Life

We made it to Friday!  I shouldn’t complain because I was off on Monday, but damn this felt like a long week.  And yesterday I was “this close” to calling in sick, because I wasn’t feeling 100% and it was cold, rainy and just the perfect day to lay around all day. But the last day and the first day of the month are the...

Good morning!  I’ve had such a wonderful weekend and it continues today because I have the day off of work.  My brother Charlie and his family leave tonight to go back home.  Friday my sister and I took a half day and met my brother and his family and my Mom at Revival Food Hall for lunch.  We lucked out and got a table together...

Tony loved egg salad, but it was almost equal parts mayo and eggs and it was just gross.  But making egg salad with avocado?  I am all over that!  1/4 of an avocado smashed with one hard boiled egg, salt, pepper, everything but the bagel seasoning and hot sauce on crunchy toast.  #perfection. This is the bread I used – I bought it at the...

My friend Kym (morning sunshine!) sent me a Starbucks gift card and I had time before work to stop and pick up the sous vide egg bites.  OMG, I forgot how good these are.  Little pillows of heaven if you ask me.  Four points for two – they have chopped peppers and cheese and are just delicious – not sure I’d spend $4.50 every day...

I put this picture of Tony on my Instagram yesterday – I realized it’s actually my 4th Valentine’s Day without him since he died in 2014 – that seems so long ago, doesn’t it?! This is probably one of my favorite pictures of him – it’s just such a natural smile.  What I miss most is the anticipation of coming home, because he was there....

I appreciate everyone who commented about going back to the old WW ways – whether commenting here, on Connect, or DM.  I am quite shocked that a couple people who shall remain anonymous, just flat out said to me “just eat less food.”   I am going to shake those few negative comments off like Taylor Swift and move on.  Everyone’s journey is different and I...

I didn’t bring any food to work yesterday.  I know, crazy?!  But the beauty of working in Chicago is that I have plenty of options for food.  Freshii is located in the lobby of my building.  This is their huevos bowl – shredded kale (it’s on the bottom) eggs, seasoned black beans, cheese, avocado with salsa and a spicy bbq sauce.  I will suggest that...

This is going to be a super quick post – I forgot to plug in my laptop last night (damn glass of wine!) and I have 16% battery 😛   Yesterday I had more Elvis Waffles, although I am not sure that post is looking right – I did a draft on my phone and then finished on my laptop – people commented on the post...

I was so confident going into Saturday’s weigh in.  Two weeks before I had a 3 pound loss, followed by a .2 loss, so I was expecting the scale to catch up with me on Saturday.  Um, have you seen my tracker?!  So many blue dots! So I was a bit shocked that I again lost only .2.  Huh.  I was disappointed for a second,...

I promised to post these orange cranberry oat muffins today, but (a) I forgot the hand scribbled recipe on my desk at home and (b) I forgot to plug in my laptop. I just pulled it out of my back pack and I have 1% battery. Promise to post it tomorrow because if you have leftover cranberries from the holidays, it’s the perfect way to...