by Jen
on August 18, 2011
Here for a quick check in. This sums up my week…
:Daze:
Let me reinforce that…I haven’t practiced yoga in a week…and with the lack of yoga has come a sizable increase in coffee and ice cream consumption. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
Thanks for the great comments on Stef’s guest post today! Here is a quick look at my day.
Breakfast – peach, blueberry and banana oatmeal made with peaches so juicy and sweet that I could cry that summer will be over soon.
Lunch – herb mayo, roasted eggplant, tomato and munster on Great Harvest honey whole wheat with strawberries and cantaloupe.
Oatmeal butterscotch cookie split with Brandon.
Dinner – grilled barbecue chicken, farmers market pink-eyed peas, roasted zucchini and cornbread.
Dessert, of course, ice cream. Vanilla with strawberries, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips and chocolate syrup. Yep, I feel better now.
And finally to thank you for your patience and support…y’all are always awesome but recently I’ve been blown away by your kindness and encouragement…I will bake for you this weekend.
Yep, the peanut butter chocolate chip bars. I’ll pick TWO winners. All I’m asking is that you tell me one (positive and healthy) way that you deal with stress.
And go! You have until midnight Friday to enter. I’ll announce the winners on Saturday.
TGIF!!!!!!!
Stay tuned for a yoga-themed guest post tomorrow!
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