Wonderful Wednesday

Swazzle

Morning!

Yesterday after work I sooooo didn't want to work out. It's the first time since I started getting healthy that I felt the old Swazzle creep in and try to persuade me to get on the couch and watch TV. I thought up every single excuse possible. And then when I got to my house... I changed into my workout clothes and I went for a run. Who is this person?! I don't know but I like her  

After my run, I cooked dinner (HC Avocado Pasta, YUM!), ate dinner, showered, and then lounged on the couch with H for about 30 minutes and then it was time for bed. 

Tonight, we're going to play tennis for a bit then the rest of my night will look exactly the same as last night but I'm making HC Apple Cider-Brined Salmon with Tarragon Mustard Cream Sauce and Green Beans. I'm SO excited for this meal, I can't even. And tonight is the Big Brother finale so somehow I have to stay up until 11pm. That's going to be difficult! 

My Wednesday is going to be wonderful because it's the 2 weekiversary of joining the gym and becoming active and being a healthier me. I'm still feeling motivated and I love it! 

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@Swazzle - Great job on the run last night!!  I was feeling the same way.  Eventually I went and did a 2 mile fast walk, but I did NOT want to get up and out of the house.  I plan to do a short PiYo tonight since I kind of wimped out yesterday.

Last night I didn't want to cook either, but H and I are on a 2 week eat-in challenge.  Plus it was his birthday and he wanted hashweh.  So I ended up cooking the hashweh, and it was great.  I was just feeling like I wanted to get laid and then read in my PJs all night, not cook a healthy meal and exercise, KWIM??  

Now I'm craving apple cider, thanks @Swazzle.

We are having THIS for dinner, with chicken thighs, plus roasted green beans.  Can't wait.

minskat30

Great job @swazzle ....seriously awesome motivation! AW your dinner please?

@cocobellaf - That looks amazing.  

My day is... not so wonderful.  I did manage to get a 45 minute spin class in yesterday, which I'm proud of, but had a 15 hour day yesterday at work and was just wiped.  When exhausted I sometimes snore and about 2 hours into my sleep H woke me up from a deep sleep and felt the need to tell me to stop snoring.  I was so pissed I slept in the other room.  I would get it if my snoring was an everyday thing and I know he needs his sleep too but I didn't sleep hardly at all as a result.  

I have another full day today and I just pray this deal closes today so I can be done with it.  

buddysmom80

@swazzle good job at kicking ass with the workouts!!!! I know you can do it!!!!

It's finally slow today at work, so I'm hanging out here, hope that's okay!

Nothing much going on, we cleaned out the basement a little bit since bulk trash is this week, we also have some dump passes so we didn't go crazy cleaning the basement, but enough to make it not look like an episode of Hoarders.

Tonight I'm making meatloaf in the pressure cooker and green bean casserole. I've been dying for some meatloaf lately, I hope it comes out good!

Thursday after work I have to shop for H's birthday gifts and get the ingredients for his birthday cake. He wanted plain vanilla cake with a little bit of frosting (WHO DID I MARRY???) so I figured I would make them from scratch. For his birthday gifts I'm buying him some external hard drive for his Xbox, a leaf blower and a beard trimmer he wanted. Then we're ordering Chinese food Saturday night and having a quiet night.

Anyone else watching Empire tonight????? I can't wait for season 2!

Swazzle

@CocoBellaF - We were totally on the same wavelength last night. It took everything in me to cook dinner after running. I just had to look up hashweh because I've never heard of it. It looks/sounds yummy! 

@minskat30 - I forgot to take a pic last night, it was sooo good though. Or do you mean tonight? I will totally AW tonight, I know it's going to be delish! Vibes for an easier Wednesday! 

@buddysmom80 - Thank you for the encouragement last night! I LOVE meatloaf, that sounds so good. Do you add ketchup to the top? A "little bit" of frosting? What are this? I still need to watch season 1 of Empire

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@Swazzle - This is the base recipe I use: LINK  It's very good, but if you ever make it be sure to make a little bit extra of the spice mix and use some of it when you cook the meat.

@minskat30 - I would have been all RAWR too!!

@buddysmom80 - Yeah, I'm on the "what is a 'little' bit of frosting" train.  ALL THE FROSTING.

buddysmom80

@swazzle I'm glad I could help with the encouragement (from my couch while watching TV lol). I LOVE ketchup on my meatloaf, this recipe you brown some onions in the PC then add ketchup and beef broth (since the PC needs liquid in order to cook stuff or something, I don't know) then you put the meat loaf on top, so I guess you spoon the sauce over. We're going to have a ton of leftovers so it'll be meatloaf sandwiches for lunch which I'm more excited about. I don't get H and his dislike of frosting or anything sweet for that matter. 

@minskat30 I'm sorry you didn't sleep well. As someone who snores a lot, tell H to invest in ear plugs.

@cocobellaf I would rather have frosting than cake. This year, my CW (who is also a frosting AND candy corn addict, we're a rare breed) bought me a can of funfetti frosting for my birthday. She's the best.

untouchablets

Morning everyone!
@swazzle awesome job at getting to the gym! I'm the queen of making excuses to get out of things lol

@minskat30 I'd be pissed too if I was woken up for that. Sorry about your long day

So I do indeed have a sinus infection , caused by my allergies of course. I'm absolutely miserable with it but it should clear up soon. Amd I finally got my new phone! I can see the keyboard now! So far I love it but its twice the size of my iPhone so its taking some getting used to.

Also I brought my grade up in finance to a c!! I used almost half of my tutor hours but my professor told me to focus on my participation because those are easy points I'm not getting. Hopefully I can keep this up lol.

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@buddysmom80 I would totally eat a can of funfetti frosting too. That stuff is so good!

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I'd rather eat cookie dough than frosting.  I like frosting WITH cake, but not so much by itself.  Cookie dough is a completely different story.

lavenderfields13

@Swazzle wow that 2 weeks flew by. You're doing so awesome! 

@minskat30 Ughh 15 hours? I hope you can get some good sleep soon!

@untouchablets I hope your sinus infection is gone soon. Luckily I've never had one but they sound awful. Good job on bringing your grade up too!

Yesterday I stopped by the library on my way home to drop off a couple books and pick one up- I now have like 6 books at home that I need to read. The one I'm reading now I haven't got really into yet, I think it's just not my thing.

Then I went for my regular walk with my friend, came home, did a load of laundry, showered, had a shake, read and went to bed. 

Today I need to make myself do a workout video and then I'm supposed to go over to a friend's for a game night around 6. I like to be home and settled by like 8 lol so I'm really not looking forward to going out on a Wednesday. I'd much rather Saturday

lavenderfields13

CocoBellaF said:

I'd rather eat cookie dough than frosting.  I like frosting WITH cake, but not so much by itself.  Cookie dough is a completely different story.

Yes- cookie dough and brownie batter! I could eat a whole bowl of brownie batter. I always have to force myself to stop!

minskat30

Thanks @untouchablets @cocobellaf @laverderfields13

@swazzle - I wanted to see your last night's dish but I'd love to see this night's as well.  

@buddysmom80 - The irony is he woke me up with his snoring Monday night/Tuesday morning and I didn't complain at all.  I told him that this morning and I think he felt bad.  He did apologize this morning so there is that.  Earplugs for him during these stressful deal days for me might be a good investment.

Peaseblossom55

@swazzle Glad you keeping motivated that's so great! Last night's dinner sounded really good.

@buddysmom80 H isn't a big sweets person either, it can be disappointing but it usually means more for me. :-)

@minskat30 Sorry for the bad night of sleep.  I hope these long work days end for you soon!

@untouchablets Feel better sinus infections are the worst

@cocobellaF last night would have been a great night for just lounging and reading but instead I was studying.

 

Yay our king bed arrives today I can't wait to sleep in it tonight and just play around with the settings when I get home.  We also have something with it that will monitor our sleep patterns as well. I'm curious to learn about that too.  Yesterday late afternoon I got a call from the hospital Anneliese's photos from the hospital are in.  They are mailing them to us I can't wait to see them.  I had a pretty decent day at work yesterday.  I hope today is a bit more of the same.  A week from tomorrow is the test.  I can't wait to be done studying.  I'm so sick of studying.  I'm excited that it's getting closer and closer to Friday.  No real reason other than the weekend!

jenna8984

Hi everyone! I was on the cruise for a week and then I've been out of work sick for the last 2 days. The cruise was awesome, we liked each island more than the last. Saw lots of old forts (we love history) and lots of beach & swim time. H was anxious because he had never been on one but he didn't get sick at all and he loved it. And I'm getting a facial tonight, my aunt works at the spa so she always gives me like 60% off woohoo. I probably missed a lot around here....

@swazzle great job working out! Keep it up! What is HC? A different type of BA I'm guessing?

@cocobellaf mmm I love thighs

@minskat30 ugh that sucks sorry he woke you up

@buddysmom80 My H is boring with flavors too! Every time at the Cheesecake Factory he orders a slice of plain and I'm like WHAT?! Look at all these options?!

@lavenderfields13 I bought a book in the airport to read and so far I'm loving it. It's by Sophie Kinsella and I believe it's called "Shopaholic to the Stars" or something like that. I feel like I'm watching an episode of Real Housewives or something while reading it, which is the "easy" read style I enjoy lol.

@southernpeach89 Good luck & vibes for Callie coming very soon!!

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lavenderfields13 said:

CocoBellaF said:

I'd rather eat cookie dough than frosting.  I like frosting WITH cake, but not so much by itself.  Cookie dough is a completely different story.

Yes- cookie dough and brownie batter! I could eat a whole bowl of brownie batter. I always have to force myself to stop!

OMG yum! I want all the sugary things now.

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@TwoDimes OMG LOL! I'm so glad I was in your dream!!! Hopefully your dream will come true and you can meet @labro and myself!

buddysmom80

@cocobellaf I'm with you on the cookie dough too. One day I made slutty brownies and it was like all of my favorite desserts in one pan. Cookie dough, brownie batter and oreos!!!!! I almost went into sugar shock!

@minskat30 H uses his all the time, if I sleep on my stomach though I don't snore which is weird, I've been tested for sleep apnea and I don't have it, but H does (he's actually picking up his CPAP machine right now). H is a light sleeper too, I've slept through tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards, so I'm a heavy sleeper.

@twodimes, I read your post really fast and I thought this really happened. Then I read it again. I need more coffee.

@peaseblossom55 I never thought about having more sweets for myself, good way to put it in perspective. Did you get a sleep number bed? We're looking to upgrade to a king size and I really want a sleep number so I'll take any real testimonials I can get to convince H that we need one.

Peaseblossom55

@twodimes ha ha awesome dream

@jenna8984 glad you enjoyed the cruise.  Sorry you are sick.  I always seem to get sick after a vacation :-(

cu97tiger

@swazzle - You are killing it right now, keep it up!!

@minskat30 - 15 hour day? YUCK!! I tend to wake DH up when he's snoring really loudly, but he rolls over and goes right back to sleep. Do you usually fall right back asleep and last night you just didn't?

@buddysmom80 - We have roku so I will be watching Empire tomorrow night!!

Why isn't there frosting that is actually cookie dough? Don't steal that, I'm totally going to do it and make millions!

Last night I was at work until 6 (that's a 9 hour day for me... bleh). DH made random leftovers for dinner because we forgot to thaw the pork we were going to have. Then I sat around, folded laundry, and went to bed. Tonight I need to dust the whole house (it's dusty all over again... it's never-ending). We'll have one of the HC meals for dinner... probably Thai Linquine in Chili Peanut Sauce. YUM!

DH has a friend coming into town on Friday, which we are both really excited about. Is it Friday yet? I miss you ladies... not being able to TK/chat all day is cramping my style!

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Part of my dream last night was about egg-drop soup.  I woke up this morning sad that I didn't have any.

Peaseblossom55

@buddysmom80 yes we did get the sleep number.  We got the ILE it was great in the store and I hope so at home. They were having a big sale on them over labor day weekend.  They have their big sales labor day and presidents day they told us.

jenjen047

@swazzle - You're killing it girl! Way to go!

@cocobellaf - That food looks amazing! H is a lucky guy! =

@minskat30 - UGH that's so annoying! I would kill FI if he did that to me. He snores a lot and we invested in a white noise machine, which helped a lot!

@buddysmom80 - I also like vanilla cake but with ALL THE FROSTING. I don't know what to say about "a little bit of frosting".

@untouchablets - Awesome work on the grade! WOO!!! Sorry about your sinus infection. What sort of phone did you get?

@twodimes - Sloppy joes....drool... Also that dream is crazy! What sorts of drugs did you take last night???

@lavenderfields13 - I'm totally with you on going out on weeknights. I hate it.

@jenna8984 - Your cruise looked amazing!! SO jealous. Also thanks for the book tip, it's on my list now!

@peaseblossom55 - Glad you had an OK day yesterday! Enjoy the king size. We have a Sleep Number bed, but not with the fancy Sleep IQ thing. Does yours have the snoring thing too?

@everyone - I thought we banned food talk this early in the morning? Cookie dough, brownie batter, frosting, cake.....you are monster! I am now starving!!

Tonight we have our first of 3 cake tastings and I can't wait!! Last night I did my 15th run of the month and was feeling GREAT! I ran 2.75 miles instead of my normal 2 and just felt like I was zooming!! It was awesome. I wonder if the colder temps are helping.

Today is day 6 of FMILs visit. I don't think I talked about it yet. We had an OK weekend while FI was at work. She's perfectly nice but extremely passive, which irritates me after awhile. Like if I ask if she's hungry she just says "whatever you want". GAH! Then I'm trying to decide if she really is hungry and just being polite or if she's not hungry. And then if I ask what she wants to eat she says she doesn't have a preference. It's exhausting. I'm sure she's just trying to be flexible, but I'd prefer if she had SOME opinions. She also has zero interest in seeing the city at all and just wants to shop all day every day. I'm not a huge fan of museums, but even I think you should do SOME sightseeing when you're in a new place. Oh well....

ETA: @cu97tiger - I won't steal your idea but I will buy all the frosting cookie dough when you start selling it.

Peaseblossom55

@jenjen047 I'm not sure what the snoring thing is.... now I'm curious H sometimes snores and I'm wondering if I've missed out.  We have the Sleep IQ thing though. 

minskat30

@cu97tiger - I'm a light sleeper...unless I'm two sheets to the wind lol.  I usually can fall back asleep but I was honestly so angry at being woken that I couldn't sleep.  I also don't sleep well without H, which I know is stupid but I've just gotten used to it over the years so sleeping in the guest room I was sort of like this...

I knew if I fell asleep again before him though I would just start snoring again from the exhaustion, which would keep him up and he'd just wake me up again so I figured it was a lose/lose to stay in bed with him.  Your dinner sounds amazing by the way.

@jenna8984 - Welcome back!  How was St Lucia?  AW your vacation please.  

@TwoDimes - Your dream is hilarious!

@peaseblossom55 - Hugs, I'm sure her photos will be beautiful and I'm glad you will have them.

jenjen047

@peaseblossom55 - I think it's if you have an adjustable base model? It's called Partner Snore I think, and basically just allows you to raise their head so they stop snoring.

@buddysmom80 - We have had our Sleep Number since last June and I have to say, I'm not a huge fan. If you like to site on the edge of your bed, eventually the foam that makes up the perimeter of the bed weakens and stops holding its shape, so the bed starts to sag and just looks stupid. Also, because the insides are made of plastic, it is VERY LOUD when you roll over. Just my $0.02. I hope @peaseblossom55 has a better experience!

jenjen047

OH also in case anyone is interested, Old Navy is having a 40% off sale and free 2 day shipping on orders over $75. It ends today and the promo code is START. I bought a TON of new clothes for fall....including some maroon pants (inspired by @swazzle).

ETF: typos.

casey1219

@swazzle Kudos to you for keeping up the motivation. You are awesome.

@CocoBellaF That dinner looks fantastic. The roasted green beans sound heavenly. (I'm almost 26 and have just recently figured out that I love green beans. Better late than never, I guess.)

Last night was great, really. BF and I had a delicious dinner that my mom made at my house. Then, we went to church for a revival. We came back, hung out on the couch and watched last night's episode of DWTS. Team Bindi all the way.

Today, BF and I have been together for 1.5 years. I know it might not be a huge deal to anyone else, but I'm so proud of it. We've come through quite a few things together, and I'm thankful to have him. I'm kinda sad though. He will probably work late, so I don't know that we'll really do anything, but I hope we at least get some time together.

Hoping tonight to catch up on some cleaning if I can. I need to get rid of some clutter desperately.

Happy first day of fall, everyone!

beachyone15

Yesterday my stomach was feeling cramp-y. I'm worried that I may be developing an allergy to dairy...NOOOO!!! So in an effort to be healthy, DH and I busted out the juicer that we got for our wedding and haven't used yet. We made strawberry-banana-mango-pinapple juice which was so good! Unfortunately it didn't keep us full for very long so next time I think we'll need to add in some veggies.
Tonight we are making spaghetti squash "pasta" with chicken. It's one of our favorites so I'm excited about that. I'm hoping the day goes by fast and the weekend gets here soon. I'm going to the beach for the weekend on Friday with my mom and BFF!

@swazzle - Dinner tonight sounds delicious! Good for you for keeping at it - don't lose momentum!
@CocoBellaF - Wow, your dinner sounds great too!
@minskat30 - Sending you good vibes for a positive day and the end of that deal!
@buddysmom80 - My H is the same way, not really into cake OR frosting. In fact for our wedding, instead of a groom's cake he had a cookie bar. Which was fine for me because I basically got to pick out our wedding cake
@untouchablets - Good job with getting that grade up!
@lavenderfields13 - I'm the same way on weeknights. I don't even like to go out and do errands after work. In a perfect world, my after work time consists of pjs and nothing else!
@TwoDimes - Such a random dream, but at least it involved bbq!
@Peaseblossom55 - Enjoy the new bed - I'm dying to get a new one!
@jenna8984 - Welcome back! Favorite port and/or most beautiful scenery?
@cu97tiger - Cookie dough frosting...YES!

Swazzle

@untouchablets - No beuno! Did you get antibiotics? I think I mentioned this before but Advil Cold and Sinus is a savior. Great job bringing up your grade!

@lavenderfields13 - What are you reading now? I just finished a free book I heard about through BookBub. The writing was SO bad and it started getting really cheesy and then I realized it was a "romantic mystery". I was already 150 pages in though so I felt the need to power through to the end. SIGH. 

@minskat30 - Pretend I took this  

@TwoDimes - OMG I loooooove sloppy joes! There's a great recipe for them on SkinnyTaste and I always use ground turkey. I don't really love ground beef anymore. 

@peaseblossom55 - YAY FOR KING BED! You will NOT regret it

@jenna8984 - Welcome back! So glad you had a great time! HC is Home Chef, similar to BA but more options and less limitations plus they offer low cal/low carb meals that are still delicious. 

@cu97tiger - Thank you  

@jenjen047 - Have an awesome time at your cake tasting! 

Peaseblossom55

@beachyone15 I hope we enjoy it too

@jenjen047 We did not get the adjustable base at all.  SIL has it and doesn't like.  I hope we don't have some of the issues you do.  I'm looking forward to it.

@swazzle yum that looks so good! I'm now so hungry.