Happy #thinkingoutloud Thursday! No idea what I’m going on about? Click here!
1. “‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane. I don’t know when I’ll be back again.” Actually, that totally isn’t true — I’m coming back on Sunday — but that was the first thing that popped into my head when I thought about how I wanted to open this first point, so that’s what we’re going with. Hi, friendly faces! Depending on when you’re reading this, I’m either: sitting in an airport, on aforementioned jet plane, on a shuttle, or hanging out in Boulder, CO for Blend. Woop, woop! Judging by how things went last year, I have a feeling that this weekend is going to be pretty darn epic, so be sure to follow me on Instagram if you want to see what we get up to since I’ll probably be pretty absent from the blog world for the next few days.
2. Okay. So you know how I kind of, sort of said that I was good on cookies for the next 2.5 weeks in yesterday’s post? Well… I lied. I’m totally not. I seriously can’t get enough of these chocolate chip cookie dough bars, so it’s a good thing that they’re relatively healthy, because yeah… I’m not a huge fan of shopping for jeans 😆
3. And because we’re on the topic of good food and I can’t help but tease you a little, here’s a little sneak peak of a protein granola bar recipe that I’ll be posting next week…
I die. I was going to try and have it up for you guys tomorrow, but I decided to take the day off so I could spend a little time unplugged at Blend. Look for it on Monday instead!
4. I don’t know if I’ve ever told you guys this, but I almost always have a vacuum cleaner nearby when I’m shooting a recipe because those can get a little messy and it drives me crazy to have a bunch of crumbs on the floor afterwards. I also have a habit of cleaning the kitchen as I go rather than letting all the dirty dishes and ingredients pile up, because I literally can’t focus when my surroundings are messy. I know, I know.
5. When it comes to laundry, though? I’ll literally put it off as long as humanely possible. It’s usually not until I run out of socks and/or underwear that I kind of force myself to do it. Thankfully, I only have to worry about my own stuff.
6. So I always jot down notes of things I want to mention in these ToL posts, which is all fine and good until autocorrect decides to mess with me…
Fructose? I don’t remember wanting to talk about fructose. I do, however, remember writing something that was apparently similar to the word “fructose,” having autocorrect change it on me, being too lazy to go back an retype it because I was sure I’d remember it later, and not having any clue what it is that I wanted to say now that it’s actually time to remember it. Bugger. This is why I always write things out in my planner. Oh well. Moving on…
7. I saw my first fruit fly of the year yesterday. Normally, I try to keep fruit off my counter in the warmer months, but hello! Edmonton hasn’t exactly been balmy lately, so I have no idea where this guy came from. Little bugger better stay away from my bananas is all I’m sayin’…
And yes, I have a lot of bananas. But I eat around 3 a day, so they go pretty quick…
8. And that’s it for me, friendly faces! Like I said, I’ll be more or less unplugged over the next couple of days, but you can follow me on Instagram to get a sneak peak into what’s going on at Blend before my recap goes up next week, or you can e-mail me ([email protected]) if you need to get in touch with me. Other than that, see you on Sunday with some Link Love!
9. Wait! I remembered (see #6)!! It wasn’t fructose, it was Fructis. My hair hasn’t been all that impressed with the more natural shampoos that I’ve been using lately, so I decided to go old-school and try some cheaper drugstore brands for a bit. Fructis used to be my favourite all the way back in high school, so I’m curious to see how my hair likes it now…
10. And just a little something to make you smile…
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And omigosh I’m crying. Happy Thursday, friendly faces! 😀
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I’m just so freaking happy I finally got to meet you and spend the whole weekend with you. Including Pamela Anderson. 🙂
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Okay I vaccum SO MUCH because I hate having crumbs in the kitchen when I’m cooking… glad to know I’m not alone!
OMG that video! Thanks for sharing the tears…of joy!
I’m the same way with cleaning as I go! It stresses me out to have stuff everywhere.
And I’ve also had a hard time finding a good natural shampoo and conditioner. There’s got to be a good one somewhere out there.
I hope you have a blast at Blend and I can’t wait to hear all about it when you get back!
The only ones I’ve really had some success with are the ones from Lush, but I think even thought have sulphates in them 😕 And thank ya, lady! You need to make it out to one of these meet ups so I can finally meet you! <3
The perks of living in cold Scottish lands – no fruit flies! Oh and enjoy a few days away from the computer:)
Sometimes when autocorrect interferes I have to decide if I want to leave the word it changed it to, then wait and see how long it takes the person I’m texting to figure out what I’m saying hahaha
haha autocorrect gets me all the time too 🙂
I hope you have an amazing time at Blend. I got to meet up with Alison, and I hope to see lots of recaps later. At least I can have a vicarious experience. 😀
You live in such an amazing place! I didn’t get enough of a chance to explore Colorado, but I would definitely love to come back some day! Mountains = <3
OMGosh those bars look so delicious!! I’ve never been to anything like Blend. I’ll be anxious to read about it!
LOL @ the auto correct !! Auto Correct is the bane of my existence!
That last video is absolutely adorable!
Awww Pegasus is pure sweetness! Love that! Enjoy your time at Blend!
I am such a kitchen neat freak. I always clean as I cook and I CANNOT leave the house or go to bed if there are dirty dishes in the sink. OCD much?
Have fun at BLEND!
Have fun in Boulder! I have never been there, but I have heard good things about it!
Have a blast at Blend -it’s always nice to unplug for a few days. {I also always think of that song anytime I’m getting on a plane.} Love the auto-correct notes – but really hate auto correct. I typed “tour” correctly four times yesterday and every time it *corrected* it to “your” – silly technology!
Those cookie bars look amazing! Adding it to the list of weekend baking 🙂 Love all your recipes – thanks for sharing!
Since you mentioned natural shampoos.. I’ve been trying to “naturalize” my beauty routine as well and came across the most ridiculous deodorant. It’s a crystal that you wet down and rub on like normal deodorant. The most ridiculous thing about it is that it actually works. I couldn’t believe it. It literally works better than regular deodorant. It’s called the Crystal Body Deodorant stick if you want to check it out 🙂
Have so much fun at Blend! I hope you and all of the other bloggers have an incredible time! Going off what you said about vacuums, I LOVE to vacuum. It’s my favorite household chore and I would gladly do it for anyone who asks. But I am the exact same when it comes to laundry. I go until I run out of socks… and I always contemplate buying more socks, but I know that is the worst possible decision ever haha.
I love vacuuming too! Especially when I can see/hear things being sucked up. Omigosh. And I once bought a pack of something like 50 black ankle socks. I don’t recommend it 😆
Lol, maybe you should consider getting a dog instead of your vacuum! Of course, they are more work to take care of than the vacuum, but they will suck up the crumbs by themselves so you can work! 😀 And I loved what auto-correct did to your list… Good for you for remembering it! I never seem to be able to. 🙂
Thanks for sharing Thinking Out Loud Thursdays with all of us! This is my first time, and it was a lot of fun! Have a good time at Blend!
I’ve got back to cheap drug store shampoo too. I find they have less ingredients, which I like. I also clean the kitchen as I go because I can’t handle being surrounded by the chaos.
I hope you’re bringing me one of those chocolate chip cookie bars; when I see you in FOUR HOURS!
Miss you already xox…
Have a safe trip, Amanda! I’m looking forward to seeing your retreat recap! 🙂
I live in Boulder and had no idea Blend was happening here! Hope you have a great time! If you need recommendations for anything, I’m happy to share 🙂
I used to use Outrageous moisturizing conditioner back in high school and I loved the smell. I can’t find it around anymore!
Enjoy Blend! I am super jealous – I just really want to meet so many of you! feel all lonley over this side of the pond … Womp womp! So have an extra dose of fun from me!
Aww I know how you feel <3 I was literally the only Canadian there 😕
So excited to see you!!! I’m counting on Blend to be epic, so hopefully it lives up to our expectations. 😉
Aaand I’m going to try to unplug too..we will see how well that works!