I started off my day getting a root canal at the orthodontist bright and early. While it was certainly unpleasant, on the bright side, I actually liked the doctor. This is rare since I've had more than my fair share of nutty doctors and overly rough dentist experiences. She made me feel comfortable (well, as comfy as you can feel with objects forcing your mouth open), and totally reminded me of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Ha, remember that show? I'm not sure if I just have bad reactions to dental work, but I'm damn near useless the rest of the day after I have something done to my teeth. After my root canal this morning, I alternated between doing work from my couch and laying in the fetal position cuddling with Harley. I did get manage to get outside a bit. I wanted to at least do a bit ... [Read More]
Archives for January 2013
Ways to Feel Happier
''C'mon, Get Happy!" Last night I was reading the latest issue of Shape magazine, and as usual when I'm enjoying a magazine, I tore a few articles out for future reference. One of the articles I liked was called ''C'mon, Get Happy!" and discussed a blueprint to help one feel more joyful. The author's strategies to feeling happier resonated with me, and I thought I'd share them with you: Embrace ''Good Enough" - The idea here is to resist the urge to be a perfectionist. Wanting everything to be flawless all the time stresses you out and isn't attainable. Strive to do things well and your best, but don't go so far that you make yourself nuts. Talk Yourself Up - According to new findings, sharing accomplishments and good news with others multiples the joy factor. In other words, ... [Read More]
Participating in a DietBet
A few weeks ago, I heard about FitFluential's January DietBet. I had never heard of DietBet before and was intrigued. Here's how it works: DietBet is a social diet game that involves $$. You cough up some mula to join or start a challenge - in this case it was $25. Everyone puts in the specified amount of money, essentially betting that they can lose 4% of their body weight in 4 weeks. At the end of that time, whoever lost the 4% splits the pot evenly. Here's how the weigh-ins work: You have to take a full-length picture of yourself in ''airport attire" standing on a scale, then immediately take a photo of your weight on the scale at the beginning of the bet. DietBet is pretty smart about reducing cheating, and they email a secret word to you right before your weigh-in, which you need ... [Read More]
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Granola Bars
Hi friends! This weekend has been a pretty rainy one in San Diego - not that I'm complaining, since it's still been in the 60s. I'll take that any day over 25 degrees and snowy! Besides taking Harley for long walks both yesterday and today and having a tennis workout earlier with my hubby, I've pretty much been indoors the rest of the time. Rainy weekend activities have included checking out the bookstore, where I picked up a new cookbook on sale.... ...cleaning, and seeing Zero Dark Thirty at the movies last night. I've also spent some time in the kitchen. I have soup cooking at the moment that will hopefully turn out yummy, and yesterday I whipped up this delicious recipe: I found out last Thursday via Twitter and a few blogs that it was National Peanut Butter Day. I wanted to ... [Read More]
[Healthy] Super Bowl Recipe Ideas
Helllllo weeekendd! I feel like this week really kicked my butt. I'm exhausted physically (my muscles are so sore!!) and mentally and am looking forward to a few days hopefully full of fun and relaxation. Speaking of weekends, next weekend marks the 47th Super Bowl. A few of the clients I do public relations for are involved in the game's production, and it's been pretty cool getting to work on some Super Bowl related projects and hearing some behind-the-scenes info. Here's a crazy stat about Super Bowl XLVII: This year marks the priciest 30-second commercial spots, which were bought for $3.7-3.8 million each and sold out a few weeks ago. If you're on the hunt for finding some fun, easy recipes perfect for munching on during the big game, look no further! Here are some of my ... [Read More]
Harvest-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Sometimes when I'm food shopping, I decide to nab something new to play around with. Rather than always grabbing the same foods to make the same meals, I think it's fun to experiment with food and try out different dishes. At times, I pick out something not really being sure how I'm make it, or what I'll prepare it with. This was the case last week when I grabbed these guys at the farmers' market: I've eaten acorn squash here and there, but can't really remember a time when I made them myself. I checked out a few of my cookbooks to see if a recipe with acorn squash looked appealing to me. Here is what I wound up making: I found this recipe in a cookbook called The Vegan Table and altered a few of the ingredients. From the start, I was doubtful that my hubby would be a fan of it. He isn't ... [Read More]
