Well – today was just as nuts as I predicted. I think that I just have to get through Thursday (or maybe Friday, hah) and I should be okay. But okay – I realized that I’m being WAY too much of a complainer lately so no more. I want this blog to be a happy, positive place 
This afternoon I snacked on a Chocolate Peppermint Stick Luna bar -
Then I did a little shopping at Gap (I finally found some dress pants!) to ease my post-work stress. It definitely helped as I got lost in the sea of warm and cozy clothes
I picked up a salad for dinner on my way home -
The usual mix – mixed greens, cucumbers, carrots, kidney beans, broccoli, a hard boiled egg and balsamic vinaigrette.
With a fluffy roll on the side
The end of my day is really looking up – Mike is on his way over so we can watch The Biggest Loser. I’m thinking we might need to have a popcorn snack!
Night everyone!
Afternoon Everyone – today has been much the same. Work, productivity and more work! Despite being tempted to buy lunch everyday, I’m really making a conscious effort to save up for the holiday season so I brought like a good girl. I threw a Morningstar Farms gardenburger between two slices of whole wheat bread with hummus, cucumbers, spinach and lettuce (veggie overload). I paired it with an apple and some soy crisps and called it a lunch – not bad for homemade!
Oh – and since everyone keeps asking. I make my baked tofu with Extra Firm tofu, I cut it in half, then each half in thirds and lay them out on paper towels to absorb some of the moisture. Then I spray the 6 pieces with cooking spray and salt (both sides) and put it in the oven on 425 degrees. I do about 15-20 minutes each side (or until lightly browned and crisp) and voila! It’s delicious and incredibly easy
I started the morning off with an awesome stress-relieving run and it felt great! Hopefully it carries over into the day so I can keep my cool despite how crazy things get!
I followed my run up with a quick bowl of Kashi Go Lean, a soy cafe au lait and an orange. Perfection. Have a great Tuesday everyone!
Is it seriously only Monday? HOLY MOLY! This day was loooooong and the week ahead is only looking longer. But hey, in this economy I just feel blessed to go to work each day so no complaints here! I ate dinner with my “Be Thankful” candle so that I would be sure to remember (and to get into the Thanksgiving spirit!) Dinner was just an easy reheat and repeat – I used up the rest of my baked tofu from last night then baked up some sweet potato rounds and some brussel sprouts. It did the trick and now all I want to do is go to bed! Hope you all had a wonderful start to the week!
Oh and this afternoon I snacked on an apple and a luna bar -
Happy Monday Everyone! Sorry for the delayed post, this day just completely got away from me! (And I’m actually still running after it, not sure if I’ll catch up!) Thank you all for your kind words about my nieces – I think they’re just the cutest things but then again I’m not the most unbiased when it comes to them 
I’ll be sure to let my sister know, she’ll be so happy to hear it! This morning I just had a quick breakfast of whole wheat toast, egg whites and a coffee and I just finished up my afternoon meal of a hummus and veggie sandwich on whole wheat and a delicious honeycrisp apple! Off to keep sprinting after this crazy day – what a start to the week!
What a fun weekend! Mike and I had a blast in Boston and it was so great to visit my two adorable nieces. How can you NOT have fun when this is who you’re greeted by?
They’re just too cute. It was nice for Mike and Madeleine to get to bond as well since he hadn’t gotten to meet her yet. Julia was her usual coy self with him, batting her eyelashes but being too shy to go too close. Haha. Clearly Madeleine didn’t have any issue with that – a warm body is a warm body to her!
We attempted a couple group shot but it was a disaster -
Working with the camera timer with an infant and a 2-year old is no easy feat!
Okay – enough gushing…onto my meals this weekend!
Friday night snack – Apple (P.S. – ‘Couples Retreat’ was AWESOME! Highly recommend it!)
Saturday Morning Breakfast – Egg whites on a whole wheat bagel with coffee
Saturday Lunch – Grilled chicken garden salad, VitaminWater10 and FoodShouldTasteGood Sweet potato chips (which Mike finished off before I got to them )
Saturday Dinner – Trader Joe’s Chicken Tikka Masala with basmati rice, tandoori naan and spinach
Saturday Night Snack – Trader Joe’s Lite Popcorn (this stuff is AMAZING)
Sunday Breakfast – Egg whites on a multigrain bagel and a soy misto
Sunday Snack: Apple
Sunday Lunch – Turkey, lettuce, mustard on a multigrain bagel and a pickle
Sunday Dinner: Baked tofu (SO GOOD!), spinach and a yam
And that about wraps it up! Now I’m off to take a note from my niece -
Night all!
Hey All -
Just a quick drive-by posting as I’m shoving dinner in my mouth in attempts to make it to the movie!! I ate my leftovers as planned (salmon burger and broccoli) and I’m glad I did because now I don’t have to worry about wasting food while I’m away this weekend! Mike and I are off to see Couples Retreat at the brand new theater in Hoboken (I’m packing Soy Crisps for my movie snack!) then we’re Boston bound early tomorrow morning for a visit to my sisters! Hope you all have wonderfully relaxing weekends!!
Oh and this afternoon I had an apple with peanut butter
Afternoon Everyone! Today has been a great day so far – busy, but not so busy that I can’t get anything done! I brought leftovers for lunch today but when it came time to eat it, I just really wasn’t craving it so I decided to save them for dinner instead. I need something quick anyway since I’ll be rushing out to the movie, so that’s how I justified it! This morning I grabbed a coffee on the way in (can’t get enough of those red cups!) and packed an apple for a snack but I didn’t get to it so I’ll probably have it this afternoon.
For lunch Michelle and I went over to Bocca to get big salads. It’s funny because yesterday I got a big salad and I really felt like it was more of a soup day. So today I was thinking I’d get soup and I ended up getting a salad! I find salads (and any raw veggies really) are becoming less appealing to me as the days get colder – all I want is warm comfort food!
And of course I had to have the fluffy pillow of bread
Okay time to get back to work!
Well somehow I managed to get up and do my final morning workout of the week! Everything seems a little bit easier on a Friday, so even though I was tired, the thought of the weekend was enough to motivate me through I had a great run and now I can go into my weekend and just relax! I came back and made a quick PB&J sandwich that I had with a glass of soymilk and an apple. It was the perfect way to refuel and start my day. Happy Friday Everyone!
PS – My title is a result of my watching too much TV. The new JEEP commercial with the “i live. i am. i ride.” and the new verizon phone that’s “iDon’t” – it’s everywhere! So when I was thinking of making my title, “I Managed” – that way of writing it popped into my head
Well somehow I made it through this day! I kept looking at the clock as the hours zoomed by and the work piled up and for a time there it really felt like I might not! Haha. But luckily it worked out and TOMORROW IS FRIDAY! Today, for as busy as it was, was actually pretty fun too! First off I got my very first Starbucks red cup of the season!!
(C’mon, you know you love my desktop wallpaper 
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Then I met friends for lunch and got the most enormous and delicious salad with the BEST BREAD EVER -
And just when I thought things couldn’t get any better, the most awesome sales rep in the world brought this over to mine and Michelle’s area:
So bad. Yet so good. Thanks Marisa – you rock
I came home after an exhausting (yet productive!) day and did an hour of yoga to wind down. It was lovely. As was my dinner:
Sun-dried tomato chicken sausage, broccoli and a yam. Does it get much better??
Mike and I are now getting ready to veg out on the couch with The Office and 30 Rock - a perfect way to end the day if you ask me
Night all!
