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!
I am LOVING your new lulu jacket! So cute. My mom has always washer her hardwood floors with Murphy’s oil soap, and that is how she taught me to wash mine and do my cabinets. The smell is so comforting me. :)
Angela, the Strike Jacket looks great on you! The thumb holes are the best feature.
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such a cute jacket! I would treat them like gold too haha.
I wash our hardwood floors with vinegar/water. sometimes i mix in some lemon juice so it smells better :)
Do you know what ratio of vinegar to water you use? :)
I love jackets like that.
I also LOVE being vegan. LOVE it. Just made buckwheat cereal. It makes me think outside the box and so fun.
The meal sounds fabulous!!!
And your jacket is too cute! If I could get Lulu clothes, I’d totally be wearing them out. If i’m going to pay that much for exercise clothes… um i’m so not going to sweat in them haha
That was so sweet of Diane to make a vegan feast for you all, aww! :) Looks delicious!!
I LURVE thumb holes!!!! I used to cut holes in my sweatshirts just to stick my thumbs in :)
You’re eatin’ like a vegan QUEEN!!
LOVE the new jacket. That’s my favorite shade of grey :)
How wonderful of Eric’s mom to make that gourmet vegan FEAST! You have wonderful in-laws, Angela!
hehe nope they aren’t Eric’s parents, they are gradparents…i know they look young dont they?
oops grandparents I meant
I love that jacket. I agree: Exercise clothes that cost that much shouldn’t be sweated in! Big YUM to that apple crisp. Mmm.
how nice of the grand parents to make all the vegan food!
lovely dinner! what a treat!
Floors are my least favorite thing to clean, too. We have hard flooring throughout, but it’s laminate so I’m limited in what cleaning products I can use. I got a steam mom for Christmas and I LOVE that thing. Not sure if it’s safe for hardwoods or not. It’s a Haan and it dries instantly.
Sorry, no tips on hardwood floors. But I’ve heard some people love the Swiffers (if you can find them!). Your floors do look beautiful.
And I’m sure if I ever by Lululemon stuff, I’ll never work out in it either! :)
That looks like such a great dinner!
I do the same with my lululemon clothes haha. I do have my eye on that jacket, it looks SO cute!
Your floors look gorgeous! I need to clean mine – I don’t do it nearly as often as I should.
Love that lululemon jacket – so cute!! I would probably do the same thing if I owned any lulu clothes. I tend to wear a lot of my cute “fitness” clothes for casual wear as well!
You have some serious commendable dedication to your floors! I grew up mostly in wood-floor houses and HATED it when it was my turn to mop with murphy’s and the rest. (The family house floors now get Squirt and Mop and look great, with a lot less work… in case you want to give it a shot).
That is quite the spread of food!
I love Lululemon clothes, and would totally wear them as casual clothes…if I could afford them!
We have the same food processor. We have a tile floor (which I hate) and I am always so worried about dropping it.
p.s. I am super jealous of you clean counter tops.
I love Lululemon clothes and I only wear them as regular clothes. I use my Target sweats to work out in!!
Ok, so let’s all just be honest with each other: Lululemon has the best jackets/hoodies/pants/clothing in the world! I have one of their special hoodies that came out over the holidays that has more fleece and warmth built in to it…I tell ya, there’s is no other jacket out there like it!
Love your new one! It’s taking everything for me not to run across the street where a Lululemon store is (bad for me) and grab something fun and new. :)