Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Little Things


Some days, it’s all about the little things.

Like adding frozen strawberries to your overnight oats, just because they’re pretty.


½ c oats, 1 c coconut kefir, mashed banana, spoonful of peanut butter, cocoa powder


Like doing 35 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical instead of your tempo treadmill run, just because the trashy gym magazines looked alluring.

Like not washing your hair because you’re too excited to dig into a huge bowl of veggies:


Roasted sweet potato, carrots, broccoli and onion mixed with lettuce, tomato and cucumber then topped with mustard


A decapitated whole-wheat wrap was eaten as well.


Like enjoying a perfectly sweet honeycrisp sprinkled with cinnamon.


Like putting on a summery outfit to celebrate the unseasonably warm first-day-of-fall temps.


Like getting excited to wear your favorite headband.


For those of you who have been reading awhile, you know about my Titanic obsession. For newer readers…I don’t want to scare you off just yet.

What little things have made you smile today?

22 comments:

peaceluvmunchies said...

I'm obsssessssed with Titanic. Love the outfit, and the oats!! Lots of things have made me smile today - specifically, a new dad showing off his newborn baby to anyone who walked by on my walk to school this morning. aaaa.dorable.

Meg said...

I love trashy gym magazines too, haha! Breakfast looks awesome and pretty, too! Love your headband - and this post made me smile today, of course!

cleaneatingchelsey said...

Things that have made me smile today? Jumping on the bed to wake up the husband. That was fun. It made me giggle! I felt like a child, and I loved it.

Freya said...

A Titanic obsession? This is news to me!! I want to know now :p
Hmm...my horse behaved herself today, cos she knew I felt weak and sick and feeble :) she makes me smile!

Kailey (SnackFace) said...

Oh I LOVE that first bowl! Tres adorable. As is your 'fit!

Things that have made me smile today...waking up and not feeling like ass...re-watching Glee...texting MamaJ to chat about said Glee episode...blogging...commenting a bit more...getting my rear windshield replaced!!!!

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And PS. that apple/oats/pumpkin/pb bowl looks to die for!!!!

Julie said...

oh! i love the addition of the roasted onions! i bet they tasted amazing with the sweet taters!

hmmm things that maked me smile today?? umm the radio station i listen to in the morning was extra funny today!

Nelly said...

Those veggies look amazing! And strawberries are the bestest, regardless of the situation.

Smile cues: hazelnut coffee; my cat flopping down for a nap right in the middle of the busy kitchen floor; clean-and-jerking a 90lb barbell on my first day learning the move. And a tiny little baby squirrel peering down at me from a tree and yelling at the top of his lungs as I passed on my run.

Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg said...

Ahhh, I LOVE that headband!! Too cute!

And I love adding mustard to my veggies too :-)

Little Bookworm said...

Your headband is pretty, and your overnight oats look lovely! :)

Kenzie @ A Healthy Purpose said...

love the headband!

is good weather a little thing? because it feels pretty big as we start transitioning to fall.

Emily said...

Any time Titanic is on I must watch. Unwritten rule. Hence a couple of weeks ago when it was on TBS two nights in a row...and I watched both airings. Weird? perhaps. Absolutely necessary? You bet.
Hope you're having a good day! I'm coming home to NJ this weekend and was really looking forward to a glimpse of Fall, so the temps better change by Saturday!!

Kaitlyn (College Girl Runs) said...

Hey girl! Love that headband! Today, it was warm like summer in Ohio, too! I busted out a summery dress for the first day of class :) Have a wonderful day!

fittingbackin said...

cutie cute outfit, missy! Hearting the look and the headband - which made me smile today! haha :)

Trying To Heal said...

i love the hairband!

and i saw a rare migrant today that made me smile. even in the 30+ mph winds!

itsawrapteacher said...

Where in the world do you get coconut kefir from? I have a slight obsession with all things coconut right now and would love to try it out!

mangiarebuonoviverebello said...

Great minds think a like - I topped off my green monster with a sliced strawberry this morning too! Strawberry may have made me smile, but boyfriend's priceless expression when he saw I was eating something rather green for breakfast made me laugh.

*Naomi* said...

i LOVE your outfit girl!! oxfords are so so so me!! they are my go-to get dressed up in real clothes outfit!!

Ali said...

love the outfit!! and no you didnt scare me off... actually prompted me to post a comment here!

so far... what made me smile is my new scarf im wearing to work today!

Kait said...

Baking cookies & making dinner with my mama made me smile today :)

Ps- I am so impressed how your bed is always made (not creepy, its just in the background of your clothing pics each day)...I definitely wish I were just a little neater sometimes. Hope you're having a great week dear!!

JenATX said...

Things that have made me smile: starting my new book from Amazon, "Eating by the Light of the Moon" & having less reading to do tonight :)

Chelsea said...

Hehe I love reading trashy mags on the elliptical!

Yesterday finding out we would be making muffins next class in my food lab made me smile!

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