tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21228111526880516622024-02-07T04:39:52.249-08:00Two Times Too ManyRobynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-64401748086606465652013-05-13T06:04:00.004-07:002013-05-13T06:54:52.191-07:00Things I Suck At<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I am taking direct inspiration from YouTube star Jenna Marbles, (who I adore and find her videos HILARIOUS even though the bf can't stand her), she made a video a while back called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoCDtvcVUpE">This I Suck At</a>. While I am all about positive self-esteem and finding things you are good at blah blah blah, sometimes you just need to accept that there are some things you suck at, will probably always suck at, and perhaps find some humor in those things. I know my strengths but I also know my weaknesses and I think that is a good thing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">1.) I suck at saying "No" to that little brown furry face...I just can't do it...she sits in front of me and whimpers and I just let her climb on my chair and lay on me...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">2.) I suck at not buying ALL THE SAUCES, I clearly have a lot of dressings and sauces and hardly eat any of them...oy</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">3.) I suck at cleaning out my purse, like EVER. Unless I buy a new purse and only transfer the things I really need...which means I have a slew of purses in a tub somewhere with random junk I never cleaned out because I just got a new purse instead</span><br />
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FYI not cigarettes, those are cough drops lol</div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">4.) I suck at putting clean clothes away. I am good at not putting dirty clothes all over the floor. I am good at washing the clothes and putting them in the dryer...and then that's it... I just never take that final step and want to put the clothes away</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">5.) I suck at painting my nails...which is why I don't do it very often because I can never "stay in the lines", they always end peeling and chipping, I can't wait for them to dry and they smudges and indents and marks...this time I have a few dents and a dog hair stuck in one nail...whats wrong with me?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">6.) I suck at using the last bits of anything, these containers are all in my bathroom cabinet, I clearly won't throw them away, but I also won't use the last drops or sprays of any of them. I am a Goo Hoarder...I won't throw away my random goo but I also never use it all up...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">7.) I suck at keeping plants alive. I just can't do it. Even the most hardy of plants, like this Christmas Cactus...which basically needs nothing and I think its ready to keel over and die..but I don't know, because I know nothing about plants, that's why I never buy them on purpose, this was a gift from my boss</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">8.) Finally, the thing that drives the bf the most nuts ever, I suck at remembering things. Mostly short term memory type things, trying to recount a conversation I just had, where I just put something, why I walk into a room...I just can't remember. I could tell you ever detail about something that happened five summers ago, but I certainly can't tell you what I did yesterday</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Let's laugh at ourselves together :)</span></div>
<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-67699732393953339742013-05-12T10:44:00.002-07:002013-05-12T10:44:27.472-07:00Weekend Update<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Wow when work gets busy the first things to go are usually reading blogs and writing in my blog. I have another work trip coming up next week followed immediately by a well deserved vacation. The last week at work has been me frantically planning and organizing this large meeting in Baltimore, where I will be headed on Wednesday through Friday. I hope to take lots of cool pictures and blog about my trips when I can. But in the meantime I wanted to get on here and share some of the highlights from the last few days and also try to catch up on reading some of my favorite blogs!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">I got my hair done this weekend and picked up a bottle of Moroccan oil. I had a tiny sample bottle that I got for Christmas and LOVED it, I could totally tell a difference in the softness of my hair and I was in love. After the bottle ran out I went back and forth on if I should spend the money to buy more of this stuff but when I was there getting my hair <strike>colored </strike> naturally blonde again, I decided the $48 for a 6-12 month supply was worth it because of how much I heat and chemical damage my locks. LOVE</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">The bf and I are planning more house projects and we were thinking about adding some patio stone to the area right outside our front door where grass doesn't really grow. But now we think we have an even better idea and I will be sharing about that when we start :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Here's my new lunch bag from the bf that I got for my bday, super cute right? He has great taste! And look how much food fits in there </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Got the chance to stop by and see my nephew over the weekend, we like to make silly faces...although mine is more scary than silly lol I adore that kid </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">For my birthday I asked my mom for a bunch of random things, included pink nail polish! She got the two cutest colors of pink I can't wait to see how nice they look, I'm thinking the lighter color for my finger nails and the dark color for my toe nails, perfect mani and pedi for vacation. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">For Mother's Day I brought Caribou Coffee breakfast to my mom along with some presents, including some flowers for her to plant and some cute "Toms" style shoes. I got the egg white, spinach and turkey bacon sandwich and my mom got a mini version of that sandwich and a slice of coffee cake, which she gave me a tiny taste of. I also got an iced coffee YUM! Happy mama's day!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">I also signed up with a great product testing group called <a href="http://www.influenster.com/">Influenster</a>. My first VoxBox came and it was new Palmolive dish soap. There are two scents, "Coconut Butter" and "Vitamin E". The Coconut scent smells like summer and the beach, I really love it. The Vitamin E scent isn't totally my style, smells like baby soap or a grandma's house. I normally buy the cheapest store brand on sale dish soap because I'm so frugal, but it will be nice to see what fancier soap is like. I might share the Vitamin E bottle with a friend or someone who enjoys that scent more than I do. I'm excited to be a part of programs like this and be able to review new things. The products were sent to me for free but any reviews or opinions share are entirely my own.</span><br />
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-9095537542520434432013-05-08T06:29:00.001-07:002013-05-08T06:29:13.434-07:00Watermelon Slushies<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Have you ever bought a giant watermelon because it was a good deal, and it sounded delicious and you just LOVE watermelon. Only to cut it all up, fill every fridge shelf with containers of watermelon and realize you will NEVER be able to get through all of this watermelon before it goes bad?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">My watermelon is definitely nearing the end of its life, but before I tossed it out, I wanted to try something with it...Watermelon Slushie!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">So friends, I took some ice and put it in my magic bullet cup, I took a lime and squeezed some lime juice over the ice, and then plopped some ripe juice watermelon chunks on top. If your watermelon isn't that sweet you can add some sugar or other sweeteners if you like.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">As the ice and watermelon started to mix together I got more space in my bullet cup, so I added more watermelon and more ice...and continued blending until...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">I had it for breakfast yesterday and it was so yummy I MUST do this again soon. And if you are over 21 and it is not a work day (or maybe it is) you could always add some sort of alcoholic beverage to the mix and make it a little more exciting. I'm also starting to think about what other flavors I could add too, like a little frozen strawberry or cherry, the possibilities are endless!</span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-47517555776914823152013-05-07T07:56:00.000-07:002013-05-07T07:56:12.300-07:00Draftmark- Tap Beer at Home<span style="font-size: large;">A friend of mine recently told me about <a href="https://www.bzzagent.com/index.jsp">Bzz Agent</a>, a site you can sign up for to be a part of new product campaigns and get to try things and review them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So right away I signed myself up because I love trying new things, I love voicing my opinion, and hey, I love free stuff! After completing some short easy surveys and telling them about myself, I was invited to join my first campaign for this Draftmark beer system. I was pumped! I love beer because hard alcohol is a bit much for me, and the bf also loves beer so we were pretty excited to try this thing, I had never even heard of it before this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I knew immediately when I was going to try this beer machine- MY BIRTHDAY! What better time to enjoy fresh draught beer than when you are having a party, especially a birthday party at my own house with family over. I was so pumped! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It came with some instructions on how to load the beer and use the machine as well as a card telling me where I can find the beer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First things first, it told me to charge the battery. So I plugged in the A/C adapter to charge the battery- it lit up green right away and the instructions said a green light meant it was charged, so I assumed it had a charge before it got to me and it was ready to use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I logged on to <a href="http://www.draftmark.com/">Draftmark's website</a>, entered my birthday ( to prove I was over 21) and used their store locator to find out where I could buy the beer refill for my new machine- turns out the liquor store I always go to, right down the street carried the refills! WIN</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday, the day before my party I went to the store and bought my beer refill. I picked up Shocktop, it is a beer I know I like and I figured others would too. The system is pretty new so right now there are only like four kinds of beer you can get but luckily there are two lights and two darks so there should be something for everyone. The other plus side is that the beer stays fresh in the system for up to 30 days! So you don't have to worry about drinking it all at once (although you can if you are a party animal)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone arrived and when I started offering drinks to people, lemonade, water, margaritas, or BEER ON TAP FROM MY VERY OWN FRIDGE...someone asked to try the beer, I was pumped, I went over to my fridge and took a cup to fill their beer...it trickled out a little beer and then NOTHING...umm what?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took it out of the fridge thinking I could use my magic birthday skills to make it work, but now. I thought maybe it just needed a quick charge, so I ran around looking for the charger, I found it and plugged it in. My bf is really hand so he has this little machine that can check the voltage on things, he used it and saw the battery was in fact charging, but when we unplugged it from the charger it immediately lost all charge and w as a dead battery...WHAT?! that isn't how this should work...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">SO long story short, the battery that came with my new beer machine doesn't even work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think if I had a working battery if the beer would probably come out nice and fast and everyone would have had a great time at my party and I wouldn't have been embarrassed And since it was a Sunday I had no other options to get them other beer, luckily we all enjoyed margaritas but still...I love the concept, I like the ease of using the machine and would theoretically like having draught beer at home...I do not like that it didn't work. I plan to contact Draftmark directly to see if they can help me because I don't even know where to get a replacement battery since it is unique to this product.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Here is my tasty lunch, leftover shredded chicken with lettuce, guacamole, salsa and a few blue chips crumbled on top!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I got a surprise in the afternoon, my co-worker who lives in Texas sent me these yummy chocolates for my birthday! OMG they are so good, and dangerous, those little chocolate balls of sweet fruity-ness. I had to just take my serving and zip that bag right back up lol. But so good. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Dinner was leftover beef taco meat, with lettuce, cheese, salsa and guacamole. :) I also had a mini red velvet leftover cupcake after. Happy continuing birthday TO ME </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Oh, and here is our new patio set :) Where I enjoyed eating my dinner last night because we are finally having some nice weather!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">It started Saturday morning with breakfast with one of my best friends who moved to Iowa over a year ago. She was up near me with her bf this weekend and we all went out for breakfast at a yummy place called Keys Cafe. My birthday is the 5th and hers is the 10th so it was sort of a double birthday get together. I had an egg white omelet with spinach and bacon. Lol I had to get the bacon! It came with a side of super yummy toast and freshly made jam. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> In the late morning, the bf called me out into the garage with a surprise ..my present!! He got me a super duper fancy radio for my car and installed it for me :) It can play Pandora and XM radio through my phone, I can also make and receive phone calls through the radio without having to hold my cell phone. It can do GPS, it can tell me local weather and traffic, I feel like it could probably straighten my hair and paint my nails too it is so darn fancy. I love it, and I love that the bf put it in for me and did all that work :) Oh and he also got me a new lunch bag for work because the big brown dog decided to rip mine apart last week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I am a really bad blogger because I took zero pictures at my party, I was so caught up in hosting everyone, giving tours of my house and making sure everyone was having fun that I failed at any picture taking. I have none pictures of the food: chicken and beef tacos, chips and freshly made salsa (a gift from the bf's mother who makes AMAZING salsa), freshly made guacamole by yours truly, and refried beans. I took zero pictures of the wonderful margaritas and zero pictures of my family having fun and enjoying the fact that it FINALLY stopped raining and snowing just in time for my party and it was downright pleasant outside. I FAIL</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Overall it was a fantastic birthday :) I'm just going to pretend that it doesn't have to mean I'm one year older though, yuck.</span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-27175619178007591142013-05-03T10:06:00.003-07:002013-05-03T10:06:44.764-07:00Cookie Monster<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I've been wanting to make cookies for a few days now, but every time I think about actually doing it, I decide it's more work than I am interested in and don't make them. Well the ripe bananas I wanted to use for the cookies were really reaching their last bits of life so I knew I had to act quickly. I finally made some cookies, it is sort of a made up recipe based on <a href="http://twotimestoomany.blogspot.com/2013/03/i-cried-about-guacamole.html">This Recipe</a> and the recipe on the tub of oatmeal that I bought. I came up with this.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">2 TBS Chocolate PB2 (or regular nut butter)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">1 TBS vanilla soy milk (or any other milk)</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">3 very ripe bananas</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">1 individual cup no sugar added applesauce</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">3/4 cup brown sugar</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp salt</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">1 tsp baking soda</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">4 cups oats</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">1 1/2 cups flour</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">1.) Blend together the first 6 ingredients with a mixer until well blended</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">3.) Add in chocolate chips until evenly mixed in</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">5.) Bake for 13-15 minutes</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">I mixed up the PB2, milk, bananas, applesauce, vanilla extract and brown sugar- oh hey new bowls and new hand mixer!</span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-38707887657324519092013-05-02T05:51:00.003-07:002013-05-02T05:51:37.499-07:00Can't Stop Grilling<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I have been getting a bit tired of my berries/cereal/greek yogurt breakfast and so I have been working to switch it up this week. I decided to thaw some wheat pancakes I made in a big batch and froze a while ago. I adapted <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/weight-watchers-1pt-pancake-best-ever-283944">This Recipe</a> but <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">added some vanilla protein powder, PB2 and half whole wheat flour, half buckwheat flour. I think they are super filling and yummy. On the side I had some fresh strawberries and fat free cool whip. I obviously was so ravenous for these that I forgot to take a picture until I had mostly consumed the three pancakes. They are really that good, they freeze well and thaw easily overnight in the fridge. I am running low though so must be time to make some more!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For lunch I had a store bought salad I picked up at Target on Tuesday after work. There is a restaurant called D'Amico and Sons in my area and they stock our Super Target with yummy salads, wraps and sandwiches in the deli. There is one salad that I simply cannot get enough of. It has chicken, apple, cheese and walnuts with a yummy poppy seed dressing. So picked one up and enjoyed it for lunch!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">While I was on my business trip last week, the bf made his own dinner, which I was pleased about instead of him just ordering out every night...BUT he made his own dinner in my favorite mixing bowls, didn't really rinse them out and left them in the dishwasher dirty for a couple days before the dishwasher got full and was run. Well needless to say my little plastic bowls had mildew or mold or something on them. SO I was pleasantly surprised and way more excited than I should be over bowls when he ordered me replacements and they arrived yesterday!!! These bowls are even better because they are cute bright colors and have nice pouring spouts, double win!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I think I am obsessed with using the grill now, all I think about is looking for things I can grill. Last night I grilled turkey hot dogs, the bf had been asking for hot dogs and we thought a snow storm would ruin or grilling plans, but luckily it only rained a bit and then stopped around supper time. WOOHOO Grilling time!!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So I grilled us some Johnsonville turkey dogs for dinner. I had also made a pasta salad they day before in preparation and had more watermelon again. The bf like the hot dogs even though they were turkey and didn't seem to mind the wheat buns :) it's the little things that count.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Now I need more ideas for grilling, especially different veggies ideas I can grill. Off to Pinterest I go!</span><br />
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-5474215533193460572013-05-01T05:56:00.001-07:002013-05-01T06:59:11.032-07:00It's May Now, No More SNOW<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I kid you not, there are still mentions of the "S" word in our weather forecasts...after we just had a few days in the 70s with gorgeous blue skies and wispy white clouds, where I could go outside in flip flops and play with the brown dogs, let the sun shine on my pale skin and absorb that Vitamin D....and now it could potentially snow again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I'm not sure why the settlers even stayed through one winter here, I would have loaded up my wagon, rounded up my children and oxen and headed West to the beach or something.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I've officially switched to iced coffee, what I prefer in the summer- and I have NO intention of going back to hot coffee until October or something.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Yesterday for lunch I had a leftover hamburger from Sunday night grilling, man those Costco patties are huge, next time we plan to slice them in half for sure! Not pictured was more of my delicious watermelon that the bf and I will be eating for DAYS because we have so much- but hey I'm not complaining!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">For dinner I wanted to grill, something I've done maybe twice now in my life but I think I might enjoy it! I always thought grilling was a "man job" because growing up, my dad was usually the one who grilled, grills are big and scary and hot and have propane and it just seems like something the boy should do. But recently I have started to think that it is kinda fun and I want to do it too. So I grilled up some BBQ chicken, grilled some romaine with garlic and Parmesan cheese and had my absolute favorite garlic pull-aparts from Target- which I know aren't very healthy but with grilled chicken and lettuce I just wanted a little something extra :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Oh, and the other night we went to this grain and feed store to pick up fertilizer for our lawn- we laid sod last spring and we are worried it isn't coming back so we wanted to give it some food. Anyways this little gem of a store is right in the middle of a bigger suburb but it feels like it should be out in the country. It's adorable, and sitting outside guarding the loading dock to the barn building was this little precious baby, I will call him Figaro..not even sure if its a boy or girl, but nonetheless, he is Figaro. I wanted to pet him because I adore cats but he got a little nervous and ran away from me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Anyhoo, hope ya'll had a good Tuesday and have a wonderful May Day...isn't it like the day you are supposed to bring flowers to people's doors or something? Well I totally would if we even HAD any flowers !!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">It was finally in the 70s here in MN, which is like the best thing to happen since sliced bread, or something...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Friday after work we took the brown dogs out to the bf's parents house, they live in the country and have a really huge yard for them to run around in, they LOVED it, we played ball and frisbee until they were tired little boys and girls. I snapped this shot on the way home, it looks like they are laughing together about something.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">After that, the bf surprised me with tickets to the Twins game! It was so nice out I didn't even need a coat! So much better than the home opener which required long underwear, mittens and blankets :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Also, I got my first watermelon of the season!!! I could eat this stuff by the bucket I love watermelon</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">And, I saw a double rainbow after a quick rainstorm on Sunday. Although the second one is hard to see.</span></div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-91157903093980096142013-04-26T06:09:00.000-07:002013-04-26T06:09:01.234-07:00Charlottesville, VA<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Well I will tell you what I learned...traveling for work is not all that it is cracked up to be. Especially when 3 out of your 4 flights are delayed, you miss connections because of delays, you then end up missing the cool social team building event and really only thing you were looking forward to about the trip. You end up spending only ten minutes outdoors in the glorious sunshine and 70 degree weather because the rest of the time is spent in meetings or sitting at the airport waiting. You get hardly any sleep or down time and are pretty much working from 4am Tuesday to 11pm Wednesday. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">So now I shall show you a bit of what that amazing trip I just described was like :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">While I had 4 hours to kill at the Atlanta airport, I started by grabbing a quick breakfast since I had been up since 4am and hadn't had anything but coffee and a banana. I got this fruit and yogurt parfait with granola. Low fat vanilla yogurt, it was pretty good actually.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The two people I was traveling with wanted to get lunch a while later since we had plenty of time. We went to a new restaurant at the ATL airport called the Atlanta Braves bar & grill...I knew there wouldn't be much for me, but I got a grilled chicken and lettuce wrap and fresh fruit. AND I tried honey dew melon for the first time, while the airport might not be the best place to try a new food, it was actually pretty good, I would eat it again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> When we finally got to Charlottesville, which is gorgeous by the way, and the weather is so nice right now, we went to the University campus which is where we were staying and having our meeting. That building right there is where the Inn at Darden is, my room is one of those windows on the second floor.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">OH look what I found! Why yes I will make a wish :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">We were stuck sitting at the Charlottesville airport for 3.5 hours, the smallest airport I have ever seen, but how adorable they had rocking chairs in the lounge areas, so cute and southern. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I finally got back home after 11pm on Wednesday, the bf stayed up to greet me, had some food warmed in the oven and was simply amazing because he personally knows how hard traveling is, I don't know how he could do this on a regular basis, I am too much of a home body to like that very often. I like my house, my dogs, my routine and then once in a while seeing different parts of the world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I'm tired and part of it is anticipation of BEING tired because tomorrow morning I have to wake up at 4am! I'm going on a business trip :) which is fun except for the whole working from 4am to 9pm thing. Hopefully I can tough it out and make good food choices and enjoy my trip. I will be sure to share highlights from my East Coast adventure this week </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">This weekend was good for me, except we did get a whole bunch of snow Thursday into Friday so our deck looked like this. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">On Saturday the bf and I had Potbelly sandwiches for lunch, I got grilled chicken with extra lettuce on wheat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I also got to drink a new beverage, I love these sparkling waters from Target and they now have some new flavors, this was strawberry lemonade and it was really refreshing!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">On Sunday I decided to try the "Fruit Floes" I got at Trader Joes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I thought they would be like popsicles, but I had no idea they would have chunks of shredded fruit in them...I did NOT like this. The flavor was really good but I like to lick popsicles and not bite them, I have sensitive teeth and can't bite them. Therefore random chunks of shredded fruit were all sticking out and getting in my mouth and it was just gross. I had a little then gave the rest to my brown dogs, they liked it haha</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">And the sun FINALLY came out in MN, got up to 40 something degrees...although I've heard rumors of another 6-9 inch snow storm coming tonight...OY </span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-86068812304606856582013-04-19T05:56:00.002-07:002013-04-19T05:56:11.386-07:00Don't Skip Breakfast!<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Who is glad it's Friday?!! I sure am!</span><div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Except for the 6+ inches of snow here in MN... I am working from home today to avoid hours of time spent in traffic to try to get to work. I am sitting in my "home office" at my dining room table getting ready to start my work day with CNN on....it's pretty intense.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Yesterday was a weird day, I skipped breakfast...BAD IDEA, I was in a hurry, I drank my coffee and wasn't entirely hungry. My "normal" breakfast didn't sound good so I just didn't eat anything. Before lunch time I had to go stop at my moms house to pick something up and the bonus is that she babysits my 3 year old nephew so I was going to play with him a bit too. Well my mom, love her, had all sorts of candy and snacks at her house, and by 11am I was SO HUNGRY that I ate a couple handfuls of gummy lifesavers, some mini three musketeers bars and some squares of cold leftover thin crust pizza....yeah, not really the best choices right? I already know that. After eating those things and playing with my nephew I headed home. I did not eat lunch and I did not eat anything else until dinner time. Oh man, I bet if I had eaten breakfast I might have been able to control myself a bit better, not that I went super crazy and binged or anything, but just eating candy and cold pizza isn't usually a great option for breakfast.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">For dinner since it was blizzarding here in MN I knew I wanted something warm and comforting I decided to bulk up a box of Annie's white cheddar shells.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">But I wanted to make it a bit more nutritious and filling so I added a bunch of veggies, some chicken and instead of milk to make the sauce I just used water. I can't really tell the difference so I make it that way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Annnd stirred it all together for a yummy dinner for 10 Points Plus and lunch for tomorrow. I put it on a plate because it all spreads out and makes me feel like I get a lot more than in a bowl lol</span></div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-81663565631754420472013-04-18T12:01:00.000-07:002013-04-18T12:01:00.915-07:00Uneventful Day<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Yesterday was pretty uneventful for me, life is usually a bit on the quieter side when the bf travels, I tend to use that time to veg a little bit more, watch some tv shows that only I enjoy and make easy meals for just one girl. I also got in a little C25K week six action, which is the last day of the whole plan that includes any walking breaks in between running periods...starting with my next run I am running minimum 25 minutes straight every time..I am TERRIFIED. But, as I look back along this C25K journey I notice that every time I thought something would be too hard and I wouldn't be able to do it...I did it! I haven't had to do any days/weeks more than once I have just pushed through. Granted I'm not running 10 minute miles, maybe eventually, but not yet. I just run at a comfortable pace that keeps me in the 150-170 bpm heart zone I like to do cardio in.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">I had a fruity/greek yogurt/fiber cereal breakfast...I thought I would never get sick of this, but I sort of am. I think I need to switch up my breakfasts a little more because I get bored and I think it makes me crave more snacky variety later in the day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">For dinner I tossed a salad together with some chicken, I recently bought this pre-cooked stuff, I'm usually not a huge fan of pre-cooked meat but this stuff intrigued me so I gave it a shot. A lot of times pre-cooked chicken like this smells like tuna to me and I DO NOT like tuna.</span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-65431949904189629142013-04-17T05:40:00.003-07:002013-04-17T05:40:33.428-07:00Trying New Foods<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Yesterday I tried two new food products! I am always interested in trying new food products, especially if they are unique or are somehow healthier or more nutritious than their counterpart. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">My best friend told me about this site<b> <a href="https://www.bzzagent.com/index.jsp">Bzz Agent</a></b>, and how you sign up to be an agent and take surveys and they will invite you to be a part of campaigns for new products. I think it sounds really cool so I went and signed up. I filled out some short and easy surveys, linked up some of my social media accounts and within a couple days I was invited to be a part of a campaign...where they send you FREE THINGS. Then you try the things and give honest feedback about them. I haven't received my free things yet but I will let you know when I do and give some sort of review on here.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">My friend however received a free thing and came over to my house to share it with me. </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">She got samples of Green Giant's new veggie chips, two large bags and then some smaller snack size bags for sharing with she gave to me. I was really excited to try these because I LOVE salty crunchy snacks and let's be honest, regular chips aren't really great for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Obviously these are still chips, so it's not like eating vegetables, but it is somewhat better for you than your average chip and I loved the way they tasted. The ones she had in small bags were Sea Salt Sweet Potato chips. She also had a big bag of their Veggie Tortilla chips which were like a healthy version of Doritos!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Here is the nutrition, (it is 110 calories in case you can't see), and the whole bag is 3 Weight Watchers Points Plus, which is my general limit for a snack type food so that is good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I busted these open in the afternoon when I usually crave a salty snack at work, just to get my through the last couple hours. They smelled good AND they tasted good. They had a solid crunch, not the flakey weird texture of a lot of "healthy" chips like Baked Lays- I'm <u>not </u>a fan of those. These however reminded me of thinner, lighter Frito chips! With less corn flavor and more sweet/salty sweet potato flavor. I enjoyed that they were more on the salty side, but my tastes might be more sensitive now because I don't add a lot of salt to my food anymore. I also liked that the chips were small pieces...maybe they were just all broken lol but I liked that, I'd rather feel like I'm getting a lot of small chips and not 5 large chips in my serving. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Overall, I would definitely buy these on my own, not sure if they sell these snack size bags or if they were just the sample but I like individually wrapped things so I hope they sell them or will sell them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">The texture was nice, obviously not just like steak strips would be, but pretty similar and not weird at all. They just heat up quick in a pan sprayed with cooking spray or a little olive oil and voila! Dinner for one friend plus leftovers for lunch tomorrow :)</span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-3765927530011825702013-04-16T05:46:00.001-07:002013-04-16T12:25:41.715-07:00Sometimes You Need a Grilled Cheese<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I am fully aware the a grilled cheese is not the picture of nutrition. But I also know that sometimes, you just need one. Like when It is mid-April and snowy and windy outside, when your puppy is sick and keeps waking you up in the night coughing and throwing up, when you just feel like it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I did Week 6 Day 1 of my <a href="http://twotimestoomany.blogspot.com/p/c25k.html">C25K</a>, which after running 20 minutes straight on Saturday seemed like a breeze. It was run 5 minutes, walk 3, run 8 minutes, walk 3, run 5 minutes. Boom! Done</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Well not done, I continued to walk until I hit 45 minutes because that is my time goal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Then for lunch I just felt like a grilled cheese. We had some leftover sandwich bread from the weekend, I took some reduced fat colby jack cheese and some spinach and made that grilled cheese in my panini press...and it was delicious.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Then I divided it in half and for 7 Points Plus had this for dinner and another servicing leftover for lunch at work tomorrow. WIN </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I'm not sure I'm ready for it to be Monday. The weekend went by too fast! Although the now that it's Monday I hope we are one day closer to NOT having snow and blustering cold winds. I'm seriously starting to consider moving to another state, three nice months out of the year just doesn't cut it for me. <span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Anyone have any suggestions of where I should move to?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><b>1.)</b> On Friday, the bf and I went to TGI Fridays to use a coupon we had, it has been a while since we went there...and honestly I was not that impressed. Compared to other chain restaurants they do not have many healthy options and they do not list any nutrition info on their menus. I ended up getting their Yucatan chicken salad, with dressing on the side. It had tomatoes, chicken, avocado, lettuce and onion. I used tiny bits of the vinaigrette dressing because the stats for this salad are generally awful because of the dressing. Well this is a very blurry picture- sorry!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><b>2.) </b>Saturday morning I woke up and did my Week 5 Day 3 of my <a href="http://twotimestoomany.blogspot.com/p/c25k.html">C25K</a>...which was running for 20 minutes straight!!! I was really nervous about this and told myself that if I felt I needed to stop to walk, I could and I would keep working on this day until I did it...well I just did it the first time! I put on a movie that I had never seen before, put my shirt over the clock on the machine and just ran. It was awesome!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><b>3.)</b> After my awesome run I decided to make an awesome green smoothie. This one included baby spinach, vanilla protein powder, banana, frozen cherries, pineapple and mango. YUM</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><b>5.)</b> Oh and my poor little brown dog Bella girl is sick. The vet thinks it is kennel cough but I'm keeping a close eye her just in case it turns into something more serious, she is just not herself poor lil thing. She was very cuddly though this weekend, probably because she was up so many times hacking and throwing up! I got a taste of what it's like to have an infant this weekend lol</span></div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-73557556288204166102013-04-12T05:41:00.002-07:002013-04-12T05:41:28.806-07:00Lifting Weights and Orange Chicken<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">I guess I'm</span> <span style="font-size: large;">really into this whole literal blog title business, when it comes to being creative or witty I'm kinda slacking, I just title posts what I'm going to talk about...hey maybe it's will be a new trend? probably not...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">We had a big snow storm in MN yesterday...gross...so I worked from home, which was nice because it gave me the ability to spend a little more time preparing food and a little less time driving in traffic.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Then I got my workout in, Week 5 Day 2 of my <a href="http://twotimestoomany.blogspot.com/p/c25k.html">C25K</a> which was run for 8 minutes straight, the longest so far, walk 5 minutes, then run 8 minutes straight again! Well the plan usually gives about 30 minutes for each workout but I usually just repeat the patterns until I reach 45 minutes (the length of a tv episode...I am laaaame) but it gets in a good workout. But this time I was not really up for repeating a third run of 8 mintues straight, so I got of the treadmill after I finished and decided to do 15 minutes of free weights...I was very surprised that the whole time I did weights my heart rate stayed in my zone...I guess I figured it would drop down and it wouldn't really be a great cardio workout, but either I'm really out of shape or weightlifting is hard and good for your body. Either way I got in my 45 minutes of cardio AND my arms are a little sore today! WIN</span><br />
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-7745580668040490072013-04-11T05:29:00.001-07:002013-04-11T05:29:22.495-07:00Subway vs. Panera<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">So yesterday I went home and told the bf about how some of you mentioned the men in your life won't eat at Panera either, and he said "SEE no one likes it, that's because we like SUBWAY"....and I about threw up in my mouth. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Over the years I have tolerated Subway, when I was younger I may have even enjoyed it, before I knew what good food was, because I considered it "healthy" fast food. But I have since learned the error of my ways and just cannot understand what is so good about Subway. Besides that it might be slightly better than eating at McDonalds. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">The bf challenged me to ask ya'll what you thought was better, Subway or Panera. I thought he was being silly, but then I decided what the heck, let's see what people think out there. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I will eat at pretty much any sandwich shop, Panera and Potbelly being some of my favorites, but I dread when the bf asks to eat at Subway, there is just nothing redeeming about it to me. Their bread is weird, not like real food, and everything is so processed to me. They do have a decent selection of veggies, I'll give 'em that, but that is about it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Also I cut up some of my tofu from <a href="http://twotimestoomany.blogspot.com/2013/03/trader-joes-extravaganza.html">Trader Joe's</a> yesterday, tossed it with some fresh veggies, soy sauce, garlic and this new minute rice medley (it has brown rice, quinoa, barley and oats) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Then I blended it up real green :)</span></div>
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-36847847448335709242013-04-09T05:46:00.002-07:002013-04-09T05:46:43.667-07:00I Love Leftovers!<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Yesterday was a decent day, for a Monday. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">But this morning was my weigh in day...now I have some other complicating factors to why my weight loss has been so terribly difficult, but this morning I finally had a loss! For the last month since I started running I literally have not gained or lost anything, it's been SO frustrating that I'm working hard running 3-4 times a week for at least 45 minutes and counting my points and not seeing a change. But this morning (even after eating 6 points over last night) I lost a whole pound since last week. I know that doesn't seem like much but for me who has been stuck at the same weight for four weeks it is huge. I just needed that little bit of motivation to say "keep going and don't give up". Because let me tell you there have been plenty of times I have wanted to give up because nothing was changing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Yesterday I had a pre-made salad for lunch from Trader Joe's...if I could eat their food all the time I'd probably just be a happy girl.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Now, I love leftovers...hence the title of this post. But I'm not talking about "oh here's some food I made yesterday I will just reheat it and eat it", not that kind of leftovers. And there are some foods that just shouldn't be eaten the next day at all. But what I do love, is taking leftovers from a meal and re-inventing them. Giving them a whole new life in a new way. One example is how I love taking taco leftovers and creating a yummy taco salad. Well last night I re-invented some kabob leftovers. I cut up the potatoes and browned them in a pan, then I added some broccoli and garlic and herbs, finally adding the rest of the kabob leftovers and heating them all up. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">The best part about kabob veggies is that they don't get mushy, they were still crisp even after this second reheat. I topped it with a tiny bit of parmesan cheese and it was seriously the most filling delicous plate of yummy ever. ALMOST as good as when they were just kabobs. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Oh, and I played outside with the brown dogs, Bella girl loves frisbee she is such a great little frisbee dog. You can see Mason in the back he just runs around with his ball in his mouth.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">And since the bf is out of town I decided that Bella and I should take a selfie to send to him, becuase naturally that's what you do when you are alone with your dogs and need some entertainment.</span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-62455921545436192302013-04-08T05:40:00.001-07:002013-04-08T07:33:51.276-07:00Top Eight From My Weekend<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;">The top things from my weekend that make my Monday Marvelous! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;">1.)</span> <span style="font-size: large;">On Friday morning I went with my best friend down to the studio of the top 20 radio station in Minneapolis, KDWB. My friend had won into a giveaway special where the DJ was celebrating her birthday by giving us all her "favorite things". Similar to Oprah's favorite things show. It was so cool that my friend picked me to come down with her and we got all sorts of gift cards and tickets to things. Happy Friday! Oh and we got our picture with Dave Ryan who has been the main DJ on the morning show there since as long as I can remember.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">2.) The bf got back into town on Friday after work (he was supposed to come home Thursday but they needed him one more day) so we went out on our Friday date night to Applebees. What I love about the 'bees is that they are a dependable friend, they will always have something I like and want to eat and I especially enjoy their WW menu letting me know exactly what to expect with their food. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">3.) On Saturday I decided I needed to go shopping..yes needed :) So I went to a bunch of stores, Maurices, Old Navy and Walmart, I got myself some new clothes, here are a few of my finds.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">4.) I also stopped at Trader Joe's while I was out and picked up some more reduced guilt chunky guacamole ...and used it on egg whites for breakfast!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">5.) Number 5 & 6 go together, because for the second time in my life, I grilled! I still won't turn the girll on myself (I'm a big baby) but I used the brill and cooked yummy food!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">6.)And for supper Sunday night I made kabobs! I love kabobs because it is all sorts of yummy fresh veggies all grilled and crisped on the grill. So good.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">7.) The weather is finally starting to cooperate A LITTLE here in MN, although there was snow on Friday...but Sunday was nicer and I took my brown dogs out for a little walk, afterwards I google mapped my walk and realized I went almost 3 miles! Yay</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">8.) On Saturday morning I woke up and wanted to just lay around and do nothing...BUUUUT I didn't! I got my booty downstairs to the treadmill and did Day 3 of Week 4 of my <a href="http://twotimestoomany.blogspot.com/p/c25k.html">C25K</a>. It helped that I had a new episode of Grey's Anatomy to watch while I did it :)</span><br />
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Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-25600239436595160352013-04-05T07:44:00.003-07:002013-04-05T07:52:36.019-07:00Smoothie, Salad and Retirement Party<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">So that is the most creative title I could come up with to describe my day yesterday :)</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I'm linking up for Fresh Friday with <a href="http://therealfoodrunner.blogspot.com/">Katherine - Real Food Runner</a>- my three things happened all yesterday!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">3.) Dad's Retirement Party! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">I was working from home on Thursday so that allowed me to make really yummy food for myself instead of whatever I could pack together quickly for work. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">In the morning I made myself a smoothie, but not just any smoothie, the most delicious 5 Points Plus smoothie I have EVER had. Now I know that probably sounds like a lot of points for a smoothie, but let me tell you. It was so filling, so rich and creamy and so worth all my breakfast points.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">First I gathered all my ingredients. I have been following a blog called <a href="http://www.healthydivaeats.com/">Healthy Diva Eats</a> and I just love her, she puts oats in her smoothies and I always wondered what that would be like. So I did it! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">First I blended my Aria vanilla protein powder, half a banana, 1/4 cup oats, a bunch of baby spinach and some water together and blended it together until it was a nice green slime.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Then I added 2 TBS of PB2 and filled the rest of the cup with frozen strawberries and blueberries. Look at my purple slime blending with my green slime. YUM how good smoothies look right?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Finally it was done and I got to enjoy it, it was so so good, I can't stress that enough. And look there is still a weird layer of green slime around the rim of the glass, that's a win!</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47;">1/2 a ripe banana</span></li>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">For lunch I was craving a salad with chicken and apples, so that is what I did for myself! I used my other chicken burger form my <a href="http://twotimestoomany.blogspot.com/2013/03/trader-joes-extravaganza.html">Trader Joe's Extravaganza</a> and cooked that up. I prepared my salad with romaine lettuce, a few fat free croutons, toasted slivered almonds, green peppers, diced up Jazz apple, 1 TBS feta cheese and then cut up the chicken on top. I used my favorite dressing, champagne vinaigrette from Trader Joe's, it was the best salad EVER.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Later in the day my dad was having a retirement party! So I went, lucky I had left a lot of points for myself because this was my plate of food..Eek, chips and salsa, carrots, fried green beans (so good and so bad) and two wings and a meatball. Obviously not the best food choices ever, but sometimes you roll with the punches and eat just a little of what is offered. It was a good time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Easter was not so bad for me, I got in two workouts over the weekend and other than my two Easter meals, didn't do any snacking or anything. But because I gave my leash some slack, it was harder than I thought to reign myself back in. Monday there were treats at work and also Easter basket candy that I let myself have. Tuesday was similar, it wasn't until yesterday that I was able to 100% pull myself back in and eat completely within my points. That kind of annoys me but I'm also glad that it was only two days of silliness. Yesterday I was really good with fruit and yogurt breakfast, veggies and leftover Easter ham for lunch</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"> I had a banana for afternoon snack and then this amazing dinner I made. Ya'll know I'm a sucker for things in tortillas, especially my high fiber tortillas. I wanted to try these new chicken burgers I got from Trader Joe's. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">But I didn't want to just put it in a bun and call it a day, plus I didn't even have any buns! So I decided to use it for chicken tacos. I heated it up in a pan then sliced it for three tacos in my favorite shells that I warmed up in the microwave.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Did you loosen your reigns over Easter? Did you have any trouble pulling yourself back in? After I give myself a little permission to eat out of my norm I'm like a naughty toddler who doesn't want to get back into my routine. But now I am back on track, like a train ready to move full speed ahead.</span></div>
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<br />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244850269699276065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122811152688051662.post-33111971633715594202013-04-03T06:37:00.000-07:002013-04-03T06:37:29.335-07:00What Working Out is Like...<br />
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uncomfortable and sometimes even hurts, but in the end you will be so much
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school... </span><span style="color: #741b47;">you want to be doing what everyone else is doing, and it feels like
everyone else is judging you, because they are</span><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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