The Lean Green Bean

Three Things Thursday #4

salmon buckwheat

1. Do you ever find a recipe that sounds sooo good when you read it and then when you try it, it’s a complete flop?? That happened to me yesterday night!

Introducing… Maple Salmon!!!

I came across this recipe on the back of the package, which means it should taste EXTRA good (but for [...]

One is the Loneliest Number

rainy London

London is a rainy city today. It’s cold, grey, and downright dreary.

How appropriate.

The city actually matches how I feel inside (well perhaps it would be raining more if it matched perfectly). You see, yesterday Bartek left to go back to Edmonton for 6 (maybe 8 ) weeks. He had no choice; he [...]

Quinoa Good, Soda Bad

Quinoa Salad

Hi Everyone! I hope you’re having a great April so far! We are still covered in snow here in Alberta; it seems like every time the snow melts, we get a huge dump of the white stuff right back! My feet are beginning their protest against socks, which means that spring is on the horizon [...]

Three Things Thursday #2

Snowman head

So how is everyone doing this fine Thursday? Things are crazy here, as per usual. Moving and packing is becoming more stressful than I anticipated, but it’s nothing I can’t handle! I thought I’d check in with you all and share what I’ve been up to (OBVS aside from what I already mentioned!)

1. Today [...]

The Importance of Sleep

Happiness Project

Hello Luvs,

I’ve been reading A LOT lately. Granted, most of the time has been spent reading Harry Potter (I’m half way done #6), I also started reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I want to take my time to get through this book, so I’ve only read the first two chapters. So far, [...]

In My Bag…

Morning luvlies!

WOW! Did I ever feel so gross yesterday! Thankfully I woke up feeling LOTS better today! I have lots planned and I can’t wait to get at it (it’s all fun things!)

First things first, not to be a complete kill joy, but I wanted to share a video I came across on [...]

Purple Spinach Eater

Today I worked up quite a sweat doing Bodyrock. I’ve been dong it pretty regularly, but I’m not doing the 30 day challenge (which is on right now) because I prefer more of a variety to my physical activity. The variety is what keeps me interested and if that’s what’s working for me, I won’t [...]

Healthy Eating Plate

Hey All!

Classes resumed this week which means that all my friends and family are either back at school or work. I, however, am living the life of leisure… School’s completed (WOO HOO B.Arts!) and I’m starting on the job hunt, but I still have lots of free time (which I can spend with another [...]

Matcha and Christmas Tea

Hey all! I’m writing this to you while my eyes are beginning to feel heavier and heavier. I haven’t been sleeping well lately and I am totally feeling the effects today! But I definitely wanted to share some of the new tea I’ve gotten in the past couple of weeks

You should know [...]

All About Oatmeal

Is it safe to write this post? *checks belly* ok, I’m not hungry AT ALL so I think it’s safe.

Let’s talk about Oatmeal.

Oatmeal, or Oats, are a popular grain used for baking and cooking. Although oats are gluten-free, they are often contaminated with gluten and therefore people following a gluten-free diet should [...]