I keep getting my days messed up this week, but does it seem like Friday to anyone else?! Before I get to this yumminess... There's something that's been weighing on my heart since last night that I need to vent about. In the past, I've expressed my love for volunteering at the Humane Society. Normally I'm able to ignore any feelings of sadness, and leave just feeling good knowing that I spent a few hours helping out an organization whose purpose is to give animals the best lives possible. But every once in awhile, I can't help but leave feeling a little brokenhearted about the ways some of the animals have been treated. This was the case last night. Meet Duke, a now blind 10-year old sweetie pie: He recently had surgery to have his eyes sewn shut. Reading the story of Duke's ... [Read More]
Mexican
Mega Mexican Salad
This is the look of an extremely happy dog: I had a killer workout yesterday and was feeling all kinds of sore today, so I decided to do low impact exercise & let my body recover a bit. After some days of raininess and cooler weather, it was gorgeous out today, so I figured I'd take advantage of it and head to the park with Harley. It was our first time going for a hike in almost 3 weeks, and she was psyched about it. Following our outdoorsy time, I did some stretching + yoga at home. This evening for dinner I put together an awesome salad that turned out to be massive and filling. Between this salad (which I actually was too full to finish) and my other eats today, I consumed a good 10 servings of fruits & veggies. Whoa, go me! Mexican Salad Serves 1 hungry ... [Read More]