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Showing posts with label the little things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the little things. Show all posts
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
the little things (pet spotlight)
Having animals in my life is such a wonderful thing. For those of you who have pets, I am sure it's no surprise that I would say my animals truly have a special place in my heart. I love them so much and I can't imagine my morning without hearing Ganoushie's little meow asking for food, Claudia running up and jumping onto the sink to get water, and Malomar's ears perking up because he knows we are going outside as soon as I get dressed!
When I was looking back at the timestamps on my old twitpics, I realized that I have had Malomar for a while now! We have lived in 3 different apartments now. (4 places for Malomar if you count his vacation in Lancaster with my mom). We have gone on multiple trips up and down the east coast from New Hampshire to Maryland and everything in between. We have gone on long hikes, he has been forced to go swimming (HATES IT) been through broken bones, have been to many beaches, and have even gone on a kayak and a canoe! (Malomar actually really enjoys this).
Then I thought about Ganoushie. He has lived with me now for many years. I found him in Taunton Massachusetts at the Silver City Skate Rink when I was there for Roller Derby practice. He was outside hanging out with some other gangsta cats and was pretty skinny. He had a cut on his nose, and let me pick him up without too much resistance. He looked hungry so I fed him vegan banana bread...and I told him that if he was there when I came out of practice I would take him home.
The whole time I was inside skating I was thinking about him. Let's be honest, if he wasn't there I would have probably gone looking for him...but what do you know...Ganoushie was lounging out on a car hood when I came out of practice hours later!
After begging Dolly to let me take Ganoushie home...the rest is history. He was a terror when I first got him, and even still he is a *star* patient at the vet (read as: they are prepared with extra people for when he comes in, full protection with gloves up to their elbows and my poor baby gets a shot to make him asleep EVERY time he goes to the vet...for anything!
Yeah he is pretty badass.
I love him so much!
Do you have any pets?
When I was looking back at the timestamps on my old twitpics, I realized that I have had Malomar for a while now! We have lived in 3 different apartments now. (4 places for Malomar if you count his vacation in Lancaster with my mom). We have gone on multiple trips up and down the east coast from New Hampshire to Maryland and everything in between. We have gone on long hikes, he has been forced to go swimming (HATES IT) been through broken bones, have been to many beaches, and have even gone on a kayak and a canoe! (Malomar actually really enjoys this).
Then I thought about Ganoushie. He has lived with me now for many years. I found him in Taunton Massachusetts at the Silver City Skate Rink when I was there for Roller Derby practice. He was outside hanging out with some other gangsta cats and was pretty skinny. He had a cut on his nose, and let me pick him up without too much resistance. He looked hungry so I fed him vegan banana bread...and I told him that if he was there when I came out of practice I would take him home.
The whole time I was inside skating I was thinking about him. Let's be honest, if he wasn't there I would have probably gone looking for him...but what do you know...Ganoushie was lounging out on a car hood when I came out of practice hours later!
After begging Dolly to let me take Ganoushie home...the rest is history. He was a terror when I first got him, and even still he is a *star* patient at the vet (read as: they are prepared with extra people for when he comes in, full protection with gloves up to their elbows and my poor baby gets a shot to make him asleep EVERY time he goes to the vet...for anything!
Do you have any pets?
Monday, May 2, 2011
the little things...mindfulness
I make sure that I am not watching a netflix or hulu shows or reading blogs when I eat...I take that time to really be mindful of the tastes, feel and smells of the food I am enjoying.
Dinner time is one of my favorite times to spend making food with family or friends, and I can't get enough of breakfast or brunch and conversation with friends or that special someone. I really like how food can bring us together to create fun dishes, laugh over mishaps, and nourish our bodies with fresh and tasty foods.
I am a little obsessed with clementines as of late. I go through so many clementines in a week that it is borderline embarrassing. I can polish off one of those bags-o-clementines by myself no problem!
As I peel back the skin I get a wonderful whiff of freshness and I love how all of the parts stay together when it is peeled. I love the taste of citrus but I find myself unable to eat a lot of oranges because they are just so damn messy and sticky. The clementine's peel opens to reveal the neatest of all citrus fruit in my opinion, all tucked away in little wedges that safely store the juicy goodness until they are in your mouth (and not all over your hands!)
I cannot state this enough. There is absolutely no processed candy bar in the world that can give me an immediate pick-me-up the way a clementine can. It brightens my mood, tastes just amazing, and leaves me feeling refreshed and satiated, not bogged down and full.
yum!
Dinner time is one of my favorite times to spend making food with family or friends, and I can't get enough of breakfast or brunch and conversation with friends or that special someone. I really like how food can bring us together to create fun dishes, laugh over mishaps, and nourish our bodies with fresh and tasty foods.
I am a little obsessed with clementines as of late. I go through so many clementines in a week that it is borderline embarrassing. I can polish off one of those bags-o-clementines by myself no problem!
As I peel back the skin I get a wonderful whiff of freshness and I love how all of the parts stay together when it is peeled. I love the taste of citrus but I find myself unable to eat a lot of oranges because they are just so damn messy and sticky. The clementine's peel opens to reveal the neatest of all citrus fruit in my opinion, all tucked away in little wedges that safely store the juicy goodness until they are in your mouth (and not all over your hands!)
I cannot state this enough. There is absolutely no processed candy bar in the world that can give me an immediate pick-me-up the way a clementine can. It brightens my mood, tastes just amazing, and leaves me feeling refreshed and satiated, not bogged down and full.
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