Remember how I said I was happy to be getting back into a normal routine? I lied… I want time off again! For whatever reason, yesterday just draaaaaagged – I’d look at the clock expecting an hour to have gone by, and it had only been 15 minutes. Bah! At least it’s Friday. Ooooo and speaking of which, today officially marks the start of… well… I’m going to build up the suspense and reveal it countdown style…
Ten – apples used in the applesauce I made yesterday.
Nine – times I almost fell asleep watching The Hobbit (rough approximation). I was actually really disappointed with this one. I loved the book and was hoping that Jackson would do a good job with the movie, since he did with Lord of the Rings; but this movie was too dragged out, lacked the epic feel that LOTR had, and had a whole bunch of things added to it that weren’t in the book. I’m glad I saw it, but it’s not a movie I’ll be watching again.
Eight – hours of work to get through before the weekend.
Seven – months that it’ll probably take me to finish the new puzzle I bought… if I even finish at all. I actually love puzzles, but after an initial burst of enthusiasm, I tend to lose interest for a while. We’ll see how this one goes.
Six – hours of sleep last night. I think it’s my magic number.
Five – minutes it took me to throw breakfast together.
Four – days left until 2013. What.the.heck? 😯 I think I should start thinking up some resolutions.
Three – bananas eaten over the course of yesterday. I may turn into a monkey.
Two – cookies are better than one, obviously…
One – week until my birthday 😀
Yesssss. Today officially marks the start of birthday week for me! Next Friday, January 4th, I’ll be blowing out 28 candles and stuffing my face with enjoying a slice of cake. I’m not honestly sure how I’m going to go about celebrating birthday week, but I’m thinking of doing something special for myself each day – nothing big, but things like getting my nails done or going out to grab a cupcake. It’s all about the little things, right? 😀
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When’s your birthday? Do you celebrate birthday week?
What’s your favorite birthday cake? I need some ideas!
And… do you like puzzles?
Oh girlie, I make sure I get treated like a total princess on my birthday MONTH! Hahaha!
And 3 bananas… Amanda, that’s why you are my favourite! 😉
That and my watermelon addiction, right? 😉
You know it 😉
Ah, so exciting!!! We celebrate birthday WEEKS over here! I’m thinking you need to ask your man for a massage one of those nights =)
I love the idea of doing something special for yourself every day of your birthday week. I’m not a big birthday person, hate all the attention on myself, but an excuse to splurge on mani/pedis and some good food, um YES.
and you just inspired me to make homemade applesauce 🙂
YEAHHH HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK! Love your idea of doing something special for yourself each week until then, I can’t say I’ve ever celebrated birthday week before! Mine’s the first week of May, which meant all through college I celebrated by…..taking final exams lol. :-/. I think my fave cake would have to be hummingbird spice – it’s like carrot cake but with bananas, pineapple, nutmeg, and cinnamon. and cream cheese frosting (piled high!) is a MUST!
You are so amazing
I binged again. I’ll pay for this tommorow. And fierce snowstorms. Binging + stuck inside literally 24-7 = ..sad .very sad. And bloated and worse. 🙁
Amanda, do you find coffee can help “move” things along? Cause I can’t “move” things along….and THAT with the above factors = horrible.
And if so, what KIND of coffee (easy method..not percolator…but ‘instant” would be good …something just to mix with water?). Decaf? (I think decaf would be better. And what to put in it. I wonder if I had that first thing in morning maybe I could “go”…or maybe I should stop binging on 100 grams of chocolate 7 nights a week 🙁
Oh my. Sorry.
Happy early birthday!! 🙂
I go through phases where I become obsessed with doing puzzles…I’ll get it all set up and spend hours watching movies and working on my puzzle (embarrassingly dorky, I know!) Then I’ll go a year or two and never touch a puzzle. I haven’t done one in about two years, but my sister got some for christmas and I might get sucked in.
My birthday is in October. My favorite birthday cake is my grandma’s special chocolate cake! I’m not a big chocolate fan, but this one is super delicious, it has coffee in it which really richens the flavor. Although I think if my birthday were this time of year I might opt for a carrot cake!
Hope you have a festive birthday week!
You know what? A chocolate cake with coffee sounds perfect. I’m kind of ashamed to admit it, but as a bigtime lover of both, I’ve never had the combination in cake form.
Six hours of sleep? Ouch!
only best way is to celebrate is for the whole week ! i always make a chocolate cake with a peanut butter frosting and some homemade pb cups on top.. yumm!! or i make a carrot cake with creamcheese frosting
Ahhh that’s so exciting! Birthday celebrations should last at LEAST a month! That’s practically a rule! Enjoy that cupcake 🙂
Bahaha I’m the same way with puzzles! I get all excited and motivated when I first buy them, but then I quickly lose the enthusiasm and push it aside…indefinitely. Oh well. And damn girl, only 6 hours of sleep? I would be a walking zombie and a grinch. I’m sad to admit I need about 8 hours 🙁
Sorry to hear that The Hobbit was boring! I haven’t read the book yet so I’m not planning on seeing the movie anytime soon, but it’s still disappointing to hear considering how amazing the Lord of the Rings movies all were!
And let the birthday celebrations begin!!
Happy birthday week, Amanda! Love the idea of doing something special each day till the 4th! My 2 best cakes were on my 21st & 23rd birthday
-Chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake- think choc chip cookie base with chunks of cookie dough swirled into the cream cheese
-Baskin Robbins ice cream: choc cake with layers of coffee and cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream
Ok I need to go find some cake NOW! Have a great weekend!
Okay, I’m not even a huge fan of cheesecake, but I have to admit that a cookie dough one might just sway me… I’m going to have to look into that!
yay for your birthday week!!! eek!! I have been eating a ton of bananas too!
Cute idea for a post, might have to steal it from ya! Happy almost birthday week! I love birthday weeks, although I have to admit the older I’ve gotten the less exciting they become but still fun! I can’t believe there is only 4 days until the New Year! This week (and year) has just flown by. Time to get working on some goal for the New Year! Happy Friday!
YAY for your birthday soon!! My sisters in January 6th! I think a birthday month is even better 😉
Love this style post, too cute!
Have a beautiful weekend love! <3
Ha! Birthday week is an awesome idea! I’m totally celebrating all week for my next birthday. Your apple sauce looks deliiiish BTW. I want to start making things from scratch more. It’s stressful for me to cook. I was looking at recipes last night and your blog was one of the first places I thought to look. Thanks for always sharing your foodyness with us :).
Cooking/baking was definitely stressful for me at the beginning too, but if you start small, use things that feel slightly safer to you, and keep at it, then it gets easier 🙂
Yes, quick breakfasts are the way to go! Now, all my breakfasts are made in 5 minutes or maybe a tad more. I have no patients. I still haven’t seen the Hobbit, I had high hopes but I’ve heard not so good things. Darn. Wahoo for you birthday being SO close! Yes to a birthday week, you deserve a week if not more of celebrations! I still need to make your applesauce, it always looks amazing!
I saw The Hobbit this week too. I liked it, but definitely not as much as the LOTR movies. But that might be because I liked the LOTR books better than The Hobbit book. Seeing it reminded me how much I miss those movies though!
Happy birthday week! I love your idea to do something special each day – I hope you post about it! My favourite birthday cake is my mom’s carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. 😀
Five minutes to make breakfast – my kind of breakfast!! Haha. I can’t believe it’s almost 2013… holy cow, time just FLIES. Yay for your birthday!!!
mm your applesauce always looks extra delish!
I have a summer birthday, July, and it’s always SO hot so I always ask for ice cream cake. Mint chocolate chip or cookie dough. Or any ice cream to be honest. My favorite 🙂
I went through a puzzle phase this summer with my sister for about a week where we were so into it…then we lost interest. Almost as fast as we became interested. I guess it just happens. Haha
oh man I didn’t realize our birthdays were so close! that is crazy. I love this countdown. I have yet to make your applesauce, how silly can I be. I should be making it. I haven’t seen the hobbit for that reason, I adored the other movie and felt this could be a disappointment.
It was 🙁 I was kind of afraid of seeing it after reading all the bad reviews, but I had been hoping The Hobbit would become a movie ever since the first LOTR came out, so I kind of had to see it. There’s still one more half, though, so maybe he’ll save it…
Wooooot, so exciting about your birthday coming up! If I lived closer, I’d send you some homemade birthday-themed blondies 😀
My birthday is in April.
LOVE puzzles – my favorite type would be crossword puzzles though.
I was disappointed with the hobbit too, it made me sad. I thought it was technically well done, but it was just too drawn out. Too many dwarves, too many battle scenes, too many orcs getting their heads cut off. And there weren’t even any hot elves to compensate! (Note to self: Make Amanda’s apple sauce already!)
Definitely too drawn out… and everything just seemed way too random and chaotic. I hope he does better with the second half.
I kind of love puzzles too! And I’m the same way..burst of inspiration then I get bored with it. That one looks really hard! I need to make your applesauce, it taunts me daily at this point. And happy birthday week!! Definitely do something special for yourself, a little something goes a long way!
Yessss birthday week!!!! I love your idea of doing a little something each day to celebrate YOU. That is awesome and you deserve it. I also really like doing puzzles but tend to start strong and then lose interest if they take too long. I don’t think I will be seeing The Hobbit because I keep hearing so-so reviews and I’m not super into those kinds of movies anyways.
I made your applesauce yesterday as well!! Love it!! Go for that birthday week. If you want the recipe of my Mom’s chocolate cake, the smoothest and most delicious in the world (i think) let me know. 28??!! My Gosh, I am soooo old in this blogger world.
You’re only as old as you feel! I’m actually probably closer to 12 years old in my mind 😉
Yay for Birthday week coming up! I am the queen of counting down until things. Back when I was in school it was all I did!
You need to have a cupcake EVERYDAY for the whole week. Happy almost birthday!! Mine isn’t until February. Bummer about the movie, I think I will wait to rent it.
I love to read your blog and this is the first time commenting but I just feel the need because deciding on cake flavors is a MAJOR decision. For me…I LOVE(d…no dairy for my tummy : ( ) cream cheese frosting (carrot cake w/ it (but no raisins ew), pumpkin cake!, chocolate cake!, coconut!). Lots of frosting and SPRINKLES! Happy almost birthday!
Hehe you’re right! Cake flavors are definitely a major decision! Thanks for sharing your suggestions 😀
Oh I love Birthday week! Hope you have lots of fun. For my last birthday I made a raw chocolate cake and some peanut butter chocolate brownies – I think my dessert tastes can be summed up by those two things!
I’ve never celebrated birthday week… Maybe I’ll celebrate in in the next year because I’ll be 18 then. Mine’s on 27th Novembr so I have much time 😉
Havourite birthday cake… When I was a child I used to like just “a birthday cake, it only should be sweet!”. Now I think that banana bread or something like that would be breat :3 But I just like quite healthy cakes, like chocolate bean cake or chocolate zucchini cake… Quite tasty ones but maybe it’s not good enough for birthday. ^^’
Puzzles? I was obsessed with puzzles when I was a child. I could spent half a day doing a puzzle. 😛
I have a september birthday, and I demand my celebration starts the week before! I like how you are thinking little things, too…love doing stuff like getting my nails done and then you can do more 😉 i like asking the boy to cook dinner for me to celebrate…something simple since he can get carrie away (loves to cook)…oh and flowers…flowers are a must! One of the few girly things about me haha but i love my flowers 🙂
Haha, bananas are a major staple in my diet. I think I eat a minimum of 2 in one day. They’re just so darn good! Happy early birthday!!! I’m a big believer in birthday weeks so soak up all that birthday fun! 🙂
you def need to eat a cupcake for sure! I love celebrating all week for birthdays!
Oh yes, I definitely celebrate birthday week. My birthday is feb 21, and I lucked out that that was always during reading week in university and NAIT. Now ever since I have been working I always take that week off. I don’t do anything big, but I enjoy relaxing all week and not working on my birthday. And the week always concludes with the oscars which I love. I don’t care about missing Christmas and other holidays that I work, but my birthday will always be my day. I will be 38 this year.
I love how you put so much focus on yourself around your birthday! We work hard, so we deserve that time to ourselves, right? You’re so lucky that your birthday always came during reading week, though – mine often comes on the first day of going back to school after the Christmas holidays 🙁
I like puzzles, but I lose interest fairly quickly. I bought a unicorn puzzle a while ago, and my husband ended up finishing it, hahaha.
My bday is July 4!!! I usually celebrate in Montana; it always feels extra special with all the fireworks & partying. 🙂 Fav cake(s): pineapple upside down, funfetti with vanilla buttercream & rainbow sprinkles, vanilla cake w strawberry buttercream.
You know I’m a Grinch. haha. I detest my birthday just as much. I know, boooo!! But I’m always game for a birthday cupcake, that I know for sure. 😉
I hope that you get some rest this weekend!! And plan yourself some fun for the upcoming days too, whydon’tcha?!
My birthday was in October…and I absolutely believe in birthday week! In fact, I like birthday month.
Favourite birthday cake…jesus, that’s a tough one. I actually don’t like white cake, but chocolate with any flavour of buttercream frosting (seriously, I can -and do- eat the stuff with a spoon. Favourite food ever) makes me happy!
I like puzzles, but I haven’t put one together in YEARS.
Birthday week? Sounds like a great concept to me! Mine’s on January 29th so I might have to start thinking up ideas on how to spend it, too.
Ler me know if you come up with a cake idea … As Christmas went better than last year I’m hoping to make my next birthday a better one than the last, too. So no calorie-counting and enjoying a real cake not some super-healthified treat – not that I didn’t like them but I want to go all out on my special day.
Puzzles!!! Thanks for giving me that idea. I’m spending the remainder of Christmas break at home and am alone today as my parents are working. You just solved my problem of not having anything to do.
Birthdays and holidays are definitely the perfect times to go all out. It’s great to hear that you had an enjoyable Christmas, Miss, and I hope your birthday goes the same!
Wooooo let your birthday week begin!!!