All In a Day's Rest

The allergy meds won. I slept until 6 a.m. this morning...oooOOOooOOopss. Good thing the stock market was closed. The extra sleepage meant no morning work out for me (in order to squeeze in a legit WOD before work, I have to be up and at 'em by 4:30)...and the complete and total lack of foodage in our fridge meant no gym visit after work either (insert stressful trip to the grocery store here instead). oh well. Although I didn't accomplish my work out, I did accomplish a few other things after a full day of work today. Sometimes a girl's just gotta get her domestic warrior on!

I took my little lovebug for a walk because it was GORGEOUS outside.
I love this action shot , hahaha

view of Pikes Peak from our autumn afternoon stroll

I pulled a legit paleo dinner out of my ...wait that's not appetizing...
I made cinnamon apples and pork chops with Brussels sprouts! 

I sliced up four apples and sauteed them in a skillet with some coconut oil, cinnamon, and a dash of sea salt. After they got warm and slightly tender (not totally mushy), I dumped them in a bowl and set the pork chops in the skillet, I sprinkled some cinnamon on all of the pork chops and browned them on both sides. Then I added a splash of white cooking wine and cooked them until they were 160 degrees. For the last few minutes of cooking, I dumped the apples on top of the pork chops to cook them a bit more. The Brussels sprouts were just warmed with some sea salt until hot and tender. Easy enough, and edible! (always a bonus!) 

I carved Mark's pumpkin. (It's a sorry excuse for a jack o lantern, I know)

I just didn't want it to go to waste and
had to get these seeds out of it for roasting!

I dried my own Basil. (fur'reals!) I had some fresh basil starting to look a little , um,
dead-ish in the fridge so I tossed it in the oven on the lowest temperature until it was dry. 

Do you schedule your rest days or take them as you feel/end up needing them?

What's your favorite thing about the fall season?