Caught in the act
… of a sweet embrace with my Cullen juice 😉
(U of A REPRESENT, haha)
This girl was hankering for some veggies in a serious way.
I think it was because we planted our little garden, which got veggies on the brain 😀
The pots contain seeds for basil, cilantro, RAINBOW CHARD, parsley, dill, rosemary and jalapeno. (The chives were a gift from our neighbors, who moved over a year ago, and somehow survived the winter)
Dear plants,
Please GROW so I may eat you all the livelong day 😀
We also put up a mushroom bird house
and an anti-squirrel bird feeder.
Cute, huh?
I even wore these purple gardening gloves Jeni got me last year:
Bella is kind of afraid of them. Funny girl 🙂
After errands and planting, I hit up the gym for legs and made a chocolate cherry bomb for recovery protein:
It was amazing, as usual. I knew I should have made an omelet, salad beast, or some type of *real* food, but I was craving that smoothie like a monkey. Sometimes, you gotta eat what you want instead of what you *should*, ya know?
I’m off to shower and get ready — we’re going to dinner and the movies with Jeni and her pilot 😀
Have a great night and I’ll see ya tomorrow!
xoxo,
Gina
Something to think:
Bruce Lee:
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.
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Hey! I LOVE your blog!!!
I have a quick question though, have you ever done a post about how to nurse a sunburn? If so i would love to read it… I was checking out the archives but there are a lot lol!
hey janet,
no, i haven’t! i rarely burn. my husband, however, has definitely had a wicked sunburn before. we just put lots of aloe on it
A nurse told me recently to apply diaper rash ointment; not the thick kind, but the gel kind. You never know.
Awwww, look at all your little seeds in there! You’ll have a full garden before you know it! 🙂
Enjoy the movie!
Fun garden! We planted one too and I am so hoping it grows. Fingers crossed for both of us. Cute gloves. I have pink ones. They are the hotness. Have fun on the date tonight. Sorry I have been a bad commenter- Josh has surgery on his elbow and his fam was in town- was a little hectic
hope his elbow is doing better and that you’re doing well!
i miss you! i’ve been a HORRIBLE commenter lately.. but i’m always reading <3
xoxo
Little seedies! I love growing things then eating the fruits of your labor…literally! The Bruce Lee quote is so true, especially the last sentence. Hell yeah, Cullen juice!!
They say talking to your plants helps them grow. So keep on talking to those babies. They will make some yummy meals when they are ready. 🙂 And I love your purple gloves! 🙂
oh! good to know! i already gave them a pep talk today, might need to continue the tradition 🙂
Quick question…how important is eating “real” food vs. a protein shake after a workout? I’ve been wondering about this and since you mentioned that you should’ve had real food, I thought maybe you could explain the reasoning behind it. I always have a protein shake ready to drink for my drive home. Should I wait and eat a real meal instead?
the thing is, smoothies go in and out of our bodies pretty quickly. the protein in *real* food (like an egg, some yogurt, chicken, etc) lasts longer and our muscles can use it to recover a little more efficiently. my buddy ron, who’s a serious body builder, drinks a protein smoothie on his way home to last him until he can get some *real* food. a smoothie is great (and usually my post-workout food of choice), but since i already had protein powder with breakfast, i should have gotten my protein from a food source instead of a powder, ya know?
I’m in an apartment so I have quite the little balcony garden going on. Though none of my herbs planted from seed made it. 🙁 I might need to go buy some basil and thyme starts to keep me happy.
I planted some kale though that is doing magnificently, you should try planting some.
🙂
A baby garden! That’s exciting 😀 I’d be most excited about the rosemary and the rainbow chard…anddd basically everything (except the cilantro lol)
And yes, life is too short to not have what you really want occasionally !
I love how when you should be eating something other than you shouldn’t, the “bad” thing is a healthy smoothie 🙂
hahah i didn’t say it was bad! just that i should have had some real, rib-sticking food. smoothies are processed by our bodies so quickly and as much as i love it, protein powder isn’t *real* food
That little mushroom is SO cute!!
aww i love gardens!! I wish i was able to have a garden, well actually i wish i had a yard! condo life huh.
Yay for gardening!
I like the quote you posted as well. I currently feel like a willow that has survived Week 1 of your Summer Shape Up. 😉
haha AWESOME
keep up the great work! <3
I have a silly question that I should probably already know the answer too.. When you juice beets, are they raw or cooked!? And do you use the whole thing for 1 drink!?
Thanks so much!
they’re raw- i usually use half a beet for each juice (and save the other in the fridge in a little baggie(
Love how you have all your little herbs in pots, so practical! I may just grow a little pot of cilantro. Possible? I hope. Homemade guac with some cilantro – or some fantaastic molletes with home-grown cilantro, shoot, that’d be fabuloso.
totally possible, and YES that would be increible 😉
Yes, yes, all about eating what I want these days. So freeing. 🙂 Enjoy your double date night Gina!
I’m jealous! I went to walmart today to get a little herb/veggie garden started and they had nothing but somehow I still managed to walk out with plenty of bags. I’ll have to try a real garden store tommorro.
Loved this post!!–U OF A pride and a choco cherry bomb is all I need 😀
xoxoxo
We recently planted an herb garden too and we love it! Hope you get as much enjoyment out of yours. 🙂
I just found your first “Summer Shape Up” series as a link from Eat Live Run. Looks awesome!! I am going on a vacation soon, and it looks perfect for me to do on the road! I especially like the jog/sprint/pushups on a bench type workouts 🙂
I always try to make myself eat exactly what I’m craving, ’cause I have a horrible tendency to follow the “rules” way too strictly. That smoothie looks good; I’ve been craving cherries like mad lately. Can’t wait to get some fresh ones! Good luck with your plants!
I want a garden so bad. The one time I bought an herb plant I killed it in a week.
Ha! Love the guilty look upon being caught snuggling with your veggie juice. Too cute!
So totally off subject, have you ever done a tutorial on foam rolling. I’m not sure how to do it. Maybe I’m just retarded but I think a webcast or something would be helpful. -Hailey-
here’s some info and this post includes a video with my favorite foam rolling stretches: http://fitnessista.com/2010/03/how-im-healing/
Congrats on the little garden! I love fresh produce and herbs….I could sit on my patio smelling my basil all day 😉
Enjoy your juice!
XXOO
I have seen that Chocolate Cherry Bomb shake in so many blogs in the last week, its crazy! I am going to have to try it and see what all the hooplah’s about, must be yummy :O)
I completely agree with you about what you want and what you should eat. And its not like what you WANTED to eat was terrible for you. I’m craving a smoothie like a monkey now too. Thanks 😉
Those chives will last forever. I planted some 5 years ago in a pot and they are still going strong! 🙂
Yay for all the growing things! Gosh I want herbs. My raspberry bushes just started turning red 🙂
My chives and chard are still doing their thing too. I need to plant some cilantro and I’ll be set.
Hey! Good luck with the herb growing. I started doing the same this year and the cilantro has been the easiest; it grows quick. My basil though, will take 80 days to mature and some varieties grew better than others. The herbs taste so fresh and it is so convenient to just grab a few leafs here and there.
man that bruce lee really knows what he is talking about!