Cursed salad that resulted in my chipped tooth!

Pointing out the problem area. (Also see this picture in the dictionary under the definition for “Hot Mess”)  Yikes, my bathroom mirror is dirty.  Guess I should clean that!

Nice chunk missing out of my front tooth.  Good thing my mom was at the office when I called her and was able to get a dentist appointment for me on Friday afternoon.  My mom is a hygienist so I take teeth really seriously.  I can’t live like this for too much longer!  LOL.

Self-medicating with chocolate!

Sorry for having such a whiny blog these past few days.  I swear I’ll get out of this funk sooner rather than later.

I refused to open my laptop while Glee was on.  But at least I photographed my nibble of Newman’s Own Organics Milk Chocolate.  Mmm, But definitely not for dogs!)

Glee was great!  I laughed; I almost cried.  I can’t wait for it to return in the spring.  I’m sure I’ll get the DVD as soon as I see it in stores on 12/29.

I made my vanilla Chobani turn into a berry flavor by adding a scoop of Crofter’s Superfruit Spread, and some granola too.

An apple today cuz I wanna keep the doctor away.

I had a steaming hot bowl of turkey chili from the HealthWorks Oasis Cafe.

I also ordered the Cafe’s salad of the day:  Greens with chicken, black beans, corn, and avocado topped with balsamic dressing.  I don’t usually eat avocados, but I’m going to try a little bite today.

Just a note to my family who may be reading this post:  Jared’s family has sent 2 Christmas cards already.  You guys need to step it up!

Yeah, I left my cable at work last night so I couldn’t post anything.  Sorry sorry sorry for the delay!

When I got to work yesterday, I snacked on a 2nd Clementine.

I was starving at 11 am so I gobbled down leftover chicken, couscous, and asparagus.

For dessert, I had 3 Newman’s Own Herman cookies.  Mmmm!

I went to the gym in this outfit.  I feel like my thighs look too big in those skinny cords, and the shirt looks too short.  Not my best combo?  When I left I had to wear my shower flip flops because it was much to warm out to put my boots back on.

I brought New Moon to the gym.  I read for 25 minutes while I rode the bike.  It was a great workout while I fell more in love with 2 fictional characters.  Yup, I’m torn between Edward and Jacob right now.  I used the foam roller…so painful but it really does hurt so good.  I feel so much better after I use it.

I had to rush back to the office to help with file cleanup.  In the midst of our cleaning, I snacked on a Luna Bar.

I was SO hungry when I got home so I ate a VitaBrownie to hold me over until dinner.

I walked Miles to Back Bay station to meet my friend Cara when she got off the train.  Cara needed to spend the night so she could catch a flight out of Logan this afternoon.

Cara, Jared, and I went to Picco for dinner.  Jared was starving so he ordered a bruschetta appetizer.

Jared and I split a Neapolitan Pizza:  tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh basil.

Cara had a combo of 2 different styles.  One was topped with bacon.  I’m pretty sure the other had goat cheese.

Jared took over the TV to watch the Bills game.  Cara and I chatted and caught up.  It was great to learn more about the t-shirt company that Cara is launching, the Azu brand!

I had to rush a little bit to get ready for work.  I toasted an Arnold Thin and topped it with Crofter’s Superfruit Spread.

I made it to work just in time to start a workshop focused on the Myers-Briggs type inventory test.  (I’m an INFJ…but I already knew that because I took the test last spring)

BC catered our lunch after the workshop was over.  I just inhaled a turkey sandwich, chips, and a pickle.  I was SO hungry.

Now it’s time to actually get some work done!

I snacked on a small container of Pineapple Cottage Cheese when I got back to my office.

Dinner just consisted of leftovers. (Turkey stuffing and Nasoya noodles)

Lots of leftovers! (Buffalo chicken wings with Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce)

Flowers will make a “mehhh” day better!

Calla lilies are my absolute favorite flower!

I decided to have Newman’s Own Organics Mocha Milk Chocolate for some sweetness to close out my evening eats.

Even though the serving size is one bar, I only ate 3 squares.  This chocolate tasted rich and delicious.

I am planning on going to sleep early tonight, hopefully by 10:30.  But right now Glee is on!  I love the musical Wicked so I can’t wait to hear Kurt and Rachel have a sing-off for the lead in “Defying Gravity.”

I was supposed to do strength training but I was in the mood to move around.  I decided to use the stair master as a leg workout and a way to get my heart pumping.  I saved my upper body workout for later.  Before I finished my workout, I used the foam roller for a few minutes.  Heaven!

When I got back to the office, it was time to simplify my life.  I snacked on a Mojo bar, crunchy and peanuty!  I also worked on cleaning out some papers that have been building up in my file cabinet.  One day I’ll simplify my life so much that I’ll be able to turn off my mind during meditation sessions.  For now I’m glad I recycled a few piles of paperwork!

Tonight’s creativity didn’t yield great results.  I made Nasoya’s Chinese style noodles.  I didn’t want to mix the noodles and broccoli with soy sauce so I tried tossing them in olive oil and then adding a little Blue Cheese and some salad dressing.  I think I overdid it on the Blue Cheese crumbles, otherwise it wasn’t bad.

My dinner portion was pretty small so I had plenty of room for dessert.  I got to enjoy some of the Newman’s Own Organics goodies that I got in the mail last week.  I had two Hermits old fashioned soft Cinnamon cookies.  Sorry to report that the serving size is only 1 cookie.  At first I thought the cinnamon flavor was really strong but then I realized I was actually tasting the molasses.

Miles was really interested, but he didn’t get to partake in the sampling.

I also had 2 Newman O’s cream filled chocolate cookies.  I can’t tell you how these compared to Oreos because I’ve never been really into those.  But these Newman O’s were really good.  I’m out of milk so I couldn’t dunk this time, but I still have a lot of cookies left for another day.

I’ve spent my evening vacuuming the couch (dog hair everywhere), doing an upper body strength circuit, and watching the Biggest Loser.  As the Losers go into the Weigh-In, I want to pay attention.  Good night!

More info about Newman’s Own Organics

Newman’s Own Organics was started in 1993 when the market for organic snack foods was beginning to grow.  The line started with pretzels and has expanded from there.  It would take MUCH too long to go into detail about each and every new development so just be aware that lots of snacks and drinks to choose from.  In 2003, Newman’s released the book The Newman’s Own Organics Guide to the Good Life: Simple Measures that Benefit You and the Place You Live.  It has advice for small steps to improve your life and your environment.

I kept breakfast quick and simple this morning by having a bowl of Cinnamon Puffins.

This is my Friday Morning Face.  Guzzling coffee on the drive to work.

I brought some Newman’s Own Organics organic apples to snack on at work.

Here are some dried apple slices and my Excel spreadsheet of blogs to read.  I can be a little bit obnoxious when it comes to organization!  Haha.

I had a webinar from 12-1:30 so I ate my lunch during that time.  No photos; don’t wanna scare the coworkers.  I had a bowl of Chicken and Rice soup from HealthWorks and Vanilla Oikos with the last of the packet of Justin’s Maple Almond Butter I opened yesterday.  Mmmm hmmm!

Healthy sugar high = Newman’s Own Organics Peanut Butter Cups.  I’ve always been a fan of Reese’s and these were very similar, but tasted much more like real food.

Here’s my Friday Afternoon Face.  Really psyched to be starting the weekend in 3 hours.

I’m hoping to post about dinner, but I may not have time.  Jared and I are going to Cambridge to see the movie Brief Interviews With Hideous Men.  John Krasinski will be there to give an intro to the film since he directed it.  I am a huge fan of his character Jim on The Office so I’m really looking forward to this.  Hopefully there will be a few good pictures to post!

From an Apple…

To a Z bar!!!

I almost skipped the gym today so I could finish some work, but I ended up completing things early.  Treadmill time!  I wanted to work up a sweat instead of doing my strength training.  I ran on the treadmill for 20 minutes at a 9:05 pace.  Baby steps to increase my speed.

I drove across Boston after work to pick up some packages at UPS.  Big mistake.  The 15 minute drive took almost an hour.  Grrr!  But a huge YAY because…

Newman’s Own Organics sent a huge box of goodies for me to try and review.  Mmm, salivating already!

Pacific Natural Foods sent sooo much soup, also for sampling and reviewing.

I spent most of the car ride trying to decide what to make for dinner.  The soups provided an easy solution.  I just needed to pick a flavor.

I chose the Spicy Black Bean Soup.

“This south of the border sensation features a winning combination of black beans, green bell peppers, tomatoes, and chipotle peppers, simmered to perfection and infused with spices to create an exquisite soup that’s got just the right kick.”

(590 mg of Sodium)

I can’t argue with the description.  I heated some of the soup in the microwave for a few minutes, added a scoop of Chobani, and a huge sprinkling of cheddar cheese.  I had tortilla chips on the side (though I eventually added them to the soup).  I was afraid the soup would be too spicy, but it had just a tiny kick to it.  The soup was thick to begin with, and once the cheese melted the texture was ideal.

Ok, I have to be a huge dork for 1.2 seconds.  Yesterday I told Jared that I really do love my blog.  It makes me so happy!  I’m so grateful to have such wonderful support from so many of you!!!