I swear… one day I’ll eat like a normal human again.
Today is not that day. Today is sushi and wine.
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Taking a mini-break and eating all the sushi {WIAW}
This weekend I needed a break.
I put myself in social media time out.
Sometimes I get burnt out of it all. I do social media work as a business as well as for my blog, and sometimes I just need to step away.
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Post-Vacation Eats [WIAW]
I’m home.
I begged Vegas to stay in Italy.
We’re home… and I’m more than a little sad. But here we are. In this election cycle… oy… I can’t even go there.
We have at least eaten well! Brunch at Royal Stone was amazing our first week back. It’s the one thing we do better here in America.
Brunch:
It made me a teensy bit glad to be back in the States. The only thing Italians don’t know how to do right when it comes to food is brunch!
I had the Vegetable Hash with eggs over easy, carnival cauliflower, rainbow carrots, purple sweet potato, chard, jalapeño vinaigrette, and sourdough toast. Vegas had the Patty Mac with sausage, eggs, and butternut mustard (so good!) on brioche with Japanese sweet potato fries. We also shared a side of mimosas… and by side I mean the whole bottle.
We couldn’t decide who’s order “won”!…
PRP Therapy and My Sexy Cankle
I don’t have a #strangebutgood recipe for you today.
Cankles are a good excuse, no?
Vegas and I came down from Big Bear and went directly to the doctor. I didn’t get injured – this time it was planned. Remember when I was going to be an American Ninja Warrior? Then I sprained my ankle so badly I couldn’t walk properly for weeks? Turns out it wasn’t just a sprain.
My ankle has been bothering me ever since, but it got really bad last spring when I was playing ball. I tried acupuncture, heat therapy, rest… nothing seemed to work. Next step was an MRI. The MRI showed that what I THOUGHT was a sprain was actually torn ligaments. Since I didn’t know what I’d done, I didn’t heal it properly. My choices now are either dealing with pain, surgery, or PRP therapy.
Vegas has been waiting on me all day since I can’t walk – she even made me a Greek yogurt bowl with a green M&M! (You know what the green ones mean 😉 )
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Peanut Butter Flax Protein Pancakes #Recipe + Fit Body Bakery #Giveaway!
We’re rivaling a certain international pancake house this week.
Do pancakes ever really get old?
We got back in town from the softball tournament late Sunday and two days later I STILL hadn’t been to the grocery store. No eggs, no milk, no bacon (just a well… apparently that causes cancer now) in the house.
Thanks to Fit Body Bakery and Fit Approach, Vegas and I had plenty of Power Up Pancake Mix to sustain us. You’re supposed to simply add eggs and water… but seeing as how we had no eggs, I made a flax egg. It worked like a charm!
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SumoMaya – Asian-Mexican Fusion Restaurant
I’m cheating a little this week.
Not Ashley Madison style though… here’s to karma.
I’m cheating by not having a actual strange but good recipe. Vegas and I are in Arizona and I didn’t really do anything that strange food-wise unless you count my salmon scramble in Wednesday’s post. Or maybe my road salad. Perhaps Vegas’ gas station selections.
We did eat some strange food in Scottsdale Wednesday night though! I spent a couple of hours of the drive searching for the best possible food options for dinner when we arrived. I landed on SumoMaya – an Asian-Mexican fusion concept. We were not disappointed!
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Ahnu Hiking Boots + WIAW
The only reason I like winter is the fact that I get to wear boots.
And snow, but we don’t get much of that in Georgia.
But, it does get cold! When I wanted to get outdoors during our first cold snap, I was really happy to have my Sugar Bowl boots from Ahnu! Unbelievably, my feet stayed toasty – that never happens. In fact, I have Raynaud’s Disease; usually my toes and fingers are so cold they turn white and go numb! While my fingers did turn white, my feet were actually warm!
I was also pleased with the look. Black and blue are my favorite colors. The laces in the front are stylin’, but not at the expense of function. These boots have side zips so you don’t need to spend 20 minutes tugging them on and readjusting them. I’ll be taking these to Lake Tahoe in a few weeks!
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No Room For the Blues + WIAW
Coming home is hard.
Some might say it’s downright depressing…
I fell in love with Colorado last week. I will move there one day. Atlanta is getting older by the minute. I love my city – we have gorgeous parks, amazing food, and my friend and family are here. But I was born here. While I’ve been lucky to travel a lot, the time for a change of scenery is growing near. Since I can’t exactly pick up and move to Switzerland, Colorado is a good second.
I think the goats miss me too. More on this adventure to come!
In lieu of an after work hike, I got my nails done. Nothing like a little pampering to soothe the travel blues.
Speaking of blues… my toes are now No Room For the Blues! The nail color is Wooden Shoe Like to Know. Gotta love OPI! They were totally talking about my nasty feet after all the Colorado adventuring. Not that I’m paranoid…
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This WIAW I’m back from Colorado but OUT of groceries. Desperation has set in…
Read on for my eats, and then check out Jenn’s blog for everyone else’s delicious creations!…
