Snow is good for doing

A cost-effective at-home workout.  I tend to shy away from workout dvd’s, but these have left me feeling refreshed.  Sorry, but I do not run in 18 inches of snow

Yes, I admit, I watch it.  I can’t help it.  Especially now that one of the housewives have apparently gotten evicted and another is short-selling their house.  Their lives are so different than mine.  It’s trashy TV.  Luckily, there was a mini-marathon on Saturday.  Perfect…?

Enjoying a refreshing smoothie of spinach, carrot juice, and frozen mixed berries (from Costco) despite it being 12 degrees outside.  I should also mention that I added a nice dollop of greek yogurt to add to the creaminess of the blend.

And finally, snow is a good opportunity to make a “comfort” meal of chicken curry and naan (more on the naan below).  Into the curry I put a whole onion, a bag of spinach, curry paste, yogurt, tomatoes, and a bag of spinach.  It was delish.

On Sunday, Jared and I ventured out.  I wanted to put gas in my car because I was scared that the lines were going to freeze.  I was also getting annoyed because why couldn’t it snow like this during the work week and I wanted to “get out” for a few hours. 

Where else do two people go that are addicted to Costco?  Yup.  We needed a few “Costco only” items and made the trip out to Robinson.  The city roads were horrible, but the municipal roads were pretty good.  The Parkway made me scared for the drive to work because there were patches that hadn’t been hit.  And a lot of seemingly abandoned cars.  

We came home quickly and continued to “nest” the rest of Sunday.

More snow on the way!

Well folks, it is nice and snowy here in the Burgh.  This was expected.  The Public Works Department at my work was ready to go on Thursday having all of the salt and plow blades replaced.  At least you can travel in Carnegie! =)

That gave me a good opportunity to do some Yoga Download and mini strength training.  Along with some serious shoveling

We also had the opportunity to have Ambrose experience snow that literally buried him…

The best part was his “hopping” around like a rabbit to navigate through the snow. 

Have you all entered the contest?  Who doesn’t want to win fun Valentine’s Day Themed goodies?

Okay kids.  I am really bad at being a food blogger.  Maybe I should scratch the below attempts and try again…?  Maybe I should.

Monday morning started out just fine.  I enjoyed a nice hot french press of coffee.  I needed it because I ended up working 7:30 am – 11pm.  Yes, I worked 17 hours on Monday.  That is never fun.  I literally came home from work and went to sleep.  Never fun. 

After a gym session in the morning, I was hungry but had to wait until I got to the office to eat breakfast.

Eating while driving is never a good idea, though for some reason I still snapped a picture of the POM juice while driving.  That’s bad with a capital B.  I drank a few sips to refresh myself on my drive to work.

Thanks to me not carrying around my digital camera, the Blackberry has become a portable alternative to carrying my camera.

I know.  I’m a horrible food blogger. 

The rest of my Monday was spent snacking, with no formal meal until about 4:00 pm when I had some carrots & hummus  and a mug of tomato soup. 

I worked late because it was an agenda meeting with Council.  Those meetings tend to go late into the night.  I did avoid the pizza that was ordered.  I ate a few pitas chips when I got home (yes, at 11:30), but nothing “damaging”.

Tuesday:  I woke up at 5:00 am in an attempt to not miss the gym.  I ended up getting to the gym at 6:00 am which isn’t bad considering I stopped for coffee at Burger King.  By the way, Burget King has the worst coffee known to man.  And(!!) they don’t even add the cream and sugar to it for you!  Bananas.

Breakfast looked much like yesterday.

Jared and I went to look at a few rental properties with our RE Agent which is always an adventure.

Came home “early” (7:00pm) after a quick stop to subway where I enjoyed a half of a veggie sub (unpictured).

I am going to re-try this whole food blogging thing again.  It has kept me more mindful of things I consume, its just getting a habit to form.

Hey guys!  I set this to “post” sometime in time for VDay!

Bake up a batch of perfectly crispy-edged brownies for your sweetheart in this Baker’s Edge Brownie Pan ($40, Sur La Table).  This pan makes brownies with crispy edges, so no one has to argue over the corner pieces. 

Do you have a savvy valentine?  Give them a set of these Jar Tops ($25) to get the last drop of everything out.  This is a cute little “invention”.

Forget the long stem roses (for me at least), I’d rather have a gift that keeps giving.  If its going to be of the floral variety, please let it be vintage planter pot ($25, Etsy) that I can replace the plants every so often.  Not because I love flowers, but because I’m fine-tuning my green thumb.

Okay, okay, I get it.  Chivalry isn’t dead. You want to impress your valentine and make me her feel amazing when you surprise her with just what she wanted a fashionable necklace.  Try the Tiffany Titanium Key Charm ($150) and long chain ($50).