Lately...

Tada! Open Concept.

Recently things have changed. I started my new job (yay!) but for the month of March I'm only getting 10 hours a week (boo!). So I started working full time at the store (yay!) but that means I'm working all the time (boo!). And now Chris is supplying pretty much every day (yay!) but he takes the computer with him to school so I can't blog (boo!). So I haven't blogged in a while. So for the next month things will be  sporadic at best. But we're great. We're both getting work which is fantastic. And slowly but surely we're working on the house. Chris knocked out the wall between the kitchen and the living room while I was a work the other week. Crazy. Things are starting to happen!  

Happy Friday People!

Giving Uggs the Boot

Things are finally starting to warm up. Yay! That means sun, that means less layers, that means we're saving on our gas bill, that means cute clothes, and spring. It also means that the snow is going to melt and there is going to be slush, dirty, sand ridden slush everywhere. Uggs are not good boots for slush. They're great for really cold winter days. They're great for keeping your feet comfy. But they are not water proof, nor are they slush proof. I also have the ones that button up on the sides so stuff gets in through there, and their only mid height so I'm constantly getting snow in my boots. Not cool when you have to walk to work every day. So I need new boots. I also need dress pants but thats a different story. I'm debating between two.

Hunters
- they are completely waterproof
- they are super cute
- you can warm them up with huge socks
- they go nicely with dresses
- they are super heavy duty and long lasting
- multi season boots

Sorels
- they are super heavy duty
- they're cute in a girl meets lumberjack kind of way
- they're warm
- they're waterproof on the bottom
- they will last forever
- they might get a little hot in the spring

Which ones?

Resolutions Update

Back in the beginning of January I was feeling a little over confident and made some new years resolutions. And then I made an even sillier decision, I decided to update you guys every month or two.  Well here is my progress (or lack there of) so far. But I'm encouraged by the small amount of progress I have made and I'm inspired to keep working towards fulfilling them.

1. Read my bible every day. That hasn't happened. Sad face. I've read it more often then before and I've read it in more detail. So we're getting somewhere.

2. Clean my house at least once a week. Ha! But in all seriousness I've been pretty good thus far, NOT PERFECT, but pretty good.

3. Wash my makeup off every night. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

4. Read 12 books this year. I'm still ploughing through Anna Karenina. I'll call you hen I resurface.

5. Walk to work at least once a week. Nailing it! Except for that time that Timmins froze over for a while and it was physically impossible to walk to work without freezing to death. But I have been waling to and from work. Plus I have to walk to work with my new job because there is no parking. 

Dreaming of Warmer Times

It was cold. Again. Today. I'm crying my eyes out. Not really, I'm just freezing my legs off. Thats for real. Anyways, because it's been so cold I've been day dreaming about summer and warmer times. One day it will be warm again. Won't it? SEND ME BACK TO MEXICO!!!!!!!!!

Conviction at it's Finest. Ouch.

Conviction makes me want to Ostrich it up and bury my head in the sand

We're currently doing the Crazy Love study with the Baptist Church C&C group. So far its been good. The book is hard hitting and direct. This week's chapter blew me out of the water. It was all about Lukewarm Christianity and it left me feeling very convicted. Me thinks I need to pray about this and see where God takes me.

This and That (but mostly cats)

These pictures scream we don't have kids.

A Berry Green Smoothy (aka The Black Mumba)

Today I'm sharing Green Smoothy #2: A Berry Green Smoothy or, as I like to call it THE BLACK MUMBA. This one turns out a darkish purple and is great for people who are scared off by the colour green. Once again all my measurements are not exact. Add more or less of anything depending on your preferences. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Kale (or Collard Greens, or Bok Choy, or any leafy green)

Spinach

Parsley

Bananas

Coconut oil

Aloe Vera Gel

Coconut Water / Water

Mixed Berries

Add about 4 kale leaves and a big handful of spinach to the blender.

Add about a tbsp of parsley to the blender.

Add a banana to the blender.

Add about 1 tsp of coconut oil.

Add about 2 tbsps of Aloe Vera Gel.

Add 1 cup of water or coconut water and blend.

That will result in something that looks like this...

Next add about 2 cups of mixed berries and about another cup of water (give or take some depending on your preferences). Blend.

And finally you get this big, beautiful glass of goodness!

Tropical Green Smoothy

Its another Monday. Excuse me while I crawl back into bed and ignore life... just kidding. That isn't an option so I'll blog instead. Lately I've been asked by a few people what I put in my green smoothies, so I'm going to share my secrets through some poorly taken pictures and poorly phrased instructions. Don't feel like you have to stick to my smoothy recipe. You can be flexible and use whatever and however much you want depending on your preferences and what you have in your fridge. Also be warned that green smoothies are amazing and you won't want to stop. Also be warned that greens don't blend as smoothly as fruit so you're going to need to get used to a new texture (don't worry you'll learn to love it). This smoothy is a "tropical" green smoothy. It tastes like coconut and lime, speaking of which pineapple would be good to add to this. I'll have to try it. Any who, here is my recipe for a tropical green smoothy. Enjoy!

First you have to get your ingredients. I'm using:

collard greens (you can also use bok choy, or kale, pretty much any leafy green)

spinach

cilantro (or parsley)

aloe vera gel

coconut oil (or avocado)*

coconut water

lime

frozen mixed tropical fruit

*you should always have  a fat source in your green smoothy so you'll have better nutrient absorption because some of the vitamins are fat soluble. 

Add your greens to the blender. I used about four collard leaves and three big handfuls of spinach.

Add about 2 tbsp of cilantro. Add more or less depending on your taste preferences.  

Add about 1 tsp of coconut oil.

Add a heaping tbsp of aloe vera gel.

Add the coconut water and blend all your greens.

Next remove the peel and add the lime and about 2 cups of the frozen fruit. Blend everything together. At this point you may or may not need to add water. It depends on how thick you like your smoothy.

Afterwards you end up with this beautifully green smoothy. Its so fresh and delicious and full of the good stuff. So sit back and enjoy

Snowed In (almost)

Generally I wake up at 7 every morning. It gives me time to drink coffee, blog, watch tv and get ready for the day. Yesterday when my alarm went off I said "No." Just no. So I stayed in bed till 8 which would give me just enough time to get out the door ready for work. Well I woke up and looked out the window to see that we had been snowed in, literally. We got something like 30 cm of snow but thanks to gusting winds we had more than that blown onto our yard. It took me 15 minutes to shovel my way from the front door to the road. At that point I saw that the car was far to buried and I made the gut wrenching decision to walk to work. It was below 30 and there was a wicked awful wind. Basically it was the worst morning. I am not a winter person.

My view out the living room wind

We're snowed in!

Holy snow batman!

Baby its cold outside.