Afternoon! No matter how good a day it is I just can’t bring myself to say “happy Monday.”

I am feeling nice and refreshed after my weekend at the beach. It is amazing what a weekend away from home can do for you! Unfortunately I have a sick husband and a load of household chores to face when I get home.

This morning started out well. I was awake for my workout even before my alarm went off.

I don’t normally give myself enough time to eat anything before a workout but this morning my arms felt like lead. So I ate an easy snack to give me a little energy to get me through my workout. I ended up doing a 20 minute yoga workout and then did the first to segments of the 30 Day Shred level 1 workout. I had some DVD player issues that cut into my workout time considerably. The DVD was stick in the middle of the level 3 workout! I am still not sure how I fixed it.

I felt pretty for a change this morning so I decided to take some shots of myself.

I got my whole outfit on sale at the Old Navy outlet this weekend! B makes fun of me for liking cardigans, but I think it is cute.

Over the weekend I received some Amazing Grass sampler packs that I had ordered last week so I decided to give them a try for breakfast.

I made a smoothie with spinach, almond milk, ice, 1/2 banana, 1/3 mango, 1/2 nectarine, some frozen blueberries, and a packet of Amazing Grass Green Superfood.

It was very grassy. It took me over 2 hours to drink this smoothie because I just couldn’t get past the taste. I am sure there is a way to make smoothies that mask the grassiness but I certainly did not manage that this time. I have some flavored SuperFood powder samples that I am going to give a try. They may be better for a beginner like me.

When I finally got the smoothie down I was starving and started my morning grazing. I started with an Doctor Kracker (I accidentally started typing Uncle Kracker, Oops!) and Laughing Cow.

Then pickles.

Then Cuties and some roasted peanuts.

I guess I am still on my salty kick.

Over the weekend I picked up a few groceries, including some vegetarian Bush’s baked beans, and I just couldn’t get them off my mind. Naturally I went ahead and made them today’s lunch. Lunch ended up being Annie’s macaroni (which is on sale at Harris Teeter), Bush’s vegetarian baked beans, and green beans. It was so good that I went back for seconds on the beans and macaroni!

FYI, I think Bush’s makes the tastiest baked beans ever. I want to try to make my own homemade baked beans but I am afraid they would fall terribly short of my beloved Bush’s.

No dessert. I got caught up watching last Thursday’s Grey’s Anatomy on my DVR and had to rush back to work!