…of the rest of your life! What an inspirational message, right? We can’t dwell on the past but we have the power to look towards the future! I just love that quote and wrote it on our bathroom mirror and thought I should share 🙂
Yesterday was a great day! It was gorgeous out, so after church we grabbed some Subway before heading home (I was in the mood for meatballs, so that’s what I got!)
Nate went and helped a friend of a friend move, and I decided to take the dogs on a walk at the dog park by our house. I was planning on helping move, but apparently it was all really heavy stuff and I figured I’d be in the way more than anything. Besides, the dogs needed a good wearing out! We did the full 5-mile loop, and stopped at the back so that they could swim. Once we got home I bathed them (which is a FULL hamstring workout!), bathed myself, and got to talk to my parents for a bit. Dinner was simple and used up a lot of the leftover ingredients we had around the house. We started with a simple salad (it’s just romaine, but needed to be eaten):
With oven-roasted “home fries” and maple-dijon salmon:
The home fries were easy: cube up some potatoes, toss with 1/2 Tbsp oil, and coat with whatever spice mixture you like (I used the last of a thing of Mrs. Dash seasoning). Roast at 400 for 20-25 minutes, stirring once, until the potatoes are done and crispy. The salmon is just a mixture of 1 Tbsp dijon, 1.5 Tbsp maple syrup (the real kind), 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, and a little salt and pepper. Coat the salmon in it and then cook in a pan over medium heat for about 2 minutes on each side. Turn off the heat, cover with a lid and let sit for about 10 minutes and you’ve got perfectly moist salmon!
Dessert was my own version of apple crisp:
It’s 2 apples (don’t remember which kind) tossed in 1/2 Tbsp of sugar and a bunch of cinnamon, and the secret ingredient: about 1/4 tsp of cracked black pepper! I covered the apples with a mixture of ground pecans, flour, brown sugar, and 1 Tbsp of butter. I put it all in a bread pan (which is PERFECT when cooking for 2), covered with foil, and baked at 350 for 20 minutes. Then I turned on the broiler, removed the foil, and broiled until the top was crispy and golden brown. Let sit for 5 minutes and serve! I had a horrible headache, so we just rested the rest of the day/night and went to bed early.
This morning I got up and did a little yoga, then decided on another Chocolate Peanut Butter Green Monster for breakfast. Before:
After!
Seriously such a good combination! Plus it was all I really had food-wise 🙂 I’m going to the grocery store tonight and can’t wait to try some other combinations for our meals! I also got these guys in the mail this weekend, so I’ll be pulling inspiration from them as well.
This morning was my first day of therapy on my knee. I’m going to my friend LeeAnn, who’s a chiropractor but has a lot of experience in physical therapy as well. We talked for a little bit about what the doctor told me on Thursday, and she started working on figuring out where the issue might be. Well, I think that we discovered that it LIKELY has a lot to do with my soleus being waaaaaaaaay too tight. When I was a trainer I learned that a lot of knee and hip issues stem from an inflexibly hamstring, so I’ve been stretching those like crazy and haven’t done anything with my calf muscles. She used a roller on it and did some massage, and I thought I was going to cry. HOWEVER, I’m so encouraged that we’ve found where a lot of the pain is coming from, and I’m hoping that with the proper treatment from LeeAnn I’ll be back to jogging occasionally this summer. At the very least I’m feeling much more encouraged than I did last week!
What’s your favorite thing to get when you’re grocery shopping? Why? I LOVE getting produce! When I get a great deal on something that is perfectly in season it makes my heart skip a beat 🙂 But I also love getting something new to try for snacks and/or lunches!
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That apple crisp looks great…and what a quick & easy recipe! Yum!
I’m a produce girl as well! But each week I try to get something new that I haven’t tried before. USually PB&J butters or a new veggie (this past week i tried kale…in my veggie juices and its soooo good!)
i LOVE getting produce too!! i LOVE getting new things too-usually things ive seen on the blog world!
Great to hear that you have some idea of what’s going on with your knee! When I went into the knee doctor, he had me lie down on my back while he tried to lift my leg by the ankle. He got this really alarmed look on his face since it just would NOT go very far into the air — tight hamstrings!! ugh. Luckily, stretching out tight muscles eventually feels good, even though the rolling and stretching is painful at first!
I love getting any ingredient that I know will help me make a meal that I haven’t ever made before!
YAY so happy about you for the PT!!!! 😀
I love everything about grocery shopping, I must say. Produce, nut butters, yogurt, bakery,….
And that dinner sounds amazingly good! I had some salmon Sat night and it was the BOMB.
This is embarrassing…but my FAVORITE thing abt going grocery shopping is finding something ridiculously cheap at the bargain corner. Like a brown banana, or a sack of apples for a dollar, or 50cents bag of bagels on its last leg.
That really is a great quote–definitely gets me excited for another day!
Hmm my fave thing is definitely the produce section–that’s where the bulk of my trip comes from and I love it!
I’m so glad you’re sharing your knee story. I was JUST wondering if I could ask my chiropractor about my knee. And then there YOU were, asking away! Sweet timing!
I think my favorite thing to buy at the store is anything new that I am excited to try.
Glad that you might be figuring out where your knee issues are stemming from. Answers are always helpful to have.
I can’t wait to hear if you find any good recipes to share.
I have a pile of my April magazines stacking up – I like to keep them and wait to read them so its really exciting! It sounds kind of weird to write that.. but ya I have Eating Well waiting for me as well!
Love that quote! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
And I’m with you on produce – I have so much fun browsing fresh fruits and veggies!
You must be relieved to have some sense of what is causing your pain – hopefully it will be gone soon!
It’s crazy what tight hamstrings can do to your body..I used to have crazy low-back pain and it was b/c of tight hammies. That muscles runs all the way up to your lower back. The 30min hip opening yogadownload I always talk about is GREAT for tight hip flexors + hamstrings which are both my #1 problem. I definitely recommend it!
I can’t wait to hear how your first appointment goes. I’ve been having knee pain myself and couldn’t get in to see a PT for four weeks! Also, I just subscribed to Eating Well the other month and am exited to get it 🙂 Oh, and my favorite thing to get while grocery shopping is WINE!
Funny, I also had baked apples last night for dessert 🙂
I love finding something new to try when I go grocery shopping that’s why I prefer bigger shops because in the small ones here the array does not change very often.
Believe it or not… cereal is my favorite thing to buy! And looking for new products too 🙂
I’m with you – DEFINITELY produce! I’m intrigued by all of the gorgeous colors 🙂
Your photos are gorgeous in this post! Did you get a new camera?! They’re really nice 🙂
I love grocery shopping in general. I especially love going through the nut butter section at Whole Foods. I’m always shocked at the selection of nut butters there! I could look for hours!
aw, thanks lara! i didn’t get a new camera – just a different day with different lighting i suppose 🙂
I love shopping for produce and also looking for new products!
I love getting produce, too! Especially at Whole Foods – Omg, best selection ever!
Yep– love the produce aisle! But I also love the natural food aisles…I try to pretend that I’m in Whole Foods 🙂
My favorite thing to buy at the grocery store is also produce. I think it is so pretty and I am so glad that berries are starting to come into season!! GORGEOUS!