chubby bella

craving

i slurped down this Bloody at a southern bistro, The Kingfish Cafe, in Seattle last September. It did me a world of good after a long night topped off by the most delicious seattle dog ever.

Lately I’ve had an intense mid-winter craving for something fresh and this would totally hit the motha effin spot.

Something tells me it’ll be a bit more difficult to find a decent Bloody Mary in Ann Arbor… Portlanders are so spoiled.

oso

donner rd

something about these colors makes winter a little more bearable..

post-weekend

these little snapshots sum up my lazy lazy weekend. like i said, it was beyond freezing a few days ago, which lead to a lot of indoor time.

i’ve been going instagram craaazy lately. you can follow me if you’re an instagrammer @catherinemarguerite — or if not, HERE.

almost

the perfect pajamas.

i almost just bought all of this over at Madewell..

but then i realized that i was about to spend $80 on stuff that i already wear, every. single. day.
time for some real people clothes, Cat.

regardless.. there’s a killer sale going on at both Madewell & J. Crew.. (30 & 40% off of sale items… respectively, eeeeee).. do it to it ladies & gents.

 

(i think it’s pretty pathetic that i never post about clothes or fashion, etc and when I finally do it’s about pajamas..)

the trees today

today was super dreary and gray and blustery and muddy… frankly, it was a typical Michigan winter day.

so i went on a walk.

the past few days have been so cold. i’m getting a little cabin fever. it’s time to bundle and go outside.

vietnam dreamin’

I’m accepting donations to attend THIS photo tour of Vietnam. It’s only $4000. NBD.

These beautiful photos by my beautiful friends Nicole & Josh inspire:

what?

sometimes you need your past to pull you into your present.

i’m sure i mentioned this before, but my cousin Samantha (BFF, LYLAS4L, sista from anotha mista, etc..) came out to the northwest to help me pack up my life and move back home (ok ok, she basically had to draaggg me home).

we’ve both found ourselves in similar situations, call them quarter-life crises if you must, but we’re both experiencing a general loss of direction.

so we regroup. and hope it’s for the best.

in the heart of my heart i know we’ll be fine.

this one is only for you Samanth:

brunch

this afternoon i was determined to make a smoothie. a green smoothie.

and while shuffling through my mother’s cabinets… i stumble upon this bad boy:

the VitaMix is not your average blender. this puppy is going to make spinach and kale and chard (and other really good things that i don’t particularly like to snack on) my bitches.

so this afternoon i blended:

+a few handfulls of spinach

+a pint of strawberries (tops on! because we all know where most of the nutrients are held..!!)

+a peeled orange

+a little bit of orange juice

+a couple spoonfuls of honey (raw! local!)

+oh, and water.

it looked a little scary, but i made everyone try it. my mom said, “IT TASTES LIKE SPRING!”

IT WAS DELICIOUS. GO MAKE ONE RIGHT NOW.

gardentalk

i’m already mentally planning my garden(s).

perhaps one benefit of living back at home inbetween the households of divorced parents is that i get to have two gardens this year. i’ve already claimed my plots at both houses. i know i know, it’s January 16th… but i’m afraid i’ll need even more than this to get me through a winter here.