Spinach Oatmeal Smoothie

M and I have been on a daily smoothie/juice kick for the last few weeks.  Our drinks are healthy and delicious - not sure why it has taken me so long to blog about them.  Therefore, you'll be seeing our favorite drink recipes in the upcoming posts. 

Today we had a spinach oatmeal smoothie, which was sweet, satisfying for breakfast, and such a pretty green. I never thought to add oatmeal to our smoothies until I saw some posts on Pinterest, like this one, or spinach for that matter.  Oh the power of Pinterest! 

For this recipe, you'll need:

1 cup cooked instant oatmeal with milk or water
1 banana
about 1/2 cup strawberry Kefir
about 1/2 cup orange juice 
a few tablespoons of chia seeds
handfuls of  fresh spinach

Directions:
1. Add all ingredients to the blender and liquify.

Na zdrowie! (Polish for drink to your health.) 

I Love You Felt Ornament

I saw the I Love You (in sign language) ornament here and traced my own hand for M.  This ornament and several felt hearts were all placed on our Valentine's Day tree. 

Valentine's Tree

I used the same Christmas tree branches for Valentine's/Anniversary tree. Our anniversary is the day after Valentine's Day so I created a heart for each year, as well as an I Love You ornament.

Paint Chip Heart Garland

 

I ❤ this heart garland that has had a home in our kitchen archway since last Valentine's Day or so, when I saw this pin. It was simple and easy to make with a Martha Stewart heart-punch, some paint chips, and red DMC floss. 

OM Postcard

Another month, another postcard for my friend.  

OM Shanti - peace. 

V Day Paint Chip Postcards

This year for Valentine's Day I sent handmade postcards to my parents and Baci and Dziadziu.  I used a Martha Stewart Crafts Heart Punch to make the paint chip hearts.

Stuffed Heart Doily

 

 

Look at the hand-made stuffed heart doily my mother sent us for Valentine's Day!  She re-purposed one of my great grandmother's doilies into a Valentine sachet.