Body:

Elliptical and Abs!  I wanted to take it easy to gear up for my next run.

Mind:

A dentist appointment and Two (2nd) interviews in one day! Phew!

Dentist: I need to get all 4 of my wisdom teeth out ASAP! They are causing a lot of excess pain in the tooth that I had just got a root canal in. I feel like I have the worst dental issues ever but I brush every morning, every night, and floss every night too! Ugh, genetics. I scheduled the consult and the surgery for August 12th, so that I can get it done and recovered before school starts again. Unfortunately, Jeff is in Canada that whole week!

Job #1: I was offered a position at the first place! I had to apply last week, take an exam ( seriously!? I had to do percentages and word comparisons & personality questions), do a short interview and then come back for a second interview!

My second interview , answering pattern questions related to real-life job situations, went superb! I guess I should tell you the position? Well, if you can believe it after all that hoopla- the position is for a hostess at Bonefish Grill! I would be making about as much as I started out making as an instructor, which is just fine with me because I am still finishing up school and they are so flexible on days and hours!

Job #2 : I answered everything spot on and felt that it all just came out naturally! They decided to throw me on the sales floor and see how I did with a client. I ended up selling $500 worth of items that I had suggested ( a black dress, leggings and a printed tunic, a black sweater shrug, red pumps and a matching red bag!) I couldn’t have imagined it to have gone any better! Waiting to hear back from them!

* I have to give kudos to my future husband, he told me before I went in for the second interview “You have one offer, you have nothing to lose- just go have fun!”  I kept thinking just have fun with it, and I did!

 

Soul:

Cuddling can be better and at least as good as Chocolate.

Be alive while you are alive, surrounding yourself with what you love.

 

Eats!

Oats with cranberries and PB2. Nothing too fancy this morning and I like it that way sometimes.

 

Kelly over at Vega had sent several items from Sequels Naturals including this fantastic EFA Oil blend. She mentioned a great recipe idea for salad dressing in one of our emails back and forth. I thought I would try out my version for lunch using Mustard, Agave Nectar, Vega EFA

For this “Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette”, I used a teaspoon of each agave, oil, mustard but then added in a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar after the photo. Then, I tossed Green cabbage coating it really well. After adding dried cranberries ( the rest from breakfast) and pecans, I had a great antioxidant-rich side dish! It was so tasty!

 

I also had a plum

 

And half of a Whole Food Smoothie Infusion…

also from Vega! It was very “veggie” tasting. Not as powdery as Amazing Grass but the flavor wasn’t as pleasant, I think if I had added lots of fruit it would’ve been delicious.

 

Jeff and I threw together a fast, easy dinner! He grilled a turkey tenderloin breast that is pre-marinated while I roasted Brussel sprouts and made Bulgur Wheat.

 

I used that same Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette that I had made at lunch to toss the Bulgur in. I thought the “honey mustard” flavor would go really nicely with the rotisserie turkey breast.

 

It did!! I wanted to add cranberries and pecans as well to make it almost like Thanksgiving in July but did not have any cranberries left! Here is my plate

 

It was fabulous! Oh and I also used the Vega Oil for roasting the brussel sprouts, which came out fantastic!

 

I cannot believe it is almost August! I am keeping my fingers crossed for hearing back from the sales position!

Since summer will be over before we know it, what have you done this summer that you really enjoyed? What are you hoping to do before summer ends?

 

I have loved the wedding location searches which required us to go to the beach! I am pumped for a week at Hilton Head, and for our friends in Vermont mid August and hoping my wisdom teeth removal isn’t as awful as I know it will be!