Where does that apostrophe belong?!

It's a beautiful, sunny Sunday morning.  Temps are high, moods are good, easy jazz is spilling out of the radio... it's a good day to begin/resume/restart my W-embracing activities.

Something I haven't done yet and now I won't be doing until later this afternoon is the pantry re-stock.  I missed the sweet spot for optimally stress-free grocery shopping.  If I get to the store before the rest of the world wakes up, then all is well.  But if I'm not there by 8:30am (and even that's stretching it a little bit), forget about it. 

That's okay; it's such a beautiful day, there are plenty other happy things to do today.  Walk the dog.  Fiddle around in the yard.  Plan my exercise for the week.  Actively appreciate my life.  That sort of stuff.

So I dusted off my food journal and camera.  I started the day with a cup of high-octane tea (Red Rose), 1 Tablespoon raw sugar (yep, the sugar habit is in full swing) and a splash of soy creamer.  Total points: 2.  Then breakfast was 1/2 cantaloupe, 1 slice rye toast w/ 1 teaspoon Earth Balance "butter", and a cup of decaf Earl Grey w/ fake sweetener and a splash of fat-free milk.  Total breakfast points: 3.  I'll report on the rest of the day later tonight...

Before I forget: Sending my love and happy wishes to all you mothers out there!  Be you mothers of sons and daughters or fur/fin/feather babies.  Happy Mother's Day!  Uhm... Mothers' Day?  Mothers Day?  Where DOES that apostrophe belong?

Simple and Complex carbs playing nice together.

~LATER~

Made it to the grocery store, hunted and gathered with the rest of humanity and escaped unscathed, albeit over a hundred dollars poorer.  Yeesh.  But I'm ready for a week of mindful food choices.  Again.

Took Harley the Wonder Hound for a great walk.  We were only out for about 45 minutes, but the sun was brilliant, the temps were up, everywhere there's green-green-green.  Absolutely beautiful.  It was also a great workout...

 

Slightly flushed (and happy) from the unaccustomed exercise...

Someone else unaccustomed to the exercise!

Dinner was delicious, healthy and a very filling 12 points.  7 ounces fresh tuna (marinated) cooked on the grill, roasted sweet potato and steamed broccoflower.  Granted, it wouldn't occur in nature (imagine?  Broccoli and Cauliflower fraternizing?  Inconceivable!) but I love it and it's actually quite beautiful.  I studied fractals in college and this vegetable brings me back to those studies every time I look at it.  It's not often geekiness and beauty intersect.  I dig that stuff.

Actual broccoflower in my kitchen...

...Image taken from the 'net to better illustrate...

A fractal which I created.  No, no, no, I'm joking.  I'm geeky enough just having majored in math. I'm not actually smart enough to contribute to the field.  I sure like the name though.  :-)