It’s been a hectic week and it’s only Tuesday! But at least it’s Fat Tuesday and that means that somewhere, someone, is having a fabulous time. And maybe you’ll be going out and having a fabulous time later on, too. You always have to look on the bright side, right?
Maybe these pictures will put a little bright side on your week.
Bright Side #1: Nature in bloom, the sun is shining, the days are getting longer, and spring is in the air!
I love how my neighborhood and neighbors have cute gardens and pretty plants to take pictures of for my blog for practicing my photography skills.
Bright Side #2: A fast and easy dinner that makes planned leftovers and very little dishes because it’s a one-pan meal. <— See that link for more ideas.
Cheezy Vegetable Bake (Vegan, GF)
Bright Side #3: Skylar Smiling!
Bright Side #4: A batch of Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter & Oat Snack Bar. 3 bars ready in 3 minutes. Can’t beat it.
Bright Side #5: Thinking about making Kale Chips (Vegan, GF, use oven or dehydrator)
I love the cheezy factor
From my last post about Caffeine and wondering if you’re addicted to it, or if you’d like to become caffeine-free, thanks for the caffeine comments. Everyone was really jazzed up to talk caffeine. Pun intended. Many of you enjoy your caffeine in coffee and tea and have no plans to change. Some of you are caffeine free already. Whatever works for you.
Dessert. In honor of Fat Tuesday and New Orleans where Bananas Foster originated at Brennan’s in 1951.
And this would be Bright Side #6: my Vegan Bananas Foster
Bananas Foster involves flaming, alcoholic bananas
That’s a brown mixture of: vegan butter, brown sugar, rum, and banana schnapps. Slurp.
Pour this over ice cream. And die and go to heaven.
Questions:
1. Has your week been going by fast, slow, or average?
Average pace, but just as busy and hectic as ever!
2. Do you try to look for the bright side?
I do because it makes life easier and more enjoyable not to focus on the negatives in life. We all have them, but why dwell on them.
A glass half full attitude is the way I am and even though I do have craptastic days, I try not to dwell on them because like my grandma said, tomorrow is a new day and everything is better in the morning. I’d have to agree.
There’s also the Law of Attraction: What you put out there is what you will attract. I’ve posted about this before.
Put out happy vibes, and happy vibes and happy things will come back to you. Even if it’s not always true, it’s a good intention to have.
3. What are some of your bright sides today, this week, or lately?
My bright side is that I just got in from a fabulous workout and 20 minutes of at-home yoga.
Happy Fat Tuesday! Don’t Drink & Drive and Be Safe!
Its busy week, my school weekend is coming up, so it shortens my regular week. I am trying to see bright side, but sometime sits not working, like now my little boy got a cough . Not nice.
Hey!!
Awesome as usual I must say! Im getting up early to make those snack bars for work. Looks so good! Things have been super unbelievably crazy busy..yikes! I’ll be around more this weekend I think but wow. But despite the crazy I always look on the bright side of things. Life is too short to dwell on the negatives thats for sure. Plus a positive energy radiates to others. So I think thats important too=) Have an amazing day/week hon!!
Everything looks good. That one dish meal, if kept vegan, will be great for Lent for the kids. I can keep aside the veggies for me and marinate, then dehydrate–top with a raw macadamia cheeze and everyone will be happy.
Peace and Raw Health,
Elizabeth
I always look on the bright side. Perhaps it is my fatal flaw, but I am an eternal optimist, and I ALWAYS give people the benefit of the doubt.
Hi Averie,
I’ve been reading your blogs for a while and tonight i made your “Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter & Oat Snack Bars” I just had to let you know that they tasted AMAZING :)
thanks for the great recipes and life insights!
Bright Side: I like the phrase “Where Attention Goes Energy Flows”
And I have GOT to get me some nutritional yeast for those kale chips!
This week is going by so slowly for me! and I always try to find the bright side in everything.
This week is going just perfectly…not too fast and not too slow!
I always look on the bright side. I didn’t always, but I totally believe in the law of attraction and can see how my outlook has made my life awesome. I have an occasional “down” day, but that’s probably hormones or fatigue or something—mostly, I’m just happy in the moment (even when I’m doing stuff I don’t really want to do).
My bright sides: I love my new gym. I met a blogger….and she introduced me to ethiopian food, which was really great (and cheap). I also got an offer out of the blue to sell my gluten free granola in a local winery. Now I just need more hours in the day!
great: I met a blogger….and she introduced me to ethiopian food,
And great again on the selling your GF granola!!!
My neighborhood has great gardens too. Can’t wait until spring. The week has been going slow..heck the whole winter is going slow.
Bright side: chocolate and a good TV series I am getting into.
oh your sweet pictures make my day. Such beauty in nature. I love the colors.
I love looking on the bright side! There is ALWAYS something to be happy about :) Always!
I want a banana now!
aww girl! i hope you have a really FAT tuesday! haha and fun fact is that i just learned today that fat tuesday is mardis gras in french! hahahahaha hellooooo julie. anways! you know i’ll never be going caffeine free! totally never in the stars for me :) you MUST get your paws on some strawberry dunkin!
The week is going by quick — Wednesday is tomorrow! Woohoo!
That bananas foster looks so good — I want to slurp up all that brown sugar deliciousness.
I try to look on the bright side, but usually I piss and moan at first and then realize what the bright side is!
My week is zipping by as always! The best part of my travel is time ZOOMS by! I am without a doubt a glass is half full kinda gal. I hate being down in the dumps, so I let myself vent and be upset for a bit but then it is time to move the heck on!
i have never known you to be down in the dumps, even in the face of lots of crap, i.e. the never ending Phx saga!
I can’t believe it’s only Tuesday, either. I think if I had Skylar’s pants I’d be feeling much more enthusiastic about it though
lol. She has cuter pants than i do!
Since I was off yesterday, the week seems to be going faster thus far. Ask me again on Friday ;-) It was a nasty rainy day here today, but on the bright side, it’s supposed to clear up tomorrow and warm up by the weekend!