Breakfast

Potato Chips… and healthier stuff

Happy Sunday, everyone. Hope you are all having a great weekend. I had another good night of sleep, and I am feeling relaxed, which is soo nice. This morning I had a Trader Joe’s British muffin 🙂 with jam and peanut butter: Along with a couple of mugs of TJ’s French roast coffee – so…… Continue reading Potato Chips… and healthier stuff

Dinner

I love Trader Joe’s

Happy weekend everyone! I was soo exhausted yesterday that by last night I decided I was not setting my alarm this morning and I would sleep as late as I wanted. I slept until 10:15 this morning and I felt so much better after a good night’s sleep. By eleven this morning, mom and I…… Continue reading I love Trader Joe’s

Dinner · Lunch · Walk · Workout

Hungry Hippo

Do you remember the game Hungry Hippos? When I was a kid I thought it was so much fun. I ate a ton of (healthy) food today, and I felt sort of like a hungry hippo 😦 After my Luna bar, I had to have a mid-morning snack at 10:15. Chobani vanilla yogurt, and I…… Continue reading Hungry Hippo

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A Few Short Notes

Hi All – It’s Thursday! I feel like celebrating. (is it my typing or my lack of energy – but the second sentence seems so half-hearted!) 😦 I have a secret to share with you. I have not been for a run since my car accident, which is almost three weeks ago now. It has…… Continue reading A Few Short Notes

Lunch · Walk

Quick Post

Hi All- I haven’t forgotten about you! But tonight is a big night – Boston Pops! Just a quick post before I start my fun evening. Breakfast was another piece of whole wheat toast with peanut butter – today I added raspberry jam. So good. So classic. Totally satisfying.  At 10:30 I had a little…… Continue reading Quick Post

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Budget Update:

Just a quick update on Day #1 on the new budget. I spent a total of 35¢ On what, you might ask? A re-fill of coffee from our staff coffee pot.  I usually spend $1 to get a decent cup of coffee in our caf (whole milk, a splash of vanilla syrup or caramel flavor…… Continue reading Budget Update:

Breakfast · Dinner · Lunch · Walk

Monday: A Pretty Good Day

Hey All – I am surprised to say that my Monday was a good day! Usually I do not like Mondays much at all. But today was different for some reason. Even though I had a really hard time getting to sleep last night, I felt awake when I woke up this morning at 5:40…… Continue reading Monday: A Pretty Good Day

Lunch

Feeling French… and a Budget

Do these two words even go together?? Probably not. But for the last couple of days, I have been feeling French [can one even say that if they are not, in fact, French?? I do not know]. Last night at a dinner gathering, a friend told me I should live in Paris. I agreed, whole-heartedly.…… Continue reading Feeling French… and a Budget

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Fun Events

There have been a few fun events in the last week that I am behind in reporting on. Thomas Keller: Last Friday Danielle, Tim and I went to a book signing and met Thomas Keller – another one of our favorite chefs. We waited in line for an hour, and we had a lot of…… Continue reading Fun Events

Cooking · Dinner · Lunch

Lovely Day

Hello Everyone: I hope you are all enjoying a lovely Sunday. It is beautiful outside. Once I am done with this post, I’ll be heading outside to enjoy the beautiful day. (Does anyone else ever have a problem typing in the sun?? I cannot do it! I can hardly see the screen.) This week was…… Continue reading Lovely Day