will i alway miss new york this much?!?!
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{a personal post – HSP}
5 Aprhey gang. hope you’re enjoying the weekend.
i unfortunately have not been sleeping very well at all this week and am extremely tired and worn out. i look forward to resting this weekend, and doing not much of anything else…
my brain has been on overdrive, due to this lack of sleep and i’m sure a hundred other physiological aspects that come along with it… and i’ve just been in a lousy headspace today. when i don’t sleep well for several days, i can’t function. as i’ve mentioned in the past, i’ve battled with insomnia for most of my adult life. i’ve found ways to “cope” but ultimately it’s an ongoing process. sometimes things keep me awake, sometimes i just don’t sleep well. it just depends. point is, today my brain is so tired and yet it’s trying so desperately to think, that it’s focusing on stupid crap.
however – it did get me thinking and researching more about a term i’ve been familiar with but hadn’t thought about much until a friend mentioned it the other day.
HSP – Highly Sensitive Person.
google it, it’s a very real thing. even oprah talked about it on her show once, so the mainstream is accepting it, as well. and, wouldn’t you know – i, myself, am an HSP. Continue reading
{foto friday : living vicariously through my camera phone – including like, three selfies!}
4 Aprhey gang. hope you are all doing well.
this week was a rollercoaster as far as emotions and happenings go. and the only rollercoasters i like are the ones i build on rollercoaster tycoon and pretend ride. and i’m actually serious about that, just ask my former roommate and still one of my best friends… he’ll tell you about my non-love of rollercoasters or things that go fast, in general… like waterslides. 
nevertheless, here are a few happy highlights from my week via the shake-it app… {still my fav.}
i went pixie, again! i love it; brings out the new-yorker in me – and i just feel more like myself this way…
i happily spent a ridiculous 75 cents for this little cute bottle of club soda. i saved and reused the bottle for my liquid vitamins… i just love glass and i just love tiny things! 😉
it “sunny snowed” this week – and i am amazed my iPhone was able to capture the little flakes.
on that same day, my boss let me borrow his sunglasses ‘coz i forgot mine and he insisted they would make me cooler… i insisted that wasn’t possible. 😉
and despite the friggin mercurical weather, i planted my seeds…
and i hope to god they do not end up looking like this {clearly} genetically modified apple. i mean seriously, have you looked at conventional produce in the last couple years? it’s like that movie “cloudy with a chance of meatballs.” — the food is getting abnormally large! am i crazy or should an apple NOT be the size of two of my fists!??!?! i digress…
i had several very intense and wonderfully silent moments with my “neighbours”…
then there’s mount sopris… which just makes me happy for existing. and – i applied for a job with this view. uhm, yes please!
this is where i currently work – it’s kind of like going to heaven every day – only with more people 😉
and sometimes snow doesn’t piss me off… cuz it’s pretty…
but it’s also annoying… especially in april.
the end.. for now.
have a great weekend, ya’ll! ❤ 😉
{a look inside my lunchbox…}
27 Mara look inside my {colourful} lunchbox :
– natural raw almonds
– fresh asparagus sauteed in olive oil
– large colourful salad w/ italian vinaigrette
– savory parmigiano reggiano baked chicken
– steamed zucchini medallions
– pastrami turkey strips and parm reggi chunks
– fresh organic strawberries
{i just love my laptop lunches bento box!} 😀
{happy anniversary, food & foto!}
25 Marcelebrating two years of nom-noming and click-clicking!
thank you – all one thousand and twenty-eight of you! {as it stands, as i write this…}
i am inspired by you, encouraged by you, and grateful for and to you. i am already doing a giveaway in honour of you… but in honour of food & foto’s anniversary, i’ve decided to up the ante. i’ll be giving away TEN prints by the end of april! stay tuned…
this blog has been one of the healthiest things i could’ve done for myself.
i want to take this time to thank my friend michele for encouraging and inspiring me to start writing and posting about my passion{s}. the simplest gesture like just saying, “you should start a food blog…” has taken me to places that i may not have ever dreamed of going.
🙂 xxoo
{1,000 followers! – that deserves a giveaway!}
20 MarFRIENDS!!
ONE THOUSAND of you, specifically! wow – THANK YOU!
that seems like a really big number to me. it makes me feel very humble. and it makes me so grateful that THAT MANY PEOPLE find what i have to say valuable, interesting, or at least somewhat entertaining enough to make a simple gesture like click the “follow” button…
in the two years that food & foto has had life, i have found myself growing and changing right along with the blog. from refining what it is all about, to being honest and open about things, to many twists and turns – we’re almost parallel, my blog and me.
i just was blown away today when i had my 1000th follower sign up to join the fun! and it inspired me to want to do something special to honour it.
and what better to do just that – than a GIVEAWAY!!!???!!!?!!!??!?!
the big question is – what?! what do i give away? it can be anything i want, i suppose. i could find a vendor that wanted to donate something… meh. i can do that anytime. i could give away some healthy-eating coaching… meh. i kind of do that already. i could donate a portrait session… meh. been there, done that. i could give away a camera?!?! dude, that would be amazing… but i don’t have one to give away…
hmph.
would a beautiful print from my lab suffice? your choice – a personalized print from my portfolio. i have an extensive one, you know… portraits, landscapes, editorial, street photography, NYC, california, rocky mountains, macro, food, fine art… what’s your pleasure?!
and my goodness, how do i get people to get involved?
why, you already are!!! just by following my blog, you are already automatically entered in the drawing for a free fine art print of your choice! i will give away 5 prints before the end of April. I will post a blog with choices and the lucky 5 winners will win a print of their choice.
how’s that sound?!
mostly, i just wanted to do SOMETHING to show my appreciation to each of you for following my blog. as i’ve mentioned, this is my personal little playground and i love engaging and hearing from each of you. i may not always respond, but i want to take this time to tell you how much i appreciate the support! as an introvert, knowing what i have to say in print matters… matters.
🙂
{st. paddy’s day green vitamix smoothie}
17 Mar
it’s been a while since i wrote a vitamix post!! green smoothies are always fun, and this is fitting for the holiday. this week i decided to do a short cleanse. partially in honour of the moon, partially in honour of the upcoming solstice, and partially because i have been eating donuts almost every day for breakfast for about 2 months… not even kidding. *ahem* anyway, i was super excited to bust out my vitamix again! Continue reading
{treehugger}
16 Mar
go do it… NOW! i promise it will help dissolve anything that is ailing you at the moment…
HAPPY SUNDAY! 😀
{foto friday : a good portrait is timeless}
14 Marjust a few favourites from the archives. my camera is very eager to get out and play!
have a great weekend!
{aspen-leaf swiss chard}
11 Mar
i have always thought swiss chard was so beautiful. the colours, the intricate web-like design on the leaves, the fun “bubbly” type texture… and i thought this one was particularly cool. for one, it kind of reminds me of an aspen leaf – the shape of it. and for two, look at the fun pink tip – it’s like a paintbrush…
nature’s paintbrush 😉
how beautiful and cool is that?! nature does it best. Continue reading
{organic beef and potato lettuce wraps w/ caramelized shallots and fresh sugar snaps}
5 Mar
this is one colourful dish! and fun to eat, too!
simple ingredients :
– 1 pound organic grass-fed beef {i choose 85%}
– 1/2 pound fingerling potatoes {any potato will do, i just had leftovers}
– 1 medium shallot
– handful sugar snap peas, shelled
– organic shredded cheese of choice {i went with cheddar}
{meatless monday – “the av-egg-ado”}
3 Mar
i saw this somewhere on the web recently and i’ve been so eager to try it. i mean – isn’t is so apropo for food & foto? simple, easy, delicious, and healthy!
two ingredients: {3 if you decide to sprinkle cheese on top…}
– 1 ripe avocado
– 1 medium egg Continue reading
{oh hey, march! – it’s my week in fotos, and i’ve got spring fever}
1 Marvia the shakeit app.
colorado has some crazy clouds this time of year!
and some crazy snow, too!
and this is how i feel about the snow, at this point in the season… Continue reading
{whatever wednesday – foto love}
26 Feb
nothing makes me happier than when i’m taking pictures. nothing makes my soul shine brighter and vibrate higher than when i have a camera in my hand. i am at my absolute best when i am capturing the world around me, through these eyes, through fotography. creating memorable images is what i do best. i am in love with fotography, and it is in love with me.
fotography is my absolute passion in life.
snow, however – is not. but we are working on establishing a healthy symbiotic relationship…
😉
{abstract snow}
25 Febi took my camera for a walk the other day… and goodness, was it slushy and wet. however, it was still cool to see all the snow in its many forms… the patterns the water creates and carves as the it melts is just fascinating to me!
{foto friday – sometimes, all you have is a camera phone…}
21 Feb…to capture the beautiful things that happen in your life…
and may i add – THANK GOODNESS that i have the capability to take pictures of life’s – shall we say – “precious moments” 😉
like when my cat totally curls up in my arms for 3 hours while i watch a movie on the couch…
or when i catch a glorious sunset…
or moonset… 😉
or when i’m wondering a trail on my lunch-break, and have a meaningful moment with nature…
have a great weekend!
{thirsty thursday – “snapshot” from new belgium… it’s like they finally made a beer just for me!}
20 Febwhen i first spotted this at my local liquor store, i literally squealed, and then immediately grabbed my phone to take a picture. are you kidding?! i mean, you know they’re my absolute favourite, right?! and you know i’m a fotographer, right?! …
i didn’t buy it right away because i was walking… but then just yesterday, as i was having brunch with one of my girlfriends, i totally got to try it on tap!!!!
it is SO DELICIOUS!! super cloudy and blonde, definitely a true wheat beer… full of flavour but not over-the-top strong. it went down like orange juice, and so i had to have another… i am eager to try it from the bottle as well. and then, i’ll take a food-and-foto style pic of it 😉
ohhh, new belgium – you never fail me.
cheers!
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