Hi everyone! I’m starting a new little feature here on the blog today called Life Lately. One of my favorite types of posts that I read on other blogs are the ones where bloggers share little snapshots of their real lives. These posts will feature the photos that aren’t necessarily for a full blog post or an instagram post, but photos that were taken by me that inspired me in my day-to-day real life. Whether it’s something beautiful I saw, something delicious I ate, something inspirational I came across, something healthy I liked or just something plain happy, I want to share some of them with you! So here are some recent snapshots from my life lately. 🙂
Spring has finally arrived in NYC and it is glorious! I took these pictures of these pretty trees in the East Village.
How gorgeous are these tree branches with the flowers growing right out of them?! I’d never seen anything like it before and it was even more spectacular in person. My google research tells me that the tree is called an Eastern Redbud. They’re amazing!
Last month was my birthday and I received these Farmacy gel masks as a gift. Farmacy‘s skincare products are unique in that they’re made from farm grown botanicals. I gave the masks a try this month and I absolutely love them! You place the mask on your face after washing and exfoliating and let it sit for 20-25 minutes. Then you remove the mask and massage the excess gel into your skin. I swear, my skin has never been softer! You can order a sample pack of the masks, here.
Another thing I’ve been loving lately is coconut water. Did you know coconut water can be either pink or clear? The pink ones are extra special because coconut water that is especially rich in antioxidants turns pink when it comes into contact with oxygen. So you know when you see pink coconut water that it’s extra good for you. I took this photo at Terri NYC which is a plant-based fast food restaurant. That sandwich in the back is a vegan buffalo “chick’n” sandwich. Yum, yum!
Since it’s gotten warmer out I also find myself craving more and more raw foods. This is my favorite Chef Aimee salad from Sun in Bloom, made of mostly raw ingredients. If you’ve followed my blog for a while you’ve probably seen it before. It comes with kale, avocado, sauerkraut, roasted veggies, wakame, spiced pumpkin seeds, sesame ginger dressing and cayenne pepper.
And while I have been eating lots more raw foods I also got to indulge in a special sweet treat this week…vegan donuts from Dun Well Doughnuts in Brooklyn! Dun Well Doughnuts is 100% vegan.
Speaking of sweet things…I still have my super sweet foster dog Dickey! Dickey is estimated to be around 10 years old and he is both blind and deaf. He was even featured on Susie’s Senior Dogs (twice!) and no one has adopted him yet. He’s truly a wonderful, sweet dog that is pretty easy to take care of even with his special needs. He just needs a great home with a human that will love him and keep him safe. Oh and FYI – his favorite pastimes include sleeping, belly rubs and booty scratches!
How sweet is that face? Dickey took a snooze on my lap while I ate lunch in the park.
He is so patient and well-behaved even during bath time. And he is just so damn cute!
If you or anyone you know may be interested in adopting Dickey please feel free to reach out by emailing me at tedi@tedisarah.com! I am happy to answer any questions you may have about this sweet boy.
xo,
Tedi