Top of the morning! Okay, I realize it’s late morning but still morning no less and a Monday morning, a beautiful Monday morning with a bright week ahead.

I’m beginning to plan my meals and today I’ve kicked it off with one of my favorite yogurt flavors mixed with ½ cup Fiber One cereal toped with a sliced banana.

The sourdough pretzels I squeezed in will be my my mid morning snack in just a bit. Those provide the best bang for your buck when looking for something good to crunch on.

I’m getting ready to put those black beans on to cook and I’ll be adding some onion, carrots and a few other things as I like to add a little of this and that so who knows how it’s going to turn out. I’ll also heat up some jasmine rice cooked in chicken broth to go along with my beans.

Hubby took me to the movies this weekend and we saw Confessions of a Shopaholic. I don’t want to spoil it if you plan to see it…but it was painful for both of us. Sure there were some funny parts but in my opinion they didn’t make up the difference. I’m quite sure many loved this movie though, perhaps you enjoyed it. Hubby was such a great sport as this is a movie I wanted to see. We didn’t splurge on any treats at the movies but he did take me out for a wonderful “healthy” dinner afterwards.

As we look forward to the new week ahead, (speaking of that, it’s MARCH) we anticipate some warmer weather in the coming days. There’s so much to look forward to come spring/summer!