No Scrubs.

The rest of the Ingrid Michaelson show was great! She did an opera-esque cover of TLC's "No Scrubs," LOL. Also, she covered UB40's "Falling in Love With You." Hope that she'll be back around in the springtime.

Okay, okay... my foodie inspiration came back pretty quickly :-) Just got home, famished, and decided to capitalize on the oh-so-tantalizing fresh grapes and organic yogurt in my fridge...

The huge bowl started with one chopped Honeycrisp apple.

Next up, the aforementioned grapes.

Topped off with organic plain Stonyfield yogurt, some crushed Barbara's Peanut Butter Puffins cereal, and chopped pecans... YES.

This yogurt monster creation was delicious and refreshing. I've been a bit dehydrated all weekend, and the fruit was exactly what I was craving.

Though it is now raining outside, today was a beautiful day. While I didn't take photos of Chance (the horse), I did get some photos of the gorgeous scenery from the drive.

I loved this house (barn?) on the hill.

The scenery at home was adorable, as usual :-).

Some other eats from today... breakfast:

Veggie scramble a la Zak.

Loved this except for the soy cheese that was snuck in there - to me, it just doesn't blend well with the flavor of eggs.

Favorite OJ.

Also - The other day, I attempted to make "Egg-in-the-hole."

I liked it, but don't care for the texture of fried eggs, so probably won't make it again anytime soon. Easy and quick, though. Tasted even better topped with Cholula hot sauce.

What's your favorite way to prepare eggs?

Alrighty, going to attempt to get some sleep now. G'night!

Brain Fog

Happy Monday to all! This morning I've had a dull headache that I can't seem to shake. Not pleasant but am otherwise in a great mood.

Every Sunday evening, I seem to go through a similar scenario. I get myself psyched up to get up early and work out early in the morning on Monday. My gym is literally less than 1 mile from our house! I lay in bed thinking of what time I will wake up, what outfit I will wear to the gym, and what type of workout I might do. Then I wake up on Monday, too late with no time to head to the gym! Argh, so frustrating.

It's like the psychology of the matter gets to me... I know that when I work out early on in the day, I feel great and have WAY more energy for the entire day. This article from Active.com talks about the effect that early AM exercise has on the body's metabolism and also how its a great way to fit in your "me" time.

Do you prefer working out at a certain time of day?

I am going to try something new... instead of ruminating over the details of what I'll wear or what I'll do at the gym, I will take 1 minute to 1. LAY OUT the clothes I will wear to the gym. 2. Make sure that my iPhone is charged up and ready to go. 3. Wake up, get dressed and stop making excuses! I will be trying this out tomorrow morning. Exciting!

Mondays are pretty hectic at work, thus the late post. Breakfast this AM was 3/4 cup of Barbara's Puffins (my fave), about 1/4 cup of frozen blueberries and 1/2 cup of soy milk. 

On the way in to the office, I stopped into Starbucks for my usual 'Grande' Iced Coffee with Soy. What is your favorite AM beverage to get you jazzed up for a work day?

Took this photo of the lovely fog over Downtown as I drove in via the Hoan Bridge. Isn't it gorgeous?