My care package has arrived and I am so excited to share it with you. My partner was Tanya and she lives in New Orleans so to my delight my treats were centered around New Orleans.
In my package there was this great mug from the famous Cafe du Monde and some chicory coffee. I tried these right away and loved the chicory coffee. I did it au lait as suggested on the side of the bag and it was delicious. I also have to say that this mug is my new favorite.
Annie Chun’s roasted seaweed snacks which were super yummy
Zapp’s sweet potato chips which were light and yummy-my new favorite chip.
Two Justin’s Almond Butter squeeze packets which I have been using in my morning cereal; this morning was Uncle Sam’s oats cereal, apple, hemp milk and almond butter.
Lastly a few other great treats that I haven’t yet tried- Etouffee mix which I plan on making this weekend, Hot Sauce, Creole seasoning, lara bars and a tote.
This morning is all about getting down to business and my agenda is packed with breakfast, coffee, budgeting, yoga and blogging all before I head to work. This mornings breakfast was a little unconventional. I wasn’t really feeling the oatmeal, cereal, toast, or grits so I decided to have leftover spaghetti for breakfast (so did the Hubz). We then sipped some coffee and I did yoga while the Hubz worked on a few things. Now it’s time to finish the coffee while blogging and budgeting!
I love that the Hubz is a coffee drinker now and that we can make a french press of coffee for the two of us in the mornings and share it while waking up and getting ready for the day. I however have been trying to be good and cut back on my coffee intake because it isn’t great to have too much of it but I have a cup or 2 a day and tons of water. My favorite Bodum french press (above) is in my OpenSky shop and is such a good deal too.
Oh and here is breakfast:
I finally have got myself back in the yoga groove again and am loving how the balance between my running and hiking and gentle yoga that helps to stretch my tight body. I have recently received a new yoga mat from Aurorae and I am really starting to like it. For me and I assume most people it takes a little time to get used to a new yoga mat and work it in but I am really starting to enjoy this one. I also love that each of the Aurorae mats are a different color which are meant to define your inner self; mine is pink which is Hope.
The qualities that the Hope (pink mat) define are intuitive, faithful, visionary, power of positive thought, energetic & healing. Additionally I really like that this mat is longer and thicker than some of my other mats which is great when I want a gentle practice or meditation. Lastly one of the great features of this mat is the focal point icon at the end of the mat to help with concentration. I find myself drawn to focusing there and it helps me balance and focus. Since I really like this mat I’ve decided to add it to my OpenSky shop hope you check it out!
Lastly don’t forget to let me know if you are interested in participating in the vegan care package swap. At this point there is no commitment I am just trying to get a feel for how many people are interested. You do not have to be vegan to participate in this swap however you do need to have a blog and unless paired with another non-vegan you will be expected to only include vegan items in your care package. These items can be store bought or homemade and can be anything from food to clothes to gadgets or basically anything you like and want to share with someone else. If you are interested please go here and leave a comment letting me know. Oh and you can be international so long as I have participants who want to ship internationally! In the next day or 2 I will be posting more information about what the swap entails and how to sign up.
Disclaimer: Aurorae provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.
So I was thinking about this over coffee and oats yesterday morning:
French Press of Coffee and Oatmeal with Chia Seeds and PB
And then again over chocolate and wine last night:
I think it may be time to do another Vegan Care Package Swap– so if you would like to learn more about this and are blogger who is interested in participating please let me know. Over the years more and more people have participated and I think that it is a great way to connect with people as well as try new and fun things. So if you are interested please e-mail me or leave a comment. If I receive enough interest I will make a formal post about the start of the event.
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