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Thinking Ahead

Good Morning!

I hope everyone survived Monday!  Monday’s usually have the potential to “get in your head” and drag by!

I wanted to get into work early this morning for a client coming in, so BREAKFAST was quick & easy!  I went with 2 scrambled eggs and 2 pieces of blackberry jam toast.  Of course, with a side of coffee.

egg-toast-breakfast

I’m on day 16 of my 21 day workout challenge and I’m feeling really great!  Last night I opted for a one hour walk so I wouldn’t be too sore for my HIIT class today.  This class is becoming obsessive, I love it so much!  I’ll have to share more about what we do in each class.  It’s always different!  I’ll try to make some mental notes this evening.

I need to work on creating an editorial calendar because it was a struggle coming up with a topic this morning… but hey, pinterest always helps!

THINKING AHEAD

We live in a society that is constantly thinking ahead.  I’m terrible about doing this – I’m looking ahead to my trip to Texas this weekend, I’m looking ahead to buying my own house one day, I’m looking ahead to Fall & Winter with Thanksgiving and Christmas, I’m looking ahead to weddings & trips we have planned the remainder of the year.

I know it’s somewhat in our nature to think ahead in this way, but I was wondering what created this almost “need” to look to the future.  I came up with a few reasons why we are constantly thinking ahead and what it is that encourages this.

(1) Social Media

I was looking through my pinterest feed the other day and realized that there was an excessive amount of halloween pins.  It’s mid-July, but we’re already prepping for what Halloween costumes we want to wear and what type of party we want to have.

(2) Retail Stores

It never fails that I hear some kind of complaint about Hobby Lobby putting out their Christmas items before Summer is over.  Because we plan early, we must buy early.

(3) Competition

We’re constantly competing with the Martha Stewart’s of this world.  It may take them a simple week to prepare a grand fiesta, whereas, ordinary people may need months to perfect every detail.  We’re constantly trying to overachieve from the previous year – whether it be with ourselves or our neighbor.

I don’t think this is a bad thing, honestly, I just try to remind myself that every now and then, it’s important to live IN the moment and not constantly look TOWARD the moment.  I’m all for the excitement that builds for fall & winter, Christmas & Thanksgiving, and the opposite for when we’re looking forward to summer.  I love a good party theme and planning ahead, but sometimes we get so caught up in the planning, that we forget to just enjoy.

I’m guilty of this too, so I’m definitely not pointing fingers here.  The views from society as a whole are not going to change, so we have to remind ourselves of this simple fact in order to get the most out of this life!

  • What activity do you complete to stay active, but not be too sore for a killer workout you expect the next day?
  • Are you constantly looking FORWARD to something, instead of enjoying the moment?
  • What tips do you have for living IN  a moment?

Deer in the front yard

We finally made our way to Gainesville around 3am (FL time) this morning.  We weren’t able to leave Starkville until about 5pm, so we grabbed our Starbucks before heading out.

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Woke up this morning and grabbed some BREAKFAST – it turned out perfect!  An open-faced egg & cheese sandwich.  It fueled me for our run this morning!

open-faced-egg-cheese

 

We had the most exciting encounter on our run this morning!

DEER!!!!!

They were standing right in the front yard of a house for sale and they didn’t run off or anything!  We saw 2 adults and kept walking then saw 3 little babies!  I couldn’t believe how calm they were and how close they were!  It was the coolest thing!

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Once we passed by the first time, I wanted to get a picture with them on our way back, but they had started moving.  You can barely see them and at this point they were eyeing me down because they were back with their babies.  If you look closely between those 2 trees below, you’ll see them standing there.

deer-in-yard

 

I was overwhelmed with excitement.  They were so beautiful!

My dad’s been sending me the cutest pictures of cappie too, so here’s something to brighten up your hopefully amazing 4th of July!

cappie-couch

 

He made himself right at home at my Nanny’s house this weekend!

  • Have you ever seen deer on a run that close to you?
  • What are you doing today for the 4th?

We’re about to go to a 4th of July party and we’ll be seeing some fireworks tonight, of course!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

10 to 6 & Mississippi Fun Facts

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Good Morning!! This was a view from my walk yesterday!  I just love seeing rainbows!

I’m getting prepared for a weekend with a bunch of middle schoolers!  I’m chaperoning camp this weekend and I’m slightly nervous.  I haven’t worked with middle-school students in YEARS!   Last night we had our leaders meeting and although I’m unsure what to expect, I have a feeling it’s going to be FUN!  I won’t be blogging over the weekend because I’ll be off with some kiddo’s.

My WORKOUT this morning was awesome.  I used a circuit workout from Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers and it did the trick.  I was running behind getting to the gym, so I didn’t complete the whole 10 to 6  circuit, but I did a set of 10 and a set of 9.  I also did a 5 min. warmup and cooldown plus some stretching.  I was still a little sore from my HIIT workout on Tuesday.  Overall, I felt like I got a great workout in with this and look forward to doing it again with more time!

*Random Blogging Sidenote/Question: I originally used Julie’s 10 to 6 Workout picture that displayed the workout I did.  I cited it of course and directed you to her site, but I started worrying about using what she created and possibly getting credit for it from getting “pinned” or something…. Any experts on that form of copyright?  I took the picture down because I didn’t feel right about it when I didn’t ask her to use it, but just cited her post on it.  Honestly, she gets so many comments & e-mails, I’m not even sure she would see my e-mail – let alone quick enough for me to post this morning.  She’s a blogger I truly adore reading and respect, so I didn’t want to cause any waves if I was in the wrong.  I’d love some input on this!  What are the rules?  If we re-direct to their site, is it okay?  Is it only okay if they respond saying you can use it?*

If y’all don’t follow Julie, you should!! She’s by far my favorite blogger.  I check her blog 2-3 times a day for new posts and she’s definitely been a blogger role-model to me lately.

For BREAKFAST I enjoyed another egg, veggie bacon, & english muffin sandwich.  It was so good yesterday that I wanted another on.  I thought I’d share the actual “recipe” (which, it’s probably improper to call it that because it’s so easy peasy!)

egg-bacon-mcmuffin

Egg & Bacon English Muffin

  • 1 whole wheat english muffin (toasted)
  • 1 boiled egg (sliced)
  • 2 slices of Mornging Star Vegetarian Bacon (Microwaved for 1:30)

Just layer the sandwich up.   I’m going to start boiling eggs for the week because it’s been an easy fix for me.  I had this egg in the fridge, ready to go, which is perfect when I’m running behind like I was this morning.  I had enough time to prepare this (literally a minute and 30 seconds) and then eat it before heading out the door today!  You could also add some sauteed veggies, cheese, or jelly to bring it up a notch!

MISSISSIPPI FUN FACTS

One thing you’ll learn quickly about me is how much I love the state I was raised in.  We fall behind in a lot of areas that get a lot of scrutiny, but I see the beauty in our state and we really do have a lot of unusual facts to be proud of!  I found some Mississippi Fun Facts and wanted to share some of those with you today!  Most of my information was found here & here.

  • Root Beer was originally created in Biloxi, MS!
  • The very first heart & lung transplants were performed in Mississippi!
  • The creator of Pine Sol was a native of MS.
  • The “teddy bear” was originated from a hunting trip taken in Mississippi by President Roosevelt
  • Here is a long list of famous people born in our state: Oprah Winfrey, Jim Henson, Faith Hill, Elvis Presley, Britney Spears, Brett Favre, Archie Manning, Walter Payton, William Faulkner, John Grisham, Eudora Welty, Jimmy Buffett, James Earl Jones, LeAnn Rimes
  • The world’s largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum
  • Mississippi was the first state in the nation to have a planned Junior College System
  • A native of Columbus, MS owns the patent on the Soft Toilet Seat.  Over 1,000,000 are sold each year.
  • Jackson, MS is the only city in the U.S. that can host the International Ballett Competition.  There are 3 other cities around the world who can host it.  It’s going on right now!

Questions for you today:

  • What fun facts do you know about your state?  Or… check out these sites and see what they have to say!
  • Have you tried a workout from Peanut Butter Fingers?  Which is your favorite?

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