Slices of Life

It's the third Thursday of the month and time for another ageless style challenge.  This month Jodie picked straw bags.  I didn't have a straw bag but one look on Amazon and I had the hardest time picking one! I wanted so many of them but finally settled on this plain tan one-- I wanted something neutral enough to go with anything but it had to have a zipper on it.  I took my mom out earlier this month for an early Mother's Day lunch and decided that since we finally had a warm sunny day to go all out with skirt and shirt and sandals with my new straw bag.  Sorry the photos aren't the greatest; between the wind and lighting we really struggled to get some good ones! I originally had a different top picked out but switched it to this bright pink one; it just screams sunny weather to me.  My new skirt is from Amazon (here) So is my new purse (the sandals are quite old though I can't remember where I got them). Amy ~ Amy’s Creative Pursuits Blog  |  Instagram  |  Pinte

After rejoining Weight Watchers at the very end of April (on the 26th to be exact). I knew I wanted to reinstate my Weigh- In Wednesdays posts.  I thought I'd make it a link party if you'd like to join in. On the third Wednesday of every month I'll have a new post/party up.  I'm still trying to stick to mostly unprocessed foods and mostly plant-based-- but tracking with WW helps me to make sure I'm not consuming too many high fat plant based foods like seeds, nuts, potatoes, rice, etc. It's also done wonders for cutting out any snacking I had been doing! Some of the foods I've been eating: Tofu stir fry with vegetables and wild/whole grain rice. (just 5 points total) Fresh fruits and veggies with plain hummus (3 points for the hummus) Another vegetable stir fry this time with white rice and homemade fajita seasoning-- only 4 points for the 1/2 cup of basmati rice. Most weekends I try to cook up a large batch of vegetables; these come in real handy for lunche

Oh my goodness, I feel like May is flying by at warp speed! I can't believe it's already the middle of the month. I still have so much I'd like to do before June gets here but I'm just taking it one day at a time.  I hope all you mother's out there had a wonderful mother's day! I was spoiled by my boys and husband and even got to watch them finish pressure washing the house (so one more thing is crossed off my to do list!).   The link with the most views from last week's party:  April Favourites by Curated By Jennifer A few that caught my eye: Yellow Spring Hike by Jennifer Lambert Berry Special Teacher Appreciation Week Printable Gift Tags by Krafty Planner This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more.  Anything that is family friendly is welcome; even old posts that you'd like to get some new views. You are invited to the Inl