Quick breakfast 1

Egg and ham English muffin

So often people rush around in the morning running late for work or leaving themselves little time for breakfast. I've started making egg and ham English muffins.

 

They are so easy and quick to make and can even be made ahead of time and frozen ( I've never froze the entire sandwich but seen the idea Pinterest). I think they are quick enough to make fresh that you don't need to freeze pre-made ones. 

Making your own means you know what goes into it, can customize it each day and it's much cheaper then stopping at a fast food place every morning.

I buy English muffins when they come on sale, make sure they are split apart, then freeze them.

I take a slice of ham and lay it on the bottom of the bowl. Then I add a few hot peppers (you can add anything you like) and crack the egg on top of this. I break my egg yolk so it cooks more evenly and isn't left runny. Then I put it in the microwave covered and cook it for a couple minutes (you can cook your egg however you like to eat it). 

While my egg is cooking I pop an English muffin in the toaster (it usually finishes cooking just as my egg finishes). I slice a bit of cheese and place it on my egg to melt it a bit once my egg is finished cooking. 

Then I place my ham/egg combo on the English muffin and enjoy! 

This whole process takes maybe 5 minutes. No more time really then pouring a bowl of cereal.

You can customize by adding any meat, salsa, different cheeses, herbs, etc.

Hitting the gym

As part of my resolution to get healthier and lose weight in 2016 I have decided to get serious about hitting up the gym. Our gym passes are good for the big gym about 10 minutes from our house; but it's so busy and can be tricky getting the machines you want (doesn't make for a good workout when you need to wait on machines). The other day we checked out the other rec centre near our home. It's a bit smaller but within walking distance (bonus for a pre workout warmup and post workout cool down!). It's on my way home from work and our gym passed work for this place as well. I asked when the busy times were and she said their wasn't really (although it could be slightly busier in January for all those new resolutions). Either way, I'm excited to get back on the band wagon and take charge of my health and weight this year. I'm also hoping this will kickstart some positive changes with some issues I've been having. To be held accountable I'm going to start doing Wednesday weigh ins (I won't post my exact weight but will post what I want to lose and how much I have lost/gained each week). Tomorrow I will do my first check in so I have a starting point.

2016

2016 has arrived! 

The best way to sum up the new year is "we have 366 blank days, so let's make the most of it and start filling up the pages".

New Year's Eve 2015

 1. What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before?
Finance stuff at work, made it into a better pool and I'm now acting in a higher position. We stayed on the resort in Mexico for the entire trip as well.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Kinda, we did get a gym membership and were going really good for a while, then it kind of fell off the bandwagon. We did start eating healthier though. Here are my resolutions for this year:  

2016 resolutions:

1. Continue going to the gym 
2. Eat healthier

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Dh cousin just had a little one a week ago.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.

5. What places/countries did you visit? 
Mayan Riviera Mexico, Seattle Washington.

6. What would you like to have in 2016 that you lacked in 2015?
A little more savings, a permanent job in what I'm doing now, a growing family. 

7. What dates from 2015 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 10, 2015- 5th Wedding Anniversary
April 6, 2015 - I started a 4 month acting that turned into a possible huge career change for me.

June 30, 2015 - last year in my 20s

October 28, 2015- Mexico 

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Getting a new career change 

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not saving as much as I wanted, not losing the weight I wanted, and not starting a family

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No

11. What was the best thing you bought? 
New coach purse, Xbox one for Dh.

12. Where did most of your money go?
Home reno's, trips.... Enjoying life 

13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Mexico and my parents visit this year

14. What song will always remind you of 2012?
   I can't feel my face

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier 
b) thinner or fatter? Same
c) richer or poorer? Richer and poorer

16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Excercising, eating healthier, start a family

17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Sitting on the couch, working

18. How did you spend Christmas?
With Hubs at home, it was a quiet Christmas in. 

19. Did you fall in love in 2015?
I continued to be in love in 2015.

20. What was your favorite TV program?
Grey's Anatomy, Walking Dead, Survivor, bachelor/bachelorette, how to get away with murder, Big Bang

21. What was the best book you read?
Too much to list

22. What was your greatest musical discovery?
No person or group specifically

23. What did you want and get?
A coach purse, trip to Mexico, see my family, better job 

24. What did you want and not get?
A growing family

25. What was your favorite film of this year?
Star Wars the Force Awakens 

26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 29 and got spoiled with great presents.

27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Loosing weight

28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2015?
More professional

29. What kept you sane?
My Hubs, my family and friends

30. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Kate Middleton 

31. What political issue stirred you the most?
Don't keep up to date on political issues, my bad

32. Who did you miss?
My family and best friend who live across the country

33. Who was the best new person you met?
Robyn

34. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2015.
You have to work for what you want, it's not going to be handed to you, nor is anyone going to keep your best interest at heart

35. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
     Hmmm

Merry Christmas 2015

Wishing all my friends and family a wonderful Christmas Day filled with good food, love, laughter and wonderful memories to look back on.

Merry Christmas to my family and friends back on the east coast and my friends and in-laws on this coast.

I got to wake up with Dh this morning and neither of us had to rush off to work. 

I made a delicious berry French toast casserole which I will be sure to post the recipe for soon!

Merry Christmas 

Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Eve everyone. Dh is working tonight, so I'm getting the house tidied up so when we have time off together we can enjoy it rather then house work. I'm off until 4 Jan now!! Tomorrow morning is the first Christmas Day Dh and I have been able to wake up together and enjoy Christmas Day together in a very long time without either of us rushing off to work.

December

I can't believe it's the midway point of December tomorrow. I've been so behind in posting on the blog but promise to catch up. Here's somethings we have been up to:

- My parents were here in October

- we went to Mexico in November

- we visiting family up island 

- I made a faux fireplace at work

- we are having a cookie exchange at work tomorrow 

- I got a new job at work