Today has been a fantastic day!

…and it’s been a long time since I’ve genuinely said that. So just for fun, let’s count the ways…

Why today rocked! #1

Today kicked off the start of the Green Monster Challenge, 2 weeks of daily Green Monsters. I’m trying to get back on the healthy food bandwagon and green monsters are a great way to get some essential nutrients and they are jam packed with fruits/veggies. The rules are as simple as that, just one GM a day. You can have it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or desert…your choice. As always, the more the merrier, let me know if you join the challenge by leaving a comment. Please feel free to link to your blog if you have one so we can follow your journey too!

Today started out with a Cherry Chocolate Green Monster, exactly like this one.

It was a great way to start the day, but it didn’t fill me up for too long. I ended up snacking on some granola bars throughout the day and some scrumptious food from Fresh & Easy.

Speaking of Fresh & Easy, they are holding a design a bag contest that I’m an beyond excited to enter. Fingers crossed I win the grand prize of a years worth of groceries, how awesome would that be?! 

Why today rocked! #2

I bought a whole bunch of bananas in preparation of this Green Monster Challenge. Yes, this $1 purchase made my day…it’s the simple things that excite me.

Why today rocked! #3

There was a ton of progress on the new home! For the past few months it’s been all about waiting. Every time I found a house I liked, I’d submit an offer and just wait…and wait…and wait…Ugh! Now that I am under contract for my dream house, things are moving like crazy. Every day I get a little more excited that this is actually happening.

(Here’s a picture from inside the complex, but that is not the exact condo I’m buying. I don’t have a great picture of the front, so this is the best I have right now.)

Why today rocked! #4

I reached my goal on my To-Do list! Over the weekend I put together a list of over 80 things to get done. Motivation was lacking so I set a reward if I reached 50% completed by today.

Want to see what I got? Some fabulous Sephora goodies which you can check out here. I also saved beaucoup $$ on this purchase, to the tune of $58!!

Why today rocked! #5

I found episodes of 10 items or less on Hulu…Score! Give me an afternoon of Arrested Development and 10 items or less and I’m a very happy girl.

Why today rocked! #6

I’m still thinking about a salad I made this weekend, it was amazing delicious.

On that note, I’m off to get some more stuff done on my to-do list and finish some work.

Congrats to everyone that ran the Boston Marathon today, you are such an inspiration!!