Recently, I have been honored to be tagged for a few “blogging awards” by some other bloggers I greatly respect. I don’t normally indulge this amount of “me-talk,” mostly out of fear of boring my dear readers. But, this time I decided, why not? If you feel inspired to procrastinate, read on.
Resulting in quite possibly the longest post ever, I’ve included some recent meals amongst the awards, in order to keep things a bit more visually pleasing. Ready?
First up, the lovely Ellie, who also happened to be my lunching partner yesterday, wrote some incredibly kind words about me in order to Spread the Love:
I’d like to pass this on to:
Mia, of runs and rests. Mia recently lost her father and has shown incredible strength and grace throughout a time none of us should have to go through. I have always been in awe of her balance, bread baking ability, and capacity to find beauty around her. How’s that for too much alliteration?
Danielle, of Around the World in 340 Days, whose positivity never fails to make me smile. Her worldly outlook and clean eats very closely mirror my own, and I always love reading her introspective posts.
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Monday evening’s dinner:
Heather’s lemon-miso salad - I’d probably cut down on the lemon if I made this again, but it was still very enjoyable alongside a warm baked sweet p.
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Award number two, from the eloquent and wise Gena, whose raw root vegetable salad is marinating for my lunch.
This asks me to provide one word answers to the following questions:
1. Where is your cell phone? Kitchen
2. Your hair? Curly
3. Your mother? Compassionate
4. Your father? Wise
5. Your favorite food? Impossible!
6. Your dream last night? Confusing
7. Your favorite drink? Wine
8. Your dream/goal? Contentment
9. What room are you in? Kitchen
10. Your hobby? Arts
11. Your fear? Loneliness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Satisfied
13. Where were you last night? Phone
14. Something you aren’t? Extroverted
15. Muffins? Hmm.
16. Wish list item? SLR Camera
17. Where did you grow up? Connecticut
18. Last thing you did? Breakfast
19. What are you wearing? Dress
20. Your TV? Sister’s
21. Your pets? None
22. Your friends? Wonderful
23. Your life? Work-in-progress
24. Your mood? Reflective
25. Missing someone? Friend
26. Vehicle? Feet
27. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
28. Your favorite store? Anthropologie
29. Your favorite color? Gold
30. When was the last time you laughed? Yesterday
31. Last time you cried? Weekend
32. Your best friend? Beautiful
33. One place that I go over and over? Home
34. One person who emails me regularly? WordPress ;)
35. Favorite place to eat? Ogunquit
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Breakfast this morning:
Pumpkin pear oats, made with vanilla soy milk, a Bartlett pear, pumpkin puree, dates, cinnamon, flax, almonds, and walnut butter.
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And lastly, again from Gena:
This asks me to list seven random facts about myself:
1) I had eye surgery for a lazy eye in kindergarten. Without contacts, I can’t make out the “E” on the eye chart with my right eye.
2) I have a degree in “Individualized Study,” which can be made to sound impressive (“designed my own curriculum”) or absurd (“couldn’t make up my mind”).
3) I never drank a drop of alcohol all throughout high school. That changed on like, the second day of college.
4) From the ages of 13-17, I ate a bowl of chocolate ice cream nearly every single night for dessert. Took advantage of that teenage metabolism.
5) I’m still figuring out what I want to do in my career, and I may be starting an internship soon to go back to square one. It’s ok though; I’m young, and I think indecision is more common than not.
6) Until I was 21, I despised running. I used to walk two thirds of the mile run in high school.
7) Though I’ve been all over Europe, I’ve never been farther west than Pennsylvania.
I am copping out of choosing who to pass this to, but feel free to wax on about yourself if you have a blog of your own. I’d love to learn about you!
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Weird, random dinner:
Oat bran cooked in vegetable broth, alongside sautéed mushrooms, peppers, broccoli, and kale. Topped by a fried egg, avocado, and tahini. I opened my fridge without a concept of what I wanted, and this was the result. It was odd. But good.
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Still with me? Regardless, I’ll be back this evening with a simple meal. Enjoy your Wednesday!
Now that you know all about me and my meals, I’d love to know a random fact about you, and a meal you had this week!
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Sounds like we’re similar in terms of our travel histories! Plenty of time abroad, very little time west.
I am not always so wise, but thank you, sweetie!
#7 is really interesting! We’ll have to roadtrip to Ohio. :)
I’m so glad Ellie kept it going! Love hearing about the “other” side of bloggers and found your random dinner to be something I think I must try…like, now.
Anyway, random fact? I had the flu on the day of high school graduation and passed out in the hallway before the ceremony. I got my diploma from the paramedic. Oh well…at least college went better.
So nice to read more about you!! Congratulations on the awards.
Random fact about me = I can do a mean robot dance :-D
congrats on all of the awards, you totally deserve them :) sorry I haven’t been commenting lately! busy week with school so far and I’ve only been able to read a few posts from people. one random fact about me: I am left handed. One meal I ate this week: a veggie burger served over a baked potato covered in veggies and salsa. with a salad on the side topped with balsamic vinaigrette :) have a great day dear!
i loved your description of your degree… very cute! also, i think it sounds muy impressive. ;)
Random fact? Ummm when I was five I wanted to be a opera singer…lol!! I had a lovely meal of butternut squash and kale last night!
Maggie
That random dinner looks great to me. Anything with avocado is okay in my book.
Random fact – I enjoy finding gray hairs and plucking them.
I loved your random facts!!
One random fact about me is that I have been going to university every semester for the past 9 years (first 4 years full time, and part time ever since).
One meal I ate this week was stuffed peppers – vegetarian style.
i have a lazy eye, too! although i never got surgery. hmm. doesn’t affect me too much, though.
congrats on your awards, chica! you deserve it!
random fact: i spent ten days in cuba on a high school trip. it was an amazing and unforgettable experience.
i love these awards cause they make you find out more about other people. now i know a bit more about you which is great!
thnak you for sharing!
Oh my gosh, I love your random dinner. Really, I think I would be in heaven with that bowl!
Random fact about me and a meal…I cannot whistle, and I just finished eating some almond butter and chicken. YUM!
Thanks for the shout-out and the reminder that I needed to update that recipe which I just did. I changed 1/2 of a lemon to 1 to 2 TBSP. You’re right – it’s much better that way!
P.S. Loved your “vehicle” answer. :)
I also ate ice cream (Breyer’s Mint Chip) every night when I was in high school. I remember my dad telling me to enjoy it because I would never be able to do that as I got older.