It’s All About the Form
Sometimes life is like a jump shot. It’s all about the form.
Good form: I managed to get a thirty minute run in this morning before the hubs left for work.

Bad form: Though I’d planned on lifting weights and doing some ab work, I simply stayed in my workout clothes for the next four hours with nary and outing nor a respectable degree of work to show for it.
Good form: I had a green smoothie for breakfast.

- 1/2 c. frozen strawberries
- 1/4 c. frozen mango
- 1/2 a frozen banana
- three handfuls of spinach
- stevia
- 1/2 c. almond milk

Bad form: It looked like pond scum. Pond scum that I managed to spill on my white “avoiding a workout” jacket.
Good form: My very kind husband put a bunch of my clothes on eBay for me so I can afford a Vitamix.
Bad form: The Vitamix still costs $400 clams at Costco, and I don’t have 400 Volcom tank tops.
Good form: Lulu entertained herself by reading books when I finally got around to showering.
Bad form: (You mean besides the mullet?) She brought me a copy of Pinocchio, which implies that I am either a liar or a jackass.
I’ll plead guilty on one of those counts.
Good form: Eating an amazing lunch.

I had some steamed broccoli and carrots topped with tempeh bacon and tahini dressing, alongside a cup of butternut squash soup.
Bad form: Gigi trying to feed Lulu her sandwich so that she could skip ahead to dessert.



Good form: Taco tongue

Bad form: Estupido molars

Good form: Entertaining Gigi with my new method of putting laundry away.


She told me after I missed, “Don’t worry, Mom. If you keep throwing panties, you’ll get better!” I’m willing to go to a John Mayer show and try.
Bad form: Lulu parking herself on top of the laundry basket, impeding my progress, but more importantly obstructing my view of the target.

Good form: Homemade Black Bean Burgers for dinner.

- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/3 c. red onion, minced
- 1/2 c. mushrooms, chopped
- 1/2 c. oats, ground to a coarse texture
- 1/2 t. salt
- 2 t. cumin
- 1 T. vegan Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 t. minced garlic
I mashed the beans in a bowl with a fork until they made a nice chunky paste. Then I stirred in the remaining ingredients and formed the mixture into four patties. I fried the patties in a skillet sprayed with cooking spray, over medium high heat for about 7 minutes per side.
Along side, I had carrot fries and Brussels sprouts. I’m convinced carrots make the best fries out of any root vegetable.


Bad form: I’ve almost singlehandedly eaten 1/2 the huge bag of carrots that I bought at Costco on Sunday. That’s 5 lbs. of carrots and a lot of orange poo.
Even worse form: Talking about the color of your poo on a food blog.
Good form: Daddy luring Gigi to the garage to douse her with silly string.


Bad form: Daddy thinking that a still teething, still cranky Lulu would be down for the same thing.

She may look happy there, but she’s not.


Good form: I finally got to lift weights after the silly string debacle
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Bad form: I had to watch Special Agent Oso with Problem Child 2 (aka Lulu) while I lifted.

Good form: Reading bedtime stories to my little ones.

Bad form: Realizing that I’m wearing the same pajama pants I had on in the almost three year old pregnancy picture I posted the other day. Hey, I know! I’ll put them up on eBay…any bidders?
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about 8 months ago
LOL there’s no shame in orange poo.
about 8 months ago
Carrots and black bean burgers = good form no matter how much poo!
about 8 months ago
I made the black bean burgers last night and they were delicious! I expected that
Thanks for sharing your recipes.
about 8 months ago
I want to make the black bean burgers. Also, I think I see a magic bullet holding your green smoothie. I have one of those, but not a blender. Is that what you use – any tips?
Carrot fries? Amazing – do tell!
Yup, I have a Magic Bullet. My tip: try to find someone stupid enough to trade you their Vita Mix for your Magic Bullet.
For the carrot fries, just cut the carrots into fry shapes and put them in your oven at 375 for 20 minutes on each side. I use a cookie sheet sprayed with non stick spray and lots of salt and organic ketchup!
about 2 months ago
I really want to make the burgers but I don’t have vegan Worcestershire sauce, is there anything I can use in place of it ? Thanks !
You could just use regular Worcestershire if you aren’t vegan, or just replace it with soy sauce and maybe a little extra minced garlic?
about 2 months ago
Two new recipes to try! Thanks
Your girls are adorable, btw