High on Endorphins

Ha ha.

My dear laptop has been slowly going out on my the last several months. I bought this laptop right after I graduated high school 3.5 years ago and it has served me well. I ran out of memory forever ago, the disc player is totally broken, the sound rarely works, the screen is warped and now it won't charge (and therefore turn on) at all!

It is time for a new computer. My birthday is next month, maybe a fairy will love me very much.

Since my computer has died and doesn't appear to be coming back to life anytime soon, I haven't been able to blog and lost all my yummy food photos! Lucky for me I can steal David's laptop for time being and just work with what I've got.

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Tonight was awesome. Lately I've been in an emotional rut. I'm working through a lot of issues and I've been feeling kind of poopy.Tonight I set out for a 7 mile run and 10 minutes into it I realized it just wasn't happening.

Instead of coming home and snacking in front of the TV all night I had some fun taking Dixie for a walk, did about 20 minutes of fun strength moves, played on the swing set at the park and played 25 minutes of racquetball (inspired by Betsy)! Now I'm endorphin-happy and ready for a 7 mile run tomorrow before work!

This morning I enjoyed apple pie oatmeal for breakfast...

...and frozen mango and a granola bar for a snack.

A peachy green smoothie...

...and quinoa with sundried tomatoes and vegan mayo for lunch. (Weird, I know... I am very low on groceries!)

Dinner is unpictured: I had pasta with tons of frozen veggies. I wanted CARBS.

For dessert I enjoyed a single-serving vegan brownie a la Happy Herbivore :)
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David and I moved into the new house at the beginning of July and have been pretty successful at setting everything up so we enjoy it. We love our living room, the kitchen it organized and the office is comfy... three of the four places where we spend most of our time are great.

But the bedroom. The bedroom is huge and combining our few small and mismatched pieces of furniture was not doing anything for the huge, white room! I don't have any before photos, but it was so bad I didn't like being in there.

I've been working on it since David left town and this is what it looks like now. It could definitely be better, but considering I spent less than $100 making this room "ours" I am in love with it!

What went down:

- we painted the dominant wall a bold color ($15)
-I bought bold jazz posters off eBay and framed them myself ($30)
-I bought an IKEA duvet cover and sham cover ($45)

Since we don't have money to invest in the room I opted for a funky, mis-matched theme so I could incorporate different pieces easier. The chair on the left I found on the side of the road. The makeshift "night stand" is a wood box from the garage. We're using David's old bedding. The lamp was a hand-me-down that I repainted.

I hope David loves it when he comes home!!


Do you have any cheap redecorating tricks?

Sunday Night Already?

I’ve missed you! I can’t believe it’s been so long since I blogged. It’s a combination of getting home so late and having a broken laptop!

It’s been a fun weekend! Friday I went swing dancing and am officially addicted. Saturday Dixie and I visited the dog park and watched HLS with Ryan. Today Ryan and I enjoyed lunch at Whole Foods and then ventured to IKEA for some necessities (after my 32 mile bike ride)! Whew!

Instead of showing all my eats, here are my favorites from the last few days…

Mexican spring rolls (refried beans, salsa, carrots and spinach in rice paper) with carrots and a peach…

A chocolatey soy chocolate shake :)

Lots of oats! For dinner, too!

Quinoa with asparagus, corn and sundried tomatoes with Ryan!

Champagne grapes, a pink lady apple and some of Ryan’s yummy homemade almond butter!

I am so low on groceries so I attempted to make a Flat Out pizza with the ingredients I had! First I spread sautéed sundried tomatoes, onion, garlic and olive oil onto a Flat Out wrap.

Then I layered with fresh spinach….

…sprinkled tons of nutritional yeast and balsamic vinegar…

 

..and baked at 375 for about 15 minutes! It tasted like a yummy and fun flatbread!

Healthy ice cream! 1.5 frozen bananas, some soy milk and cocoa all whipped in the food processor. Heavenly!

Speaking of heavenly… today’s lunch at Whole Foods with Ryan! I haven’t eaten at WF since I went vegan. I was surprised how easy it was and still 100% tasty choosing dishes made without animal products. I didn’t miss them at all!

Of course I got a vegan chocolate chip cookie to enjoy while exploring IKEA (I did enjoy the whole cookie)!

Ryan and I had tons of fun in the monstrous everything store that is IKEA. I’ll be posting my goods soon :)

Whew, what a weekend! Tonight I’m playing catch up to get ready for a great week.

How was your weekend? What was your favorite meal?!

Getting Settled

Changing cities and moving into a new house in Orlando with David has been GREAT!

Not having to worry about a long-distance relationship really frees up our time! I have been active since I came here Wednesday night!!

We've been painting walls...

the bedroom is in progress!

...and taking bike rides and going to fun parties. Fun!

At Caitlin's fun 4th of July party: me, Ryan, Caitlin, Megan and Kelly!

playing Catch Phrase!

Eating more meals together and sharing a kitchen has influenced David's meals for the better. I don't think he's ever had so many fruits, veggies and whole grains!

I'm still searching for a part-time job to bring in the money while I study for my certified personal trainer certification (which should arrive today!) but am enjoying a little time off :)

I have a little announcement tomorrow, so make sure to check back. Happy Monday!