Good Afternoon. Today has been surprisingly good for a Monday and even included a trip to the dentist.

I started my day out strong by getting up early for a workout. I decided to use a YogaDowload.com pose guide since my knee was hurting. I really need to work on my stretching. I think I ma going to look into getting some more of these workouts.

Next up was Oats in a Jar!

The jar of deliciousness included 1/2 apple, 1/3 c oats, 1/3 c milk, 1/3 c water, salt, cinnamon, 1 tbsp flax, 1 tbsp chia seeds, and 2 tbsp wheat berries. Plus I topped with 1/2 an Ultimate cookie that I crumbled on top.

There was so much in this little jar that I could not finished it all.

Since I knew I would be eating lunch early I tried to keep my morning snack kind of light. I started with some tiny pickles.

In my opinion these guys are a great substitute for chips since they are crunch and salty. I just forget about them sometimes.

Plus a really big carrot.

I had a busy morning so time seemed to breeze by. All of a sudden it was time for me to heat up my lunch and hit the road to head to a dentist appointment. I was actually running a little late thanks to an impromptu conference call that caught me off guard.

In preparation for my busy lunch I packed some food for the road. Unfortunately it wasn’t particularly travel friendly.

It is not the easiest thing to drive down the interstate with a plate of tuna and Brussels sprouts sitting in your lap. I somehow managed to get to the dentist almost on time with all my food in my belly and none on my clothes (not that I have noticed yet).

I sautéed these Brussels sprouts and onion in balsamic vinegar this morning while making my oats. I was not a huge fan. I like them better with bacon.

Once I got back to the office I treated myself to a cookie.

A little crunchy for my taste but still tasty.

Time to dig out an afternoon snack and start wrapping things up. Catch you for dinner.

I am being lazy tonight. I have already watched 2 NCIS episodes and it has been great.

As soon as I got home Brian and I took Piper on another walk. Each night we make the loop we walk bigger.

After our walk I was hungry and Brian wasn’t quite ready for dinner. Since I was hungry and lazy I didn’t make the detour to grab my camera. I ate some Jack’s Special Salsa and TJ’s Multigrain Tortilla Chips. Yum.

I killed some time catching up on blog reading and sending out some Ronald McDonald stuff out on Facebook while Brian was cooking dinner. Apparently I missed a small kitchen fire. Eek! My poor copper skillet was a casualty in the incident along with a partially melted bottle of vanilla (I wish I had taken a picture! But I am too lazy to walk back downstairs) and the rest of teh kitchen remained unscathed. I am sure our landlords will be pleased.

I also texted with some random person. The conversation ended abruptly when I got annoyed. How did they get my number if the don’t know who I am? It is super irritating when I get a text saying “Hey and then they ask me who I am. You texted me, why don’t you know that already?

Anyways, dinner is served.

Tuna steak with brown rice and green beans. Simple yet tasty.

I also nibbled on some dark chocolate for dessert.

Since my house is freezing I am going to go turn on my space heater and thaw in tub full of super hot water while flipping through Real Simple and Cooking Light.

Although I may set up my new printer first!

Picture from Amazon.com.

This was another one of my buys from Target today. Ink to refill my Brother printer would have cost me at least $60 so I decided to go ahead and put in $100 to get this wireless printer I have been eyeing.  My home office is well on its way!

Yay for new gadgets!