when life gives you lemons…
Make mint lemonade. That's not a euphemism. I actually mean…make mint lemonade! My mint plants are really thriving, so I need to start finding stuff to add mint to. My basil, on the other hand, is struggling this year. Not sure what that's about.
So, the long weekend is over. Many of us trudged back to work today, bemoaning the fact that three day weekends are really a giant tease…a brief glimpse of "look what it would be like if you didn't have a day job! Alarm clock? What alarm clock?" I started my morning off by crossing off the two things that I accomplished on my nine point weekend to-do list. Two. That's it. Now, to be fair (to myself) – the list didn't include normal stuff like grocery shopping, menu planning, and cleaning the living room. Instead of being incredibly productive, I napped. I took Hope for a pedicure. I bought flowers at the farmstand. I took Hope to a yoga class. It's possible that I'm starting to learn to listen when my body & mind say "hey, that's ENOUGH." And so…I rested.
I also planned this week's menus. Backtracking a bit first…Sunday was, uhm, I have no idea. We must have just fended for ourselves. Monday – peppery brown sugar salmon & Grilled Artichokes. Tuesday – orange pan glazed tempeh, quinoa, & steamed broccoli. Wednesday – black bean & sweet potato tacos with swiss chard pesto. Thursday or Friday (depending on which night I'm home) – green pea risotto with fresh pea shoots (actually taken from this cookbook). Saturday – no idea! Trying a few new salads for lunch this week. Hope and I both get in a bit of a rut with our lunch. So adding in this detox salad and maybe this looksamazing salad.
I just looked back at my twelve practices and realized that I probably should have worked in a reading practice. I have a few full-on reviews to write. I finished The Firestarter Sessions (which was FABULOUS) and started Broken Open.
Two random questions for you…
1. what is your favorite non-dairy ice cream?
2. what is the last non-fiction book that you read?
10 Comments
Angie
I will not comment on non dairy ice cream but my Wisconsin bona fides prohibit me from acknowledging such a thing exists …
non fiction – ok, so this sounds boring but I am reading this four part series of biographies on Lyndon Johnson. Sounds dry but is FASCINATING. 🙂
I have now earned my dorkiness street cred for the day.
Tracy and Aaron
The Newlywed Cookbook (small portions yay!) http://lindybasenji.typepad.com/two_happy_bellies/2012/05/the-newlywed-cookbook.html and before that it was Survival Mom (from this woman: http://www.thesurvivalmom.com) what can I say? I have an eclectic job that requires interesting reading.
As for non-dairy ice cream? I’m with Angie. Doesn’t exist for me and my food allergies. But I do love a good paleta and many of them are dairy free.
gabby
1. definitely trader joe’s coconut milk ice cream– the chocolate one is divine. LOVE love love. and grab some coconut water fruit floes while you’re there. 🙂
2. so.many.parenting.books. yes. that’s how fun i am!
xoxoxo.
Kath
1. I love tofutti cuties …
2. Full Catastrophe Living – but I only read part, it is a bit much to take in full doses. Other than that, I pore over cook books and knitting books.
I am interested in reading the Firestarter Sessions, do you recommend it?
sarah
1. i haven’t had non-dairy ice cream in ages. but i will be trying gabs recommendation soon, she has never steered me wrong when it comes to trader joes.
2. um… i haven’t read a non-fiction in an embarrassing long time. i started/attempted to read “think” by lisa bloom. my friend LOVED it and gifted me the kindle edition, but i just couldn’t make it through (yet).
Kirsten J
I’m just not an ice cream eater, dairy or non-dairy, so no help there.
I just read The Drop 10 Diet, and A Place of Yes, by Bethanny Frankel – mostly skimmed both of them, to be honest!
Lee Currie
I’m with Kirsten – no ice cream, dairy or non.
On your advice, I’m 90% finished with Learning to Breathe. Also reading Danielle LaPorte’s The Fire Starter Sessions: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Fire-Starter-Sessions-Soulful-Practical-Danielle-Laporte/9780307952103-item.html?ikwid=danielle+laporte&ikwsec=Home
Almost all of my reading now is non-fiction!
justem
non dairy ice cream? there IS such a thing? 😉 (justin does like the tofutti cuties, too, though…)
refresh my memory…is christian grey non-fiction? 😉 okay seriously…um…i didn’t read it yet, but i bought “house rules”…it’s a memoir. i’ll let you know how it is.
i want lemonade now.
Kathy Martin
Mint lemonade sounds delicious and I could really use a glass since I’m in my office which is located in our finished attic…it’s hot up here! 🙂
Carrie S
I just finished reading The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. It might be one of my favorite books of the year. It’s all about how people develop habits and how you can change bad habits. It was fascinating.