Unstuffed

Hay therrre (:

So this is the second time I'll be putting up a post the day after I meant to. And my blog is only a week old. I'm sooo #responsible. (SO for reference -- when I say "today" in this post, I mean Monday.

Really, this just didn't go up last night because I got home late from work and didn't feel like doing much -- a downside to working evenings! But at the same time, working mornings makes me feel like I lose my whole day to work! I'm just lucky that I love my job as much as I do! Otherwise.... well, Saturday mornings would reduce me to tears. Not that I'm dramatic. Or anything like that.

Back to Monday... Senior Search was relatively uneventful! So strange to expect calamity, isn't it? That's preschoolers for ya! I actually spent most of the morning running around taking pictures! I'm on yearbook staff + we don't have yearbook photos for some of the kids in the Montessori. Today I only knocked out about half the kids on my list so I still have some work to do! 

Of COURSE I had to eat something before I started with the witttle babies! My day started with the orange+vanilla rooibos (addicccteedd) and pumpkin protein pudding from Gabriela!

Made with the usual, but I was a litttttle heavy handed with the peanut butter (; Oh well, I guess I'll survive somehow. (/Dramatic.) Also, I know that it's summer and all, but I still love me some pumpkin! Clearly my body just is dying to look tanner. Slash oranger (more orange? #grammarwhiz)

Also. I have decided that my rooibos tea is literally the perfect summer tea. It's got tons of flavor, but isn't overpowering and it kinda reminds me of an orange dreamsicle! (Do they still sell those?!)

[note from Tuesday: And now I'm craving an orange. Probs a little bit from the heat wave we've got in Cincinnatiii (: ]

I wasn't starving when I got home, so I took a couple minutes to do some bloggg readin! I saw Carrie's bowl of oats and instantly got the cravin! Pretty soon, I was in the kitch crack-a-lackin on my lunch! 

The result? Pure, warm, creamy bliss. I used 1/3c oat bran, 1 banana (3/4 whipped in, 1/4 for topping), 3T peanut flour, some vanilla+almond extracts, and topped it with TJ's superfruit spread, TJ's creamy peanut butter, coconut butter (YEEEESSS) and the aforementioned banana! Oh my lanta, this was so yum!

I had to head back to school around 3:15 to pick up my brother (we live super close) so I really just killed time with google reader, tv, & napping in the sun! I live a hard life. 

Today was a rest day, so my appetite wasn't that of a pregnant elephant as usual. But I made sure to grab a snack before I left for work. And it. Was. Epic. 

Oh yes. Banana soft-serve & a homemade Larabar! (Technically a homemade Katebar since I used Katelyn's recipe, but whattteva.) I can't believe I've never had either of these before!! Seriously, Gena wasn't kidding -- that banana soft serve changed my life. (I'm all about the dramatic today, I don't understand this.) I was so happy the entire time I was at work -- and I'm pretty sure it was like 97% because of this! 

Work was also really really good today! I was exhausted at the end, though -- which is why I was so thankful that I had leftovers from last night ready to go! 

"Unstuffed" Spaghetti Squash!

Buttttt then my impatience kicked in. I put the spaghetti squash half in the oven for 8 minutes (aka ETERNITY) and the vegetables at the very bottom were still cold! I immediately dumped the contents into a big bowl and microwaved them. Oh, and then topped it with Daiya (: Impatience brings about great great decisions, my friends. I was so hungry I couldn't even get an unblurry picture -- I dove right in! I almost finished it but I didn't want to be too full, ya know?

Just as I was climbing into bed, I got the most intense craving for a green monster! I love how my body craves nutrients like that now (: So I ran downstairs and fired up the blender... and promptly was yelled at because the blender was louder than the basketball game hahah.

Recycled picture. Because apparently I don't remember to use my camera for a good shot at 10:45. (And that's a late night for me. YEAAAAH party)

ANYWAYS I hope yall liked the Monday recap! I totally meant for it to go up last night. Guess nootttt (:

Have you made banana soft serve?!

I honestly don't want to wait to make it again. I'm dying.

Are you impatient?

Maybe I should do something about this. Ehhhh.

Should I make my rest days into yoga days?

I feel like it would be super productive... but I kinda like being lazy!

 

Samantha 

Three Weeks

Hey blog-a-linis! Happy Friday!


Personally, I'm pretty excited (: I know I don't have like, real school anymore -- just my Senior Search -- but the weekend just gives me such a good feeling! Even if I do have an extra three and a half hours of work tomorrow. Oh weellll. Anyways, I hope you guys are having a good Friday!
For me, Friday afternoons have always translated to some pretttty good TV watching! Vampire Diaries & Community -- my two favorite shows -- are on at 8 on Thursday nights, so I usually don't get to watch them until Friday (: But it's all totally worth is to see Ian Somerhalder. God I'm obsessed. 


Anyways, onto the activities of the day! 
Working with the little kiddies this morning was a total blast! It was a fairly easy day, save for a few tears from a four year old. My physics teacher from last year came to do a presentation for the kids and it was hilarious because I totally failed at making the experiment work when she explained it to us like adults... but when she explained it to preschoolers, it totally clicked for me. Sorry college, I'm gonna go to preschool next year instead. They get nap time. (:


Actually, get this: graduation weekend is only three weeks away! WHHHAAATTT?! I'm so freaked+excited+ready-ish at the same time!! Alumni induction is on Friday and then graduation mass is Sunday. At my school, we graduate in floor length white dresses, but I don't wanna show you guys a picture until the actual day! HAHAHHAAA secrecy. 

I also managed to squeeze in a workout into my suuuuper-unbusy day (: I love having these now! I got to sit outside & read The Thrive Diet for like ever! I'm loving it, by the way! It's super interesting and totally clears up a lot of the questions that I've had about veganism+healthy eating. Anyways, I hit up the ellipticizzile (sup making up words) for a really easy thirty minutes while I watched some of an episode of House! Since it was so nice, I also took my puuuuppyy for a quick twenty minute walk! I love sunshiiine


Now for some eeeaaaats!
I didn't post yesterday, and I probs won't on Thursdays just cause they're so busy for me (work+other daily stuff), and I didn't snap a picturrre of any of my food. Maybs that can just be my like, chill-no-blog-worries day? We shall seeee.


This morning, howeva, I was a good blogger & had my little morning photoshoot! 

SUCH a tasty breakfast! The bowl was a variation of Wednesday's, with 1/3c oat bran, 1/4c wheat bran, 1T peanut butter, ~1/3c almond milk, + 1 scoop Amazing Grass Chocolate Drink Powder (I think I made that name up... I kinda forgot what it's called for real.) & I topped it with a fudgie a la Carrie! It was so good I had to tweet about it (: AND OH MY LORD that tea was the best one I've ever had. I picked it up at WF cause I ran out of my other stuff and it's a rooibos -- orange creme & VANILLA. Get at me. I was like... floored by how this good was! I craved it the rest of the day! 
After I left the preschoolers, I was jonesing for some salad bar action. And I caved because, what the hell, it's Friday (FRIIIday gettin' down on FRIIIday). Check out this monnnstaa:

So. Frickin. Tasty.!! And massive... spinach, romaine, roasted corn salad, quinoa, blackbeans, chick peas, red peppers, cukes, chipotle tofu (TOO spicy! had to pick it out!), carrots, & WF's Cucumber+Tomato salad (the best thing they have. Seriously.) And I topped it with the uuusual Annie's Light Honey Mustard. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! After I threw together the salad, I somehow ended up in the freezer section... How did that happen? (; I found this little gem...

How did these end up in my basket?! Oh right. I couldn't resist (: I seeecretly may have had one as my lunch dessert... and it was strawberrybananachocolate bliss, I tell you! So yummm! While I was checking out, I also snagged a KIND bar, which I've never tried before! 

Please ignore my horribly unpainted nails (: it's on my to-do list as soon as this post goes live... along with graduation announcements.... le sigh. Back to the KIND bar! It was super tasty! I ate it with a microwaved+mashed banana+about 1T peanut butter. I cant believe I've never tried any of these before! The coconut was so good in here! I was impressed to say the least (:


Around six, my tummy started grumblin' for dinnnn, so I got to cookin! 

Baked Tofu + Roasted Broccoli + Brown Rice

"Magic Toast" from Chef Katelyn

OH MY GOD. This toast was so. Damn. Good. Seriously I didn't want it to end! Hah it totally outshone my main dinner! I'm thinkin' I know what my dessert is gonna look liiiike!

Alright sweetie pies, I'm gonna peace out for the night. I've got a date with Brendan Brazier (: 

And graduation announcements. Sorry Brendan.

See yall tomorrow! 

Samantha

My questions of zeee daaaay! 

What was/is your graduation like?

I still need to get my dress hemmed... sup 5'2" frame.

Do you have a special 'personal day' of the week?

I just like my weekends! OH. And summer is just one lonnnnng ass weekend!

Have you tried KIND bars?! 
Do I need to try any other kinds?! I loved this one!