I know yesterday was all about that big, bright green and colorful salad, but honestly after the weekend I had in Cleveland, and the amount of traveling I did in such a short amount of time, really green and colorful plant-based foods are just what I need right now. I have a feeling I am not the only one feeling this way. I would love to hear about all of your crazy fun, exhausting long weekends. Any fun recipes… or variations of any on the blog? Send pics! Plus, I am headed back down to Denver to the airport again on Thursday, so trying to stay energized and healthy is my goal for this week. I wish I was headed back to Cleveland to continue hanging with my family, but I am actually headed to Wisconsin for some work. Clearly today I am feeling slightly left out from all the fun back in Cleveland… My trip just wasn’t long enough.
But speaking of my trip, remember how I told you I went shopping all day on Friday (which was maybe the best thing ever). I haven’t done that in like years and I had the best shopping partner…she made me buy everything I liked…which was actually good since I needed a little nudging, not to mention a major update on my wardrobe (which mostly consists of shirts like this, cast offs from my little brother Red). Unfortunately, shopping seems to be all I want to do now. I mean, work? Yeah, that’s a little boring at moment. Summer and work = not a good combo. <–truth. Ok, well not as much for me since I really do love my work, but you know what I mean. I really do not know how I ever got away from clothes shopping, but now that I’ve gotten a little taste of it again, I am semi obsessed. Still, I usually have a hard time pulling the trigger and actually buying anything. That’s when I move onto dishes and kitchen things, which I feel I can buy since I justify them in my head that everyone likes to see new pretty things. Ok, and they kind of excite me just as much a clothes since I get really, really bored with using the same dishes/props over and over again in photos. Bottom line, I like new things. New and pretty things, they make me happy. But not my wallet. Oh, and all this extra shopping is currently taking place at like 11:30pm while I am all snuggled up in bed. It’s like my reward at the end of the day. But umm, my sleep is greatly suffering. I could see this potentially being very problematic on so many levels. YIKES.
So I should probably start telling you all about this raspberry smash super green summer smoothie, huh? It’s kind of fun, right? I love the colors and the fact that I packed a whole two cups of spinach in there without even be able to notice it. SCORE! Along with the spinach I added kiwi, banana, a peach or nectarine, milk of your choice (I used almond and goat’s milk) and a little bit of smashed up raspberries for color and added sweetness. Oh, and some mint for a fresh snap of flavor and passionfruit (if you can find them) because I just love passionfruit, they are so different and fun! Ok, and they just happened to have some at Whole Foods so I just HAD to go for them! And then yay, that’s kind of it. Just whirl them all together in a blender, pour, drink, sip. Life = Good. SIDENOTE: Tomorrow I might just ramble on about how much I love my family and how lucky I feel to be a part of such a big one. I realized this while flying solo this weekend (which I really HATE doing) and it just made me happy. Good family = happy life. Now that’s the truth.
Really, all that color you see above – gets me every time. LOVE.
