Not Funny, Mother Nature

I woke up at some point through the night and thought that I didn’t like the sound of the clinking at my window and when I got up this morning I KNEW I did not like what I saw!!!
Why, Mother Nature, why???

Before I get started on my eats for the day, I want to wish a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Veggie Girl!!! Hope your day has been awesome!! :)

In anticipation of my breakfast I steeped a cup of Stash Raspberry Pomegranate tea last night to use as the liquid in my oats this morning. The result was a subtly fruity tasting bowl of oats!
-1 cup raspberry pomegranate tea
-1/2 cup Old Wessex 5 Grain cereal
-palmful goji berries
-sprinkle of chopped walnuts
-splash of unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze
Warm, chewy, crunchy, sweet….all these wonderful sensations made my mouth very happy! :)

Sarah over at Mom on the Run has honoured me with another spectacular Bloggers Award
FRIENDS... comes with the following description to be added & passed along: "These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated.” It also says : "Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

I would like to pass the award on to the following awesome bloggers!!!

Coco @ Balance, Joy & Delicias
Marianne @ From French Fries to Flax Seeds
Meg @ Live, Love, Laugh, Eat, Learn
Angela @ Oh She Glows
Leah @ Simply Fabulous Now
Meghann @ Graduate Meghann
Caitlin @ Healthy Tipping Point
Liz @ Veggie Girl

I know that some of you may have already received this award, but you’re totally worth getting it twice!!!

Before hitting the gym I snacked on a few dried prunes (AKA…old lady food!!) and a piece of chocolate banana bread….

I wasn’t sure how my run would go today because my legs were super tired from all the SHREDDING I’ve been doing so I was pleasantly surprised when it felt pretty effortless! I ran for 40 minutes and spent 10 minutes doing ab work and my 3 sets of tricep dips as per the OSG BBCC!

Time: 50 minutes
Avg Hr: 163
Max Hr: 183
Calories Burned: 467
Distance: 4.13 miles

My arms felt like jelly for a good hour after my dips which made it kinda hard to type!

Lunch was leftovers….SURPRISE!! I added some edamame to the roast and green beans to bulk it up a bit.
Then I ate some grapes and blackberries as a sweet end!
I ran a few errands after work and then went to pick the kids up at my parents place. Seeing as Pilates is done now, DS and I went right home after dropping DD off at dance. I changed right away and popped in my 30 Day Shred to do before I got caught up in doing other things. I find it best to do right away or I lose motivation!

I made a CCV inspired dinner tonight partly because I had some veggies to use up, but mostly because I want as many chances as possible to win her most awesome CCV in a box giveaway!!! I pretty much followed her method to a tee and here is the end result!

I used red, green and yellow pepper strips, red onion and a small bag of broccoli slaw as my veggies. YUMMY!! Great, quick dish, Katie!! :) My sweet end was a piece of chocolate banana bread with homemade PB.
I plan to watch Dancing With the Stars very soon so I have to get going to make lunches and sort through school bags! Hope everyone has a fantastic night!

Bye for now!!