Did you have fun number crunching!? I’m sure some of you feel asleep during that post, but I hope others feel more organized just from reading it!
There is a post in the works on computer organization! Which makes me want to share how happy my new computer desktop theme is making me. It’s called Nature by Mike Swanson, and it’s rotating photos of beautiful green! I believe I downloaded it from Windows where it says “get more themes online” in my Windows 7 personalize box.
I worked on that post all morning, and Matt’s been away at meetings. We hired a contractor! Our new expected opening date is some time in mid-May. A bit later than we’d hoped, but it sounds good to me.
I went to Body Pump today!!!! I biked there and back too, which was freezing. BP was really good today (meaning I didn’t get bored and felt challenged). I can’t believe I am still going to the class! Longest group ex I’ve ever stuck to in history! [Actually when I think about it, that’s not true – I was loyal to Jackie’s Charlotte Harris YMCA Friday morning 5:45 spin class for years when I worked out before work/school]
Once I was back at home, I had a 2PM salad
Spinach, carrots, peppers, the best bleu cheese, avocado, lavender salt, balsamic, olive oil
But the real fun occurred with this fresh-out-of-the-oven Flax Oat Bran bun! Never as good as Great Harvest original. But I loved this with a smother of butter, jam, and Naturally Nutty Butter Toffee PB that Katie sent home with me from convention!
Spotted: on the Fitness Magazine site!
I have a walking date with Faith and a Davidson date later tonight!
Jess @ Fit Chick in the City says
Congrats on the Fitness Magazine feature!!
Angie @ Musings of a Violet Monkey says
Congrats on the article! You are popping up all over the place these days! 🙂
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Lisa (bakebikeblog) says
oooh I am IN LOVE with body pump too! I am trying to go twice a week – and the muscles are already coming yay!
Melissa @ HerGreenLife says
Have you posted the Flax Oat Bran Bun recipe? I looked but don’t think I saw it on your recipe page. Those look delicious, and we’re due to make a batch of English muffins. If you have a recipe, I might try these instead.
KathEats says
It’s a Great Harvest bread
Jess (Sweet Potato) says
Yellow peppers are the best! Nice work on the Fitness Mag. feature!
Stacey (The Home-Cooked Vegan) says
Group exercise classes are the best! I can’t believe you bike there in cold weather! I’m a total wuss 🙂 My lunch was at 2pm today too, it’s great that breakfast keeps me full for that long! have a fun walk with Faith.
PS. I love having a pretty desktop background, it makes me happy to look at it 😉
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says
I love the pussywillow background. You can’t say that word and not smile!
I miss BodyPump so much! I’m looking forward to being home in a few weeks to go a few times 🙂
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
I love that picture of you in the magazine!!
Cindy says
That salad looks so fun! I’m so excited for summertime and salads. Congratulations on the article!
Anne @ Baking Me says
Annie was my favorite movie when I was a kid 🙂 Congratulations on the Fitness Magazine article!
Heather (heathers dish) says
I am so excited to go through you money post again with my hubby tonight! Crunching numbers isn’t fun unless it gets you somewhere, right? 😉
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
Hey cool article- yah! 🙂 And that salad looks delish!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Sounds like a perfect day back to real life! The salad and bun look delish!
Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says
Great looking lunch. I found your numbers post super interesting – and it clearly took a while to write up so thank you for sharing with us 🙂
A Teenage Gourmet (Sami) says
Butter and peanut butter sandwiches are SUCH a pleasure. 🙂
Maryea @ Happy Healthy Mama says
Lavender salt sounds interesting. Where do you get it?
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
I haven’t been craving salads lately but yours looks so good, now I kind of want one!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
Congrats on the article!
Krissy - Shiawase Life says
That salad looks incredible!!! And I do love your Windows 7 theme! I have Windows 7 @ work and I got the “Bing Japan Images” – so brilliant and keeps me from being too homesick!! =D
Heather @ Sugar & Spice says
Kath, your salad looks beautiful! Well done for biking to and from the gym – it was cold today!
Ash @ Good Taste Healthy Me says
I so wish we had body pump up in my neck of the woods, but no luck!
That roll looks quite tasty btw. Mmm!
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
Your lunch looks yum-arrific!!
Kat @ Cupcake Kat says
You always put that lavender salt on your salads! Where did you get it? It sounds delicious
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
How cool on another magazine feature. 🙂
KathEats says
My lavender salt is from the San Francisco farmer’s market, but you can also make it homemade
Jay says
Seriously, a walking date in this freezing cold weather? Practice some common sense, will you??
Johanna B says
Great article on the Fitness website and as always the salad looks great. I write down your salad combinations and then try them at home for myself. Love ’em a lot.
Val @ Balancing Val says
I never been a fan of strawberries on salad for some reason.
Unless they were drizzled with a balsamic glaze 🙂
Averie (LoveVeggiesandYoga) says
Congrats on the Fitness Magazine spotting!
And on hiring a contractor!!! How exciting for you guys!!
And the Mike Swanson info — cool
The computer organization info/post — can’t wait for that one!
If you want to write a post on how to manage 2 different Macs, a PC, an iphone, and a blackberry, you could help me figure that all out 🙂
Baking 'n' Books says
Salad looks great, but even better with that bun next to it 🙂
Congrats on the spotting!
[email protected]on says
I love great harvest bread soo amazing and congrats on the article how exciting!
Jenn @ Frost BItes says
Congratulations on that wonderful article! Love the purple on you.
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
Congratulations on the magazine feature! If you thin that song is embarrassing, you should see the ones I have on my playlist 🙂
Sally says
Hey Kath, I’m just wondering how you manage to eat salads through the winter? I know I prefer something warm like soup or a toasted sandwich. Do you let it get to room temperature before you eat it? It’s amazing to me that you can eat them in below freezing temperatures! I’m from Australia and we never get snow (where I live) but I still can’t eat a salad in winter! 🙂
I love all of your Home Neat Home posts too. I love organisation but sometimes let things slide! You make me want to be better organised!
KathEats says
Maybe I keep our house too warm!? I have a hard time with frozen things like smoothies or cold breakfasts in the winter, but I guess I don’t think of salads as that cold? But I also usually eat them for lunch when I’m just back from my workout, so maybe I’m a bit on the warm side. I also always have a space heater on me!
Emma says
I miss my regular yoga classes back at home! I’m living in New Zealand until July, and I’m basically on a scavenger hunt to find a fitness class to work into my routine…
where can you get lavender salt? I’ve never tried it and it sounds whimsical!
Allison @ Happy Tales says
Whoa, those wallpaper backgrounds on your computer are oh-so pretty! Congrats on sticking with Body Pump… i’ve actually never tried that class before!
And holla for the Charlotta YMCA! Gotta <3 it 🙂
Laura (Starloz) says
i’ve said it before & i’ll say i again kath, your salads are incredible, mind blowing even.
congrats on the feature~
Amy says
I love that you work out to that song from Annie!
Ashley says
You money post was FABULOUS. Although to read that the day before we close on our house, I felt extremely overwhelmed..hahaha…I’ll definitely be checking back in a few weeks so we can do some organizing. 🙂
KathEats says
🙂 House stuff is SO expensive!!
Heather says
What is your favorite jam from Great Harvest~ I went to a great harvest today and could not remember which it was?? I thought you said Huckleberry but they said they had not heard of it. I wonder how I can get some sounds yummie!
Heather
KathEats says
Any of the ones made by Probst Farms are amazing! I do love the Huckleberry, but I just sampled them all at convention and they are all awesome. They’re the short squatty jars with a Great Harvest label
Joyce @ Flowing to Fifty says
Your lunch looks great, but I think I would have needed a little more protein. Does this really keep you full?
Congrats on the article in the Fit Stop! Awesome.
KathEats says
Yeah, kept me full for a few hours! My body runs on whole grains and thinks protein is overrated. Plus, there was protein in the cheese, bread and peanut butter
Mary (What's Cookin' with Mary) says
Your homemade bun is making me jealous ! 😉
Angela (the diet book junkie) says
congrats on the article, that’s awesome!! i’m heading over to read it now. 🙂
Hilary says
That salad looks great (minus the blue cheese)…I am especially jealous of the lavender salt and that delicious-sounding PB. And congrats on the fitness mention!
Jessica says
I was really interested to read your post on “The Numbers”…it was great. I thought it was too funny that you mentioned falling asleep though, I was on the last two paragraphs and I actually DID!! ;p I blame it more on me being in my 3rd trimester of pregnancy, and reading it after work on the couch, than your post content 🙂
Amy at TheSceneFromMe says
Congratulations on the article you were featured in. You are becoming a household name! Totally awesome 🙂
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
That’s awesome that you’ll be open in May! Just in time for my road trip to the US. I’m hoping to stop by your new store! 😀
stacey-healthylife says
Congrats on the website article. Yeah for body pump also.
Sarah (Running To Slow Things Down) says
Your salad looks fabulous! It’s making me excited for spring and summer and bright fresh produce. 😀
Hannah says
Must admit my head reacts better to salad crunching than number crunching 😉
[email protected] says
Love all the colors in that salad, especially the big strawberry! 😀
Lauren says
Love that desktop background!!!
Kathleen says
Your salad is so vibrant! I love the strawberry on the side! SO cute!!! I just want to eat him up! 😉
xoxo
Kathleen