Archive for February, 2010

Never too old for a slumber party

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 by Val

What a bummer for Team USA hockey…. but at least they put up a good fight! And congrats on the victory to all of my Canadian friends!
I have to say, I had SUCH a great weekend… as I’ve been mentioning on here, work has been crazy and it was such a luxury to have a [...]

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Amy’s Organics Giveaway winner

Friday, February 26th, 2010 by Val

Hi friends!  So sorry that I haven’t been posting as much as usual…. work has been overwhelming, to say the least.  Chicago Public Schools made the national news today due to our $975 million deficit… yes you read that right, $975 million…. so everyone is feeling the pressure at the moment!  But that’s ok, I’m [...]

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Polenta stacks with creamy basil sauce and balsamic veggies

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Val

Hi there! How was everyone’s weekend?
Mine was great until last night, when my poor husband realized that NBC wasn’t televising the US vs. Canada hockey game… WTF?!?! So, there was a bit of hostility in our household for a while there until we were able to catch fuzzy bits and pieces on the internet [...]

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My new obsession: Pure2Raw treats

Saturday, February 20th, 2010 by Val

Don’t forget to enter my comfort food giveaway – you could win some Amy’s Organics products!!
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Happy Saturday!!  As I  mentioned during the giveaway post, I’ve had a heck of a crazy week and it feels so, soooo nice to finally relax   Mike is going to meet up with some of his friends (most [...]

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Stress Relief + a Comfort Food Giveaway!

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 by Val

Hello, hello, hello! It’s definitely freeing only posting 2-3 times a week like I’ve been doing recently, but I miss you guys!  Hopefully you have been having a good week.  I was off Monday for President’s Day, but even though it was a short week I’ve been stressed out every day! Gah, no fun!!
Have you [...]

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Valentine’s Day on the Slopes

Monday, February 15th, 2010 by Val

Happy President’s Day! I am lucky enough to have the day off work today, and GOSH was it lovely to sleep in and to get my workout (a 3 mile run + yoga) done early in the day so that I can relax!
Mike and I didn’t make any crazy plans for Valentine’s Day, but [...]

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2 for 1 at the Atwood Cafe

Sunday, February 14th, 2010 by Val

Happy Valentine’s Day!! Mike and I are kinda celebrating on and off over the weekend, and since the day isn’t over yet, I’m going to wait until the weekend is over to do a Vday recap post.  I hope you are having a wonderful day!
A few weeks ago I was having some blog difficulties, which [...]

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Spaghetti Squash "Chicken Noodle" Soup

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 by Val

I’m not proud to say this, but I have to be honest with you… I have NOT been very conscious of my sugar intake this week!!  I got such a great response on my previous post about a sugar cleanse…. feel free to peek here if you want to read the comments….
I am really serious [...]

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Lay Off the Sweets: A Challenge?

Monday, February 8th, 2010 by Val

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Today, my friends, I wanted to chat about something near and dear to my heart… sugar!!!! It’s funny because I had actually started drafting up a post last week about how I wanted to go on a no-sugar “diet”, and then I just recently found out that Ellen Degeneres announced that she was going [...]

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Creamy Black Bean and Sun-dried Tomato Soup

Saturday, February 6th, 2010 by Val

Success!!! It feels good to finally be able to post a picture on here.  I’m still having a lot of difficulty putting pix up the “normal”, easy way (apparently my Wordpress blog is out of memory??) so in the meantime I’m using Resizr.com.  Thanks for bearing with me!
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