51. The Catch-Up: Foodie Friday; Sunday Prep Day; Book Mark Me Monday; Tuesday Boozeday

Greetings readers!

Slacker blogger much, eh? Ah! I was planning on doing my catch-up post last night, but then I had a few things to do that were rather unexpected and time consuming. So, let's get down to business, shall we?

Foodie Friday/ Sunday Prep Day

As you know, on Sundays I prep for the week. Lately, I've been rather terrible at it. In order to stay on track fitness and nutrition-wise, I feel like this needs to be kicked into high gear. With that in mind, I looked to Pinterest for some sweet dinner ideas. Breakfast for me consists of a cappuccino (roughly 90 calories) and a banana (roughly 100 calories). Lunch is always a spinach-based salad, with chickpeas, olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, maybe some feta, chicken, purple cabbage, and some Italian dressing. Dinner is what's always up in the air and where I feel things can go awry, so planning is definitely helping!

Thursday I'm going out with my cousin; Fridays - Sundays I eat dinner at home with my parents.

Last night after work, I got my nails done, ran a time-consuming errand for my dad and then went to the grocery store. Side note: I should mention, I LOVE BREAKFAST!!! And I HIGHLY believe breakfast should not just be in the morning, but should be served all day. And moving on...  I had planned to get 1/4 lb of American cheese at the deli to make an egg sandwich, when I stumbled upon "Go Veggie!" 

This cheese was superb! AND it's Lactose Free, Gluten Free, Cholesterol Free, AND only 40 calories per slice. Yup! I'm hooked! I also bought the cutest little egg pan for $7, grabbed some egg whites (mixed with cheeses) instead of plain old eggs, and then some Thomas' Lite English Muffins. My egg sandwich came to 250 calories. For sides I steamed broccoli (I got home to realize we don't have a veggie steamer in my apartment, so what did I do? I invented my own. I put a boiling pot of water on the stove, slid a colander on top with my veggies in that, and let it go at it till my veggies were cooked. Yup! Genius!... for the time being.) This was probably one of the best meals I've ever made and it's so simple. I'm officially only buying Go Veggie! cheese.

Plus, check out this sweet recipe that I'm going to do, probably next week since I'm hooked on my egg sandwiches:

Book Mark Me Monday!

As I mentioned in last week's post, one of my best-friends and I are OBSESSED with Dystopian novels, so once I was done with the Hunger Games AND Divergent series, I had to find something else. I started reading the "Matched" series:

I finished reading Matched, and moved onto Crossed only because I want to complete the series. I know that sounds awful, but I'm trying to figure out why it made it to the list "If you like the Hunger Games, you'll love these series." I have to admit, I'm liking Crossed much more than Matched. There's a lot more adventure in the second installment. I can see why Ally Condie had to make 3. It seems like the first one was simply setting you up and introducing you to this world, all of the behind-the-scenes/ back-story of it all, whereas in Crossed the reader sees how much the characters care for one another and how they'll do anything, or go anywhere to ensure their love. I'll keep you posted on how Crossed turns out. 

Tuesday Boozeday

First and foremost, WHY is it only Tuesday?! Probably should state that I've never been a big fan of Tuesdays - it's my least favorite day of the week; however, starting next Tuesday I'll learn to enjoy them a bit more. Last year I started watching Twisted on ABC Family and Season 2 premieres next Tuesday!! YAY!!!! 

I should be more thrilled with today, since I'm going out tonight with former co-workers. One of them is a die-hard Harry Potter fan, so I'll have to be sure to tell her about this fabulous site, which I found via Pinterest:

Every drink featured on that site is inspired by Harry Potter characters. Genius?! Yup, I think so! I'll have to also inform my cousin on Thursday, since she too is a die-hard fan. I'll let you know if we concoct one on our dinner date on Thursday ;)

44. The Routine

Greetings readers!

I know it's been ages since I last posted. Having a full-time Monday-Friday 9-5 job really seems to suck the life out of you. I know, I know, I know, it's a series of excuses. The majority of bloggers that I follow also have the same mundane schedule as myself and if they have the time to post, why don't I?!

I am a victim of a routine-lover.  Routines are my life. I get up in the morning, throw on my gym clothes, walk to the bus, get to the gym, workout for an hour on the elliptical, get ready in the gym, go to work, catch my bus, come home, mull around for 30 minutes or so, eat dinner, do some more mulling/ reading/ relaxation, bed time, and then wake up the following day and do it all over again - 5 days a week that is.

If I look at blogging as a routine, maybe I'll stay motivated! So, we're trying something new here:

Here's the schedule explained in detail:

Sunday Prep Day: Every Sunday I feel like I'm prepping for my week: setting up the alarm, putting out clothes, grocery shopping, etc. Sundays posts are going to be geared towards prepping, organization, and just routine-like things, not just for work/school.

Book Mark Me Monday: I'm a book lover - through and through. One of my great friends recently got me into the love again and so Monday is going to be books I've read, or want to. 

Tuesday Boozeday: We all know I'm a Pinterest fanatic, so Tuesday is going to be filled with really great drinks recipes, neat bars to go to in Boston, or Massachusetts, or anywhere!

Wednesday: What I Wore, A Workout & #WCW: An outfit post, a workout post, and my "Woman Crush Wednesday" aka WCW will be visible on Wednesdays. The women will be of those that inspire me, it could be a friend, a blogger, or even a celebrity - the world is my oyster!

Things for Thursday: Essentially, everything I am eyeing lately will be yours to see on Thursdays.

Foodie Friday: Once again, my Pinterest problem comes through again. I'll post on Friday, a recipe I've tried, or want to try. (Let's not kid ourselves, it will probably be one I want to try haha).

Style Me Silly, Saturday: Plain and simple, an outfit post. It's not going to be necessarily "silly," I just liked the idea of titling Saturdays post that. :)

Stay tuned for more... and today's post!