hello friends! hope you are having a wonderful week!!!
lately– i have noticed just how ‘rushed’ i seem to always be. the irony is– i dont really have ‘much to do’– yet i always feel the need to be go-go-go. this is somethign that i have really tried to work on– in fact my new years resolution this year was to ‘live more slowly.’ well– ever since i noticed this lately– i’ve been trying to take my time and do little ‘extra’ things for myself that make me happy. this might include putting on moisturizer after a shower (usually i’m ‘too hurried’) or remembering to accessorize….
speaking of accessorizing— here are some of mine as of late…

lotus flower necklace that my mum gave me back in december… and a filigree star of david that i bought in israel. i’m trying to absorb all the faith & positivity i can get!!!
also– my intuitive eating has been going REALLY well these days. lately i have been enjoying random ‘treats’ throughout the day (this used to be a ‘no no’).
yesterday for instance i had 1/2 a milk chocolate peanut butter dove bar…

only to go back for the other 1/2 simply because it tasted sooo good!!
yesterday i tried this bar.. i noticed whole foods had just recently started stocking it so i decided to pick it up…

it kinda tasted like carrot cake, and there were some raisins in there…

this bar was just ok– nothing special… i wouldn’t buy it again.
dinner last night was seriously the biggest hugh’jass EVER!!!!

the picture does this baby no justice– it was a TOWER and things kept falling off at every moment!! most of the ingredients are a la the wholefoods salad bar (tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, broc, cauliflower, some tofu, beets, celery, carrots, sweet potatoes, soy nuts, a little vegetable biryani) but i also added goat cheese, sundried tomatoes and an amy’s bistro. i topped it all off with italian dressing and had a hefty handful of kashi crackers along side. it was perfect
for dessert i had some lacy’s cookies these are sooo good!!!!!

there are really two in this picture..

other eats lately include (but are most definitely not limited to)….
MORE chocolate

this bar was SOOO good!! i’m not a huge fan of the regular hershey’s chocolate but this was MARVELOUS
oh and… even MORE chocolate…

this was INCREDIBLE!! just the right amount of almondy crunch and sea salt
some frozen fruits…

i had a hair appt in the city today… on the way i snacked on this bar…. (info can be found here)

the ‘rough’ nutritionals: 200 cal, 6 g fat, 21 g protein 25% calcium. i just call these the ‘rough nutritionals’ because they are things i always look for in a bar. my ideal bar has either a high (healthy) fat content and/or a substantial amount of protein as well as a decent amount of calcium… the stats were pretty good (in my book) on the bar!!

i LOVED it!!!!!! it seriously tasted like a chocolate covered raspberry treat!! chocolate raspberry creams are my FAVORITE chocolates– this tasted more sinful than ‘healthy’. i would definitely buy it again!!! (i bought it at a small health food store in hampton, new hampshire)
after my hair appt i picked up some ‘peachy snacks’ at 7-11. the only ingredients in the ‘peaches’ were just that. wish i could say the same for the diet snapple…

after my hair appt– i swung by my apartment to grab a few things for chicago… i was feeling a bit nostalgic and curious so i went through some of my jewelery/make up and clothes i hadn’t worn/seen in a while. i completely forgot i have some GREAT accessories and decided to pack a few for chi-town!!!
i then took a few minutes to try to collect my thoughts and rest….. (notice the headband!! completely forgot i had that!!)

i then snacked on a mini choc chip cliffie

after my little ‘me time’…i picked up one of my bros and we went to our place for dinner. i had some delish eats including a lobster and avocado roll
sooo good!!!!!
well everyone– i’m off to chicago tomorrow!!!! i’ll probably bring my laptop with me but i’m not too sure if i’m going to blog from there! please excuse my lack of commenting/posting for the rest of this week and weekend! we have a few reservations at some lovely restaurants so i cannot wait to go and tell you all about it!!!!!
daily consideration: do you think you ‘live slowly’? or do you find yourself ‘hurried’ often? which do you prefer?
like i said earlier– i’m really trying to work on SLOWING DOWN– i’m trying to remind myself that there is really NO RUSH for me to get everywhere right away…. how do you slow down???
alright everyone! have a great night xoxoxoxooxxo j