1. So hey, if you don’t follow me on Instagram you may have missed the fact that I got a nasty sunburn this weekend in the shape of giant testicles on my chest. Chesticles, if you will. Garrett and I always joke that we are a good match for each other because if he didn’t have me, he’d probably end up being a hermit for the rest of his life holed up at home. But if I didn’t have him I’d probably end up sunburned and homeless, but having a damn good time while I doing it! In short: we balance each other’s natural tendencies out. But for the record, Garrett OBVIOUSLY was only partially looking out for me this weekend. I did not end up homeless. But sunburned? OY! Badly.
2. I got a replacement fit bit yesterday from Amazon and I swear to god I had the best night sleep that I’ve had in weeks. I secretly suspect that it is because I knew THE FITBIT WAS WATCHING. It is a sickness to be motivated to do things better when you know it is being tracked. I’m sort of ashamed to admit that but it is true. It’s the same phenomenon with this blog. If I say I am doing something here publicly, I am 100% more likely to do it because otherwise I have to answer to you guys. And I hear you can be a rowdy bunch. 🙂 Juuuuust kiddin!
3. Guess what Sunday was? Buster’s Birthda-versary. I mean, I guess we’ll never really know his birthday, but a year ago this past Sunday he showed up in our lives! Anniversary? I don’t know…Birthda-versary works. Can you believe it’s been a year? I have all these things to say about it but I keep holding back because I think a year ago I may have rolled my eyes at a blog post about how much someone loves their dog. But seriously? WHAT A YEAR!
4. Today is Day Two of our Whole 30 and hey — so far so good! I know it’s only 2 days, but man — in two days I have almost accidentally eaten salt water taffy TWICE! Working in an office is hard, man. And so is a Whole 30! So the fact that I’ve made it 1/15th of the way through it deserves celebration, I think. 🙂 hehe Anyway, enough of that premature self-congratulations — we need to talk food. Do you have any super amazing Whole 30 friendly recipes that you want to share? I feel like I have to shake it up this time and try some new things. Do tell, would ya?
5. Are you watching The Pitch on AMC? I AM A WOMAN OBSESSED.
6. Have a kid heading back to the sports field? Read up on the NFL’s work to help all youth athletes stay safe.
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I think that’s about it for now. Life has been pretty uneventful lately and as boring as it is to post about that, I AM SO RELIEVED. I needed a little less action in my life after the month of August. So what’s new with you?
What are you reading//watching//cooking//loving lately? Tell me all about it!!
Haaaa. Chesticles.
We call it the “adoptaversary” in our house! Just rolls off the tongue, right?
Totally understand about the puppy love. I swear my dog is like a person, her personality shines through every day and I think she’s the best dog ever! Although I know I’m biased, many of my friends have told me they want to steal her!
So I may have sent you this link before… I can’t remember but so yummy! http://paleomg.com/buffalo-chicken-mini-meatloaf/
I’m 11 days out from starting my Paleo challenge and I’m anxiously awaiting it. I’m somewhere between “I should eat healthy now because I know it’ll be easier when I start” and “I should definitely eat this mac & cheese before I can’t anymore.” Also just realized the first workout of the challenge (and something we get to do again in November to measure our results) is my most hated benchmark workout Lurong (go figure it’s called the Lurong Living Paleo Challenge… so duh to me) which is 20 kettlebell swings and 20 burpees, 5 rounds. Gotta keep my eyes on the prize… aka me in a wedding dress in May!!!!
Tomorrow is Friday <3
Aw, I can’t believe it’s been a year with Buster already! I was so excited for you guys when you ended up keeping him 🙂 Hm, what am I into right now? I am into these roasted chickpea snacks that they sell at W/F – falafel flavor! and corn nuts right now too for some reason 🙂 They have all these fun flavors at the Pendrick (Pedrick?) farm stand in Dixon. Worth a stop if you are heading that way.
My husband surprised me this past weekend by saying he wanted to do another Whole 30, starting this Saturday. Usually I coax him into doing it, but his acid reflux is getting bad-and he knows on Whole 30 it completely goes away. So we will be joining you in Whole 30 land!
I wish I had a recipe-but mostly we are happy to stick to the protein and veggies. My husband does make a very nice compliant pork stew-it is very tasty, but he is the kind of guy who throws stuff in pot and never measures anything.
Yay for a year with Buster! Dogs really are the best.
You may have tried this recipe before, but it’s my favorite Whole30 recipe AND we eat it all the time even when we aren’t eating paleo. It’s Melissa Joulwan’s “Paleo Pad Thai” and it’s amazing! We make it with shrimp and chicken sometimes, but mostly just shrimp, oh for the love of shrimp! We have our own spin on it, I don’t even remember what all she puts in hers, but we like to add shredded cabbage to the “noodles” while they are cooking and I add tons of onion and red bell pepper. Don’t forget the egg though, half the time we forget it and you can totally notice a difference. 🙂
I hope you have a good Whole30 that’s not riddled with too many cravings!