balance.

Boy oh boy, am I the worst blogger ever?

Maybe!

Say hello to my balanced breakfast!

(Clockwise starting from top): V8 juice, homemade iced coconut latte, grapes, 2 eggs over medium on top of "double fiber" english muffin. Yummy!

Here's what I love about this picture:

1. Breakfast outside on my adorable new bistro set

2. That mug (from curlygirldesign.com which has crazy cute stuff, you must check it out!)

3. I have found a totally doable way to incorporate veggies into breakfast

4. This is one of the most balanced meals everrrr.

5. The book (An Elegant Gathering of White Snows by Kris Raddish...the author of several heartwarming, women-empowering novels that are sure to touch your heart and make you think about your life!)

What a delightful morning.

On other news:

1. Bathroom is painted. First official before and after pictures soon to come (SO EXCITED!)

2. I have a tomato plant now, and so far, it's still alive (Also, SO EXCITED!)

3. Hosted Harry Potter Marathon...was quite fun :) Thanks to all my beloved guests for a good time

4. I am getting a little tanner! (SO SO EXCITED!!!)

See you soon, readers! :)

elbow grease.

Right now I'm surrounded by the combined smell of various cleaning products and I'm not loving it.

I'm embarrassed to say...I've lived here for a month now and this is the first time I've deep cleaned my bathroom and mopped my kitchen.

To my defense...I rarely shower here (usually at the gym) and my kitchen floor never really got dirty.

Either way, I'm convinced the girl who used to live here never cleaned a day in her life. And that is coming from a girl who rarely did chores growing up. I mean, like I said, I didn't have to do a lot of chores growing up, but at least I learned how to clean...and actually DO clean.

I am the best thing that ever happened to this trailer.

Case in point-Improvements made so far:

walls are no longer a disgusting weird pattern thing

there are no longer hideous yellow switch plates

the shower is now very VERY clean

The oven isn't caked in years worth of total crap

And I'm nowhere near being done with home improvements.

Off I go!

hey there blue eyes.

What color are my eyes?

Did you say brown?

Most people do.

Joke's on you!

If you look closely they're mostly green, with brown around the pupil.

But I guess you really have to look ;)

But tonight...they're BLUE!

Weird.

Baaaahhhhh...I'm going to try painting again tomorrow. I NEED to finish this room :(

a storm's coming.

my plate.

Chicken, orange, apple and almond salad topped with homemade honey mustard vinegarette

Oh so yummy.

Hello Bloggers! While I'm busy busy with home improvements I'm also busy busy with revamping my pantry/fridge/freezer! And I don't mean adding cool decorations or papering the pantry shelves.

I mean getting healthy!

I saw a dietitian last week and we have come up with a food plan for me and it's nothing crazy, it's "MyPlate".

The new USDA sponsored eating plan is the plate instead of the pyramid. So now when I'm making a meal I make sure to have half of my meal be fruits and veggies, and have a protein and a whole grain.

This isn't rocket science people. It's pretty simple. But for some reason visualizing the plate has been super helpful for me. I'm also planning all my meals. I bought this adorable organizer from the one and only Target that helps me plan my meals which will help me save money and prevent unbalanced days!

Feeling healthier already :)

More home improvements to come!

In case you were looking for an easy homemade dressing recipe:

2 Tbsp dijon mustard

1 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp lemon juice

Wisk together ingredients. Serve.

Yields: 4 Tbsp

Le Marche d'agriculteur

Salut Farmer's Market!

It's officially summer...okay well not according to the calendar, but according to my visit to Moscow's Saturday Farmer's Market it IS summer :)

Didn't buy anything (due to my utter lack of money), but A (pictured above) and I took Knives (A and K's dog), and I found a couple things I'd eventually like to purchase.

Farmer's Market Wish List:

Giraffe face shaped rice pack

Tomato plant

C'est tout!

Today I think I might buy so more paint and finally finish the bedroom!

Wish me luck!

Love

baby, i'm back!

Sorry about being MIA lately.
The move is done! But I hadn't had any internet for awhile hence the lack of updates.

I'm feeling a bit tired (all the time...?) so I'll be posting some progress pictures soon!
It's starting to come together, but we have a loooooong way to go yet!

love