No Sleep + Errands = Starbucks

Yesterday was a looong day! Because of the work schedule B and I got about 2 1/2 hours of sleep before getting up to make it to the 8am ferry sailing. It was errand day in Victoria (our closest big city), and we had a lot to do!

Before I get ahead of myself, I wanted to show you a pic of the curry chickpea burgers I made for dinner the other night. They were as tasty as they looked, and i WILL be making them again!

Ok, so I was too tired to come up with a good-for-me type of breakfast. In fact, I was so tired that I forgot to make my green tea, which meant I was pirating B's coffee all morning ;). He was nice enough to pretend not to notice. He also brought me a pastry from that nights bake-off...unfortunately it was my favorite. Raspberry bree croissant! OH NO! I ate the entire thing! It was oh so good, and I could feel the fat from butter and cheese oozing as I bit in. Guess there will be some exercising going on this weekend!

We got onto the ferry, and both passed out for the 45 minute ride. I know it was beautiful out, but sleep is a beautiful thing too!

It was a pretty hot day, and with all of our running around added to the lack of snooze time we decided to stop at Starbucks, which is NOT something we usually do. I behaved myself, while still getting an indulgent treat. Tall non-fat mocha frappacino with no whip. That's me.

It was a little on the sweet side, but it hit the spot!

In all of our travels throughout the day we happened to stop at the new Best Buy in Victoria. We didn't realize that it was THE opening, and we had showed up about 10 minute before they busted open the doors! It was a total mob scene! For some terrible reason we were curious, and ended up around the block at the back of the line. Luckily we only stood there the 10 minutes, and then they just let everyone in. They were having some great sales, which is why we stopped in. We got Avatar on blu-ray for $10!! Score! I also got a classic video game, just for fun.

I really wanted to go to Michell's farm stand, a great place to buy local produce. We ran out of time, and had to skip it. Until next time. sigh. There it goes.

Yes, that was a blurry out the window of a moving truck picture. Sorry.

We did have time to stop in at Marigold, a great nursery near the ferries.

B got this beautiful rose tree for me! It smells divine! I love the vibrant color too. It's called Sunsprite. Cute!

With our truck weighted down with the fruits of our shopping labors we finally pulled up to the ferry terminal. We have to get there SO early now because of all the on-season tourist action. Grr. We both slept while waiting. I also checked out one of the new giant ferries. Huge, but cool!

The weather was hot and clear, it would have been beautiful from the deck on the ferry, but once again sleep won. We were awakened by the ferry horn once, and then again by the announcement that we had arrived at Otter Bay, Pender Island. Home!

I have lots more to share, but I want to get out and enjoy the pretty day first! Bye for now!

Healthy Eating and Exercise: A Second Attempt

Yikes! Wednesdays are CRAZY! Every Wednesday I work 2 shifts at the bakery; A day shift to check in with my boss/friend Nora for order day, and my regular night shift with the guys. Not to mention that because I have a day shift I ride my bike the 6 1/2 miles to work in the morning. Not a lot of sleep happens, and things can get ugly.

Luckily, everything went just fine yesterday, and I got a good nap in. I also slept like a rock last night. Oh yeah!

So today I decided that I really need to step it up with the whole exercise and eating right thing. I've been feeling sorta chubby lately, and every time I look down at my midsection I think of Pulp Fiction and pot bellies. Not good! I did however weigh myself today, and I'm back down to 135 after being 140 for most of the year! Woot woot! Now I just have to keep working at it!

To work on the whole eating right thing I decided to try out a new recipe from Angela at Oh She Glows. Curry chickpea burgers. Of course my wonderful husband offered to help with dinner, which means we're having fresh french fries, but I promise I won't eat many(as in I won't take seconds ;) ) I hauled my laptop into the kitchen yet again ( I know, livin' on the edge!) and got out everything I needed for this recipe.

Things came together pretty quickly, as the recipe promised, and I love how few main ingredients there are. Granted, we haven't eaten them yet. But if they're as good as I think they will be, then i'll have to try this same basic recipe with other herbs and spices. I bet there are endless flavor possibilities! Ok, I'm getting ahead of myself here.

I formed the patties and laid them out on my sil-pat lined baking sheet. I only got 5 out of this recipe, but I made a couple of them kinda big for B and his dad.

Then I popped them into the oven for about 25 minutes. I did flip them once, just so they'd be evenly cooked. I plan on warming them on the grill just before we eat. We actually have some ripe avocado, so that'll go on top with some lettuce, mayo, and hopefully tomato if I can find one. We have fresh whole wheat Kaisers from the bakery too!

I think they came out looking pretty good! Great color, and seems like a good texture. I'm having a hard time restraining myself from demolishing one right now!

While doing the dishes I got to admire our yard and view. We live in such a beautiful place!

This of course inspired me to work on the exercise routine, so I started drying off (I say drying off, because it tends to look like monsoon season when I do the dishes. The counter, cabinets, my shirt, and shoes were all soaked!). While toweling off I discovered this! Guess I was a little too enthusiastic with the green food coloring at work last night! Seriously, that's above my elbow! How do I manage these things?!

I snagged one of my tasty banana spelt muffins from the other day (still delicious!) for a quick snack.

I think Izzie wanted some too!

Then we got ready for some cardio. Izzie LOVES walks! She recognizes my workout shoes/clothes and starts dancing around making happy sounds. SO cute!

We went to our mailbox and back, one mile each way plus lots of huge hills. I did intervals of 1 minute walking, 1 minute jogging the whole way, hills included. That got my heart pumping! When we got back I did some strength training. I use 5lb weights, and today I did arms. Here's the routine.

2 sets of 12 reps each:

chest press

overhead triceps extension

chest fly

triceps kickback

side lateral raise

alternate bicep curls

front raises

shoulder press

concentration curl

one arm dumbell row

I need to go finish dinner now, and get ready to go to work. Gotta get my stuff together for tomorrow too, as B and I are going to Victoria for errand day. The weather's been so nice, maybe we'll see the Orcas out and about on the ferry ride!

Do you guys work little errands in throughout the week, or do you do one big errand day? We obviously do it all at once! Sigh, it's gonna be a looong day tomorrow!