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TGIF!

pretty much.

Rob took off after work today to head back to Illinois for the weekend. It is after all, Father's Day weekend, so it was fitting for him to go for a visit. I wasn't sure if I would make any plans, but as is typically the case, random plans materialized, and I wound up down in OTR with the usual suspects.


trio!

Plus a guest appearance by Beth!

heya, beth!

And that's a wrap, folks! We're back at Nader's now watching Family Guy re-runs and consuming copious amounts of Ramen.. sure, here's to the weekend! 

#noshameramenpigs.

G'Nite!

 

xo | cmd

Human Crayons at Lattitudes

Yep, that's right.

I was more than ready to hit the road after work today, mainly because I made the decision to skip lunch and get more work done instead [idiot....], and was therefore a bit on the hungry side.

are we done yet?

Rob and I decided to stop by Lattitudes, the little spot just down the road from us. He snagged a burger and I made a meal of the hummus.

nom nom nom!

Oh, and human crayons. Crayola-clad people jogging up and down the sidewalk in front of the place.

run boys, run!

This folks, is the type of random antic I usually see when I'm alone, and stand next to no chance of being believed by anyone else. Haha.

.. Which reminds me, I need to go running.

I'm out! ;)

xo | cmd

Rainy Day Promises

I won't say that I was having a bad day today, but I won't venture out and tell you it was fantastic, either. My life, for the most part, is above average in most respects. I have all of the essential things I need and then some, but every once in a while I trip into a little rut of some sort.

Because I love to self-diagnose, I'm going with seasonal depression on this one. Really, not even the whole season.. just.. the overly rainy days of the season, when all I want to do is see the sun shining and feel the warmth of it, but wake up to, work through and drive home through... rain.

Today's nothing special based on all of that ^^ up there, but what I saw on my way home was like a gentle but stern slap to the face:

Stop whining. See the beauty.  

rainbow!

It hit me so hard that all I could do was laugh. Aloud. In my car, alone. I laughed! What was I so upset about? A rainy day? The fact that I wanted the sun to shine, but would have to wait one, maybe two more days at most? Get a grip, Cori. I trust in the promises that I'll never be given more than I can handle; it's time I start actually remembering that it's true!

 

So I stopped whining, and I saw the beauty of that huge rainbow floating over Beechmont Avenue.

 

Thank You. ♥

 

Amen? AMEN!

 

xo | cmd

Bring On the DOJO!

Elisa and I hosted a hiring event downtown today, and that always means a trip to Findlay Market immediately after.

Today was one of those days that I.. just.. needed.. gelato. 

yes, please.

Folks, if you're in or around downtown Cincinnati and happen to find yourself with a gelato craving, that's your spot.

Go now.
:)

Happy almost midweek!

xo | cmd

Crafts & Chicken

I had it in my head that I wanted to be crafty, and I wanted to cook tonight.
Thanks to my ever-faithful little friend Pinterest, I was able to do both: 

From the craft table:
It was time for me to put some mini photo albums together for some people, so this is what happened:


card for dad!

inside of dad's card

card for ali

inside of ali's card

And from the kitchen: Crockpot chicken!  

yum!

 (Recipe for the chicken is super difficult... so get ready)..

You need 1 bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ Sauce, chicken, a crockpot and 4 hours of uninterrupted time for your chicken to sit in there bathing in barbeque sauce. Shred it apart when it's tender enough to do so, and you've got shredded BBQ Chicken sandwiches.

YUM.

I'm crafted out for the night, folks.
See ya next time!

xo | cmd

Meal Prep.. GO!

My mission at the end of last week was to do a test run of cooking ahead [aka, weekly meal prep] for an entire week's worth of lunches. I eventually want to phase into both lunch and dinner, but baby steps.. baby steps.

okay little guys..

Thanks to Pinterest and some other tips from the world wide web of people who are professionals at this, I gathered some tips, recipes and things to avoid, and dug in to a bulk cooking session.  

meal prep

Chicken, fish, cous cous, rice and a variety of different vegetables are on the menu for this week, and at the risk of bragging, I'll just say that I'm actually proud of myself for doing it!


finished, labeled and ready to go! :D

Success. Believe it or not, this is the first time I've actually done a full week's worth of cooked meal prep that didn't include sandwiches and light stuff. Here's to frugal, healthy eating!

xo | cmd

I Don't Feel Like Blogging Today

It's the weekend. I spend every day during the work week parked in front of a monitor, so this one's going to be short. One month from now, I'll be in Jamaica, where I'm betting the emails and Facebook and Instagram and whatever else will be very sparse.

I'm ready for that.
So for now, I'm off to hang out with these two. I think a hike's in order.

Happy weekend!

xo | cmd