This afternoon I had a fun little surprise. My parents stopped by for lunch! They were in Jacksonville for my dad’s work and we met up for lunch on their drive back to St. Pete. It was my mom’s first time seeing our place, so I made sure to tidy up our living room. I…
Revolves Around Bacon
First things first, your comments on this morning’s pumpkin butter granola post had me laughing out loud! Apparently we all flub the lyrics to songs from time to time. If you’re in the mood for a good laugh, definitely check out the comments section of that post. Some of my favorites: U2’s Mysterious Ways: “She…
Treadmill Workouts
When lunchtime rolled around today, I was shocked to see that somehow there was still one BBQ chicken burger leftover in the fridge from dinner last week. I crumbled the burger, added light Miracle Whip, stone ground mustard and relish to the mix to make BBQ chicken salad before placing it on a toasted hot…
Two Parter
Normally smoothies do a great job of filling me up. Not the case today! I made myself a thick, chocolaty and delicious smoothie, but found myself rummaging through the fridge 30 minutes later. In the mix: 1 cup milk 1 cup frozen strawberries 1/2 frozen banana 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 2 tablespoons cocoa powder…
Doorbell Interruption
During the month that we’ve lived in our new rental house, the homeowners have scheduled a lot of people to come by the house for various reasons. Since I work from home, I’m obviously flexible with my schedule and tell them they can come by whenever and they typically give me a three-hour window. Well,…
Not-So-Overnight Overnight Oats
Last night during dinner Ryan asked me whether I cooked the asparagus differently than usual. Nope! I roasted it the same way that I always do. Apparently someone’s taste buds are coming around and beginning to like asparagus. My taste buds had a similar revelation a couple years ago and now I thoroughly enjoy the…