Winter Wonderland in Tobermory, ON

After packing on a crisp Friday morning, Carlos and I drove 3.5 hours north of Toronto, to be surrounded by trees, the lake, hiking trails, and lots of snow. Work had been getting really busy, and things in my personal life had been taking a stressful turn. Getting away from the business of the city for the Family Day long weekend was perfect. I really wanted, and felt like I needed to do nothing. And by nothing, I meant, no longer striving, working, or hustling... just for a weekend. 

Most of the time at the cottage was spent relaxing, reading, cozying up by the fireplace, and watching some Netflix.  The best part was the tech detox, keeping our phones away and just spending some quiet time talking, reflecting, reading, relaxing, napping.. it was so wonderful. 

Spinach Frittata

I'm always struggling to get in as much protein as I can, and this egg white breakfast easily adds 21g to start your day off right! Add a bit of spinach and onions and you have yourself a spinach frittata. You can prepare this the night before and simply heat it up in the morning.

Our Christmas Tree

This is our first Christmas together. 

My Fall Staycation

Because I bought a car this year to be able to commute to work, I ended up not having a lot of spending room for vacations this year. So for the 3 weeks off, the first week was spent having days off once in a while throughout the year, 2nd week off was in October and then my next week off was this week (in November).