Happy Monday!
Did all of you have a fun Super bowl Sunday? I had this post ready to go up yesterday while in the car, but Eric’s internet stick was out of range. We went to visit family yesterday up North and didn’t get home until about 11pm or so.
Let me recap!
Sunday is supposed to be my rest day for exercise, but I ended up cleaning for 3 hours early Sunday morning. My exercise was scrubbing the hardwood and slate floors! My least favourite thing to do every week.
I mix a tiny bit of Murphy’s oil into a bucket of warm water and then I wash a tiny portion of the floor by hand and then dry with a cloth by hand, and I inch my way across the entire hardwood on my hands and knees. I find that if I don’t dry it by hand it streaks really bad. Does anyone have any tips on how to clean hardwood? There must be an easier way…
It looked nice though!
I also removed a ton of appliances off the countertops. I cleared out a bunch of room in the cupboards to store appliances like my stand mixer. I love a clear countertop! I also have 3 huge boxes to donate to goodwill now.
Then I made a stir-fry to bring for our visit. This one was similar to last Sunday’s however I cooked the veggies this time and I sprinkled everything with sesame seeds:
So easy: chickpeas, 1.5 zucchini, 3 carrots, celery, EVOO, seasonings, S&P, sesame seeds:
The sesame seeds made the entire dish! I need to do this more often.
My eats of the day included fresh juice:
2 carrots, 1 cuke, 1/2 lemon, 1 grapefruit, 1 piece ginger:
I made another batch of my homemade crunchy maple quinoa cereal:
So in love with this cereal!
Lunch was a can of Amy’s reduced sodium Split Pea Soup:
and Doctor Kracker x 2:
Then I decided to finally bring out my Kitchenaid food processor that has been sitting in the box for months!
I made a boo boo though :(
I dropped it :( and made a huge gash in the dining room floor. :(
I swear this thing is cursed! If you recall I broke the first one and had to send it back…this is number two…and the beast is HEAVY. Hopefully I can figure this thing out!
I got ready to head to our family get together and put on my new Lululemon jacket that I bought two weekends ago. I love this jacket! It is called the Stride II jacket and has fun thumb holes for staying warm. It is super comfy and functional.
Is it weird that I use 90% of my lulu clothes for actual casual wear and not exercise? The only lulu stuff that I use for exercise are my shorts and workout tanks and the rest I treat like they are spun with gold silk, haha.
We are still experiencing a huge bout of cold & sun around Southern Ontario. I love the sun and will take cold and sun over clouds and snow any day.
Brrrrr.
We had such a nice visit!
Harvey, Eric, and Diane (sorry the pic came out dark- was using my point and shoot)
Diane cooked up a VEGAN feast!!!!!!!!!!
She made all of these wonderful vegan dishes and used all these different ingredients like grape seed oil! It was so nice of her and she certainly went out of her way for me!
Spinach and Clementine salad in balsamic:
Squash:
Homemade garlic infused hummus, flatbread, and vegan coleslaw:
Top going clockwise: Broccoli stir-fry with raisins and sunflower seeds, roasted potatoes, Greek salad (minus the feta for me), squash, my stir fry, coleslaw, homemade hummus!
I felt like I died and went to vegan heaven. Everything was SO SO good. I am going to beg her for the recipes.
I had seconds of the squash.
Veggie juice :) My fav of course.
Dessert was a vegan apple crisp and tea.
Instead of using butter she used grape seed oil…very good idea! It tasted delicious!
I was stuffed but in a good way. :mrgreen:
I’m off for a long day of baking and going to squeeze in my workout over lunch.
Have a good one!
That food looks amazing! I’ve recently gotten into the world of vegan recipes and just.can’t.stop. I love them, everything is so fresh and tasty!
So much good food! I’m not vegan but have recently bought a few vegan cookbooks and really enjoy all of the recipes.
I really have been wanting one of those jackets with the thumb holes. We live in a very old house (1890) so dinged up floors are the name of the game around here. Works for me though b/c they add “character” and I don’t have to stress LOL!
haha most blog posts don’t make me feel a need to compare…but I am really self conscious about my floors now! I’m a, gonna, go mop now… ;)
cute jacket! If I had a shirt that cost that much I wouldn’t be running in it either. (Totally just realized that I run in $50 brooks capri tights…never mind) But that shirt is cute!
When I was having trouble with my floors my husband got me an old floor polisher. We grew up in the 50’s and 60’s and thats what they used. Even if the finishes are better these days I still like to buff mine!
I love that Lulu jacket! So cute!!
The last time I went shopping at Target I saw a hardwood floor cleaning “kit.” It was like a Swiffer, but with cleaning pads specific for hardwood floors… maybe you have something available like that near you? Either way, that’s an awesome workout cleaning the way you do!
your kitchen is so pretty and your floors are gorgeous!
Love the lulu hoodie. Adorableness at it’s finest! I’m the same way with some of my really cute workout items- I just wear them out, and reserve my t-shirts and older pants for my actual workouts!
That was so nice of someone to cook you a vegan feast! I’m jealous ;)
Sorry about the dent in your floor :? I’m always marking up the walls and ruining the carpet…
Cute jacket!
What a great vegan feast! I love your Lulu jacket, and I am with your with wearing lots of “workout” clothes when I’m not working out. They are comfy and cute, so why not? :)
Your food looks great! I know how you feel about the Lulu stuff – so much of it is really more of a casual wear garment than it is for working out in. I do wear the tanks for working out – but not the jackets! :) Love your stride jacket, by the way!
super cute jacket!!! I love lulumon!
If the floors are dirty hot water and vinegar just a splash not too much. If they are not very dirty but just dusty I only use water.
Looks like you had more than enough food to eat and it all looks great. I noticed in yesterdays blog you showed your favourite BBQ sauce and it has the word Honey on the label. Is this just the name or is there honey in the sauce?
Nope the label is misleading!!!
ingredients:
Water, Apple Cider Vinegar*, Evaporated Cane Juice*, Tomato Paste*, Blackstrap Molasses*, Rice Starch*, Herbs and Spices*, Potassium Chloride, Garlic*, Natural Flavor, Onion*, Lemon Juice*, Xanthan Gum, Gum Tragacanth, Citric Acid, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
*ORGANIC
great I will have to give it a try.
My mom uses some kind of swiffer wet jet on her wood..
You have beautiful wood floors!! And that vegan meal looks fantastic – what a great spread.
OH MY GOSH – you are a hardwood floor cleaner like me! After getting married and moving in with my husband last June, I have become obsessed with the floor scrubbing! I come from the world of wall to wall carpet. I am so critical of my efforts and even after working on for hours, I feel like it looks terrible! Maybe I can learn from you!!
First, what type of hardwood do you have? Ours is Brazilian Cherry and VERY difficult to keep looking good. I blame the dark color and the shine that it has. The floors show EVERY smear :( I tried this product called Bono becuase everyone raved about it. I have a feeling that it is starting to build up and cause more smearing – even though I use a TINY amount.
How does the Murphy’s oil work? Is it a cleaner? Does it not leave any residue? Maybe it works on your floors, but would not work on mine… all wppd is different.
Why am I so insanely interested in this topic? I need therapy about it! :-D
Your top picture of the floor looked gorgeous – good job cleaning and polishing it!
i do not like the murphy’s oilas it leaves a residue!!!
I think ours are cherry too…very glossy and smear SO easy.
The hardwood floor guy that put ours in told me to use a lil vinegar and water. He said to “damp mop” it. I’d be afraid to use anything any harsher than that for the fear of a waxy build up. I bought a pair of knee pads and clean my hand (when needed…I also found that was the only way I could really get it clean). I also bought some soft socks to slip over my hands to “polish” it with. I just mist my “glove” and change when it gets dirty. The Swifter towels add up money-wise. The socks can be washed and re-used.
awesome tips!!!!!!!!!!!
So trying this :)
Adorable jacket! And thanks for the heads up on the Adore bars in your shop. I had to run over and snag me some.
Wow what a fun looking day – all those eats look amazing!
I am yet to find a Lulemon store as there isn’t one where I live. Next time I am in Sydney perhaps? Their clothes look fantastic!
Vegan feasts rock! I think it is wonderful when families support your eating habits.
My man’s mother doesn’t think I eat “normal”….LOL…sorry are Fruit Loops normal?! LOL
Have a fab day
XXOO