LOVING | my new Asics Novablast 3s. Solid recommendation, SHU! Thank you. And I recently read that Rachel bought the same shoe (different color) too and is also very happy with it. They’re definitely more cushioned than I was used to but I like how they feel.
CELEBRATING | 1400 rides on the Peloton with Tanja. I will sing the praises of my Peloton bike again and again. It’s been one of the best purchases I’ve ever made for myself and I love hitting these milestones together with a friend, separate but together.
LOOKING FORWARD TO | having some girl time with my friend Susi this coming weekend. She’s the friend that lives closest to me but it’s still a 1.5+ hours drive and I haven’t seen her since January. It’s been too long!
WATCHING | the UEFA Euro 2024 hosted by Germany. We’re into the knock-out phase now. Every match counts. The final will be on July, 14th!
DRINKING | coffee on the front porch.
EATING | all the veggies (and salads). We started making vegetable pan-sheet dinner again and I forgot just how satisfying they are. I just throw a bunch of different vegetables on a baking sheet, drizzle them with olive oil, add seasoning, and bake them for 40 minutes. Then I serve them over brown rice. Jon adds a bit of soy sauce, but I don’t need that. The veggies have so much flavor. I don’t know about you but I can feel a difference if I feed more veggies to my body.
BUYING | more stuff at Costco again. We have a Costco membership and might as well use it. Even though we’re a 2-person household there are definitely items that we can buy (in bulk) that make the membership worthwhile. I used to shop there more frequently before the pandemic and then fell out of habit, but I plan to go more often again. I am curious to see how that will impact our grocery budget (I am hoping it will bring it down overall, although I know that individual trips will seem expensive). Do you have a Costco membership?
ENJOYING | my early morning runs. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that the sunrise is currently before 6 am. It makes getting up so much easier and gives me more time to finish my weekly runs before work because I can leave earlier. Not to mention that the early morning temperatures are glorious right now (before the heat kicks in later in the day).
READING | Outlander #7, An Echo in the Bone. Well, actually, I finally finished it and started #8, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood. I am already 55% through the new (800+ page) book, which should tell you that I’ve been on a bit of a reading kick in June and I am liking it.
What are you currently loving? Eating? Looking forward to?
NGS
June 26, 2024 at 1:57 pmWe are also a 2-person household with a Costco membership. I don’t know if it helps much with grocery bills, to be honest, but we buy a lot of staples there:
Oatmeal for my granola
Tuna
Chickpeas/black beans/coconut milk
Eggs
Medicine for the dog is significantly cheaper than ordering in through Chewy or getting it at the vet’s office
TP/paper towels/aluminum foil
Frozen chicken for making dog treats
I also buy produce there, but I’m not convinced that we eat the produce fast enough for it to be a good deal for us: I’m partial to blueberries, carrots, and the delicious oranges they have.
Melissa
June 26, 2024 at 8:26 pmI love that mug of yours—it’s so fun! Roasted veggies always taste good and are so easy to prepare.
So, I’m happy that sunrtise is late here at the moment because I get to see the sunrise without even having to get up early. I think we are opposites in this, although if I was trying to squeeze runs in before work I think it would be a different story. Our daughter has got herself a head torch and just stays to the busy paths near her for her morning runs at the moment.
Nicole MacPherson
June 27, 2024 at 5:12 amOh boy, do I ever have a Costco membership, and just for perspective this week I was there and spent $394 and was in awe at how low my bill was. Usually it’s much higher. I mean, my older son is here for the summer which impacts our grocery bills a lot, but in general, we don’t eat out much so I buy a lot of groceries.
I love sheet pan veg and do that often. I might even do it tonight, with coconut rice.
Congrats on 1400 rides!
Jenny
June 29, 2024 at 1:15 pmi also love the rainbow mug- and that reminds me, I drank out of the Mug swap mug you gave me today! It’s my “Saturday morning” mug.
The veggie sheet pan dinner sounds amazing- I would add some tofu, and I might be able to get the rest of the family on board with that. I’m going to try it this week.
I’m currently reading a GREAT book- Stephen King’s 11/22/63. So fascinating!