With my dad on a business trip and my sister still in school in Boston, it was left to me to care for my beautiful mom on Mothers’ Day. No problem– I could handle it! I told my mom to sleep as late as she wanted and to call my cell phone when she woke so I could bring her breakfast. Little did I know just how long she would sleep!
I got up at 6:10, and I still had plenty of time to run, eat, shower, dress, clean the kitchen, AND make my mom’s breakfast before she called me at 10:15!
For breakfast, I cooked up some of my renowned Oatmeal Raisin Pudding (recipe here), and I served it with a few ripe, organic strawberries, a steamy mug of coffee, and a homemade card.
To exercise my creative side, I often like to make presents instead of buying them. Such was the case for Mothers’ Day this year. I found a wooden serving tray at the craft store, painted it, and spelled out “mom” in chipboard letters. Then I made a collage from pictures of my sister and me (it was so difficult to narrow down which pictures to use!).
Breakfast fit for the best mom in the world!
You are such a wonderful daughter! Your mum is very lucky. 🙂 Awesome creativity, too!
Thanks everyone for such nice comments! *Smiles*
Caitlin–
Yuck, your final exam does NOT sound fun… but at least your teacher was smart to tell you to use laptops! And that sounds like a much more environmentally-conscious idea too.
Yay for current-event nerds!!!
Anonymous–
When I first became a vegan, I did monitor my nutrients closely, to make sure I was getting everything I needed. And I made sure to listen to my body. I don’t count calories now; I’m pretty much an intuitive eater in that I eat what I want and enjoy it. I eat a pretty healthy diet, but I also love my snacks. I do eat what may seem like quite a lot to some people, but I have a super-fast metabolism, and am also really active, so I burn a lot too. I make sure to eat extra—even sometimes when I’m not hungry—because of how active I am. I think that as long as you are at a happy weight for your body, there’s no need to count calories. Just make sure you aren’t running and eating vegan for the wrong reasons (i.e. to lose weight if you don’t need to). If you don’t know if you’re at a healthy weight, talk to your doctor. Hope this answered your question.