Last night I could have stayed up much later than I did…Catching up on missed Grimm episodes!

But I was a responsible adult and went to bed early so I could wake up early and work out!  I woke up and did a strength training workout filled with stretchy band work, squats and lunges!  My poor right knee is having some issues (remnants of my fat days I suspect) so every time I did a lunge I winced.

For breakfast I had some vanilla greek yogurt, banana, pom seeds and muesli!  Isn’t it just so…Classic looking?

At noon I hit the pavement for a power walk!  I unintentionally ran for a few minutes and from a cardio perspective I did surprisingly well, considering I have not run since last summer!  But from the perspective of my right knee, it was much less enjoyable.  It’s too bad because I have actually been looking forward to going out on my first run of the season

Once back from my walk I made myself a salad with leftover salmon.  It was just OK.  I was not in a salad mood but I’m well aware of my need for veg so I pressed on.

I also packed myself some watermelon and let me tell you, it is AMAZING!  Even Jeff thinks it’s delicious and he’s an avid fruit hater!

After work we went to TWO yes TWO Home Depots. Barf.

But we now have the lights for our cottage which COULD be installed this weekend if I get the painting done!

For supper I made another salad (more or less because I have no other veg options right now) which I didn’t love but ate anyway…And some beans!

Now I’m off to pick up a prescription for my hubster’s infected tooth and then it’s time for more watermelon AND Grimm!

I can’t decide who I love more.  Nick or Munroe

PS I won’t be posting tomorrow!  Jeff and I are driving out to our cottage right after work to get some sanding done.  No rest for the wicked  I hope to see you Thursday friends!

Tags: Bananas, Beans, Greek Yogurt, Muesli, Pom Seeds, Salad, Salmon

YES I’m still here

This weekend was just one of those weekends to unplug from everything you know?

Friday was a half day for us!  I made lunches and come noon, we hit the road to cottage renos!

My lunch was a tuna sammich, orange peppers and an apple!

Once out at the cottage we got to work on building the pony walls and sanding what we mudded last weekend!

We met mom and dad for supper at the local bar and I regrettably didn’t take a photo!  It was a ham and pineapple pizza…You will see the leftovers a bit later.

Once back at my folks place I watched my mom whip up 4 different recipes at the same time!  Mom’s a great multitaskers.

On Friday night we watched a terrible movie and I was in bed by 9:30 pm.  That was actually the theme for the entire weekend to tell you the truth!

On Saturday morning I woke up early and made a fruit salad made up of mango, pineapple, strawberry, kiwi, banana, apple and pom seeds!

I enjoyed mine with greek god’s honey greek yogurt and muesli!

This was a rockstar breakfast!

Once breakfast was done we headed on over to the local farmers market:

It was the first one of the season so it was pretty small but I know we will be buying some pottery bowls shortly!

Once back from the farmers market it was lunch time…It seems we do nothing but eat on our weekends with my folks!

I enjoyed a veggie wrap, a bowl of mom’s amazing soup, a few artisan chips and a few of mom’s chocolatey treats!

After lunch we headed to our place and did some work!  More of the same…Mudding, sanding, building, tearing apart

We also cut down our weeping willow!

Before:

After:

It looks so open and bare!

We also planted 2 apple trees!  In the grand scheme of things I’m really looking forward to seeing those apple trees grow!

After we were done doing what we wanted to get done on Saturday we headed back to mom and dad’s place for supper which was grilled salmon, greek potatoes and pasta salad!

And for dessert, fruit pizza!

It was amazing!

And again, lame movie, in bed by 10:00 pm.

Yesterday was much of the same breakfast wise!  Everybody loves a parfait!

Oh did I mention I got my mom hooked on the show The Newsroom?  We finished the entire season this weekend. SO good!

After breakfast we, you guessed it, headed over to our place for the mudding of the pony wall, more sanding and actually, for me, more standing around and not having anything to do!  So it was an earlier night!

Lunch was leftovers (with some dessert thrown into the mix too of course)!

And supper was chicken parmesan, pasta and corn!

With some rhubarb crisp and homemade vanilla bean ice cream (which was amazing thankyouverymuch) for dessert!

I’d be lying if I said I DID NOT go back for seconds on the dessert front!

And again, terrible movie followed by a big comfy bed by 9:30pm.

Today was a lax day!

Mom and I woke up and watched The Newsroom and then I made pancakes!  I topped mine with leftover fruit salad!

A few episodes later Jeff and I went to our place to put the finishing touches on some patch jobs…We are good until Wednesday now!

For lunch I ate leftover pizza from Friday (told you!) along with other leftover eats!

The fruit pizza was on it’s last legs!

After lunch we had to go home but it’s for the best!  We will be back for more work on Wednesday!

For supper I made Jeff nachos and myself a taco salad!

So that was my unplugged weekend!

I’m off to clean the kitchen, cut up a watermelon, put laundry away and get ready for the week!

Note to self.

When I haven’t bought a decent load of groceries for over a week it’s best to set a firm budget and stick to it  Otherwise we overspend like nobody’s business!

Well folks we went grocery shopping for the long weekend/next week and I am SOOOOOOO excited to do some great eating!

Watermelon? Check.

12 SUPER ripe red mangoes? Check.

A beautifully ripe pineapple? Check.

Pomegranate Arils? Check.

A fillet of salmon the size of my leg?  Check.

Ingredients for ICE CREAM?  Check.

BEES KNEES?!?

Check check check check check!

Man!  I love the produce in spring/summer!  It’s so fresh and new!

I began my day with Leslie Sansone’s 4 Fast Miles.  It was a genuinely great workout!

For breakfast I made a berry smoothie (almond milk, frozen mixed berries, banana, yogurt and cinnamon!) and a slice of toast with bees knees!

Oh bees knees…How I’ve missed thee!  I absolutely love it! Far more than white chocolate wonderful and dark chocolate dreams that’s for sure!

At lunch I decided I was going to sit out on our patio at work to let the sunshine kiss my face.  I made myself some beans, cucumbers, celery, carrots and a grapefruit!

After work we went running around picking up those amazing groceries and by the time I got home I was ready to eat my arm!

I settled for tuna instead

Along with my open faced tuna & onion sandwich I ate pickles and one of those slippery-when-ripe mangoes!

So that’s Wednesday.

You likely won’t see me until Friday because tomorrow we are heading out to the cottage to do some yard work and I won’t be taking the time to post!

See ya on the long weekend my friends