A little of this

I have been trying my best to keep occupied while unemployed with doing copious amounts of shopping. I do ok. Sew a bit here, knit a bit there cook a lot and spend as much time with my bestie and the baby boys as possible. I haveto say the last part is probably what keeps me sane. My best friend has twin boys and I spend the majority of days there hanging out and playing with the babies. The thing is that the boy are going to be 1 on tuesday! I cant believe my little men are already 1! They are almost walking now (Mason took 3 steps the other day way to go buddy!). They say mama daddy kitty and doggy and almost auntie Tamara hehe I've been trying pretty hard for that one it mostly just sounds like rara or they look at  me and say MA and then laugh haha but they're trying! But the thing about them turning one is Shannon's mat leave ends and I'm left all alone! So I am going to be working a lot harder in the next few weeks to try and keep myself occupied. Plus I think I'm gonna be going through some serious baby withdrawls. I joke with her and say I'm gonna be waiting outside her door or on her couch every day when she gets home from work haha.

Luckily one of my other best friend Ashley is going to have a baby girl in a few weeks so I can get in some baby time there. I'm excited to spend more time with her too since we haven't seen each other as much as I would like to the last few months. We used to work together and see each other every day so I have defiantly been missing her.

And we did however just get Netflix the other day! We have never have cable since we lived here so I feel spoiled now getting to watch new stuff! I've been watching nature shows and documentarys all weekend curled up on the couch with tea and the dog its great. Matt bought a new 42 inch flat screen tv the other day too I've never had a nice tv so I've been much more glued to the tv than I would usually be... hopefully it doesnt become to big of a habit because I have a feeling I could end up exceeding my bandwidth limit for the month!

Anyways here are a few pictures from around my house this week!

 

Baby clothes for Ashley's little girl! I lovelovelovee the sailboat onsies! I almost bought some to keep for myself but I resisted. I did however tell her if i ever have a daughter she better hand these down haha.

Cute little notebooks!

New hair color! sorry for the crappy picture the light in my bathroom is horrible! I love this color but I just ordered extensions and they're a pretty dark brown so I think I'll be changing it up again soon to match them rather than color them to match this.

 

New basil growing in my window! I've missed having fresh herd so much I need to get some more!

And last but not least my adorable pup watching us make dinner

Keeping up with Goals: Week 2

I have done pretty well eating wise this week although exercising has been a little lacking! I have still been doing yoga in my kitchen almost every morning though so I guess I shouldn't beat myself up about it to much. Next week I'm hoping to get in a whole lot more hikes and walks with the puppy and as of today I have a fridge stocked full of lots of yummy produce so eating good will be easy. I have to admit though buying locally once again has been a bit too diffucult this week so the grocery store it was. I really hate going to the grocery store near our house they dont have as much organic stuff and every is just so much more sad looking. I usually go to the grocery store in town if I'm going to because its much bigger so everything is always yummy and bright and fresh not to mention better prices and lots of organic and even some local produce!
Here of a few things that were on the menu this week.

 Kale sauteed with garlic sesame seeds and EVOO

Oven roasted banana squash with a little butter and pepper. low fat turkey, cheese and lettuce sammy.

Local tiger shrimp in garlic butter and brown rice casserole. The rice casserole  recipe here.

Really easy and good I ate it topped with greek yogurt.

And here is some pictures from tonight's spaghetti Sunday. Me and Matt make pasta together every Sunday night. Its fun and yummy :)

Grape tomatoes roasted in EVOO, salt, pepper and thyme.

Matt chopping up mushrooms for his pasta.

My pasta tonight was a very green one! kale, spinach, broccoli, asparagus, onion, garlic, mushrooms, evoo and feta cheese. I didn't take a picture of Matt's pasta but it was the same except with tomato sauce. Topped with my roasted tomatoes

I've also been drinking as much tea as possible. I'm a coffeeaholic but I have tried to sub out my coffee with tea whenever possible. I love stash teas with macha. This pomegranate and raspberry is one of my favorites for sure. I am drinking a cup of orange ginger with macha right now and its also super tasty!

Here's my original post of my goals again if anyone is interested :)

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I'm off for a day trip with my 9 month prego friend Ashley to pick up a baby dresser should be tons of fun! Shes one of my besties and I havent seen her as much as I'd like to as of lately so I'm super excited :D

Keeping up with Goals: Week 1

I have been doing my very best at eating as healthy as I can every day. I have been a bit uninspired the last few weeks thought because most of the local farms around dont have much in the way of produce. So we made a trip to the grocey store in town to load up on fruit and veggies and I have done a lot better this week staying on track. We ate at home most meals this week although we actually went for dinner and lunch a lot more than we usually do. Matt didnt work all week so I guess that is why, too much time on our hands! Plus I had nachos twice this week.. wow haha oh well. I just cant resist a big plate of nachos and guacamole... mmm.

But here is one of the better days I had this week

 yogurt and apples for breakfast

 Lunch whole wheat totilla pizza!

cheese, mushrooms, feta, red onion and green pepper. soo yummy

 baked tomatoes with mozza, feta and thyme for a snack. These are so good!

 Me and Matt made our own pasta sauces. Mine was onion, garlic, broccoli, mushrooms, kale, thyme and evoo. Matts on the right had everything mine had but with beef and crushed tomatoes.

We said we are gonna have pasta on sunday nights now and we will always make it together either like this and make our own sauces (matt likes meat and I don't very often) or we will make a sauce together! We ate these one with catelli smart linguine it was awesome. Kale is probably my favorite thing in the world its so amazing.

I made some wholewheat oat and blackberry muffins last week. They were okay but I wasnt overly happy with the way they came out. I'll have to try a differnt recipe next time. I have so many frozen blackberries that Matt's aunt picked and gave to us in the summer.

I have been making it a goal to do yoga everyday at home for at leased 10-20 minutes. I've stuck to it for the most part although its been freezing cold the last few days and We've been slacking in the fire making department. So whenever I've been home the past few days I've been sitting on my laptop in bed haha! Thats where I am right now in fact... But I will get back into the routine tomorrow. I feel so much more energized with even 10 minutes of yoga a day. One of my oringinal goals was to go for a walk every day. But again its been so cold that I really haven't wanted to be outside for very long. So I figured as long as I'm doing yoga and dancing around the house every day I will be satisfied until it warms up again.

I've also decided to try and write a post a week about keeping up with the goals I listed here at the beginning of January!

Well I am gonna stay cozy in my bed for another hour or so and then head to friends to watch the hockey game ! 

Happy weekend all!

Around My House

A few things from around my house this week

My new favorite lamp thrifted for 5 bucks ! It was so perfect I've been looking for a lamp for my side table in my room and this was exactly what I had pictured in my house. Its so cute! I got that little green planter the same day for a buck. I'm going to plant some herbs in there but for now it holds my hand lotion perfectly!

 My begonia has new buds and a new spot in the window 

(please ignore my very dirty window)

This owl I got for my birthday has a new home in the window too

 Matts momma got these guys for me from a garage sale

Some Beautiful flowers Matthew got me :)

I'll be back later with a little post about trying to keep on track with eating healthy. Hope your all having a wonderful week !

Grey Weather

Today the sun was out for hours it was a beautiful day! but tonight the wind is pounding pine cones against my house... I don't think I've ever seen our trees bend so far and close to the house. I have to say its a little scary but were warm and cosey inside our house with a nice big fire and blankets and the dog!
And that is pretty much my plan for the weekend if this weather keeps up!  Of course I do have to brave the weather and take a trip to friends tonight for some guilty tv and beers :)
I'm so dreaming of warm summer nights right now. Is spring almost here? Please come a little quicker spring I've had enough snow and slush and cold rain. I want my spring morning back!

This Weekend I

 This weekend I.... Went for walks at the river. Hung out with My second family a lot. Got snowed in and spent two nights at Cam and Shannon's actually! I went for a hike with lots of dogs and friends. Played in the snow with my boy and pup! Played with the babies lots <3 and made a tasty hash brown casserole with my mom! It was a great weekend! And so far this week has been pretty good too. Still on the job hunt though and I have to say I'm starting to get a little desperate NO one is hiring right now its very frustrating.

Bedroom Dreams

I am IN LOVE with this ... I so badly want to decorate our room and this just fits in so perfectly to my plans! But I will have to resist for now sadly :(
And maybe forever because I'm not sure how long it would stay pretty with Koda around.. I try and not let him on the bed when Matt goes to work but he's too freakin cute! Or Maybe I could settle for this beauty :D

And heres some more dreamy inspirations and ideas for the kind of space I'd love to create in our room
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I'd love to do something like number 3 painted onto the walls.

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Can you tell I loooove vaulted ceilings.. my dream house has vaulted ceilings everywhere! something about a vaulted ceiling that just makes everything cozier. Our playroom had vaulted ceilings in the house I grew up in it was my favorite room in the house <3

The thing about decorating is that I am not sure how long we are gonna be in this house. We have heard rumors from friends of our landlords that they may sell the house :(
We have thought about buying it ourselves but I think we both feel it wouldn't be the right time or place for us to buy. Even though we love it so much here I cant see us staying here for long being that it is small and we're already outgrowing it. Its hard though because there is so much i want to do here! It wouldn't hurt me to learn a little more patience though. I will just have to wait a while before using all the inspiration I've gathered haha.

Goals for 2011

I never have been one to really make new years resolutions but I do write down my goals every year at some point. About two months ago (around the time I lost my job) me and Matt both wrote down 10 goals to accomplish over the next year and I have to say that I haven't really put them into effect yet or thought to much about them because I've had a lot of other stuff on my mind. So since it is the start of a new year I figured I'd write them here to give myself a little more motivation. I try and be as specific as I can when wrighting goals so I wouldnt say "loose weight" I'd make a goal of eating healthy and at home 5 days a week and exercising four times a week (which is always a goal haha). So here is my 10 goals for the next year.. and instead of saying what i usually would, which is "I hope i can keep to all these but if i don't that's ok!" I am gonna say I AM going to feel accomplished at the end of next year because I AM going to keep to all of these.

10 Goals for 2011

1. Eat at home 4 - 5 days a week
My biggest downfall in trying to stay healthy is that I eat out way too often. I am the kind of person who usually waits too long to eat and by the time I finally eat I'm ravenous and want whatever is worst for me. We used to eat at restaurants probably 5 nights a week when i was still working... it gets pretty pricey and I don't always make the best choices so eating at home is just better all around for me.

2. Go on a walk or run every day
Even if its just a walk around the block me and Koda both need it!

3. Make something or take a picture every day
If I don't do anything creative for a few days I usually just end up losing my motivation all together so this is important to me.

4. Buy all our produce locally
This gets a little harder in the winter months but its not at all impossible. We buy most of our produce locally now but out of convenience we still get some from the grocery store now and then. Plus they're are just some things that I need that you cant get locally all year round but ideally I will just eat what is in season as much as possible. And I still buy organic when I'm at the grocery store. We have also started to try and buy as much of our eggs and meat locally as well (I don't like to eat  eat meat unless its organic and free range)

5. Go somewhere new once a month with Matt
This goal is both of ours. I am excited the most about this one I think! I've lived here my whole life and there is so many awesome places close to home that I haven't been yet!

6. Get a job I love
I am hoping to accomplish this as soon as possible


7. Have a successful flower and veggie garden
I am so excited to have an awesome garden this year in our new house. Matt is going to build me a great big veggie garden and I'm gonna grow my little heart out <3 I want to grow as much of my own food this year as possible


8. Go on a road trip 
Originally we wanted to try and go on a holiday somewhere nice and warm this year but I would rather focus on saving as much money as possible for this year. But we are both excited to take a nice size road trip, nothing to far. We are probably going to camp along the way. We either want to go to Alberta or Oregon depending on if Matt gets his passport or not (I've been bugging him about it for probably a year).

9. Do something nice for Matt once a week
Sometimes I find myself taking my wonderful boyfriend and all he does for us for granted. So I want to concentrate on doing something thoughtful and special for him at leased once a week.

10. Build myself a book shelf and repaint our entertainment stand
My Dad is a carpenter and can build anything. I figure I should at leased learn how to use tools a little bit... I only took wood shop in grade 8 and I think I only went about 4 times all year haha...

My Year in Pictures (part 2)

 I was going to try and post this before new years but my computer has been a silly beast so today will have to do.
The second half of my year was pretty wonderful and included moving into our beautiful little house in the forrest<3

I hope everyone had a fantastic new years! I hope 2011 has a lot of exciting new adventures for you all ! I have a feeling that 2011 is going to be a great year.