Happy #thinkingoutloud Thursday! No idea what I’m going on about? Click here!
1. Before we begin, let us observe a moment of silence for the latest of my nut butters to meet its doom…
You were too young, Wowbutter… far too young. But despite your short time in this world, you managed to make a huge difference to at least one girl, so your life was not in vain. 😆 And can we just talk about why they decided to make the colour of the jar the same colour as the nut butter itself? It gives me a false sense of security since it always looks full, even when there’s nothing but bottom dwellers left!
2. Let’s keep the food talk going with one of my current obsessions — smoothies. Am I the only one who judges a smoothie based on its ability to hold up a spoon? The thicker, the better! #TWSS
3. And while we’re talking about smoothies, someone please remind me to never buy frozen mixed berries again. I felt like I was doing nothing but spitting out seeds the entire time that I was trying to enjoy my drink.
4. Have you seen these?!
I refuse to believe that anything is better than a classic Rice Krispie Square, but I’m not one to talk badly about anything involving Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It was, and still is, one of my favourite cereals of all time. Also, I almost wrote ‘serials’… I wonder what Freud would say about that.
5. I got hit with the most random thought the other day… Does anyone remember pink erasers? The ones that did NOTHING but make a bigger mess of whatever it was you were trying to clean up in the first place? Do they still sell those?!? I remember using them in grade school, and yeah… the introduction of white erasers was a godsend. Also, award for most random thought goes to me.
6. Riddle me this. You guys know I’m back to working in Starbucks; you know I love my booth; and I know that it’s a highly desirable spot to sit… which is why I’ve started going in a little earlier than normal to make sure that I can secure my coveted spot. Well, lately I’ve been coming across random people who keep asking to sit with me. I thought it was an isolated incident the first time, but it’s happened a few times since 😯
What do you say to something like that?!? I mean, I don’t want to be a jerk and say no… especially since I don’t really care as long as they keep to themselves and don’t try to start up a conversation with me while I try to work. The one exception to that was the woman from the other day — she kept nudging my feet and picking her teeth with her finer. It was quite fascinating from a social psychology perspective.
7. While we’re on the topic of Starbucks… Oprah has arrived!
You can now buy an Oprah Chai Tea Latte from Bux, with some of the proceeds from each sale going towards the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Foundation. I haven’t tried one yet myself, but apparently it’s supposed to be a slightly spicier version of their chai tea latte. Also… I miss watching Oprah on TV. That used to be my after-school thing with Mom. Good times.
8. All this talk of Starbucks lately would make you think that my sort-of-newly-purchased Keurig was getting neglected. Not so. I’ve recently started using it in place of my electric water kettle to boil water for my tea, and it is perfection. I’ve figured out the perfect ratio to make the best tasting cups. I’ll hit it once with the second to largest size, and then again with the smallest size. So good… every.single.time.
9. I survived the dentist (obviously)! I have some pretty interesting things to tell you regarding what all went down, but that’ll have to wait until tomorrow since it has to do with oil pulling and I’m planning to do an entire post on that since so many of you requested one.
10. And on a final note… the universe is laughing at me. I bought a new word search book the other day, and this was the puzzle that I opened up on the morning of my dentist appointment…
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Ah I have the Dentist this afternoon 🙁 I have got to have 3 fillings and they are on different sides of my mouth – hello feeling like my face in on the floor – always an attractive look 😉 . I am loving that quote on the Opera cup! And yes to the thicker the smoothie the better – Mine are literally like a bowl of ice cream sometimes…
Ack! Hope your dentist apt went okay, girl! That numb face feeling is the worst, but it’s just more reason to enjoy a nice bowl of ice cream 🙂
Now you’ve got me reminiscing a certain flower shaped pink eraser all through school – which I never used after messing up my Maths book in one of the very early grades – but loved it nonetheless! The random award unarguably goes to you!
I totally assumed the first picture of the Wowbutter was taken when it was full..until you delivered the slightly shocking factor.
Errrm wow, I would not be fascinated by such a character sharing a booth with me. Appalled maybe…
Goodness me!..opening up to the dentistry puzzle before the dentist visit!? A good omen??
Oprah came to Australia. Just saying.
That nut butter company is using extremely smart marketing. Smart kids those ones.
You nailed it on the head- that is the WORST part of mixed berries- hence I stick to frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries and sometimes raspberries- none of those damn currants to enhance the seeds!
Oprah came to Edmonton too — just saying’ 😛 And I made up for my mistake by only buying blueberries the last time I was at the store. Happy days.
I’d be loving & hating that nut butter jar if I had to be fooled many times by the container color itself. So cruel 🙁 🙁
Ha Ha Ha Ha – people are crazy. Im just picturing you rolling your eyes, starring this lady down & maybe even giving some not so friendly looks when you’d see her picking @ her teeth or being nudged w/ her feet. You poor lady 🙁
I looove using frozen berries in my smoothies! There aren’t any more seeds in frozen berries than fresh berries…right? 😉
I actually worked from a coffee shop yesterday and it was quite nice. Just the right amount of background noise. No one asked to sit with me…I’m not sure what I would have said since I usually have my stuff sprawled all over the table. So weird about the lady playing footsie with you lol!
Urgh I remember those pink erasers (or rubbers as we call them in the UK) – thank goodness for the white ones, but why do pencils still come with the punk rubber on top??!!
I can never understand when I am hard at work at Starbucks, there are loads of empty seats and someone asks to sit beside me! Like you I don’t have a problem until they start doing annoying things… Like take out their phone and have a loud conversation when they can see I am working or they have kids who they let run around and make a mess! But, I still love my starbucks 🙂
The seeds are the worst part about putting berries in your smoothies. I love the way they taste but you seriously have to brush your teeth after. ick. Also that is too funny about the lady at Starbucks. People can be so strange hahaha.
First of all – why doesn’t my closest Starbucks have a booth? This is why I go to Panera to work instead. Second, you know how I feel about someone sharing your booth. No, just no…Pink erasers are still used in my house and usually it’s me who comes to my son’s homework page to erase sloppy handwriting and make him do it all again. That berry mix looks like the very cherry medley from TJ – love the cherries! I oil pulled as you suggested this morning – we will discuss later.
Ugghhh…I have the dentist this morning. So glad that you survived your visit! I have to get a run in before mine to tame my anxiety of sitting in that chair!
Girl, I know exactly how you feel! I had a dentist nightmare two days before my appointment 😆 Hope yours went okay!
Chais are my favourite thing! I wonder if they will bring it out to Australia too?
That nut butter jar colour is just plain cruel and not user friendly at all! What were they thinking?
I do remember those erasers! What a mess they made.
Happy Thursday I hope you are having a good week 🙂
Yes I remember pink erasers. How could I forget? Remember those fun pencils that were shaped like triangles or made out of denim?
I’m so confused by the Starbucks story. I’d never ask to sit with someone – it would be so awkward and weird. Do they just stare at you after? Try to chat?
😆 No they start to do their own thing. Read, glance through their phone, normal people stuff… Very bizarre nonetheless…
i’ve never tried wow butter. but soy is not a fan of my intestines. LOL! is it soybeans? oh and note to frozen fruit buys–> payapa and mango are seedless. STOCK UP.
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Oh my gosh those erasers were the worst!! Also– I’d be so weirded out if someone asked to sit with me at Starbucks haha I like to think I make it fairly obvious when I want to be by myself/when I’m trying to be productive so I don’t know what I’d say to that either.
I saw those Cinnamon Toast Crunch bars in the store the other day and I was curious! I may have to pick them up one day just so I can say that I did….
And I always through the Wowbutter jar was clear! I have been deceived.
I love that you bought a Word Search book. I remember buying those alll the time when I was a kid for camping and road trips. I think I like crosswords better though…
Really?!? Crosswords are the bane of my existence. They take me forever to do and make me feel stupid. But maybe that’s because the ones I’ve been trying lately have been a little out of my vocab range…
I guess I’m more rude and/or awkward than you because I would NOT want to share a booth with a stranger…
I’m excited to read your oil pulling post!
Those erasers don’t make me as mad as the “erasable” ink pens that don’t erase AT ALL!
😆 I remember those too! Good in theory, BAD in execution.
Call me antisocial, but I hate it when random people ask to sit with me at cafes or at the library – I like my own space!
Am I crazy that I love the dentist? 🙂 haha. The clean feeling when you leave! I wish I could get it done monthly, not even kidding!
Also, I totally agree – thicker the better for smoothies. Which is why I always add more frozen banana than anything!
CanNOT believe it’s May already- Happy May lady! <3
Ok I need to find those cinnamon toast snacks asap, since they sound like one of the best ideas ever. And wow, I don’t know what I’d do if someone asked to sit with me at a coffee shop. I’ve never seen that actually/experienced it, but I don’t know that I would like it? Maybe selfish and probably not realistic since I tend to sprawl my stuff across a table when I get one, but I would be way too distracted with someone else at a table to keep working. And you just made me want to get a word search book. Probably picking one of those up next week 😉
Those cinnamon toast treats would be SOOOOO dangerous. That is such a funny coincidence that you opened up dentistry at the dentist!! Have a good Thursday :))
I saw Wowbutter at the grocery store yesterday and thought of you! Now that I know the color of the jar matches the color of the butter – I will think twice about getting it…
As for #10 – it always makes me pause and marvel when “coincidences” seem to happen, when one conversation is repeated by a totally different person under different circumstances, or when you start seeing licence tags to a place you were debating visiting, or like your word search book and your visit…
Someone always has our back huh?
xxs
You get inspirational quotes on your Starbs orders?! I’m lucky if I get my name spelt right… Aiming high here!
Those cinnamon bars look amazing, I remember my ‘treat’ cereals being Cinnamon Grahams when I was little, I could basically eat the whole box and get covered in sugary cinnamon…ahhhhh good times 😉
Only since Oprah has ‘arrived’! And it’s kind of hard to believe that you get your name misspelled… it’s only 3 letters?
I KNOW right – even when I spell it out to them!!
THOSE DARNED PINK ERASERS. I have successfully been thrown back to the trauma of third grade math class, losing a battle of the do-as-many-multiplication-questions-in-one-minute-as-you-can-its-not-stressful-at-all. Le shivers.
I was JUST thinking about those erasers yesterday. They’re still around because I saw someone using one and it made me cringe looking at the mess they made. Starbucks is really on a roll right now- I feel like every time I see someone with a cup the holder is a different color!
We must be on the same wavelength. The other day I was thinking about peachies (you know the kind that was mustard yellow with the sports figures on it?) and Trapper Keepers. I loved getting new school supplies but hated erasers. Actually, I was not fond of pencils in general. They made such a mess.
That’s a cruel trick for the soy nut butter. Meanies!
NO WAY! I just bought those cinnamon toast crunch bars at the store too! I haven’t opened them yet, but I’m pretty excited. My dining hall freshman year made treats out of golden grahams with marshmallows and chocolate chips that were amazing. I keep meaning to re-create them.
I’ve had a similar thing like the table incident. Twice in one month last spring someone ran up to me while I was out running and asked if they could join me on my run! It was the weirdest thing ever.
Yes to thick smoothies. To me, they should be a version of healthy pudding and then I’m happy 🙂
And that nutbutter jar – gosh, I would go crazy when opening it just to realize it is empty.
Speaking of – I need to stock up on nutbutters so bad, I have NONE at home currently! It’s high time that Sam’s package arrives and Laura in person next week, to fill up my pantry 🙂
NO nut butter?!? Kind of my worst nightmare. When is your blender getting in?!?
It’s here! But I need to talk to an electrician first – I am TERRIFIED to plug it in again and kill it and kill the whole system in my appartment. No need to happen twice 🙂
Ok think smoothies are the only way to eat them! I used to love cinnamon toast crunch, I haven’t seen those treats though yet. What a cruel joke with that nut butter jar, although I might be able to his the fact that I go through nut butter way to quickly as no one would no how quickly I was replacing the jar 🙂
I don’t actually mind the dentist? But that’s only because I associate the eye doctor with slowly being burned to death.
I soooort of remember pink erasers, but mostly those long and skinny ones! I had one that had monkey faces on the end…it didn’t do much either but it made you look cool. 😉
Annnnnnd, now I need to make rice krispies. With no cereal or marshmallows. THANK YOU. 😉
I’m not sure what I would say if someone asked me if they could sit with me. I’m pretty sure I would say yes, because there is obviously a spot open, but I’m not sure how I would feel. … Yes!! I can’t wait to hear about oil pulling in tomorrow’s post!!!!
Okay why would anyone ask someone they don’t know if they could sit with them? To me that just doesn’t make sense. Props to you for saying yes. Oh and thick smoothies that need a spoon are the best!!
My mom used to make rice krispy treats using Golden Grahams. Throw in some chocolate chips, and it was like a smores bar.
I’ve never had anything like that, but it sounds like perfection. I may have to give it a shot someday!
Those pink erasers do still exist. When I took the Psychology GRE, we had to use traditional #2 pencils (not that mechanical stuff) and I bought two of those erasers for the test. What a horrible day, haha. Good that you forgot about them.
Ahhhhh those cinnamon toast crunch bars!!!!! Amazing.
Also fun fact, my sister is a word search savant! She’s autistic and the words actually jump out at her. She can finish one in like 30 seconds. It’s so impressive!
That nut butter jar is just cruel! 😉
I’m with you on Cinnamon Toast Crunch – my favorite (sugary) cereal fo’ sho.
Hmmm, and yeah, #6 is a tough one. I feel you. I’ve had it happen to me a few times before too, and my first instinct is to say “sure!”…but then I sit there and wonder what I was thinking.
oh baby those cinnamon toast crunch treats look amazing! and now i want a traditional rice krispy.. so good!! classic:)
I have seen those bars, they look AMAZING. I just love cereal so much, especially Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It was always a good day in my house when my parents came home from grocery shopping with the good cereal. Also, thicker smoothies = better. Agreed!
Those cinnamon toast crunch bars look amazing! Probably not the best thing in the world for you but neither is the cereal. However, it too is my favorite cereal of all time. Did you try the bars? I have also seen boxed mixes for cinnamon toast crunch cupcakes that I am very intrigued by!
I didn’t try the bars because the ingredients list was legit as long as the entire side of the box. I might try to recreate them though!
I love your thinking out loud posts SOOOO much. =)
I’m currently getting ready to go and meet a friend at Starbucks – hopefully going to get quite a bit of blog work done! Need to: get a picture of my face, an about me, and that’s about it for today! I’ll have to try the chai after our Paleo challenge since there is no soy. (drat!)
Oh, and just so we are on the same page…I hated those erasers. I loved my clicker ones that were white, though!
Omigosh are you in my brain?? I was just reminiscing on Cinnamon Toast Crunch….that is my kryptonite and now I need to get my hands on that bar- yummy! And you wanna guess what I’ve spent the past few days doing? YouTubing old Oprah episodes that I missed…I adore that woman! That’s so gross about teeth picker at Starbucks- ick I shudder at the thought! Happy Thursday, lady!
What an impertinence! Believe it or not but I’ve actually been meaning to make a batch of your crispy energy bites using Cinnamon Toast Crunch. With that sample-sized [think about 1/3 of a regular] box of the cereal I got because of last-box-in-store syndrom. You know how when they have it on special offer and it’s the last box remaining on the shelf you -have- to buy it?! The same happened with a box of Cookie Crip. There’s no way to blame me.
How could anybody ever forget about pink erasers?! But I hope you also had the pleasure of meeting those scented ones. The ones my mum thought smelled awful and wanted to throw away and I probably liked even more merely for that fact. Because they really smelled but a little rebelling felt good.
I love pink erasers! Is it weird that I love the way they smell? Do they even sell pink erasers anymore? I heard recently they don’t teach penmanship in grade school anymore. I guess it makes sense too because everyone is typing now. I’ve never tried chia latte before. Not sure if I would like it, although I do love spicy things.
i got that ‘nut’ butter a couple days ago because it was on sale, i wanted sunbutter (like i have our nuts2you brand of natural but not the sunbutter one with sugar/oil added) because i have like 3 coupons that all expire in a couple months (because that’s really convenient…) and they didn’t have any…is it like the other soy nut butter? i thought it tasted odd so i hope since this is roasted soynut butter it might taste better. or maybe im just used to peanut butter ;P i know you’ve never had pb but i trust your tastebuds for this one. and yes i did see the cinnamon toast crunch bars and they have golden grahams i think? i didnt but them, i used to love cinnamon toast crunch and was never allowed to buy that or other ‘sugar’ cereals unless it was my birthday sleepover when i’d get like lucky charms and fruit loops but my best friend always had massive family size boxes of cinnamon toast crunch and when i’d visit i would always have it for breakfast 🙂 did you end up buying the bars? i love how many questions i’m asking you in this comment, you better respond to them all ;P anyway…that’s all. hope you’re doing well xoxox
😆 I don’t think I’ve ever had regular soy nut butter, but I find that nut butters that are roasted tend to taste better in general, and I really do love this one. It was kind of surprising at first, but it definitely grows on you and becomes addicting. And I didn’t end up buying the bars, but I’m definitely thinking of recreating something similar!
I think you’ve just reinforced the stereotype of Canadian people being (1) too friendly and (2) too polite. If a random person asked to sit in the same booth as someone else in the states, they’d probably send a dirty, judgmental glare their way. Although that would never happen in the first place because a random person wouldn’t ask to sit in the same booth…
People ask to share a booth with you?? That is just weird….
And I now officially want to buy a word search book. I am not very good at crosswords so I usually by sudoku puzzle books, but word searches sound fun too!
Ha! Love that the “Dentistry” crossword came up in your puzzle book. Isn’t life funny sometimes?And I love that Oprah has arrived at the Bux… gotta get my hands on that Chai Tea Latte! And I’ve said it before but I will say it again- your creamy smoothies… get. in. my. belly.
I remember the pink erasers which left smears all over my homework so I had to re-write the whole damn thing. >< UGH. Also, those little pencils with the inserts of pencil tips into a tube. I don't know if you know what I'm talking about but if you lost ONE of the pencil tips, you couldn't use the pencil. #wtf
I would have gagged if the woman starting picking her teeth in front of me… I think she would have gotten the point then. 😉 Lol
When people ask to sit with me in Starbucks I seriously like freeze and I’m like uhhhhh. I like to spread all of my stuff out on the table so I can see it, and yeah apparently I’m not so good at the sharing thing. I once had a guy walk up, move all of my things over and just sit without asking. I’m pretty sure I had permanent bitch face on the whole time.
😆 Now that’s definitely rude. I probably would have sported the same kind of face… either that or talked his ear off in hopes of annoying him to the point where he just leaves.
Glad to hear you’ve survived the dentist! Looking forward to that post on the results of the oil pulling 🙂 As for the sitting by you thing, maybe wear headphones?? Even if you don’t listen to anything, they might get the hint to not bother you. That’s not to say they wont ask to sit by you, but maybe at least they won’t want to strike up a conversation. Maybe you should wear a scowl more like I do. No one EVER asks to sit by my grumpy face 😉
I had THE WORST coffee shop booth share experience once… You’re right, it’s such an interesting social experiment. Anyway, I had all my things at the only open table and went to the counter to order my drink and this homeless/crazy man sat down at my table. I felt so uncomfortable (I know that’s probably awful of me) because he was acting erratic (I’m just paranoid someone will hurt me, it’s not that I care about anything else) and so I went to the couch. Then someone left and I sat at their table. HE CAME OVER TO MY TABLE AGAIN. I was just so frustrated I just worked and tried to ignore it. Is that awful of me??? (I hope not)
I just had cinnamon toast crunch for the first time a couple of weeks ago! Man was I missing out!! I’m going to have to try those bars now too. Also, it would really bug me if someone sat at my table at Starbucks. I need my space!
Yes, I certainly remember using those pink erasers! It sure brings back memories of grade school! I barely handwrite anything anymore, let alone use an eraser! Ah, I miss those days!
#4 WHERE CAN I GET THAT?? hahaha
I saw them at Safeway, I think? I’m not sure what the equivalent would be in the States though!
I can’t believe they make the nut butter container the same color as the actual stuff inside! haha! They’re so tricky! It reminds me of restaurants that have ketchup bottles that are red and right when you’re starving and ready to eat and all you need is to put the ketchup on your plate – and then you find out it’s actual empty, not full. 😛
That is ODD about the Starbucks people asking to sit w/you… I wouldn’t like that, but really wouldn’t know what to say either. Awkward. Could you politely say you’re really trying to focus on what you’re doing, so you’d prefer it if they didn’t? lol
I can’t hardly wait to go to the dentist for my next cleaning!! I’m so excited because my teeth look SO white & awesome from the oil pulling that i do each morning. I used to have coffee stains on my teeth & they’d need to use a special little tool/blaster thing to get it off & I’d always feel bad for the hygienist… not anymore!! Can’t wait to hear what they told you. 😉
I thought I was the only one who used the Kreuig for hot water haha! Glad to know I’m not!
I used to love watching Oprah too! Now I watch Ellen sometimes, but its just not the same!
Oprah’s infiltrated Starbucks?!? What’s happening to this world? 😉 At least she picked a tasty drink to promote her foundation.
Oooo I always feel awkward when someone wants to sit with me when I’m at peace doing my work. I guess as long as they keep to themselves, there isn’t a problem. But I know how it feels to have THAT person in your bubble.
I also remember lovvvinnnggg cereal bars— specifically the honey cheerios kind. The “milk” (frosting) was the highlight.
I love word searches!! Now I want to get a book for myself 🙂
Ooo!! New Chai tea! I’m absolutely down with all that and a bag of Oprah.
I’m with you about the thickness of smoothies. I always feel like you are getting more out of it when it takes you longer to eat it with a spoon. And I have had the same problems with the mixed berries. They are way too seeded. I’ve learned to just go with strawberries or blueberries when making smoothies. I have heard of the Cinnamon toast bars but have yet to try them. I love my Keurig too! So much quicker than waiting for hot water on the stove. I am still old school and love doing word finds when I travel:)
Oh my gosh—that’s so crazy the Wow Butter jar is the same color as the nut butter! Glad you survived the dentist. Happy fun times.
Thursdays are my favorite!☺️ I looove my smoothies thick, I prefer to eat them instead of drink. Haha. I’m interested to try oil pulling cuz my teeth are kinda yellow… Plus all the other benefits of course. I love these posts and I enjoy reading them but I miss the random facts. I’ll keep reading everyday and continue to enjoy your blog but I just thought I might remind you or ask you about the random facts cuz I always laughed out loud at those 🙂
-thanks
I was actually thinking about how it’s been forever since I’ve included those and I was wondering if anyone noticed. I’ll throw some in next week for sure 😀
Regarding #6, I find that because I’m short, people who sit across from me automatically think I need less leg room and always end up nudging or kicking me accidentally! My legs need just as much space guys! haha
Oooh I still need to try oil pulling, but I keep forgetting to actually do it! Thanks for reminding me! Haha
I’ve never seen a book of just word searches. Jealous!! They are my favorite. 😀
Mine too! I found mine in the bookstore 🙂
Alright now I really want to know about this oil pulling business. I’m intrigued.
I would not like sharing my table, even less so than with someone who had odd public habits, like picking their teeth. I do get your fascination with getting a good spot and working at Starbuck’s though. I spent hours one day working at the local coffee shop and I really enjoyed the experience. I wasn’t sure how I’d fare, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat. It’s good to mix up the environment from time to time.
I’m with you on the creamy smoothie thing. The closer the consistency to ice cream the better! I always add heaps and heaps of frozen bananas and raspberries to achieve it 🙂 Glad I’m not alone
And nut butters… they NEVER last long with me… *mourning all devoured nut butters quietly* They are just too amazing and loved greatly 😉