Whew, oh happy long weekend! And it’s the last day of August, crazy! As little hints of fall nearing, I am getting excited for turning leaves and pumpkin season. Miko is happy if it means cooler temps for more walks. Things are changing with my job because I got the promotion and am starting in […]
Flavorful Rice Alternative
Miko gets terribly bored with me when I come home from work and work more in our home office, his sad look is truly heartbreaking. And our evening walks have been very short the last couple of nights due to swarms of mosquitoes. Poor guy, but he was very ready to share dinner with me […]
Lots of fun for the List
Here we are at Sunday again, wow! As you have probably figured, I have been struggling a bit the last few weeks with work drama and stress feeling overall burned out on the weekends. The details are long and boring, but I’ve been working out plans to be prepared for however this drama plays out […]
Eating Well for the List
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s out there! I celebrated with my mom yesterday and trying to have a productive day at home today which is turning out to be just as lazy as I prep for a busy week. Leela is doing fine and got good news from her vet appointment, her eye […]
Easter Time for the List
Happy Easter. We hosted a smaller scale family gathering here and spent much of yesterday cleaning and preparing for that. I made this vegan carrot cake recipe, but switched out the frosting with Miss Jones Vanilla Vegan Frosting I found at Sprouts since we could not use the cashew based option in the recipe with […]
Getting Active for the List
This weekend flew by, I could use another day or two off I think! But it’s been a good and productive weekend with sweet Miko getting in more cuddle time. And gorgeous weather today after two more days of rain. But I’m not complaining about the rain after last summer! I am getting excited about […]
Mushy Week for the List
More rain and wind this weekend, lots of chilly, drizzling mist and Leela has decided she’d rather be comfy inside in front of the fireplace. Spring seems to be a little late this year, our backyard tree is finally starting to bloom weeks later than usual. But we’re not complaining about the rain after a […]
Embracing Winter for the List
One of my goals for 2019 is to reduce my disposable plastic use and trash in general and have been spending a lot of time on the Zero Waste Subreddit It’s not easy with personal care items and so much food coming in plastic! So it’s been baby steps switching to shampoo bars, trying alternative […]
Running Into the Week for the List
I’m a little sad the weekend is almost over, after a busy week, I’m not sure I’m ready to head back to work tomorrow. Oh well, hoping for a great week. Running has just been eh the last few days, I’ve been getting runs in, but not hitting the pace I’d like and dragging a […]
New Cheese and Lighter Ginger Dressing
The dogs are having a rough week here relaxing in front of the fireplace. And I’m still trying to up my running pace with treadmill interval workouts, but that’s been tricky this month. Stress, anxiety, and the winter weather have me just hanging in there with my gym routine currently. But I need to get […]