noodle soup. I know, compared to what I…… Continue reading What is the cure for another rainy day?
Hey ya’ll – happy hump day. I had some decent eats today. Highlights? Lavender honey from the Troy, New York’s Farmer’s Market… so good! My salad was a hit, too. Let’s start with breakfast. Another whole wheat english muffin from Whole Foods. This time with the Saratoga peanut butter (also from the Troy farmer’s market) and the…… Continue reading Hump Day Breakfast and Lunch…
Good morning bloggies. Happy Tuesday Wednesday morning. One thing I love about long weekends is the four day work week. I hope the week continues to go by quickly! This morning I am blogging from the train. How about that? Over the weekend I added another piece of technology to my collection – an Asus…… Continue reading On the Train…
Well, there is nothing like a fourteen plus hour day for your first day back in the office. No, I’m not kidding. I left my house at 6:10 this morning and got back home at 8:20 tonight. No, I did not go to the gym. I got home from work at 8:20 tonight. I quickly…… Continue reading Long Day…
Here is a brief re-cap of today’s food.Breakfast was a whole grain english muffin from Whole Foods (140 calories) with 1 table spoon of peanut butter (90 calories) (this peanut butter was from the Farmer’s Market last Saturday… ah, memories of vacation!) and 1 teaspoon of strawberry jam (20 calories) (AFM’s favorite because it is…… Continue reading Tuesday
There is something about going to work the day after Labor Day. I always feel like I am going back to school. I feel like I am turning over a new leaf. This year I even feel refreshed after having been out of town and off from work for a long time (I can’t remember…… Continue reading Getting back to it…
I woke up this morning very sad. Today was my last day of vacation, and it was mostly spent packing up the car and traveling. AFM and I did have a good morning together though. I tried not to let my sadness about leaving get in the way of our last couple of hours together.AFM…… Continue reading Back from vacation
Oh, I am so sad to report that today is my last full day of vacation. Well, I am on vacation tomorrow, too, but it is more of a travel day so it does not really count in my head. Where did the last week go!? It went by so quickly and it was so…… Continue reading Last Full Day of Vaca…
I had some pretty amazing pancakes yesterday. Before we set off on an epic road trip down to Hyde Park, AFM, TEA and I stopped at Duncan’s Dairy Bar for breakfast. I love going out for breakfast. I love it almost more than having any other meal out. Is that weird? I don’t know. It…… Continue reading Hyde Park…
Sugar and Spice 