(don't) stand under my umbrella, ella, ella

I HATE rain!!! Ugh. Today's weather makes me want to curl up in a ball under a blanket and never come out again until April/May. This is why I am not meant to be a East Coast-er/New Yorker. My umbrella was inside out 90% of the time, so I arrived to work with scrubs that weighed an extra 5 lbs and an afro (fabulous). There is very little else in the world that is more frustrating than dealing with a non-functional umbrella in a torrential downpour. Okay, enough complaining...on to the food.


I was super excited to try out my brand new purchase (below). Could this be the end of buying AM coffees? Hopefully a green purchase (in both an earth friendly AND wallet friendly way).

Unfortunately, I really f-ed up the coffee this morning. Sure, the thermos was bomb, but I made the coffee unbearably STRONG. Maybe tomorrow...

So, I was inspired by all the bloggies yesterday and I decided to make a SERIOUS effort today to drink water in mass quantities. I had a baby water bottle (240 mL) and I filled it up 8 times! Go me :)

Per usual, I packed my lunch the day before. I had my Berries GoMega odwalla bar around 10:30, which held me over until lunch in the late afternoon.

My sando was smart deli "turkey" with the works.

Also (as usual) I got the vegan soup option from Bruno's, which was a White Bean Tuscan Soup. In the words of VeggieGirl "holy yum!" Vegetarian and dairy free, loaded with white cannellini beans, onions, garlic, celery, leeks, and MUCH more - it was sooooo good. God Bruno's soups are ammmmazing. I'm not sure if it was healthy, and I know it wasn't cheap, but it was beyond worth it.

By the time I got home, I was cold, wet, and not in the best of moods. Let's just say, cooking dinner was the last thing I felt like doing. So I compromised. Half lazy, half chef-y.

Good thing I had fresh zuch and squash on stand by. I steamed one of each, threw in some cherry tomatoes and drizzled on some balsamic vinegar...easy shmeazy!

For the lazy part, I opted for a GN veggie burger on a sesame bun with MAYOOOO (and sprouts, lettuce, and tomato)!

Confucius say: wise man keep Ezekiel products in the freezer at all times (or something along those lines)

How pretty is this little platter.

Add a little wine to the mix...and...perfection!

I'm so tired...work again tomorrow. Time for the zzzz

i heart Bruno's

First of all, check out this BOMB shopping trip (I stocked up on the odwalla bars - mmmm). These are such great snacks because they aren't too filling, but are still healthy and yum.

Second of all, I feel as though Bruno's Ravioli deserves a may-jah shout out considering I go there EVERY day I work. They have the best coffee (that also happens to be cheaper than starbucks) and their salads, sandwiches, and soups are to-DIE-for delicious. Everyone that goes there falls in love, and that's not an exaggeration. So of course today was no different. I got a small carrot ginger soup with the sandwich I brought in. Let me just say. Holy MF-ing goodness. I. am. hooked. Soup + sandwich = the perfect winter lunch.

This photo totally displays my sandwich making skills. That's some serious height, right? Alvarado street bread, greek yogurt (Fage) smart deli "turkey," lettuce, and honey mustard.

Here's the rest of my lunch and snacks for the day.

Once I got home, I dug into a massive GN veggie burger with alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, tomato, on a sesame seed bun. Gooooood.

Then I had a few glasses (the rest of) the soy "holly" nog with my dessert :)

And for the record, this twix is a king size, so it has FOUR bars. I don't feel remotely guilty.

Back to work tomorrow (weekend, yuck).