Why I Don't Drink Coffee

1. It tastes disgusting, mostly.

2. I would not want one more thing (coffee maker) on my pretty minimal counter.

3. I hate the breath that it gives people.

4. It would be too tempting to always stop by Starbucks and pay $5.00 for a coffee. It does not cost anywhere near that to make a coffee drink. Highway robbery.

5. I have no room in my cabinets for coffee cups.

6. I have no room in my budget for coffee beans.

7. I feel as if there is a 30 second window between when the coffee is too hot to drink and when the coffee is too cold to drink. I wouldn't want to drink a coffee in 30 seconds.

8. I wouldn't like it just black, and I hate to drink my calories.

9. I was behind someone on the road today that had a bumper sticker that said, "Watch out...I haven't had my coffee." I would never want to be that person.

10. I avoid caffeine.
11. At Kanakuk work week one summer, a girl I was raking with kept numbering about "needing her coffee" or "needing her Starbucks." It was like 90 degrees outside. It makes people crazy.

Movie Sequel Trivia From The Today Show This Morning

1. The highest grossing animated movie sequel is "Toy Story 3."

2. The 6 Harry Potter films have made more money than the 22 James Bond films put together.

3. "The Godfather: Part II" was the first movie sequel to ever contain a number in the title.

4. Renee Zellweger gained 30 pounds to reprise her role in "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason."

5. Carey Mulligan plays the daughter of Michael Douglas' character Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."

I found this to be completely uninteresting, but I've got nothing else

What's On The Counter Right Now

1. Panini press- it's A's new thing

2. My dirty lunch dishes

3. Laptop

4. Cloth napkin

5. Sugar pumpkin

6. Container of muffins

7. Yesterday's mail

8. 9 apples

9. Fruit basket with the following:

10. 2 avocados

11. A spaghetti squash

12. 2 cloves of garlic, waiting to be roasted

13. 3 sweet potatoes, waiting to be made into fries

14. 8 bananas

15. 2 googly eyes

Right Now

1. Eating a bowl of cereal...Kashi Go-Lean Crunch mixed with Uncle Sams mixed with Nature's Path Blueberry Cinnamon something
2. Watching R eat his breakfast...O's and a banana
3. Telling Puddy to stop begging for food
4. Freezing
5. Listening to "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
6. Needing a shower
7. Remembering my dream last night...I was in high school and in Beauty Review, but when I got out on stage, I had one of those t-shirts that made you look like you were wearing a bikini and everyone was boo-ing
8. Thinking about our day. Monday Funday.

What's In Our Bathroom's Top Drawer

1. A comb

2. My contacts case

3. Contact solution

4. Contact cleaner

5. My Alba facial moisturizer

6. A's Crest toothpaste

7. The kid's Tom's fluoride-free toothpaste

8. My tea tree toothpaste

9. My glasses

10. My deodorant

11. A's deodorant

12. R's eczema cream

13. Tweezerman tweezers

Ways My Dad And I Are Alike

1. We both love coconut cream pie

2. We are both practical jokers

3. We are both married to people who do not like practical jokes

4. We love North Face coats and jackets

5. We both have a lot of clothes

6. We love a good breakfast sandwich (PB, smooshed up banana, fruit, cereal/granola)

7. We love Mexican food

8. We are both bad dancers, but think we are good dancers

9. We both appear first to be quiet or shy, but are not really

10. We both desire to eat very healthy

11. Well, we both eat really healthy but love a sweet treat

12. We love history

13. We like things to be nice and organized, even to the point of being anal

14. We both are slaves to our routines

15. We like getting gifts

16. We both love to travel

17. We both love small towns

18. We are both extremely cool

Things I Like To Make In Bulk And Have On Hand For Easier Meal Prep

this is a nod to my sister's vegan blog

1. Homemade veggie burgers

2. Soy Taco or some type of meat alternative crumbles

3. Beans (I like to have a couple types at a time)

4. A grain like quinoa, wheatberries, bulgur wheat, brown rice, etc.

5. Cheezy Sauce from Veganomicon

6. Baked sweet potatoes

7. Cubed watermelon

8. Oatmeal

9. Pancakes

10. Pressed and cubed tofu

11. Beet cookies