Let me see ya casserole

[Donโ€™t be afraid to sing] Iโ€™m so glad to hear I wasnโ€™t the only cranky pants today. Working out was exactly what the doctor ordered- I felt a thousand times better after some schweaty cardio and the holiday issue of Real Simple. Speaking of doctors, hereโ€™s my post-midwife appointment treat: Thanksgiving came early! I was…

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Crisis Averted

Hey from the road to Cali! [Random: We always sing โ€œOn the Road Againโ€ when we get into the car for roadtrips, since weโ€™ve taken so many together. Except we change the lyrics to โ€œOn the road again, weโ€™re on the $*&@&*(@ &*@(!& road againโ€] I ended up crashing last night in the middle of…

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Just the essentials

Hi friends! Thank you so much for the wonderful birthday wishes <3 I loved reading all them and they made my day even brighter than it already was. Iโ€™m up late blogging since we were out partying our faces off! Ok, not really. I went to work, came back to the casa, showered (โ€œI canโ€™t…

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Reader’s Request: Techie Training Buddy

Itโ€™s almost the weekendโ€ฆ and another day closer to being in San Diego, breathing in the ocean smells. I canโ€™t wait ๐Ÿ™‚ Lots of breakfast and random foods have been happening over here this week, because a favorite guy of mine had a flight upgrade. So this means open-faced sandwiches [Black rice bread, heated organic…

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Dust off the mat

I did it. Something about hearing your stories about getting back in the swing of things lit a yoga fire under my booty, and I actually went to a class tonight. I had my yoga mat propped up by the garage door all day as a visual reminder (and it โ€œOmโ€-ed at me every time…

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Now or never

It was a lovely Thursday over here. Lots of Bella-snuggling, errand-running and getting things ready for the busy weekend ahead. After I tested out the Schweaty November Workout โ€“should be up tomorrow am!- I snacked on many Popchips (I used to not like the texture of them, but they’ve grown on me. kettle chips are…

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{Video post} Not a costume

Halloween ended up being a fun whirlwind over here: Teaching Zumba doc appt back to the casa to leave out candy for trick-or-treaters dinner with madre and nana   [Twist my arm, eh?] followed by some shoppingโ€ฆ A lovely day indeed ๐Ÿ™‚ Remember last week when I said night weeks are over? Apparently it was…

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That kind of night

We found our Halloween costumes! The Pilot is a video game nerd and I am a sleepy blogger. Iโ€™m saving Bellaโ€™s costume until absolutely necessary โ€“to take blog pictures on Monday- because sheโ€™ll hate me the entire time itโ€™s onโ€ฆ She will not tolerate antennae for longer than 5 minutes. I think we both knew…

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It’s already starting…

After a night of partying and piรฑata-smashing, I hit the snooze button a couple [more] times this morning. After making breakfast for the birthday boy and he left for work, I made some pumpkin oats. (Love that the 1/2 C scoop is a pumpkin!) Since itโ€™s a special occasion โ€“even though Iโ€™d do this on…

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The whole canoodle

Look who I caught canoodling on the couch when I got home from workโ€ฆ So I did what anyone would do: cut in and stole her. Heh heh. She looks really happy about it ๐Ÿ˜‰ Today was a doozy, but a good day. Breakfast and snack were frantically eaten in between classes (egg-rito, and later…

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Found the power

I think I missed the boat on this one, but I still would like one of the obscenely large pumpkins that I keep seeingโ€ฆ [Shoe is in the photo for size reference] Did anyone out there pick up a giant pumpkin?? Maybe Iโ€™ll wait for next year, or maybe Iโ€™ll just go for itโ€ฆ After…

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Quality control

One of the perks about making goodies for other people? Making sure they taste ok ๐Ÿ˜‰ [Side note: roon with almond butter may be the most insane combo ever] Sending roons for the giveaway winner + a batch to an unsuspecting reader tomorrow! Today at work was my lucky day. I got to assist 3…

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