Bee boxes

I stumbled upon a local farm co-op that sells boxes of produce to the community each week. You get to pick your location (there are literally hundreds in my area alone), and time of pick-up and you get this box FULL of amazingly good fruit and veggies!

I picked up my first box yesterday. I got:
5 pound bag of potatoes
2 artichokes
2 zucchini
6 tomatoes
1 package celery
1 head romaine lettuce
2 cantaloupes
6 apples
1 box strawberries
1 box blackberries
5 bananas

I'm so dang excited! I love that this will entice me to eat triple the amount of fresh (and local!) fruits and veggies.

I just had to share :)

www.greenbeeproduce.com

They deliver to Arizona and Utah. If you're in one of these locations and don't have a pick-up location near you, you can become a host.

/end shameless plug :D

Oregon!

Thanks everyone (Anaise--who I think is the only one still left :D) for your patience. I called in sick to work today and got some much needed rest. I feel 90% better!

Per Anaise's request, here are some of the shots I got in Oregon.

The Anderson family, according to Taylor: (notice Bente's middle name is spelled "Louyz" (should be Louise) and Alice's middle name is spelled "Mery" (should be Marie)!)

The Andy Clan. I promise, they are all a lot happier than they look! :)

Taylor helping make my first ever apple pie!

All the kids. Alice looks SO happy!

Taylor wearing Auntie Malena's glasses

Alice displaying the classic Anderson deer-caught-in-the-headlights look!

Mini Lindsay

Cutie Patootie all ready for church!

Feeding Alice some Sunday brunch. Yummm!!!

Sorry bloggers...

I've been sick all day and I'm completely beat. I had to force myself to get up and write this blog, so the blog all about my trip to Oregon is going to have to wait one more day.

Until next time...

Back in AZ tomorrow...

Just stopping by to say I'll be back tomorrow to post a REAL blog :)

It's 11:15 and I'm TIRED and flying back to Arizona tomorrow.

Adios for now!

Meet Alice!

Here's my new niece, Alice. I met her for the first time today!

Anaise, I'll post pictures of Bente' and Taylor at the end of the day tomorrow :)

Greetings from Oregon!

I flew to Bend, Oregon today to see my brother and his family. My sister-in-law had their third child in October and this is my first time meeting her! Unfortunately she's in California until tomorrow, but I did get to spend time with my niece and nephew, Bente' and Taylor.

I don't know how much time I'll have to blog while I'm here, but I thought I'd share a picture Taylor drew which had me in stitches. Enjoy!



P.S. Is that a cat or a dog? ;)

Brief moments of inspiration

I am a genius.

One of the things I struggle with the most is the basics of dieting--drink 64 oz. of water a day, exercise 60 minutes a day, eat 5 fruits/veggies a day, etc. If I had to do EACH of these every single day for the rest of my life, I might die of fruit overdose.

Today, I came up with a BRILLIANT plan to try to incorporate each of these things into my daily life.

I made a list of things I want to start doing daily or weekly, and each morning, I pick one thing out of a jar. For that entire day, I must focus 100% on the goal. My hope is I can start to enjoy these activities, so I don't feel obligated and guilty when I DON'T do them. No more intimidation of never living up to the 10,583 standards dieters are subject to!

Here's my list so far:

• Drink 64 oz. of water
• Take Beesley on a 30 minute walk
• Walk to the park and play fetch with Beesley
• Take Beesley to the dog park
• Use treadmill while watching one episode of L & O:SVU (I have 89 episodes on my DVR) :D
• Clean house for 3-15 minute intervals
• Eat 5 different fruits
• Eat 5 different veggies
• Reward day! Indulge in one craving.
• Write TWO blogs in one day
• Go for a half hour bike ride
• Do something REALLY nice for someone
• No sugar ALL day!
• Go vegetarian!
• Try a new recipe
• Read an uplifting article (conference talks!)
• Clean the kitchen spotless!

Can anyone think of anything else I should add? Comments are much appreciated!

By the way, YOU ALL ROCK!

Love, Me.