Not every day is exciting or thrilling. Some days are just get the job done days and all about the mundane, humdrum tasks of life.
Yesterday I filled up my mundane tasks calling card with a couple loads of laundry. Sheets and towels in addition to the one load per day that I do, regardless.
Having a small child also necessitates daily laundry. Kids get messy, period.
A few other mundane tasks included:
taking out the trash and recycling cans
getting the mail
scrubbing 4 toilets (we have 4 bathrooms. Don’t ask me why there are so many bathrooms for a small urban rowhouse. I wasn’t the builder.)
putting the sheets back on the bed
grocery store run for some produce
organizing my silverware drawer
cleaning my shower
organizing and making Skylar’s books neat and orderly. All 200 of them that were a big hodgepodge and mess.
I could go on and on but won’t bore you with the humdrum tasks of my life. You have your own.
I will move on to food. That’s more exciting.
Raw Vegan Spring Rolls with 2 Minute Peanut Sauce
Pair them with Cinnamon Sugar Chickpea “Peanuts”
Or Pair With Sesame Ginger Maple Tofu
Dessert/Snack: Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter and Oat Snack Bars (Vegan, GF, 5 minutes to make)
From my last post on Pretty and Not So Pretty Pictures, I am glad you enjoyed the food styling book review. If you’re at all interested in food pictures or food styling, I highly recommend it.
Also, I’m glad to know I am not the only one who feels like certain subjects and certain food just do not photograph well. I liked hearing about your tricky shots, too.
It was also great to read that you have plenty of not so pretty pictures on your blog. Misery loves company. As I said in the post, we all start somewhere and I am not proud of about 90% of the pictures on my blog but I am trying to do better! I am glad you liked my photography tips. Again, I am no expert, clearly!
Questions:
1. What non-thrilling, lackluster, mundane, humdrum tasks have you accomplished lately? But doesn’t it feel good to get them done?
I also
went to the bank and cashed a couple checks
filled up my gas tank
researched a couple things online
did tons of dishes. I was in the kitchen creating a new recipe. That was the exciting part. The dishes? Not so much.
2. Did you get a workout in?
Yes I sure did!
Need any ideas?
Check my Workout Tab
Or my 20 Minute At-Home Workout Moves
3. Bake Sales!
First, Blogging for a Change has items up for bid at Rally For Japan. 100% of the proceeds go to Japan victims. Go Bid on some of the great items up for grabs.
Secondly, go Bbd on Katie’s Vegan Blog Bake Sale for Japan items. Dozens of bloggers donated vegan goodies and the bid proceeds go to the people of Japan.
I am donating Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
I cleaned out my fridge the other day and it felt sooooo good! I found some very scary things hiding in the back. Also, I had your microwave oat cake for breakfast this morning. My tummy is happy :)
Gosh I hate laundry, but I guess someone has to do it :S
I like this idea. I always out off those humdrum tasks, which generally means a mess slowly piles up around me!
Mundane tasks? This week it’s been unpacking and arranging my new apartment, which can be fun but i just want to be done already. Also washing dishes, scrubbing floors, and paying bills. Yuck. I’d much rather shop for groceries, write and work on setting up my studio, which is currently full of boxes.
I just love those summer rolls! Yum!
I have tons of horrific pics on my blog.! and in reality, I still post many pics that are not exactly great! (part of the reason is that since I do so much photo editing for my actual JOB when I am doing my blog, I want to chill a bit!)…
I noticed you have Thrive in your library. I tried to read your review on another one of your posts but it was not there. I got a 404 message.
What are your thoughts? I am thinking about purchasing it.
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/10/vegan-thin-mint-fudge-thriving-moon.html
fixed the link and thanks for lmk it was broken!
I love the book for the message, recipes, and info…not every single thing in it is for every person but for $10 bucks or whatever it is, a great resource book.
All humdrum tasks were put off. Today’s the day to get them done though. After I teach, I’m doing laundry and scrubbing that stupid sticker off my car window. I’m still pissed at the parking ticket nazis at school.
My list of mundane tasks sounds just like yours! We have 4 bathrooms too – so I know how fun it is to do the bathrooms! ;)
Yes, kids are messy. It is all part of the fun of being a kid. That said, Skylar always looks great in the photos you post. She is so tall, and her hair is so long. Wow!
The photo of your Raw Vegan Spring Rolls with 2 Minute Peanut Sauce reminded me that I found rice paper in the grocery store in Barbados. I’ll have to practise more, as my wraps/rolls didn’t turn out that pretty. Tasty though :)
Humdrum tasks: Swept floors, dusted, cleaned bathroom, cleaned & changed bedding, snow tires taken off, regular laundry, re-organised filing cabinet, re-organised (and de cluttered) book shelves – also gave away a bunch of books to charity. Online banking & paying bills also make the list.
Walking in the sun was my workout – the huge cold wind provided great resistance.
Hi Averie, I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your blog. I’ve been following for awhile now – posted a few comments here & there, but I wanted you to know that it’s nice to click on loveveggiesandyoga for much needed relief from scary stories about Japan, Africa and the rest of our crazy world. It’s almost a refuge here – good food, great motivation, new ideas, appreciation of life, etc. Last night I made your cheesy roasted veggie bake dish – kinda winged it as I only had lentil soup and for some reason didn’t think that would be good (in hindsight that would have been just fine) – so I used some veggie boullion instead. It was a little watery (soup would have been better), but it tasted so yummy – added in some canellini beans too – and I used the “nooch” instead of dairy cheese. I love the nooch! (love typing & saying it too- ha ha!) I’m a vegetarian who eats a lot of vegan meals. Leftovers for lunch today – yay! Thanks for your virtual friendship & spreading the sunshine. Keep it up :o) (p.s. hope you are healing well too – I still remember the day I took a bad fall running around the St Louis Arch – bruised some ribs – was like being in a car accident!)
thanks for reading the great compliments :)
Ugh! You do laundry every day! I do a white load and dark load on Saturdays and I can’t stand doing that much!
Those cinnamon sugar chickpeas look fantastic!
Is there an App that lets you grab the food off the screen? There should be.
loved your spring rolls so much last time I’m going to make them again next week!!
I sent Jason the link to the bake sale and 1 of the 3 items he picked out were your dough balls!
I do lots of humdrum things each day — making breakfast, packing my lunch, going to the bank, returning library books, getting gas, etc. Everyday stuff that has to get done but it sure doesn’t seem special!
Humdrum days, did someone call my name? I’m an accountant, nuff said! Lovely blog by the way, my first time here.
Everyone has humdrum days!
But Skylar is so happy and sunny :) I hope I have a kid like her ~
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