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February 18, 2015

Favorite Things #4

Good Morning!!!!  Can you believe it’s already Wednesday?  I’m pretty excited for the next few weeks, I have a lot of travel plans and I’m getting to spend time with a lot of the people I love!  First we have to get through the rest of this week though.  Tonight after work, I’ll be attending my second Pilates Reformer class and then meeting up with my co-coach for Girls on the Run to discuss our first couple of lessons.  I’m really excited to see how we hit it off and to plan out our first time with the girls.

Let’s jump right into some of my favorite things.  I must say that I’m impressed with myself for staying on top of this little endeavor for 2015.  Hopefully it’ll keep going throughout the end because I really do enjoy sharing what I’ve been loving over the past few weeks with y’all!

  • Captain Crunch a.k.a. “Cappie”

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This little guy constantly makes me smile!! He’s so sincerely sweet, a ball full of joy, sometimes crazy wild & annoying with his desperate need for attention, and makes coming home a blast!  I love cuddling with him and in the mornings, all he wants to do is give little kisses all over you.  If the conversation wanders away from him as the main topic, not too long after, he’ll remind you that he’s there.  He doesn’t like sleeping on the bed with you, but once you wake up, he likes getting up on the bed to watch at your level.  He is just the sweetest little puppy dog and I may be biased, but he’s just as darn cute as can be!

  • New Hair Cut

I love a new hair cut, I always feel so light afterwards.  An old highschool friend’s sister cut my hair for the first time and she used a technique that I had never had done before.  I’m interested to see how it affects my styling.  I think this hair cut will be great for when I get ready to curl my hair over the summer because the humidity won’t allow me to straighten it.  She also mentioned that the guy who created this cutting technique is the guy who cut the cast of F.R.I.E.N.D.S hair!  I don’t have a picture of my new hair cut yet, but believe me, you’ll see it very soon!

  • The Library

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Yesterday I rekindled my love for the library, y’all!!!  Our very first office book club is tomorrow night and I hadn’t read the book yet, but I was told it was at my local library.  The library right by my house is so quaint and I really fell in love after walking inside.  I discovered book on CD!  Why I never thought to get books on CD’s for road trips is beyond me!  I can assure you, I won’t make that mistake again.  They also had free WIFI.  I can’t wait to spend some quality time in there.  I thought it would also be a good place to blog when I need new scenery or a quiet location to focus on work.  Sometimes a coffee house is great, but I get so distracted people watching and hearing other conversations.

  • Valentine’s love

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When I got home from work yesterday, I had this sweet little Valentine’s card waiting for me.  My sweet friend Patty and her husband Matt sent it to me.  They are some of the most thoughtful people I’ve ever met!  I love that Valentine’s day doesn’t have to be just about relationships, but it can be about friendships.  This is one of those friendships that I’m unbelievably blessed by!

There are a few things I look forward to trying over the next few weeks to see if they make the “Favorite Things” list!  I just ordered some new running shoes, hopefully they’ll get raving reviews!  I’ll be in Birmingham this weekend for Nick to run my Marathon, hopefully we’ll find some new restaurants and the marathon will be a blast!  Obviously I’m getting ahead of myself and trying to jump two weeks ahead with my next favorite things review haha.  I’ll stop there.

  • Do you have a sweet little pet that brings you joy when you come home each night?
  • Do you still go to the library?  Or are you like me and it’s been years since you’ve stepped foot in one?
  • What are some of your favorite things right now?

Filed Under: 2015 Resolutions, Favorite Things 3 Comments

February 4, 2015

Favorite Things #3

Happy Hump Day Everyone!  Hope you’re having a great week.  I’m keeping to my New Year’s Goals and we’re moving right along to my 3rd installment of Favorite Things this year!

  • Corn Flakes

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I’ve been wishing & hoping for a light cereal that doesn’t feel like I’m gnawing on fiber & cardboard with this Engine 2 Challenge.  I finally found one that was allowed on the Engine 2 Diet and it’s these light and flaky cornflakes that are sweetened with fruit juice and have no oils.  They remind me of eating fruity or cocoa pebbles with their airiness.  I have to be careful not to make them an entire meal though because they are not full of protein or fiber like the other Engine 2 cereals out there.

  • Hemp Hearts

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The other night at the Engine 2 Meet-up, Mary Lindsey passed out samples of Hemp Hearts.  I’ve never had Hemp Hearts before, but I know Mary Lindsey loves them and puts them on a lot of stuff.  To improve the nutrition of the Corn Flake cereal and provide more fiber & protein, I tossed the packet of hemp hearts with the cereal and it’s been great!  I’m going to buy a bag of these to start adding to lots of stuff for an extra punch of nutrition.  I look forward to seeing what it tastes like on my Ezekial Bread Toast in the mornings.

  • Coconut Water

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This past week, I’ve been working out a lot more than I had been the past few weeks.  I’m actually feeling sore and straining my muscles to fatigue.  I love this feeling of accomplishment, especially after so much knee pain – I’m feeling stronger and I actually ran a 1/4 mile last night on the treadmill.  The other day after an intense leg work out, my muscles were cramping a little so I threw in some coconut water to my smoothie.  I love the benefits of coconut water, it has so much more potassium than bananas so it helped my cramping really well that night.  I was afraid I’d wake up with Charlie Horses  throughout the night, but that didn’t happen!

  • Mississippi Women Bloggers Community

I’m so thankful for this wonderful community and I look forward to everything we have planned for the future!  I enjoyed our first meet-up and meeting some other MS bloggers was exactly what I needed.  We’re planning a “work day” to all focus on our blogs and help each other improve.  It’s going to be great!

  • Nick’s Sister-In-Law & Nephew in Town!!!!!

This is probably my favorite thing in the world right now!  Nick’s brother is also in town, but because of work, I doubt I’ll get to see him.  Today after work, I’ll be meeting Kathryn & Cade for a  walk and then tomorrow we’re having lunch at Whole Foods together!  I am just so excited to see them and see sweet baby Cade.  Just from pictures I’ve seen, he’s already grown up so much!  These next two days are going to be amazing!!

  • Whole Foods Market Jackson One-Year Anniversary

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It’s not surprise that I love love love Whole Foods and I was so excited when they arrived to Jackson, MS.  Today is their One Year Anniversary of being here and I’m excited to stop by over lunch to see what all they have going on.  I’m sure there will be samples & demonstrations, plus I’ll probably grab a little snack while I’m there.  I’ve highlighted some of my favorite posts from there over the past year!

Whole Foods Market Tour before Grand Opening

Health Starts Here Graduation

Sushi Class

Healthy Holiday Cooking Class

Couponing at Whole Foods

Filed Under: Engine 2 Diet, Favorite Things, Mississippi, Whole Foods Leave a Comment

January 21, 2015

Favorite Things #2

Happy Wednesday to you!  It doesn’t quite feel like Wednesday because of the holiday on Monday and luckily that means the weekend is closer than it appears! yippee!!  I just got back into town late Monday night, so I didn’t have much time to meal prep and get ready for the week.  Yesterday for lunch I grabbed something from Whole Foods and then ate something light for dinner before going grocery shopping.

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[[ Quinoa Stir Fry, Pasta, Spicy Tofu, Fruit, Cucumbers, Black Beans, & Fire Roasted Corn ]]

I have some full re-caps for y’all about my trip to Charleston, SC to visit Meg this past weekend, but first we need to dive into my second Favorite Things post of the year!  So far my New Year’s Resolutions are shaping out pretty well and what I loved about creating some specific blog goals was being able to go back and view them yesterday so I could see where I’m slacking and plan my posts for the rest of the month accordingly!

  • Charleston, SC

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I can’t help but mention that Charleston, SC is now one of my favorite places!  I still feel like there is so much to do and see and eat there, but I got a pretty great taste of it this past weekend!  Not to mention, my long time blog friend Meg now resides there and is only a whopping 9.5 hours away from me!  I know that probably seems like a long road trip to most of you, but when she was a good 18 hours away before, the 9 hour drive now doesn’t seem so bad! I have so much good food to share with y’all (which btw, was NOT part of my Engine 2 Diet Challenge – I already knew I was making this exception when I left town).  I was excited for her to finally meet Nick and I was looking forward to getting to know Mike better!  Luckily the weekend wasn’t filled with awkward silence like you might imagine with half the people who had only met once their entire life and the other half who had never met before.

  • Engine 2 Approved, Health Starts Here Approved Dressing

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I’ve been head over heels in love with this no oil dressing!  My favorite so far is the Tangerine Vinaigrette, but I have my eyes on the Avocado Vinaigrette for a meal this week!  There are so many things to love about this dressing – It’s healthy, It’s super tasty, It’s light on your stomach, and it has no added oils!  My only regret is that I didn’t know this dressing existed when I did the Health Starts Here Challenge last August!

  • King Street Cookies & Others…

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This was a difficult one to decide on, but I went with King Street Cookies.  I promise, you’ll hear about a thousand other things that also topped my favorite list, but if I let all the good stuff out on this post, then I wouldn’t have  a recap to write.  King Street Cookies was one of the many places Meg & Mike took us this past weekend!  Nick and I splurged and got the 1/2 dozen which gives you one free, so we got 7 cookies total.  Each cookie was absolutely delicious and when we polished them off the very next day, they were just as soft as when we first ordered them!  I’ll dive into which ones we specifically got on my recap post, but I was very impressed with King Street Cookies!

  • Menu Planner

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When I got home from Charleston, I had one last Christmas present waiting for me.  My aunt, uncle, & cousins all came down to Mississippi while I was gone (they planned their trip after I planned mine so we ended up missing each other).  They made me the cutest customizable menu planner!  I immediately made out my weekly menu for the rest of this week!  I’m excited to try some new recipes!!  Nick will be coming into town this weekend, so anything I can’t finish off or end up not liking, I’ll just pass it on to him!  I have one more except
ion in my diet coming up this weekend and that’s for our Annual Awards Banquet because they’ll be providing a free meal & drinks.  I plan on sticking to the diet completely the last 2 weeks though.

  • Grapefruit Beer

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Oh my goodness, this stuff is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Seriously, it’s one of my new favorite beers!  Meg introduced me to this beer at a local pizza place this weekend and I couldn’t resist ordering it.  I’m so glad I did because I think mixing tangerine with beer was a genius move.  It has the perfect tangy flavor and it doesn’t feel heavy on your stomach like regular beer does.  It was also a refreshing beer to drink since it had that fruit flavor.  I’m on the hunt for a tangerine beer that I can buy in Mississippi now!  I have no clue if this one even exists in Mississippi, but I’ll be on the hunt for it or something similar!

I think it’s safe to say that we had an amazing time in Charleston and I am so excited to recap our entire trip so you can see what we did and what we ate!  It’s going to be legen— wait for it — dary!  I’m so thankful for this little ole’ blog that brought me friendships I’d drive 9 hours to see!

  • What’s on your favorite things list today?
  • Any idea where I can get some grapefruit beer?

Filed Under: 2015 Resolutions, Favorite Things, Food, Nick, Travel Tagged With: blogging, Charleston, food, grapefruit beer, health starts here, King Street Cookies, planner, South Carolina, whole foods 2 Comments

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