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1. Uhm…. two hundred and forty-eight weeks of thinking out loud? When did that happen? That’s like… 248 weeks of posts divided by 52 weeks in a year, soooooo *grabs calculator*… 4.76923077 years. Almost 5 years of random nonsense on the weekly. Thank you for putting up with me 🙂 I’d say here’s to 5 more years, but that sounds a little crazy. Could I honestly blog for 10 years? It’s possible! Blogging has changed so much in the 5 years that I’ve been doing it, though. I wonder another 5 years would bring…
2. On that note, it’s Spoons’ birthday soon! I can’t remember the exact day without looking it up (it’s either the 28th or 29th), but I know it’s coming up because I got an e-mail reminding me to renew my domain 😆 What should we do this year? Bake a cake? (please no… I don’t have the patience for cake making) Host a giveaway? It’ll most likely be the latter, and it’ll most likely have something to do with the Erin Condren Life Planners if history is any indication. I’m crazy creative like that.
3. And speaking of birthdays, it’s the Small Fry’s (read: my dog’s) birthday this weekend! Or… at least I think it is. She was a stray and the shelter didn’t know when she was born, but they guessed her to be about 3 months old at the time, so I just kind of subtracted 3 months from the day I adopted her, and voila! Lucky little bugger with a summer birthday… I have no idea what we’re gonna do for her, but I do wanna check out the gourmet doggie bakery here in the city and get something fun for her.
4. I haven’t been having any luck with fruit this summer. And by fruit I mostly mean peaches. I’ve been doing pretty well with things like berries and watermelon, but pretty much all of my perfect looking peaches end up being this tasteless mush when I bite into them. And they’re local! (read: local as in BC local… I don’t think peaches grow in Alberta… we get potatoes). But yeah… it’s a little disappointing since peaches are one of my favourite summer fruits. I think I’m giving up on them this year tho.
5. I take that back. Because just as I finished writing point #4, I took a bite of the peach sitting next to me (which is what prompted the whole peach rant to begin with), and it was perfectly sweet with just the right texture. 10/10 would recommend.
6. Would also recommend the… ok, so remember how I was hardcore crushing on the gel couture nail polishes from Essie? Of course you don’t because it was last summer. Well I’m still crushing on them, only now I’ve figured out that it’s mostly the top coat I love. Don’t get me wrong, the actual colours are great, but I’ve recently discovered that you can use the top coat over pretty much any nail polish and it’ll make it last a lot longer. I’m on day 6 of just a basic black nail polish with that gel top coat, and my nails are holding up really nice. They’re a little worn around the edges, but no big chips! 10/10 would recommend.
7. Happy Thursday, friendly faces! I hope you’re having an awesome one, and I’ll see you again in a few days with more food 🙂
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Happy blogiversary Amanda! Five years of TOL is such a milestone 🥳 I had to laugh at the peach detective work and I am officially on team fuzzy peach now. Also, my pup turned 1 this month too so I totally feel you on the puppy birthday vibes!
Happy blog-iversary Amanda! 🎉 The peach saga is so relatable — I always get way too excited at the market and end up with a bag of sad ones. Sending extra birthday scritches to the pup too! 🐶
Happy almost blogiversary Amanda! 🎉 Five years of Spoons is such a milestone – I still remember finding your blog through your banana muffins. Also that Essie Gel set is dangerously tempting, I might cave too. Hope your pup gets spoiled rotten on his birthday! 🐶
Happy blogiversary Amanda! Five years of Spoons is such a huge milestone, and the peach saga is honestly iconic. The Essie Gel set sounds dreamy too – I always lose patience waiting for regular polish to dry. On a side note, I have been tinkering with a little browser tool to put together quick clips to go with my posts, and it has made my hobby blog feel way more polished lately.
Happy blog anniversary, Amanda! 🎉 Five years of spoons is such a fun milestone. The peach saga made me laugh out loud, and I have to admit I always squeeze mine a little too hard at the store too. Hope the pup enjoyed her extra birthday treats!
Happy 5th blogiversary, Amanda! 🥳 The peach saga is so relatable – I had the same mushy luck at the farmer’s market last summer. Also loving that Essie gel set 👌
Happy 5-year anniversary to Running with Spoons! 🎉 Big milestone 🎂 Hope your pup had the best birthday too — those belly-rub requests are the cutest. And the peach story made me laugh out loud; giving up only to find perfect ones the next day is so relatable.
Happy almost birthday to Spoons and your pup! Five years of Thinking Out Loud is seriously impressive — I love how your random weekly thoughts always feel like a chat with a friend. And yay for finally getting a good peach!
What a fun and relatable post! From blogging milestones to birthday celebrations and even peach struggles, it’s a delightful read that captures everyday moments perfectly.
Happy Birthday your doggie
Happy Birthday your doggie!
Happy soon to be birthday Spoons. You know I love anything EC. Also I’m obsessed with peaches right now. So good.
I’ll have to give those Essie polishes a try! I’ve been hearing so much about them. The one thing that keeps me from painting my nails more frequently is how quickly they chip and start looking bad.
Hi Amanda! Happy birthday to your blog anniversary and your dog! She’s beautiful! 5 years is a long time for the linkup. Can’t believe I just found it. Hope it was ok to link my post, I found your blog through San’s Theinbetweenismine. I always love to find inspiring bloggers. Looking forward to next week.
OOOOHHHH that nail tip is a game changer! I’ve been using the gel couture polishes in my local salon lately, and I’ve been loving them, but I hate that I need to pay extra for the polish every time. But if I can get just the top coat and start doing my own nails….*does furious math in head* that would be some great college money!
Happy birthday to your blog and pup! I think my blogs birthday is this month as well but I would have to search the exact date.
We went peach picking in Michigan one summer when I was a kid and they were the BEST peaches I have ever had in my life. Now that I live here, I was really excited for peaches last summer and tasteless mush was exactly what I got. I was so disappointed and have avoided them all summer because no one has time for that nonsense!
Because I was spoiled with Daddy having a peach tree in his backyard when I was growing up, I’m SUPER picky about peaches. This year was actually the 1st year I’ve EVER purchased peaches because I have such high standards! Thankfully the ones I bought were incredible but I’ve definitely had some before that were mushy – and that is just bleh!
I’ve gotta get me some of that Essie Gel Polish. With how many dishes I wash [ohhh the life of a food blogger!] my nails basically chip in 2 days and it drives me NUTS!
I’ve been having bad luck with peaches too! I’ve yet to eat a tasty one this ummer.
Happy birthday to your blog and pup! That’s amazing that you’ve been doing the linkup for so long! Which must mean you like it and people like it 🙂 Keep it up!
Sad that your peaches haven’t turned out well this year. I wish I could box up some from Colorado and send them to you; they’ve been sooo juicy.
How old is your little Ky? 🙂 And HAPPY Bloggie Birthday!
anytime I calculate how long I’ve been doing something on the blog it blows my mind!! You’ve created such a fun way for people to connect here, it’s amazing!
I had some fresh Georgia peaches earlier in the season. They were quite delicious! It was actually my first time ever having fresh peaches, isn’t that crazy?
yes! The top coat is the real winner. I’ve been wearing it with regular polish and it still stays on for a long time. Happy almost bloggy birthday!
Happy almost birthday to Running with Spoons and your pup! And good to know about the Essie Gel Polish, I was SOOOO tempted to buy some, but didn’t want to pay $15 if it didn’t work. Have you been to a salon and gotten the powder dip polish stuff yet? I’m curious how that works too.