Puppy Love

Today was a much better day than yesterday was! I drank loads of water last night, put my feet up and had a solid sleep. Although I was sad to miss Pilates, looking back on it today I know it was absolutely the right decision. It was steamy here again today which is the type of weather I thrive on. Give me a fire anytime! I get cranky when I?m cold! I had a refreshing breakfast of goat?s milk yogurt, Crofters blueberry superfruit jam, wheatberries (which I cooked up last night) and fresh blueberries:
My eyes were definitely bigger than my stomach because I couldn?t finish it all!

My hubby is on vacation this week so it?s extra hard to come into work. On the flip side, he did finish painting the bathroom yesterday! I just have to buy a new window covering, shower curtain and some art work this weekend and then I?ll post a picture. Let?s just say that I totally LOVE the shade of blue that I picked! YAY!

I deliberately ate my chocolate raspberry Luna bar slowly today so I could savour eat bite. This flavour is second only to chocolate peppermint stick! ;)

I had a nice elliptical workout today. Young Pup was in there again so we chatted it up for a good half hour which helped pass the time. I don?t know how that boy can run at a good clip and talk at the same time. Must be his youth!! ;)

Time: 45 minutes
Avg Hr: 159
Max Hr: 180
Calories Torched: 459
Distance: 5 miles

I?m a very visual person so I always keep track of time spent being active?.be it in the gym or the garden. Having my activity on paper makes it seem more ?real? somehow. Yes, I?m a dork. Here?s an example of how I track:
It?s basically the same as what I post on the blog. Do you track your workouts? If so, why?

Lunch was a great little salad I whipped up last night:
Wheatberries, red bell pepper, avocado, Yves Veggie dog, white balsamic vinegar, S&P. This had great flavour, great textures?an all around winner!

I also snacked on some chocolate covered powerberries throughout the day:
I?m pretty sure the bag won?t last long. They?re just like Welch?s fruit snacks covered in chocolate. YUM! I also ate some grapes.

Dinner was a massive salad with spinach, yellow bell pepper, tomato, cucumber, goat cheese and falafels(which were cut in half).

This is the dressing I used.

There was also some grilled asparagus, fresh from the organic farm just outside of town,

The fam had tacos and when all the shells were gone DS decided to make himself a ?taco? salad that he wanted me to take a picture of.

After dinner DD and I went to the nursery to buy my veggie plants and some potting soil. While we were there we had the pleasure of playing with this lovely lady!

She?s a precious 4 weeks old and we could?ve stayed with her for hours! Here she is with DD:

Wonder if I can talk my hubby into one? LOL! When we got back I had a little bit of dessert. My hubby bought me some Skinny Cow fudge bars which ended up being the perfect treat on a hot day. What did I do while I ate this? Observed DS watering the plants for me!

Child labour right there!!! :)

Bye for now!!