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Weekend Ramblings

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Are you ready for a random string of thoughts?

1) Today is Round 2 of Elf for Health! I wasn’t in the first round, so I’m excited! We’ll be getting our elves e-mailed to us sometime today and tomorrow is the first task for the round. Since we have a task to do everyday (except Sundays), I won’t have any excuse not to post every day! Are ya ready to see more of me? Yeah, yeah you definitely are.

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2) I have pretty much all of my Christmas shopping done, and that makes me so happy and much less stressed. I’m awful at buying gifts for people, I guess I just lack the creativity… but this year I’m proud of the things I came up with! Sticking to a budget helped steer my choices… although even with the budget, I am now completely and utterly broke. How many more months til I’m not an intern anymore?

3) Speaking of being an intern.. I only have 1 more week of Foodservice Management! I’ll do an update post later in the week when I can see the light.

4) This morning I woke up with a grumbling tummy and was immediately inspired by the leftover can of pumpkin sitting in my fridge; Pumpkin pie pancakes anyone?

pumpkin pancakesI combined 1 cup whole wheat pancake mix, 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup pumpkin puree, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 egg, and a hefty shake of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. These were unreal.Words cannot express.

5) Yesterday we went on a huge cleaning-spree of our apartment, and it feels so good to know that there’s no longer any dog hair under the couches. Dusting, vacuuming, organizing, laundry-ing, Magic Eraser-ing… have you ever used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? There is literally nothing it can’t do.

6) Lastly, Katie over at Blonde Ambition nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger Award! This is to recognize bloggers that you feel are hard-working and inspirational. The concept of nominations is similar to the Liebster Award, which I posted about last week, so I’m not going to do the whole post, but I nominate every single one of you as Beautiful Bloggers! Everyone that reads my blog, whether you comment or not, makes me feel appreciated and you all deserve to be recognized for your inspiration.

And that’s enough rambling for now.

Are you finished with your holiday shopping? Does it stress you out?

Liebster Award

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Alright so last week Michaela from Vegan Life nominated me for the Liebster Award, and this week the wonderful Jess from Keeping It Real Food did too! So I figured I would combine the two and blast you guys with a ton of random information about myself.

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Liebster, in German, is consistently used to express your appreciation of someone, meaning “dearest” or “beloved”. I tried to find the original Liebster Award post so that I could credit whoever came up with this, no luck. But what I did find is that it has been going on around the blogosphere for quite a while, and it really shows how much we appreciate each other as fellow bloggers. It’s a chance to show someone that you’re really listening and you really care.

With that said, here are the rules…

  1. Write 11 random facts about yourself
  2. Answer the 11 questions given by the person who nominated you
  3. Create 11 new questions
  4. Nominate 11 bloggers and mention them in your post
  5. Thank the person that nominated you and tell the people you’ve nominated

Since I got this from 2 different people, I’ll be answering 22 questions that they created

11 Random Facts About Me

  1. I’m very clumsy with little things, like making a mess when I eat, running into tables, dropping wine glasses…
  2. I have two older brothers
  3. Training for a 10k right now, which is also the start to my Half marathon training but I don’t want to call it that yet because I think it makes it seem daunting
  4. In high school I was on the varsity rowing team for 4 years as port in the bow pair
  5. Andrew and I have been dating for 3 and a half years
  6. I won’t eat meat at more than 1 meal a day, and there is no reasoning behind this
  7. My favorite wine is Pinot Grigio (white), but I actually much prefer red wine
  8. Incubus and Bob Marley are my “fall-backs” for music. Can’t ever get enough
  9. Scallops are one of my favorite foods, but I only eat them once or twice a year because I think only fine-dining places can get them right, so I save them for special occasions
  10. Now that I live in a tropical climate, anything below 70 degrees is “cold” to me
  11. I own more yoga pants than jeans

Questions from Jess

  1. What are your desert island albums? Everything Incubus has ever created, oh and you could throw in some Bob Marley if you’re feeling generous (see random fact #8)
  2. Do you pay attention to astrology? No not really
  3. What’s your hidden talent? It wouldn’t be a hidden talent if I told you
  4. How did you celebrate your last birthday? Well it was on a Tuesday so I went to work, we had celebrated the weekend before when my parents were in town
  5. What’s your favorite way to spend a day off? Snuggled up on the couch with Annie… or going to the beach
  6. Hot weather or cold weather? Hot hot hot!
  7. Do you have a “signature” dish you make? Baklava, but I’ve been thinking lately I really need to find something other than dessert that is my signature dish.. better get to work!
  8. What’s your favorite drink, alcoholic or non? Wine, hands-down. Sorry I’m not sorry? I do also love coffee
  9. What song do you listen to over and over? Right now it’s Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris and Florence
  10. What time do you usually go to bed? During the week I try to go to bed by 11, earlier if I can.. I’m worthless without sleep
  11. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Greece, Italy, and back to Spain please

Questions from Michaela

  1. Yoga or Pilates? Yoga please, just because I don’t necessarily do it for the workout, that’s just a nice perk
  2. Book or movie? Depends, it’s gotta be a good movie or I fall asleep hah
  3. Gingerbread or peppermint? Peppermint for sure, yum
  4. Ocean or lake? This is a tough one, I’d say lake for nostalgic reasons of my summers at Lake Michigan but I do love the warm, salty ocean breeze
  5. Run or Bike? I like to run more now than I ever thought I would
  6. Acai or gogi berries? Costco has these chocolate covered acai berries and they are to die for
  7. Scuba dive or Sky dive? Um neither? I would be terrified either way
  8. Morning or evening? I’m more of a morning person but everything good happens at night, it’s more fun!
  9. Ski or surf? Well I was on ski team in high school, I learned to ski probably the day after I learned to walk sooo…
  10. Australia or Europe? Both would be amazing to explore
  11. Seashells or Seahorses? I love collecting sea shells when I go to the beach, maybe I should do some sort of craft with them? Right now they are just in glass jars

My Questions for You!

  1. Would you rather spend your money on food or clothes?
  2. What’s your favorite holiday cookie?
  3. When you’re angry or upset, how do you calm yourself down?
  4. Do you have a favorite restaurant?
  5. With foods that you don’t like, is it a texture thing or taste?
  6. How many alarms do you set to wake up?
  7. Is your house/apartment/room clean or messy?
  8. Chocolate or vanilla?
  9. When’s the last time you talk to your best friend?
  10. Do you like prefer flying or driving?
  11. How many cups of coffee/tea do you drink in a day?

My Nominations

  1. Running on Pumpkin
  2. Mac&Cheese&Peas
  3. Blissful Britt
  4. Burpees, Box Jumps and Beer
  5. Blonde Ambition
  6. Keeping Up With Claire
  7. On The Road to RD
  8. PickyRunner
  9. Sarah’s Doodles
  10. Totes My Oats
  11. Kelsey Runs

A to Z Survey

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Since I am all out of sorts this week, I thought I would do a simple kind of post.. a survey! I actually happen to love doing surveys, and I normally finish them but never post them. Strange huh?

Anyway I stumbled across this A-Z survey from Hayley over at Running on Pumpkin. I changed up a few of the letters to make the survey a tad more health/food-oriented, but it was (not surprisingly) already mostly about food and exercise. :)

A is for age: Well I’m 23 but people tell me I don’t look it! I’m also only 5’3, so that could be why.

B is for breakfast today: Pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and a coffee… I was running a liiiittle late today so I grabbed breakfast from the cafeteria and I missed the hot breakfast so I went with the first thing I saw.

C is for currently craving: Water, I’m ungodly thirsty right now for some reason.

D is for dinner tonight: Leftover turkey from our Thanksgiving feast on Sunday, mashed potatoes and roasted broccoli.

E is for favorite type of exercise: I definitely have a new-found love of running so I’m kind of riding that high right now.

F is for fast food choice: I hardly ever eat fast food, but I can’t say that I don’t enjoy french fries.

G is for gross food: Honestly I’m not a picky eater at all. The only thing that comes to mind is oysters and mussels but I don’t know the last time I ever tried them, so I can’t really count that

H is for hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan… they have some AMAZING restaurants, if you’re ever in the area I will happily supply you with suggestions.

I is for something important: Risk. I think it’s important to take risks in life in order to have any growth or learning. I moved to South Florida with no job and very little money to not only be with Andrew, but to see what opportunities were available for me… and it ended up being one of the best decisions I ever made! Health is important too. I don’t think spending money on good food or exercise is a waste. Obviously in good taste though.. you don’t need brand-name yoga pants.

J is for current favorite jam: Like delicious breakfast topping? Raspberry. Or like song? Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj… I’m sorry I can’t help myself, I love her

K is for kids: Eventually I do want kids but it’s not on my radar right now. Homegirl needs a diamond first.

L is for favorite legume: Definitely chickpeas.. they’re so versatile.

M is for the most recent way you spent money: Well I dropped a few hundred dollars at Disney this weekend. Money that I didn’t even have to begin with since I’m an unemployed student/intern… but let’s just pretend that it didn’t happen.

N is for something you need: I definitely need new clothes, and that’s not me disguising the fact that I really just want to go shopping. All of my jeans are wearing thin and since I donated a lot of clothes back in the spring, I have yet to replenish my wardrobe. But like I said, I’m poor for the time-being.

O is for occupation: Right now I’m a full-time Dietetic Intern, but that means in a years time I’ll be a Dietitian, so yea. Nutrition is my thang.

P is for pet peeve: Bad manners. And people that think carbs are bad.

Q is for a quote: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - “I don’t think we should base so much on weight, muscles, and a good hair day, but when it happens, it’s nice. It really is.”

R is for random fact about you: I only wash my hair once a week. I still get my hair wet in the shower everyday… do a little scalp massage to redistribute the oils and I use a little conditioner on the ends… but with my type of hair, especially in Florida, more washing means more frizz.

S is for favorite healthy snack: Can’t go wrong with apples and peanut butter!

T is for favorite treat: Definitely any kind of ice cream or fro-yo. I usually just buy the half-gallons from Publix since they have awesome flavors but if I’m feeling extra special I’ll stop by Yogurtland or one of those places that you can mix and match all kinds of flavors and toppings.

U is for something that makes you unique: I have a fake tooth! Hah long story short, one of my bottom molars had to be taken out last year and I got an inch long screw put into my jaw and my pretty, fake implant tooth now sits on top of it!

V is for favorite vegetable: Cucumbers are always my favorite but I go through phases of eating them. My go-to veggies that I always have on hand are spinach and broccoli, both raw and cooked. They seriously go with everything.

W is for today’s workout: Andrew and I went on a quick 3 mile run when we got home today, in the dark! One of the perks of getting your man into running.

X is for X-rays you’ve had: Um well a lot when I had to get my tooth implant. I also had some of my thumb this summer. It’s still jacked up but they didn’t find anything in the x-rays so I’ve been dealing with it for ohhhh 4 months now. The joint is visibly swollen and I have decreased range of motion, oh and I get a sharp pain when it bends the wrong way… clearly it’s fine…

Y is for yesterday’s highlights: Hmmm, I don’t even remember what I did yesterday to tell you the truth.

Z is for hours of zzz’s you need: I would say 8 is ideal, any less than 7 and I’m dying unless I have coffee throughout the day.