(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!