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\"\"<\/a>Hi gang!\u00a0 Yesterday was a much needed “unplug” day from everything.\u00a0 No work, no blog, no run, and computer interaction to a minimum.\u00a0 I very much needed some time away which I feel is important.\u00a0 If we don’t get time to recharge then everything in life becomes stale and routine.\u00a0\u00a0 Especially blogging! I definitely think everyone could use some chill time when it comes to blogging and not stress about getting a post out everyday or every 10 minutes depending on the style of your blog.<\/p>\n

I woke up early for my run yesterday and was not feeling it.\u00a0 I was dreading it,\u00a0 as in, ” *sigh* Today’s my long run which means I have to go all the way out there and back.\u00a0 Man I just don’t want to run that.”<\/p>\n

I love my long runs as much as I love my right arm so when a time pops up that I am dreading a long run, then it’s time to chill out.\u00a0 This wasn’t one of those moments were you are debating a run, this was a moment of “Oh I really don’t want to do this.”\u00a0 That is a completely different mindset because even if you go out anyway, you’ll hate it.<\/p>\n

I’m not trying to hate on exercise and activity.\u00a0 Instead I slept in, took Rocky for a long walk, and then spent the rest of the day being productive.\u00a0 I was really hungry when I got back from the walk so I made a wee Owl bowl of yogurt, homemade granola, and some chocolate chips.\u00a0 Hey, I might not have done a long run, but I still wanted some chocolate!<\/p>\n

I watched a little Food TV but mostly I moved things to the kitchen to be even more productive.\u00a0 I’m one of those people who consider spending time in the kitchen as time well spent.\u00a0 If I’m making something and prepping for the day, then I’m a pretty happy person.\u00a0 Because it was a “special” unplug day, I decided we should have a special breakfast.\u00a0 I got Scotty up early so I would have some company and so I could see him a bit more since I didn’t get to spend much time with him on Saturday.\u00a0 I was being selfish. ;)<\/p>\n

I figured yesterday was the perfect day for some homemade cinnamon rolls (totally vegan of course)!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I made the dough ahead of time and let that rise for about an hour.\u00a0 When it was time to spread on the filling is when I got Scott up for the day.\u00a0 I like nuts with my cinnamon rolls and the filling for these have pecans and walnuts.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sorry for the unintentional flash!\u00a0 Cinnamon rolls look and sound fancy but they are super easy to make.\u00a0 Once the filling is spread on, you just roll everything up!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And slice! Depending on how big you want them will determine how big the slices are.\u00a0 I did about 2 inches.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>After they are placed in a baking dish, let rise again for about 1\/2 hour to 45 minutes.\u00a0 Bake, and top with a glaze.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Then eat!\u00a0 I made these a little too sweet, yikes!\u00a0 I could only handle 1.5 of these bad boys before my mouth puckered shut.\u00a0 I have no idea what I was thinking when I sweetened them!\u00a0 I guess I just figured that cinnamon rolls are sweet and these should be the same way.\u00a0 Next time, I’ll cut the sugar way down.\u00a0 Despite being overly sweet, they were very yummy and a nice Sunday treat!<\/p>\n

Scott and I spent the rest of the day cleaning out the garage.\u00a0 We had a ton of stuff that needed taken to Goodwill and other stuff that just needed thrown out.\u00a0 We had a yard-sale over three years ago<\/em> and the leftover stuff was supposed to get donated.\u00a0 Procrastination at its finest!<\/p>\n

Yesterday I’d had enough and set forth a plan to get rid of the junk.\u00a0 We have so much stuff it really isn’t funny, it’s frustrating.\u00a0 We have a lot of hand-me-downs to get rid of and a lot of things that we don’t use or want anymore to get rid.<\/p>\n

The hardest thing to get rid of?\u00a0 Furniture.\u00a0 No one wants it and if they do, then you are responsible for getting it to them.\u00a0 Right.\u00a0 A couch isn’t fitting in our little hobbit car.\u00a0 We have no way to transport larger items and renting something in order to transport something you are giving away for free seems silly.\u00a0 Goodwill will not come and pick up items, I asked.\u00a0 Any suggestions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were sweating buckets yesterday while we cleaned out the garage.\u00a0 The thermometer at the post office said it was 98!\u00a0 No wonder we were hot!\u00a0 Welcome back summer.\u00a0 That was a short trip!<\/p>\n

Finally we showered and it was time to fill the bellies again.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>While the chicken was roasting, we had a little cheese platter with:<\/p>\n