Frankenruthy

So here she is...my mom and sister decided to name her Ruthy. Not as spunky as Skunk, which is what I wanted to call her but nonetheless cute. Last weekend I took Ruthy so her and Penny could become BFF's which I knew would be easy. Their the same kind of dog, came from the same breeder and Ruthy is much smaller than Penny so she won't feel like she's a threat. After an hour of keeping an eye on them they were instant friends. The whole weekend they only fought or I should say Penny only fought with Ruthy twice and both times it was food related. Other than that they are so funny to watch. I kept the bed up most the weekend so they had room to play and they ran around and around my tiny apt. Ruthy would get tired and they both would take a timeout. Pictured above is one such timeout.

New and uncharted coffee adventures

In a nutritional meeting I had last week I was told about this new way to making my morning coffee not only paleo friendly but also better for the gut. And by gut I mean my intestines. Apparently drinking plain coffee which I had grown to love since discovering paleo was killing the villi in my small intestine causing future meals to not be fully taken advantage of and all those great nutrients to be absorbed. I was told to try this out.

Paleo underground:
Coffee
Grass-fed unsalted butter
Coconut oil

In a blender combine a spoonfull or so of each the butter and oil and half your cup of coffee.
(I say half because I do this at work and I brought the baby cup for my magic bullet and it won't hold my entire cup.)
Blend until light in color (I usually blend for a good 15 seconds)

Pour in cup and enjoy!

The combo of creamy butter and slight coconut flavor give it kind of a heavy latte sorta cappuccino feeling. I love it. Going to Starbucks and gettimg my peppermint misto was the best thing ever and I was sad when I had to give those up and only have them on occasion. It was a hard transition and took several tries to get used to straight up americano's with nothing in them but now that's all I ever get there. I wish Starbucks would carry Almond milk, then I could go back to the misto. Anyway, I was told I could put cocoa powder to kick it up a notch but I keep forgetting to bring it to work with me. I'll post an update on the mocha version when I remember.

Newbie

So we have a new family member....Not sure on the name yet. You shoulda seen Penny with her new buddy. She didn't like her very much! In the picture below we were trying to get them to sit next to each other but she kept running away from us and would jump away from the new puppy when it would run up to her. The second picture I had to add in here. If you look close you can see her smile.

When we got home we let them out so they could run around a bit and get to know each other while we unpacked the car. I had to snag the picture of her licking the condensation off my water bottle. And finally I was trying to get a picture of the two of them playing. After Penny noticed the puppy trying to jump around her to play she decided they could be friends and Penny would jump at her and then run away and the puppy would try to chase her, so cute! Lastly is the new puppy and Shatzi. I was a little nervous with Shatzi being so big and how she tried to play with Penny but ended up dragging her everywhere I thought for sure she would do the same with the one. Shatzi was so cute she just rolled on her back and was playing with her new friend!

Window seat

I finally got Penny a bed. I wasn't sure if she was going to use it but the other night when I was making the bed and cleaning up I found her laying in the bed watching me and this morning as I was getting ready I caught her in it again. I thought I would take a few pictures to show and tell.
I was going to move it over by the bed but I think I'll leave it by the window.

My inner yogi

This morning I started my one month challenge adding hot yoga to my schedule. My class was at 6 am and getting up this morning reminded me of when I would get up for boot camp and it being so cold all I prayed I would get the text saying it had been canceled. With it being summer and almost exactly one month out from my Napa to Sonoma half and not to mention my buddy Angela who I promised I would start I had a pretty easy time getting up this morning. When I got to the place of course I was early... a little too early. It's been awhile since I was really nervous about something and the way this yoga girl was talking she had me thinking I wasn't going to make it through the class without passing out or making a mad dash for the door to escape the insane heat. I was beginning to think I wore the wrong thing and second guess my hair-do. I also didn't bring a towel, I know, stupid. Who doesn't bring a towel to hot yoga...duh! It should have been a no brainer. But in my defense I never bring a towel to Koda and I'm always sweating like crazy there.

Anyway, to my surprise we both made it through the class without wanting to die. It was actually really good. I think I will really keep to my promise and go 3 times a week. I'm hoping all the extra stretch work and heat will loosen my shoulders. I was a little embarrassed that I was less bendy than the guys in the yoga class. I was just sitting there sweat just pouring down my face and arms watching everyone else do the binds and technical poses with ease. I'll get there one day.

I had to take this picture after class. The lighter pink part below my hand is the ONLY dry spot on my shirt.

Costanza bed

I'm helping out a different office this week at work which is nice. I'm getting a break from the basement, basement restrooms, the catwalk at the deli and the bugs...

While plugging in my ipad charger I noticed a special surprise under my desk. I have a shelf! I immediately thought of the Seinfeld episode where George makes a bed under his desk. It's perfect! I have a shelf for my phone to set my alarm and ample space for me to lay down. All I need is a blanket and a pillow.

Also, I know what your thinking and yes I do always take my shoes off at work and yes that is a baby footrest and yes my feet do dangle...

Copycat

At Koda we started a summer challenge to kick start everyone into full circle healthy living. There's only so much physical improvement one can see if they go to Koda but continually indulge in guilty pleasures such as frozen yogurt, sandwiches and alcohol. A beer gut in a bikini is never pretty.
Here is my copycat salad and delicious bass I made for dinner one night. The broccoli is steamed with garlic.
I'm never really big on making salads at home. But every time I went to Melissa's and had dinner there was more than likely a salad on the menu. I thought to myself I could definitely get into making salads like this at home. So here was my first attempt.

The salad:
Red leaf lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Roma tomatoes
Red pepper
Cucumber
Celery
Dried cranberries
Pumpkin seeds

The dressing:
Balsamic vinegar
Macadamia oil
S&P (salt and pepper)


Below is my bass...Baked with olive oil and a veggie seasoning and S&P.