Splash of Orange Juice

Hiii ohhh my how this week FLEW! I'm not even sure why or how or what happened. I took minimal pictures as well, which is probably why I wound up not blogging. I love to take photos and then creating a blog around those, and since all pictures this week were of the cats (#catlady) I chose to post nothing. This isn't Unchartered Shelter Cats.

ANYWAY yesterday and today I made some awesome smoothies! Yesterday's was thicker and I'm really not sure why since they were essentially the same.

In the mix:

• frozen 'naner
• frozen strawberries (like 5 sliced pieces)
• frozen pineapple (4 pieces..all that was left!)
• 1 cup vanilla almond milk
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• spash of orange juice  * really makes it tasty!! Hence the title of this post :)

I topped the mixture with chia seeds and chocolate granola. It was really yummy! Look at that- I even broke out a nice placemat for y'all!

They're replacing all the water pipes in my neighborhood, and it's been really fun waking up to machinery noise. :p

The girls don't seem to mind. Speaking of, Lucy is adjusting wonderfully! She's been super shy and she slinks away with a worried look on her face all the time, but in the past week, she has made kitty strides.

The curtain is a fine place to sit.

We've been keeping her in the bathoom overnight and sometimes during the day so that Peach doesn't muder her.

I will murder you with my lasers!!

Lucy has been super sweet in the bathroom and I've taken to calling her Bathroom Cat. As soon as she leaves the room, it was like she forgets who we are and what is going on.

But she is getting better! She is hiding less and very playful. She even comes up to me in rooms now! I'm glad she's becoming well adjusted. Now I just need Peach to be nicer to her. She is....but it's going to be a long time before they're friends. Unchartered Felines.

In other news, I was excited to get my Oprah's Favorite Things O Magazine this month and was delighted to open up to an OOOPPPRAAHHHHH RAAAAAIIINNNNBBOOOOWWWW!

Have you started your holiday shopping  yet? I've bought maybe 3 things, and am a bit stumped on the rest.

Goals:

Sooo this was from last week - let's see how badly I did:

1. Blog 3x. Blogged 1x. Oops
2. Yoga 2x Yoga 1x
3. Gym 3x Gym 2x
4. Eat smaller meals wha?
5. Throw a kick ass brunch for Mom's bday Sunday :) Yea!

Mom's brunch was fun! My sister & her family came down and we all ate tons and tons of carbs and grapes. :) Mom had a blast.

This week!:

1. Gym 2x
2. Yoga 2x
3. Blog 3 god damn times.
4. Catch up with my bro!
5. Try not to go insane food-wise during the Thanksgiving holiday next week.

This week, my mother and I were invited to take a set tour of One Life To Live! Now, this was a big deal for us as my mother has been watching for forty plus years and I grew up with the show. I would always watch on and off, follow story lines for a while and then not at all. However, for the last three years, I've been a daily watcher. Thanks DVR! :)

A lovely young production assistant took time out of his day to show us around town.

Now, I do realize it's a television show and not real, but it was still jarring to see the "homes" as sets! When we first came in, we were lucky enough to see Starr & James filming a scene on the steps in Starr's home... its just steps! LOL Like I said...I realize it's a fictional show. It's just odd!

At Bo & Nora's

Outside Victor & Tea's home

Visiting Asa's mansion

My mom & I had a blast and were excited to see & meet some of the actors. We watched a few scenes be properly filmed, and a few be rehearsed.

Afterwards we went up to hair  & makeup & then wardrobe. I was itchin' to be made up and wardrobed, but surprisingly, no one offered. ;) *just kidding, not totally delusional yet*

It was such a fun time! A great big thank you & hug to Karl for hooking us up!!

I feel like lately all I do is soap related stuff. Unchartered Soaps. LOL (Watch out for January when I get tickets for the One Life To Live event like they had for AMC!)

I should really be focusing on what I originally wanted for this blog. Yes, a place to share my life & thoughts, but also, a motivating place where I can talk about goals (and um, hello.. meet some of them maybe? Before I turn 30!.. or ever!)

Soooo lets set some goals for this week!

1. Blog 3x.
2. Yoga 2x
3. Gym 3x
4. Eat smaller meals
5. Throw a kick ass brunch for Mom's bday Sunday :)

I need to keep myself on track.

After our trip to Llanview, Mom & I went out for a late lunch. When I arrived home, Pete was cooking up a storm, making the meals for the week. By the time it was all done, I only had a mini appetite so I had a mini plate of meat loaf, mashed sweet potatoes, corn &  broccoli.

Playing with the focus of the camera

Look at all those colors!! Pete's been focusing lately on making more colorful items - veggies etc, to get more nutrients in. Yay! He's also hooked on chia seeds!!

I couldn't resist playing with my food. I am five. I planted broccoli trees and planted corn.

One last note, Peach is getting more used to Lucy, and hissing at her about 33% less! She's still very territorial and angry though, but she'll come around. Lucy is busy exploring her new home, but very skiddish. Any noise and she'll run and hide. Last night however, I was playing with a laser pointer thing that Peach LOVES. So I'm moving the laser around for Peach, who is getting ready to pounce, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, LUCY pounces! LOL Both cats loved it and played together! I hope it was a glimpse of cat love to come!

In the same room! ...Vince don't judge my dishes. You either reader!

The sight of both girls together is hysterical to me as Peach is an over sized lump of 19lbs and Lucy is an undersized *apparently* 2 year old who is 6lbs. She's super tiny. The two look comical together.

OK ill stop babbling about cats! See ya later!

The New Girl

Hey! How was your week? I cant believe it's been an entire week! Time is always flying.

Last Saturday, NY had snow! Lotsa snow. My sister upstate & Pete's sister in Connecticut both lost power :P Here in the city, it was just a yucky, icy and cold day! Pete and I went to a wedding that day and I felt bad for the bride and the shitty weather she had! However, it was still a beautiful ceremony & party.


I never really wear dresses and was unpreparred for wearing a dress during a snow storm.... Brrrr my legs were COLD!! LOL

Sunday, after checking the website & my email, we headed to the Pumpkin Blaze thing, but drove up to a dark parking lot and a state trooper lookin' guy saying "I'm so sorry, we have no power." BOOOP.

I took the day off on Monday to laze around with Pete. We went to lunch at Chili's (#healthy) and afterwards went into a shelter that was in the shopping center.  We often walk by this place later in the evening and they're always closed, so we were both excited to walk in and visit the kitties!

....Sooo... while browsing, we sorta, accidentally adopted a cat. !!!

Meet LUCY!!

Shes a sweet lil 6lb cat. Apparently she's 2 years old but she looks way younger to me. She's a bit shy but super sweet. Peach hates her. Should be fun socializing the two.

I love that Peach is MORE than 3x the size of her hahah! Any tips on bringing a new cat into a home with an existing cat? Wish me luck!

Back! and an All My Children Event

Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. It has been 18 days since my last blog.

I'm sorry! I will now attempt to win you over with cute pictures of animals.


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But I've thought about it often. For a good solid week - ten days, I just didn't want to share. I'm not sure where my head was, but it was not in writing or the internet or picture taking or anything! But for the last few days I've been thinking about it and decided to continue. Sooooo

Ohhh look. Nothing's changed.

Yes my bfast is smiling at me! I am 5.

I had a bagelwich with peanut butter, naner and cinnamon. I'm sorry, but this is a satisfying meal that actually keeps me full until lunch! I need to photograph lunch and dinner more. It's really much more entertaining.

Last night I went with my mom to A Tribute To Pinevalley. Any All My Children fans out there??

It was a pretty cool event. Six actors from the show were on stage. They answered questions from the audience, had the audience ask them trivia questions and try to stump them in order to win prizes, and told some great behind the scenes stories.

I really didn't know what to expect when we went to this show but had a really great time. I grew up with All My Children, One Life To Live, & General Hospital on in the background. Sometimes I would get caught up in a story line and watch religiously and others I would have a vague idea of stuff, but I always knew basically what was going on with the show. In the last 3 years I've been watching One Life To Live every day. Thank god for DVRs and weekends!! :) At the end of the show last night, I heard there will be a OLTL version of this show happening in January! Yay! Cannot wait! :)

What's going on this weekend?  I have a wedding to attend tomorrow (its Halloween themed!!.....all I'll say is I am not a fan of Halloween...but I am a fan of weddings!)
Sunday I'm going to a pumpkin blaze!!
I took of Monday because I have a few days to use before the end of the year and who doesn't love a three day weekend?

Three whole days!! Surely I'll blog over the weekend. Have a great one!

The Return of Miss Janice

Greetings! Why is it that whenever I blog lately, I'm watching trash television? I am on my couch watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Kim's Fairytale Wedding. That is a mouthful. I don't care, I'm down with the Kardashians... particularly Khloe & Kourtney :)

I'm about half way through the TWO HOUR ordeal event and so far, my favorite part is when Kris gets a facelift. She is in the waiting room with her 4 kids and Kris' best friends come to cheer her on. I was particularly struck by her friend, Lisa!

I always wondered what happened to Miss Janice!

Anymuppet, I woke up at a decent hour on Sunday and broke out my
Body by Bethenny DVD that Pete bought me for my birthday! I've done this once before when it was On Demand on cable and really enjoyed it. It promptly disappeared from cable the next day.

I always love how I feel after yoga. I feel empowered, strong and flexible (I am generally SOO unflexible!!) I'm always surprised at what I am capable of achieving and just love the overall feeling when I am done. Plus Bethenny cracks me up.

Later in the day, Pete & I went to BJ's Wholesale Club to pick up 40lbs of cat liter, enough Brita water filters for the year, and this baby:

Yayay! I love Chobani. Although my two favorites are pineapple and black cherry. I wish they made big packs with those flavors!

We ended the night relaxing on the couch with Peach :)

Later, when Peach was sick of Daddy petting her, she went to go have a 3 legged nap.

LOL She cracks me up!

Weekly Roundup

Good morning!! I know, I know... I haven't blogged in over a week. You ever have those weeks that are just sorta blah? My mind frame wasn't quite right this week and I could simply think of nothing to write.  My lower back has been hurting a lot (I threw my back out once a few years ago... I'm scared it's going to happen again!!), I've had a vague headache that I think is part of a cold along with some stuffiness, and I'm super duper broke due to an unexpected visit to the vet for Peach.

But I'm worth it Mommy!

You are lil Peach... you are! xo

Ok.. that's all out there. Pity party over!!

Today is Saturday and a beautiful autumn day! I have a large to do list that involves cleaning up my apartment, getting things in order and making phone calls to catch up with people.

BUT FIRST, I seem to have gotten myself into a little ritual. I've been waking up mid Saturday mornings, making myself some sort of hearty, weekend breakfast and watching Jersey Shore.

WAAAAAAHH!

Don't judge. These people are all ridiculous. Snooki & Jionni need to break up. Situation needs to crawl into a cave and never go out into public again. And Vinny needs to apparently move to Sicily and eat lots of pasta for the rest of his days.

How was your week? I will briefly recap here:

Last last Friday: Brandon & I went to Patrick's place in Hoboken for some drinks! We started the evening with Kir Royales which is vodka, creme de cassis and champagne. They were so good!

We ended the evening with playing a trivia game, wine, and heading into the city. It was a fun night!

Sunday: Pete & I went up to my sister's house in Westchester for some sister times! We went apple picking in the morning with her family and some friends, and then came back to the house for a bbq. It was such a beautiful, relaxing, country Sunday!

Pete giving uncly apply advice



Do we look ready for kids?? ;)

Monday: Monday I got a much needed hair cut! What do you think?

No, no.. naturally, I did not take a picture of my fun hair, but basically, I took about 4 inches off the ends, and put some layers into the entire thing. This was much needed!

Tuesday: Tuesday after work I went with Patrick to Mike's place uptown. Since Mike's schedule at work has changed, I never get to see him!! :( So I suggested we have some mid-week times. A box of wine & some wigs happened ... there are about 8 more pictures like the one above LOL. They were crackin' me up!!

Wednesday: Pete and I went to see Drive with Ryan Gosling. I thought this movie was kinda shitty... Pete liked it. Boop.

Thursday: I took Miss Peach to the vet. The poor girl HATES being in a car, and in the small confinement of her carrier (she is so big that we use a dog carrier). She meowed her stressful meow the entire 20 minute drive to the vet. It's so distracting and hard to listen to! But she got a pretty good report card from the vet. My goal is to help her lose 2lbs.

Friday: Yesterday Pete and I went to my parents house for dinner. It was a nice relaxing dinner and a far cry from my Friday nights when I was in my early 20s!! *Sigh*

Saturday/Today: Today for breakfast, I tried religious Ezekiel bread. It is made up of a bunch of different grains that create a healthy protein. .. I think that's what I read on the side of the bag.

It was pretty good! Quite filling. I enjoyed it along side an iced pumpkin coffee.

Ok friends! I can cross "blog" off my to do list! Now I get to go clean a bathroom. Jealous?

Before I go, let me make some goals for the week:

1. Blog 3x
2. Yoga 2x
3. Cardio 2x
4. Spend 20 minutes a day doing something for my life - ie keep after my apt, work on resume, meditate, write. etc etc

Have a great Saturday!