Hey guys! Sorry I went M.I.A. yesterday. Matty and I both had the day off and decided to take a trip to Amherst together. It had been a week since we’d spent some quality time together, so we thought a day trip was in order. If you were following along on Instagram, you know that we saw some beautiful sites and enjoyed some yummy food to boot!
Matty and I went to school at UMass Amherst (him for four years and myself for 1.5 years) and we really love visiting the area. It’s an absolutely gorgeous town and has some great, hole-in-the-wall spots. This is the view we saw from the 23rd floor of the UMass library.
Pretty stunning, huh?
Workout
This morning, I turned to my Tone It Up trainers for a quick workout before working at the clinic. I completed the Surfer Girl and Bikini Booty routines today and was pleasantly sore afterwards! Not too soon after, I busted out my favorite mug and poured some piping hot, black pumpkin coffee into it.
Owls in the front and owls in the back! Cait gave me that cute owl tray for mt birthday and it does a marvelous job of housing my bobby pins. Before I knew it, my shift at work was over and I was ready to get my lunch on.
Lunch
Part one of lunch was a big ol’ salad featuring a bean that I don’t usually cook with: Great Northern Beans. I had purchased a can of the 365 organic brand at Whole Foods a couple of weeks ago and figured I’d work them into my salad today. To start, I massaged some spinach with the curry Yummy Hummy hummus I snagged at the Farmer’s Market with Cait. I heated some of the beans on the stovetop with nutritional yeast and unsweetened almond milk before adding them to the salad with freshly diced cherry tomatoes.
So good! Part two of lunch was predictable: sweet potato wedges with organic ketchup for dippin’. Standard.
J’adore la vie Update
With Meg and Linz’s posts over the past few days, I couldn’t wait another day to update you on J’adore la vie. I’m getting so much love and receiving so many requests from people about J’adore la vie – mainly, what it is, what it means, and/or how to get involved! Honestly, I can’t really tell you how much that means to me. This is my dream, my baby if you will, and I know that we can make it a total success together! So, let’s start with step one: community involvement! That’s you. 
I filmed a vlog explaining the grass roots of the idea and how you can hop on the love train that is J’adore la vie!
Email: heather[at]fortheloveofkale.com!
Tweet / Instagram using @theloveofkale AND #jadorelavie!
J’adore la vie is a movement encouraging everyone to love life, cherish the present, and savor the moments that make our hearts sing. It’s a mantra that represents letting go of every worry or fear in our lives in exchange for love! We’re going to do it through pictures, allowing all of us to connect through each other’s happiness! People (yes YOU!) will send in photos of themselves in their element – in a state of pure bliss – simply enjoying life. Let’s create J’adore la vie!
The working mantra is: Breathe. Listen. Dream it. See it. Reach for it. Grab it. Love it. Live it. J’adore la vie.”
Let’s get the #jadorelavie thunder going!
Stay lovely,
Heather
This is so amazing and I can’t wait to get involved
It is a wonderful way to spread happiness with others. There have been countless times where seeing just a picture of something happy can change my mood. Great idea!
I’m so excited for you to get involved, Ashley! Thanks for sharing the passion and love. I can’t wait to see your photos! xoxo
I got your email, Jo! It’s so beautiful and inspiring. I’ll be posting those photos next week!
I’m jumping on the j’adore la vie bandwagon!! Love the concept so much
Yay! Thank you so much, Andrea!!!
So exciting Heather!!!! Love love love this!
Love love love YOU!
I love this!! I’ll be instagraming:)
Woo hoo!!! Can’t wait to see your pics, Kelsey!!!
What a wonderful concept! I can’t wait to see how this project evolves.
Thank you, Marissa! I’m open to and excited for the journey.
YAY! Love this! Such a beautiful moment and a great reminder for all. Can’t wait to take part!
Thank YOU, Linz! You’re helping to get the word out and, for that, I am forever grateful!
Love this to pieces Heather and can’t wait to see where it goes!
Thank you, sweet girl! I got your post and am totally in love. I’ll be featuring it next week!
SO excited for all of this!!!!
Amazing, amazing, and amazing:)
Love you Heather!xox
Thank you baby!!! xoxoxo
I love the whole concept of j’adore la vie Heather! I can’t wait to hear the rest of what’s in store. I was in Marshalls the other day and saw an adorable owl plate that you would have loved!! They had it in 2 different colors for only $3 too.
Aww, I’m so flattered that you thought of me when you saw owls! You’re the sweetest. I’d love for you to send in a photo/tweet/instagram one!
Sure I’ll try and see if anymore are left next time I go
I love the whole concept. It’s really awesome and inspiring. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank you Candice! That means so much to me.
oh now i am gonna cry, so happy for you! J’adore J’adore la vie! hehe
I love love love this!!! I will so be joining. Ahh love you!
Ah! Yayyy! I’m so, so, so happy that you’re going to join in, Brittany!!! I thought you might like it.
Where did you eat in Amherst? I had some of the best food of my life when I lived in the Pioneer Valley.
Oh! Just looked at your instagram feed. Bart’s and Fresh Side. Awesome!
haha! You’re so cute. I agree – amazing food! That’s like 75% of the reason Matty and I go back there.
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