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Sahale Crunchers [giveaway]

First things first, here are the winners for the Musco Olive Giveaway… Main prize package goes to #66 Terri Cole “The company uses the olive pit waste as biomass fuel, very cool!” Runner up coupons go to: #6 Veggie V @ Veggie V’s Vegan Adventure “Love olives! I used to put them on my fingers too  I still eat olives pretty regularly. They’re great for a salty pick me up ( green), and I wouldn’t even dream of a taco night without black and green! Mmmm….olives” #26 Sayward “I want to revisit my chunky olive… Read more >

Ten Reviews [II]

I’ve got a pile-up of products to share.  As usual, some were good, some were okay, and some were losers. 1. Zing chocolate peanut butter bar Kyle stole this from me, but took a photo (which means he knew he was in the for-Elise-only bar stash).  In any event, here is his review: Zing bar was good.  Tastes like a tiger’s milk bar (for anyone that matters to) but better and not as chalky.  Fluffy enough to be chewy but hearty enough to be satiating. 2. Healthy Surprise delivery service   These services are popping… Read more >

A pound of seaweed

  Breakfast #1: mom’s plum jam + Earth Balance + cinnamon raisin Vital Vittles Breakfast #2: quinoa + scrambled eggs   Lunch: Love Grown Cocoa Goodness oat clusters + raspberries + almond milk   I had 3 bowls of this, so there’s not much left in the bag.  Maybe one servings worth?  Stupid serving sizes. Snack: apple + Trilogy Kombucha In the afternoon, Kyle went on a walk and wound up in our old neighborhood and decided to pop into Santa Monica Seafood.  This is the only place I’ve found close to me that makes… Read more >

Yumvelope

Last week I got a package in the mail…   From YUMVELOPE!  Yummy stuff in an envelope.  Get it?  😛 I’ve seen these monthly subscription services popping up all over the place and I think the concept is pretty cool.  Depending on where you live it could be a huge deal to have access to health food products that ordinarily you’d never find in your local grocery store.   These Snackle Mouth granola nut clusters were my favorite item in the bunch. Side note: how much do you love the box design?  So creepy!  Ha!… Read more >

Time and a half

Knowing my friends are frolicking in the sun while I’m begging patients to go on walks and administering suppositories…it’s tough.  It doesn’t matter HOW much you love your job, when the weekend arrives and others are not working and you are, it’s just a bummer.  Holiday weekends are especially difficult.  My three day weekend was spent in the hospital.  Wah wah.  Ordinarily, I avoid 3-in-a-rows like I avoid C. diff, but knowing I was getting Memorial Day pay (time and a half) and the weekend differential made it sort-of okay.  After all my income has… Read more >