My Morning Routine

I've never been a very structured, organized person. It's just not me! It doesn't come naturally. I have a laid back, go with the flow personality. That said, I do love making to do lists and I find a lot of comfort in familiarity. So, this past year I've really been learning how to be a bit more organized and to have some sort of schedule in place. I mean, it's kind of a must when you have a baby!  I've gotten into some routines, one being my morning routine.  I always think the first hour of your day is so important because it tends to set the tone for how the rest of the day will go!

First thing I do, it take a tablespoon of tru.therapy. It's easiest to describe as oil pulling but this amazing blend is honestly so much more than that! I gently swish this around in my mouth while I change Beckett's diaper and carry him downstairs.

I let me dog out into the backyard to potty while I get Beckett dressed and sit him down to play.

After I feed the dog and go upstairs to spit out tru.therapy (along with scrapping my tongue and brushing my teeth), I had back downstairs and make myself some lemon water (sometimes I add ACV).

Then I make breakfast. Today it was just cereal with almond milk and a tru.juice smoothie. Sometimes I'll watch a recorded show while I eat or just catch up on social media (not a very good habit!) and read blogs. At some point, Beckett decides he's done playing alone and so we hang out together.

After I eat and play with Beckett (and feed him), I'll look at my planner to see what I need to do that day and jot down any new things that have come up.

Beckett takes his first nap a couple hours after waking so usually by 10am.

If I'm having coffee, I like to wait until his nap so that I can enjoy it uninterrupted haha I also try to get some work done in my office during that first nap if I have the rest of the day at home. If I'm going somewhere, then I'll workout/shower.

 By then it's usually closer to noon!  So yeah, that's my morning routine. I'd love to hear about yours!

We Eat

Some green food I enjoyed on St Patrick's Day. Recipes here!

I attempted to make hamburger buns. Buggers didn't turn out! This recipe. Still a tasty meal with Wildwood burgers, avocado, tomato and some sauteed mushrooms.

haha This was last Saturday when my husband and I were on our way to a friend's house to watch the UFC fights. We supplied the pizza. I decided to "fit in" with the crowd and get a frozen pizza too. I thought it was kind of funny. The wife at the house we went to said "bless your heart" when I told her which really made me laugh!

I was excited to make these lentil wraps because I love the Trader Joes ones so much. They were yummy! A lot of work for a wrap and I made wayyy too much of the lentil mixture but still. Oh and the dipping sauce did not work out. Also, I did not have lavish bread so they kinda fell apart haha But they were tasty!

Yummmmmm! Obviously we shopped at Trader Joes for a change last weekend, haha.

We went to Native Foods Cafe last weekend and I got the St Patrick's Day special and it was SO GOOD. I think this is my favourite restaurant...  If only they normally offered this sandwich!  It had pink vegan horseradish sauce, people.  (pretty sure I've never even had regular horseradish sauce though haha) 

These are super tasty. TJ's has the best snacks.

Picked up some orange chickenless at TJ (Trader Joes, if you didn't catch that) and made a stir fry.

Made some banana muffins but they did not turn out. SUPER dry. I deleted the recipe and can't remember where I found it now.

This, despite how it looks, was very tasty shepherd's pie. 

My favourite thing on a warm day is a super thick green smoothie. I've making sure I always have frozen fruit in the freezer so I can whip one up! I think this was almond milk, frozen peaches, frozen banana, flaxmeal and spinach.

We don't normally eat out during the week but we had to run some errands on Wednesday night so we ended up eating at BJ's. The deep dish pizza crust is just to die for. The Hopstorm IPA? Not so much. I LOVE IPA's but I couldn't even drink it. Thankfully, they are super sweet at BJ's (we've never had bad service) and replaced it. So I got the Kona Brewery Koko Brown beer which is amazing. It tastes like caramel. And yes, it's vegan.

I made Cheeze-Its! I actually never liked the real thing but these are delicious! I accidentally added a full tsp of liquid smoke instead of 1/4 hahah but they are still great. Only bummer is they lost their crispiness after a day. I think I could have rolled them flatter though and that would  probably help.

Obviously I'm a big fan of curry. I love love this recipe for curry sauce and the tofu was fantastic as well.  New favourite for sure. And yes, that is Jasmine rice. I normally stick to brown but a friend gave it to me so... 

Fitness Update

First of all, look at all of this food a friend gave me before moving away!! My kitchen has never been so full of food, haha. It's pretty awesome.  What isn't awesome is her moving away!

On the go dinner. Splurged on one of these Evolution juices from Starbucks. I think they are over $5! It was tasty though and it says they don't use heat. The spicy lentil wrap was delicious and now I have my eye on this recipe.

Waffles

Native Foods Cafe nachos! Omg, amazing. I'd seen quite a few people order them and they just looked too good to pass up. My husband loved them too. Corn, salsa, green onions, a bit of "cheesy" sauce, faux beef, black beans, some sort of cashew spread, guacamole etc

Bean dip. I tried out a new brand of vegan cheese called Go Veggie! Have you had it before? Um, it's DELICIOUS. I was quite surprised! You mostly hear about Daiya (which has grown on me) but I actually like this better. It's one of the things my friend gave me when she moved. This is the "Mexican style" one. I don't really remember what real cheese tastes like anymore but to me this tastes the most like it. It also melts well, as you can see.  It is similar, nutrition wise, to Daiya but it has more calcium! Their products didn't used to be vegan but they recently came out with some that are.

More green smoothies. I have fresh frozen blueberries, pineapple, banana and mango right now so it's smoothie heaven up in here!

This sweet potato falafel is delicious. I will definitely make it again.

I had both of these green smoothies this week and they were delicious.

I made these "brownies". I use that term loosely because they are really too moist to be like brownies. I think my banana was too big haha I have been enjoying them! I stuck them in the freezer last night so I'm curious to see how they taste that way. 

I made this sandwich and oh man, it was tasty! Try it!

I used the Bob's Red Mill gf pizza mix to make this pizza. This is just half of the dough. Uhh, as you can see... I forgot I had to pre-bake this before adding the toppings. haha So I scraped them off, baked it and then continued on. Oops. So I can't really honestly judge the pizza crust since I messed it up! I will try the second half this weekend.

Tried this tea. It was....different. haha I didn't love it but it was alright.

I know I haven't talked about fitness in a while so here's a bit of an update! Well, first of all, I gained weight. Besides over indulging over Christmas, I can't think of any other reason why. I'm trying to not be bothered by it and just focus on being healthy though. If it's supposed to come off, it will. I re-joined the gym yesterday because I just got way too bored with working out at home. My goal is not only to tone up but to really gain some muscle! If you follow my Tumblr then you know sort of what I'm aiming for.

I was running but only once or twice a week but I recently signed up for the Camp Pendleton 10K Mud Run in June so I've started training for that. I did it last year as well. I'm using this training plan and really love it. I run Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun.

I'll update at the end of the month to talk about what I've been doing, progress etc. :)

new top and my first treadmill run in over a year

New Weekly Snapshots

My plan always was to stick to iPhone pictures for my weekly snapshots posts, once I had an iPhone. So now that I do, expect this layout, not the old one.  I am having a lot of fun with my new phone, especially the camera. You may notice that these are all indoor pictures.  That's because I haven't bought a case or cover for my phone yet so I'm too scared to use it outdoors in fear that I will drop and break it. haha I am getting both soon though. 

So far for camera apps I have Instagram, Snapseed and Aviary. Oh I also have TimerCam and Incredibooth. Any other recommendations?

1. This Mossimo cape from Target is the best to curl up in with a good book or tv show. 
2. I was amused that he used his dog toy as a legit pillow. 
3. My husband bought a big case of the Winter Sam Adams beer. I'm not complaining. I prefer IPAs and smaller/local breweries' dark beers usually but Sam Adams is decent. It was my favourite a few years ago. The Porter (not in the picture) and Chocolate Bock in this set are delish. So it the one that starts with 'z'...can't remember the name. haha 
4. This chocolate is really good! It isn't organic but no milk/dairy and such. Plus you can find it at Target which is handy. Most of the chocolate bars I eat are from more natural foods stores like Sprouts.
5. Peak at an upcoming outfit post. I wore two statement necklaces.
6. I ordered something from Target and it came in a very oversized box. The actual product was no where near this big! But my cat was happy. He is always happy when there is a new box in the home. I mean, all the more reason for me to shop online, right? 
7.  New Old Navy sweater. I'm so in love. I am really into any sort of animal novelty print lately. Buy it HERE. 
8. Mani you saw in yesterday's post. This was pre-clean up.  
9. First pic I took with my iPhone. Also, first CD I have bought in soooo long! I have a Zune subscription  but this CD wasn't free on there so I opted to just get the Target one since it comes with extra songs. Love this album!

ps A lot of these pictures are posted on my Instagram before here so feel free to follow me! If you don't have an iPhone, you can still follow people's pictures. Check out my link in the side bar. Also, if you have an Instagram, let me know!