Kids? A BIG Giveway? Coming Soon (Enough)!

n Monday I was contacted by Jason from CSN Stores.

CSN Stores has a number of websites with great products ranging from modern decor to kids furniture and cookware. Of course, I was instantly interested in the cookware, although maybe one of these days I will be thinking more about kids furniture - *Nudge nudge, wink, wink.* (Don't get too excited - see the Q and A below!!)

Jason presented me with the opportunity to either try and review a product from one of CSN Stores' sites myself, OR do a giveaway with my readers.

I decided that I would like to let you, my lovely readers, in on the action and do a giveaway instead of a product review.

The stuff on these sites is AMAZING, and I don't need to try it out to know that!

I am very excited that on Monday I will announcing another BIG giveaway!!
You won't want to miss out!!

Now for my eats ...

Breakfast was a smoothie.

Open up!


Mmmm, chocolate smoothie goodness. This was made with 1 cup unsweetened almond breeze, 1 T almond butter, 1 pack Chocolate Amazing Grass, 1 pack Kids Chocolate Amazing Grass, 1 scoop chia seeds, 1 scoop of the power blend that Navitas Naturals gave me to try.

This smoothie kept me full all morning.

I didn't have anything to take for lunch today, so I had to pick something up. I decided that Booster Juice would be the healthiest option. I had a vegetarian Greek wrap:



And some fresh juice (4 carrots, ginger, and apple) that I just about gagged on.
Too much ginger - blech!



The hubby and I were craving breakfast for dinner this evening. We made omelets and then put them on top of toasted whole wheat bagels, topped them with cheese, and broiled them for a couple minutes. I smothered mine in Sriracha. I have a problem.



Dessert was a grapefruit with a sprinkle of stevia (thanks to NuNaturals for the stevia).



I was recently asked this question as part of my "Ask Me Anything Feature":

It seems like you have a good career and a happy marriage. Are babies the next step?

Yes, the hubby and I are happily married (nearly 6 years now!!) and we both have our careers in full swing. We own our own home, have two cars, and a landscaped yard. I'd say babies are the next step :-) But we might sneak another trip or two in first! I think 28 would be a good age to get pregnant. I would also like to try and convince some of our couple friends that they should have a baby around the same time!! None of our couple friends have kids yet!! Crazy hey!!

So, tell me about your thoughts on kids.
Do you have them? Want them? When? How many?

Evening peeps! Thanks for the ideas for the extra room at my house. We will be considering all options and I will let you all know when we decide on one :-)

Breakfast this morning featured POM arils and Vanilla Stevia from NuNaturals (thanks again to Ron for sending me some products to try):

I also threw some coconut and a tsp of chocolate chips on top.

Lunch was leftover meatloaf and sweet potatoes. Kat asked how I make the meatloaf ... it is just ground pork, lean ground beef, garlic, onion, pepper, a squirt of mustard, and a squirt of ketchup, couples dashes of worcestershire, cracker crumbs, and I think that's it. I don't measure any of it, I just toss it in.

After work I did some grocery shopping and then picked up dinner from "Wok Box."

I had the red chicken curry. It was mediocre.

I also had a glass of milk to calm the spiciness.

I am wiped - long day. Gone to relax on the couch with the hubby!

This evening I did some baking!!! I made shortbread and chocolate mountains!! (Pics tomorrow).

Do you do any Christmas baking?

I am taking a break from studying to blog ... because blogging is more important :-) No?

Before I get to my eats from today, last night for supper I had tomato soup:

And a tuna sandwich (tuna mixed with T of light mayo):

I did some homework last night, then took a break to go to "Couple's Retreat" with the hubby. It was mediocre at best.

This morning I got up early and made some lovely oats:

Topped with pomegranate arils, 1 tsp mini chocolate chips, organic unsweetened coconut, and 4 drops vanilla liquid stevia:

Then I got started on my day full of homework.

The only thing that kept me going was some of this sweet love:

While I slaved away on my homework, the hubby made lunch. He made some spelt pasta with a red pepper tomato sauce, and topped with with some Irish Stout Cheddar:

He accidentally dumped too much sauce on it, so it was REALLY saucy! I also had some leftover tuna from last night (for protein):

For dinner tonight we went to the hubby's parents house. They made "Fuddrucker" burgers and wedge fries, with ingredients they brought back from the Fuddruckers restaurant in Saskatoon.

This is my portion:

I had a little bit of thousand island dressing, a tiny bit of cheese sauce, fried onions, and 1 slice of bacon on my burger.

To drink I had a glass of crystal light ice tea:

My dessert tonight was one bite of the hubby's strawberry shortcake, and this lovely orange:

I am heading back to my bed to study (I know, I know, you should never study in your bed ...)

Tomorrow I have the LAST FINAL EXAM of my BA Honours Degree!!!!

The only thing I will have to worry about school wise after tomorrow, is writing the rest of my honours thesis (about 20 more pages).

Are you in school? Are you done? Do you have plans to go?

I used to love school ... but after 10 years of post-secondary education, a girl needs a break!

Hello blog faces!! Sorry I didn't post yesterday - I wasn't at home all day/ evening/ night.

Recap from Yesterday, Friday the 13th:

I woke up and made a lovely breakfast - pumpkin pie French toast:





I toasted 2 slices of bread, and then dipped them into a mixture of 2 eggs, 1 T unsweetened vanilla almond breeze, 3 drops of this vanilla Stevia that Ron from NuNaturals sent me to try:



And a sprinkle of this:



I then grilled the French toast until perfectly cooked and crispy! Mmmm! The vanilla Stevia added a lovely vanilla taste and smell to the French toast, with a tiny bit of sweetness. Perfect.

Lunch was leftover ham and potatoes:



I dipped the ham in my homemade apple sauce:



I also had one of these:



And one of these:



After work I went out for a drink, and had 1 Caesar. Then the hubby and I packed the car and drove to a small town about an hour from our city. 8 of us drove out to the small town where our friend Heather lives, so that we could hang out at her place for once, instead of her always having to come to the city every weekend. On the way there I ate this:



When we got to Heather's there was cheese all over the counter (leftovers from the cheese party). I attacked this lovely guy:



I also had some crackers with goat cheese on them, and a few other tiny pieces of cheese.

For dinner we went to the local pub/ bar. The hubby and I shared this small basket of battered mushrooms. In case you didn't know ... battered mushrooms are totally a health food. They are. Don't argue.



I ordered the chicken wrap and sweet potato fries:





And I had 4 of these over the course of the evening:



The 9 of us had a great sleepover, all sprawled out across Heather's living room and kitchen floor :-) It was fun!

This morning we got up and went for breakfast before heading home. I had a mushroom and swiss omelette and 3 pieces of bacon. I did NOT eat the toast, and I ate about 3/4 of the omelette, and 1/2 the hash browns:



On the way home we picked up shakes. I had 1/2 of this small vanilla shake:



Being away from the computer for a day is really hard for me! I had SO much to catch up on today. I don't know what I am going to do when I am gone to the Dominican for a week this winter!

Tonight I am thinking of avoiding homework by going to a movie.

Have you seen any good movies lately? What do you recommend?