getting back in the groove..

running is my best frienemy. winter is such a fail for me, who wants to run in the COLD?!  crazy people, that's who!  i wouldn't necessarily say i enjoy running but i love the way i feel afterwards.  i like the way it makes me be productive for the rest of the day and inspires me to eat healthy.  plus, it gives me the best excuse (like i ever needed one anyway) to make yummy fruity protein shakes since i've said no to beef + pork for a little over a year.. i'll have to write about that later b/c i was really the biggest carnivore ever.  anyway, extra inspiration to stay fit for someone who never gains weight (& no i'm not bragging about my nonboob-nonbooty body okay!) is to sign up for some kind of commitment.  so about 7 of my cousins/aunties are signing up for the nike half marathon this year.   this'll be my second, my aunties 3rd time around and some of my cousins 1st time so I'M HOPING we get in as a group!  cheers to another few seasons of being in shape until winter comes again!

results from my domestic thursday.

here are the results from my domestic thursday!  first let me say that after i made that last post public, i felt super motivated to do all these things & i looked in the fridge and there was no butter, among other things i needed for my foods.  let me remind you that it was the RAINIEST day of the freakin' year.  uggh, fast forward to one week later to the hottest day of the year so far.  anyway, next time i'll be more prepared when i'm out in the house.  

 I made almond milk.  inspired by my real life friend nicole and her recipe <3  i liked it but, i didn't love it.  next time, i'll replace the extract w/a real vanilla bean because i felt like i was drinking it straight from the bottle.  i also might need to check the expiration date on that extract but still!  a vanilla bean would've been sweeter.

"we started soaking @ 1215pm"  i was anxious to make it so i soaked it until about 830pm and started..

(sorry i was too lazy to go back into iphoto, rotate, upload, ahhh.. )

blend w/water, almonds, dates, + vanilla extract 

strain almonds w/cheesecloth.  this was the most labor intensive (for my dad)  this part needs to be fine tuned b/c it was almost a deterrent not to do this again.  

chill + enjoy =)

also made some banana bread.. 

j/k this picture is from last summer.. no more long hair.  but banana bread is one of my go-to recipes when i want to whip up somethin' easy + delish.

'til next time!!