Sometimes things just don’t go according to plan. Yesterday I mentioned that I had a fun and somewhat different post planned for you guys today, and then life decided to jump in and have a good laugh at my efforts (read: major SNAFU). I might have still been able to pull it off, but it probably would have ended up being rushed and half-assed, which isn’t exactly the look I’m going for. It’ll still happen, but probably some time next week.
I learned two very important lessons from this whole ordeal. First, while you may be able to get away with procrastinating on a lot of occasions, it will eventually bite you in the ass — don’t do it. Second, blends are lifesavers. The lovely Cait tagged me with the Liebster award last week, and while I was planning on filling it out anyways, I had to do a little bit of rescheduling and move the date up. This isn’t the first time that blends have saved me in the midst of a blogging fiasco — I honestly don’t know what I’d do without them.
Here are Cait’s questions…
1. What would be your dream living location {in the US}?
… but I like living in Canada. I don’t really feel like I can answer this question fairly since there are so many places in the States that I haven’t been… especially when it comes to the east coast. That being said, I’ve done a lot of road tripping down the west coast, and I wouldn’t mind living somewhere in Oregon or the Bay area.
2. What’s your go-to way to unwind from a busy day/week?
Treating myself to an at home spa night. After spending so much time on everything/everyone else, it’s nice to be able to spend a little time on myself. I’ll light some candles, run a bath, toss in a bath bomb from Lush, throw on a DIY facial mask, and relax for a while before jumping in my PJs, whipping up a cup of hot chocolate, and giving myself a mani/pedi while watching a movie. Good times.
3. What’s something you always have in your pantry?
My hands 😆 I’m a serious snacker, and since I work from home and have a standing desk set up about 5 feet from my pantry, sometimes I feel like I’m in there more often than not. But if we’re talking strictly food items in my pantry, then I’m going to go with almond butter and oats — their presence is non-negotiable and emergency grocery store runs will be made if either supply runs low.
4. If you’re going to the movies, what do you choose? Something sweet, sour, or salty?
Definitely not sour — I had a bad experience with a bag of Sour Skittles a handful of years back and I’ll never touch the stuff again. That being said, I love gummy/fruity candies, so I’ll usually go for a bag of bears or jelly beans. Oh! Or Junior Mints! I wouldn’t even necessarily say that I like them, but for some reason I always get hit with a craving when I set foot into a movie theatre. In short… sweet, always sweet.
5. Favourite cuisine to celebrate something over?
Is it weird that I don’t really care to celebrate over dinner? It’s not that I don’t enjoy it… it’s just that I only see it as a formality before dessert 😉 Celebrations call for ice cream.
6. Quiet night at home or night on the town?
While I usually prefer quiet nights at home, I definitely need the occasional night out — balance. I don’t have the stamina that I had in my late teens and early twenties so I’m usually more than done by 11:30, but I’m the Dancing Queen until that happens.
7. Why did you start your blog?
Honestly? Originally as a way to distract myself while I recovered from my eating disorder. I had been reading blogs for a while and I really wanted to be part of the supportive community that I saw online. I fell in love with the creative outlet that blogging provided me with, as well as the amazing people it introduced me to. Publishing that first post was definitely one of the best decisions I ever made… as was coming back after disappearing for a while.
8. Favourite reality show?
Sometimes I feel like I’m one of the only people who doesn’t watch reality TV… which is especially awkward when everyone is talking about the latest happenings in The Bachelor and you have no idea who Juan Pablo is or what he did to piss everyone off 😯 I think the only show I’ve ever caught more than once or twice has been The Kardashians, so I guess I’ll go with that one.
9. What are three things you always have in your purse?
Besides the obvious things like my keys, phone, and wallet? Gum, chapstick, and snacks. Gum because my mouth gets bored, chapstick because there’s nothing more annoying than dry lips, and snacks because there’s nothing scarier than a hungry Amanda. I’m kind of OCD about keeping my purse clean so you won’t usually find anything strange in there. That being said, there was that one time with the lemon…
10. Go-to summer cocktail?
I’m going to go with sangria on this one… you know me and my sweet tooth.
11. What’s something you hope to gain or do in 2014?
I want to keep growing Spoons, get my health coaching business up and running, go back for more school, and keep living and loving life 😀
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I’m technically supposed to tag a few people, but I don’t want to have to choose so I’m just going to go ahead and tag anyone reading 😀 Hope you guys are having a great day! And I’ll see you tomorrow with a recipe for something I teased you with on Instagram a few days back 😉
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Are you a fan of sour candy?
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What a fun post! I’ve given up on trying to plan life, which is good because I’m terrible at planning anyway! We always have peanut butter in our pantry although it disappears a lot faster now that our dog is eating it too! I’m a total Nibs girl at the movies and I do like sour candies, but only because they force me to slow down and I don’t end up eating as many. And I prefer to celebrate with dessert too…and wine 🙂
Mmmm I need to stock up on Almond Butter 🙂
Oh yes, ALWAYS almond butter in my pantry. I actually get into panic mode when I have 2 full jars left 🙂
And I love jelly beans! We can only buy them at ONE store here in Switzerland, but you bet I do the effort to stock up on them.
THough gum – I can not have it in my purse. Seriously, I can eat 3 packs a day easily. All that Aspartam…geeeze. So I had to stop buying them and hope I can scrounge from someone else if I am craving one.
Apparently I have missed a lot around here. My bloglovin’ feed wasn’t loading all of my blogs and I didn’t check in for a few days. I’m sorry friend!
Loved reading your answers as always. Trident is my gum of choice but I switch between spearmint and peppermint.
What schooling are you interested in going back for this year? I’m actually seriously considering getting my personal training certification – I think it’d be fun/wise to learn the science behind how/why our body functions to pair with my nutrition knowledge.
I was looking into PT as well, and while I might do it eventually, right now I’m thinking a more science based naturopathic nutrition school we have here in Canada.
That sounds fantastic!! I’m guessing you’d be able to do some health coaching while in school if you wanted to, too. Exciting!
My favorite movie snack is Sour Skittles. I wish you hadn’t of had a bad experience with them. Typically, I’ll choose something sweet and chocolaty, but for movies I just have to have Sour Skittles. Oats and peanut butter are both must-haves in my pantry as well as bananas. If I don’t have any of those I freak out for a bit then go to the store.
How do you manage to eat them without feeling like they strip your mouth raw?! The last time I had them, I seriously felt like I had strep throat after 😥
I actually really like sour candy, but I am convinced that Sour Skittles are seriously evil. If I eat even a few of them, I end up with a raw tongue. It is horrible.
I’m not a fan of sour candy, its not worth the mouth injury. For movies I usually like Junior mints or swedish fish depending on if I feel chocolate minty or fruity that day.
So the tag goes to everyone?! Well, I might consider myself tagged sometime soon because I’m in the mood for some survey fun 🙂 .
“get my health coaching business up and running” <- Exciting times for you! I hope you'll sahre the details on that one soon!
A few items you'll always find in my pantry? Clearly oat bran, almond butter, coconut flour, cocoa and now – thanks to you getting me obsessed with the combination of AB and it: honey. Seriously, why did I not try this any earlier?! It's addictive. Dare I say almost rivalling chocolate? But just almost.
I ALWAYS have nut butter in my pantry. Until yesterday, when I finished a jar, I had 8 different types. That’s unreal. I have to shut myself off the nut butter purchases for a while.
I actually KNOW that you’re the only person who doesn’t watch reality TV 😉
Probably means that you are a lot smarter than the rest of us idiots. I always have macaroni and cheese in my pantry. Always.
Best pantry answer yet <3 Now I have a huge craving for some cheesy noodle goodness...
I almost ALWAYS have Adam’s Crunchy Peanut Butter and oatmeal in my pantry. They’re pretty much consumed on a daily basis around here.
I don’t LOVE sour candy, but I don’t hate it either. I really loved it during my pregnancy, but I could take it or leave it now. My favorite movie theater candy would probably be peanut M&Ms. 🙂
I like #5. Celebrations most definitely call for ice cream 😉
I’m strangely not a big snacker when it comes to movies at the theater, but if theres candy or popcorn involved, I kinda can’t stop…
Something that I always have in my pantry is nut butter and coconut oil/butter. Never know when I might need it 😛
Haha I love that ‘dinner just seems like a formality before dessert’ so true!
My pantry is somewhat depleted at the moment but I always always have oats, bananas and microwave cake ingredients 😉
Movie snack – it has to be popcorn… I’d prefer ice-cream but somehow it always seems to vanish before the film actually starts…tricky that one
Not a fan of sour candy, or candy in general really – chocolate all the way before me 🙂
I’m a chocolate girl so I always get something chocolately at a movie if I get a snack. I don’t do that too often though actually. Candy when we saw divergent was the first time that happened in awhile 😛
I always have oats, chocolate chips, and peanut butter. It was quite the tragedy when we went one day without pb! I am not a fan of sour candy and I love the snow caps at the movies!
Always in my pantry? Oats, nut butters, and CHOCOLATE. Always chocolate. My favorite movie snack is going to a local grocery store and making my own bag in the bulk candy isle. Variety is key ;o) I’m not a huge fan of sour or gummy candies except for jelly beans and Swedish fish. I can’t say I have ever had a craving for sour gummy worms or anything! The raw mouth feeling isn’t something I look forward to at all!
The last time I had sour Skittles, that raw mouth feeling ended up going all the way back to my throat and it hurt so bad that I literally thought I had strep. Never again!
Right now I have about 500 cans of tuna and coconut milk. I kept running out a while back, so I made it a habit to pick some up at the store whether I was out or not. Now I don’t think I’ll ever run out!
I always have Almond butter, salsa (for my eggs), and Nature’s Path Flax Plus Multibran Flakes. I am obsessed with this cereal! I love adding banana and almond milk to it. Such a delicious breakfast!
I usually don’t allow myself to eat anything at the theater (I chew gum), but in a perfect world, I would choose buttered popcorn every time! Thank God for the creation of Skinny Pop!
I like naturally sour things like grapefruit. I stay away from sugary sour things just because I’d rather use my calories on something that will actually feed my body.
I always have coffee and tea in my pantry. I know kind of boring? Honestly, I couldn’t start my day without either of them. In my purse, I always have one of those single serving almond packs. I definitely am a popcorn girl for the movies.
Yup, yup. Your version of unwinding from a long day is basically an exact replica of mine. Only I usually throw in some apple pie as well. Just bought some almond butter for the freelance project I did and I’m just as obsessed with it as ever! Do you have a favorite brand? I’ve tried one (can’t remember the brand) and another from Trader Joe’s, but don’t like the one from TJ as much.
I just have to say… SO glad you started blogging girly! Spoons is definitely one of my favorite reads out of my Bloglovin’ 🙂
Awwr lady! I hope you know I totally feel the same way about you <3 As for AB, I'd have to say that my favourite ever is Maisie Jane's or Justin's maple AB... MJs is roasted and a little more natural, but Justin's has an amazing sweetness and texture too.
I don’t really watch reality TV either, so I never understand what people are talking about! Your idea of a spa night at home sounds fabulous and is reminding me that I haven’t done my nails in about 2 months….whoops!
Not only are blends lifesavers they are also a great way to get to know the blogger a bit more. I definitely learned a few things about you though even though I have been reading your blog since the start of spoons. I also like living in Canada !
Ice cream for Dinner is completely necessary.
I seriously have this OCD thing about my purse being clean at all times. I can’t handle it when things are messy. I guess this applies to everything I own though. Yah, I’m a totally perfectionist with almost everything. It’s a problem at moments.
And agree about blog friends. It’s so funny how we can connect so much just from internet communication, and how we are able to become so close. I kind of love it.
Always in pantry? Peanut butter (sorry!)
Movie snack? Salty/sweet…like popcorn and chocolate
Sour candy? Yes, but only once in a while. I ate my weight in Sour Patch Kids in my early twenties. Cringe!
Blends are LIFE savors! <3 I ALWAYS have gum, chapstick and tons of snacks in my purse too. ALWAYS. I hate being hangry! haha. And I love doing at home spa days, a little pampering is just the ticket to feel better. Happy Monday pretty girl! <3
You too, lovely lady! Thanks again for the shoutout <3
Wow. I am amazed you can keep your purse clean. Mine basically has my entire life and some rando gum wrappers in it so its always messy LOL!
I always have oatmeal, coconut flour and quinoa in my pantry! I would say almond butter but I ran out yesterday and Im not going to be able to get some for the next few days. Sigh.
Fave movie snack is either peanut m&m’s or those little five cent candy bags you can get! I remember me and my mom always hit up 7/11 before the movies and picked out like 3$ worth of candy and then snuck it in 😉
I love sour candy. Like the majority of the candy in above mentioned bag was sour.. It came as an advantage when I was younger and people wanted to have WarHead competitions 😉
You need to teach me how to keep my purse clean…I bought a new one over the weekend so I emptied out my old one, and yikes…no wonder the strap broke, I had so much crap in there (and receipts. Why they hell do I always save receipts?).
Movie snacks? A few years back a friend introduced me to the wonder that is movie popcorn with a bag of peanut M&Ms thrown in, so that’s got to be my favourite. But considering that I’d rather bring a snack than buy one because I’m cheap, I’d go with chocolate covered almonds, chocolate covered pretzels or M&Ms.
I do like sour candy, but I can only handle a handful or two.
Always in my pantry: nut butter in some form, pasta (because I can always make dinner with it) and protein powder.
I don’t even want to think about how you dissapeared from the face of the earth *shudder*…it was that bloomin’ dentist visit hey!
We could be the same person in regard to our major sweet tooth and that in no way can I live in a house without oatmeal and nut butter.
I need to do the cone on a bowl of ice-cream!..must be fantastic not to have ice-cream falling out of the top thus having to polish it off in oh..2.5 seconds.
I actually love Sour Worms! Uhm, and that reminds me – I need to make a point of having some soon..its been too long.
😆 I completely forgot that my last pos prior to disappearing was about the dentist… Definitely traumatic 😉 And I actually prefer eating ice cream from a cone because that last bite where the cone gets all soggy makes me weak in the knees. Summer come soon!!
I adore these posts and getting to know bloggers in an everyday way through them 🙂
My favorite movie snack is hands down popcorn and m&ms, I will find an excuse to watch a movie just to have that amazing combination!
Sistas from anotha’ motha’. Yay for ice cream, sangria, and hands in the pantry! haha I hear ya about nights in vs nights out. Gotta change it up! Oh, and I also always have dark chocolate, pasta, and oats in my pantry.
What do you always have in your pantry? Definitely peanut butter, oatmeal and cinnamon!
What’s your favourite movie snack? Junior Mints for sure! I love them!
Are you a fan of sour candy? No, definitely not a fan!
2014 sounds like an exciting year for you, lady! I find it amazing that you are following your dreams and putting up a business which you love. Cannot wait to see what the future holds for you – but keep on learning and loving life is always a good choice <3
Girl don’t I know it that life gets in the way! For a list minute pull together, this post still turned out damn good! And of course I’m the opposite and love sour candy. But I throw it in with my popcorn…and you know how I feel about popcorn!
Candy mixed with popcorn? I knew we were soul mates <3
Oh well, this was just as fun to read! I’m sure whatever it is will be amazing 😉
I always have oats, cocoa powder, and a nut butter in my pantry. Always. The inner two year old in me rears her head when one of those is missing.
I don’t go to the movies (I know, I know) and I really don’t like eating while watching something. But granola is my go to snack … does that count?
But yes, I am a fan of sour candies! Especially sour patch kids. Mmmm!
Ice cream is waaaay better than dinner!! Ok, breakfast are even better 😀
Your purse contents sound a lot like mine. Occasionally I will be carrying something odd around…. like my hubbies daily sweet potato (in a baggie, of course)!
I love questionnaires like this! I’m the same when it comes to nights out. Generally I can’t stay out very late due to some health problems, but every so often I like to don those dancing shoes!
What do you always have in your pantry? > Soya milk. I guess it’s kind of a staple for most people – at least a milk of some kind! And lentils, so we can always whip up a dahl for dinner.
What’s your favourite movie snack? > Sweet & salty popcorn, and a packet of fizzy fangs.
Are you a fan of sour candy? > Not so much sour, but really, really fizzy so that they are almost sour in taste are good!
Oooh – Celebrations most def call for ice cream…or froyo in my case (Dinner can be so overrated!)
I love all things sweet, salty and super spicy, but cannot wrap my tastebuds around any things sour…maybe I might change as I get older…till then am snacking on chocolate covered raisins and (sneaked in )Almond butter and popcorn at the movies! One thing in my pantry ALWAYS are dark chocolate chips!!!
And I think I might have a solution to you not having been to many places on the east coast – come to Atlanta and visit dear lady!
🙂
Ahh chocolate covered raisins! I used to love those things but I can’t find any peanut-free ones anymore. I wonder if I can make my own… Also, I would absolutely adore coming to visit you! Can you imagine the amount of AB and chocolate we’d go through? Ohh swoon.
I alllways have nut butter in my pantry (even though I usually keep it in the fridge). And I always have extra gum there (yes, my mouth gets bored too, and it’s better than me eating out of boredom haha).
Favorite movie snack used to be Twizzlers, but then I’d eat so many in the theater, which was never good! haha. So I’ll have to go with my favorite salty white gourmet popcorn (yes a theater near me offers that! It’s SO GOOD)
I like sour candy, but I really have to be in the mood for it. I’m more of a chocolate person.
And agreed, Sangria is THE BEST summer cocktail 🙂 Helps the Dancing Queen come out! 😀