This weekend

A challenging hot yoga class. 

Day trip to Patapsco State Park for a hike along the river.

Side trip to Conscious Corner (so-named for its cluster of green and socially conscious businesses ), where we collected organic produce from Roots Market, browsed eco-friendly home goods at Nest, and savored a divine meal at the vegan bistro, Great Sage. (Jason, a devout omnivore, raved about his green chili enchiladas and chocolate lava cake.)

Freshly pressed green juice from my new juicer: kale, romaine, cucumber, celery, apple, carrot, and ginger.

A bath infused with Epsom salts and lavender essential oil where I enjoyed the latest issue of a favorite publication.

A single perfect mini phalaenopsis orchid plant, my Valentine's Day gift from Jason. 

Speaking of which...Happy Valentine's Day! I'll be back soon to share a playlist of my favorite non-cheesy love songs.

Happy Monday

I hope you had a great weekend! On Saturday morning, I began my day with a nice long run. The power of a good run never ceases to amaze me and this was no exception. After a long and hectic week, running cleared my mind and relaxed my soul, easing me into a groovy slow-paced couple of days, which included:

Baking a batch of maple cinnamon muffins: Trader Joe's multi-grain baking mix + Ener-G egg replacer + olive oil + almond milk + organic maple syrup = delicious vegan(!) treats to last throughout this week.

A fresh bouquet of peonies

A pretty new phone...which I got for almost nothing since I was eligible for an upgrade!

We also went to Target and picked up some heavy duty storage containers, after which I proceeded to tackle the overflowing insanity formerly known as our storage closet. It's definitely improved, though not quite ready for its "After" photo. Soon, though.

Ok...your turn. Tell me about your weekend!

xo,


P.S. Sorry for the funky spacing in this post...Blogger and I aren't getting along today.  

Tulips and love

I guess it's a good thing I didn't swear off the whole flowers-for-Valentine's-Day thing

because Jason gave me the most beautiful tulips -

One bouquet of light pink, and one bouquet of dark pink.

I love the way fresh flowers add so much cheer and color to a home.

Each time I walk through the front door, I smile with delight

As I am reminded what a lucky girl I am.

Thank you Jason. I love you (even more than I love tulips, which is a lot).

Flowers Uncut

I have to admit: I am pretty excited about this. Jeff Leatham's creations are so gorgeous. I can't wait to watch the premiere tonight. Who's with me?

Images found here.

Flora

After months of careful attention (which, I'm not ashamed to say, included singing encouraging songs, with lyrics like "Grow my orchid, grow thee tall" to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"), I have successfully resurrected my once-lifeless orchid and it is finally blooming! Isn't she gorgeous?

In other botanical news, my succulents (purchased from Home Depot a few months ago) also seem to be thriving. I had never had succulents before, but they are super low-maintenance and just sort of do their thing without a lot of fuss and bother. So here they are, being all succulent. And stuff.

Et enfin, yesterday I splurged and bought myself a dozen pink roses from Whole Foods. Just because. And I'm kind of in love with them. As my soon-to-be sister-in-law said, "It's nice having a man buy you flowers, but once in awhile it feels really good to buy them for yourself." So true.