Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Looking at the evidence, we can deduct that Shannon may:

1.) Be stealing trash again to take pretty creepy pictures

2.) Be purchasing her lunch at the dollar store

3.) Be obsessed with the combination of string cheese and pretzels

4a.) Be so consumed by her hot love affair with pretzels and sting cheese, that she inhales them all before taking a photo

4b.) That upon realizing her mistake, she pulls the evidence from the trash in an attempt to create a witty lame post

5.) Be losing friends at work, as they cast judgement upon her taking photos of trash

6.) Be wishing she splurged and spent an extra two bucks to double her quantity of snackage

7.) Have stolen pieces from the trash in attempts to take sustainability to a whole new level and create urban artwork

8.) Be still hungry…

So which is it? I’ll give you a hint. About half of them are true.

Put your detective skills to work!

If you know me (and I think we’re all close by now, right?) you know I have a slight obsession with chocolate and peanut butter.

You can imagine, then, my delight when I opened my box of vitalicious goodness and spotted this bad boy.

just. look. at. that.

WHY OH WHY don’t they sell this variety at my grocery store?! Not cool, Vitalicious, not cool. Tempting me with your sweet, peanut buttery sweets and then telling me I’ll always have to order online…I see my paycheck disappearing one peanut butter vitatop at a time…

Anyone who has had a bad orange knows what I’m talking about. Dry, crumbly and taking much too long to chew (at least before I spit it out), they can ruin anyone’s day 5 minutes. Especially since they take so much work to peel correctly! I mean, who wants to work to unwrap something only to find out it’s another one of Aunt Laurie’s Christmas Sweaters? Or in this case, an icky orange.

Luckily, the orange gods smiled upon me at lunch today and granted me roughly 12 slices of bliss.

While the aroma is currently sweet and fragrant, those who have thrown oranges away at their desk before know that it’s a slippery slope and I’ll soon be swimming in rotting orange peel fumes.

Thus, I’m off to deposit the remnants in my employee lounge — conspicuously, of course — no one wants to be pegged “rotting orange peel girl.”

Ms. Banana, you may have met your match — yes, the silky, decadent and smooth, Miss Chocolate Chip has stepped into the (Arnold Sandwich Thin) ring.

Taking a cue from Miss Tina, I slathered a sandwich thin (to be entirely accurate, it was the Pepperidge Farm knock-off) with my favorite peanut butter (Naturally More, of course!) and delicately topped smothered it with chocolate chips.

I let this baby take a spin in the microwave for 10 seconds — and…

oh. my. word.

The bread-base got all doughy-like in the microwave and it honestly tasted as if I were eating a decadent baked good — or donut! (for the record, I prefer the Pepperidge Farm Arnold Sandwich Thin knock-off – it is doughier tasting )

drool-worthy.

Make this now. Or don’t — more for me.

What treat do you make yourself that is super indulgent tasting but incredibly easy and (somewhat) healthy? I could use more ideas!

Teavana Dark Chocolate Green Tea Therapy

Sense a theme at The Daily Balance today? GREEN TEA!

My boss and art director (who also gave me my awesome coffee mug featured earlier today), included this little capsule of deliciousness in my holiday/get well gift bag — yes, the people I work with are awesome

You can really taste the green tea at first (which I liked!), but eventually, as the chocolate melts, you are left with rich, sweet dark (61% cocoa!) chocolate.

It really is heaven in your mouth — too bad it eventually melts away…

Did you receive holiday gifts from your boss this year? Did you give out any gifts to your colleagues? I brought in a huge tray of Christmas cookies and oreo bombs!

While we were waiting for them to arrive, the Mister got his own type of ‘gaming’ on.

Meanwhile, I laid out the spread…

Potato chips, tortilla chips, variety of dips, cheese and crackers and pretzels

Sour cream and onion, salsa and queso!

And of course… the games! And not that we’re keeping score, but I won every one!

We played Yahtzee, Catch Phrase, The Nightmare Before Xmas Party Game and Apples to Apples

We had such a great time and shared MANY laughs – the perfect way to bring in the New Year!

How did you ring in the New Year? What tasty treats did you enjoy?

Soft Pretzel and Honey Mustard

I used to LOVE making hot pretzels at home and I totally forgot about them until I spotted them at the grocery store. I also happened to find an amazing honey mustard dip — it’s really hit or miss with honey mustard, isn’t it?

Seems as if you get one where the mustard is way too overpowering, or the honey is just TOO much — this particular blend was perfection!

The Mister enjoyed his pretzie (yes, that’s what I call them – L.A.M.E.) dipped in spicy queso – way too HOT for this sensitive palette!

No, it ay not have been THE MOST healthy snack, but hey, anything beats stuffing your face with leftover Christmas cookies

What’s your favorite pretzel dipper? Or do you go ‘plain jane?’

Sorry for the late post, friends. I’ve been too busy enjoying this cream, chemical filled deliciousness.

Don’t judge — remember my 90/10 rule? Yea, that applies here.

Tonight my dad and I took my mom to see her class’ Christmas concert. She is currently at home recovering from her foot surgery, so she was happy to get out of the house — even if we had a few close calls! (ie – I almost dropped her as I was trying to get her into the car due to the SEVERE wind)

We took advantage of getting her out of the house by going to one of our favorite restaurants, TAZA.

Now we’re watching the Browns game while I try to find the Mister on TV! The poor thing had to take a client to the game! The windchill is -8 degrees!!!

Would you brace the cold for your favorite sports team?

We had some delicious tilapia, colorful yogurt parfaits and garlic green beans – so yummy!

But do not fear! I still have a delicious treat to share with you all. Introducing my recent obsession: one lucky duck grawnola

Miss VeggieGirl has created a monster with her generosity of bestowing the delicious bag onto me…

Just look at those clusters!

cannot. stop. eating.

It’s crunchy yet chewy, sweet yet nutty DELICIOUS yet HEALTHY and so, so good for you! Can it get any better?

I love the way it tastes with creamy milk, but I’ve also caught myself grabbing dry clusters throughout the day (oops).

The Mister will be lucky if he gets one bite. I’ll be lucky if the bag makes it through the week.

I want to buy everything on the one lucky duck web site!

What is your favorite brand of granola?

SO yummy.

I have been on another one my wild goose chases as of late, trying to track down Celestial Seasonings Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride- it is MIA! I have not spotted it anywhere – so frustrating! I may just bite the bullet and buy it online.

Until then, this Yogi Tea is serving me quite well – perfect for those times when I’m craving something sweet! (Which is quite often with all the holiday goodies around the house and office)

How do you keep your sugar cravings at bay? Do you drink hot tea? What is your favorite flavor?