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1. You guys are going to have to bear with me for a second while I gush about how much I love you, because honestly? You rock my socks off. I need to send out a massive THANK YOU to everyone who makes my recipes and takes the time to let me know via comments, e-mails, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook. Seeing your pictures and hearing about how you and your families loved having something healthy and delicious to snack on just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, so thank you. Love you.
2. In other blogging related news, you may have noticed Spoons looking a little different on your mobile devices (I’m still tweaking it), and that’s because I had to update my mobile design in response to some changes that Google introduced on April 21st. [This mainly concerns my fellow blogging friends], but your page rank will now be affected by whether or not your site is mobile responsive, which will have an impact on how high you rank in the search engines, and consequently determine how much organic search engine traffic you receive. Basically, you want to make sure your site is mobile friendly. How can you tell if it is? By taking the Mobile-Friendly Test.
3. So I totally forgot to tell you that I finished What Alice Forgot! But to be completely honest, it was just one of those books that I forgot I read almost as soon as I finished reading it… if that makes sense. That’s not to say that it was a bad book, but I just personally found it a little underwhelming. I had a pretty hard time getting into it, and I feel like I spent the majority of the book waiting for something big to happen… but it never really did. I mean, it’s probably not the best thing when you finish a book and your first thought is: “Oh… okay.” Between this one and The Husband’s Secret, I definitely prefer the later. Time to move on to Big Little Lies.
4. Speaking of which… do you guys do that too? Find an author that you enjoy and then binge read all his/her books? Totally guilty.
5. And do drink your morning coffee/tea from the same mug 99.99% of the time despite the fact that you have tonnes of other cups that never see the light of day? Because this is my coffee mug…
The coffee mug. I bought it a little over 2 years ago on a family trip to Disneyland, and I’m pretty sure I’ve used it every day since. Not only is it the perfect size, but I love that the inside is black so I don’t have to worry about it getting stained. Details, friends. Details.
6. I somehow found myself in Sephora the other day and I may have gone a little overboard…
But in my defense, it’s been about 4 months since my last trip and I really needed to restock on some essentials. Ultra Repair Cream (that I ended up getting as part of a kit because it was a great deal), a Beauty Blender set (that also ended up being a really good package deal), Nars Laguna Bronzer, and Urban Decay’s All Nighter. All products I love and keep repurchasing.
7. I also had to make an emergency run to the store for… wait for it… dental floss. I’ve made countless emergency runs for food, but I can honestly say this is the first time I’ve done it for dental floss. I’m fortunate enough to be blessed with teeth that are naturally more cavity prone, so I’m super anal about my oral care and kind of obsessed with flossing daily. Plus I hear it’s pretty good for ya…
8. And did you hear the news?!? Fuller House is officially coming to Netflix! What’s Fuller House?
Fuller House continues the Full House adventures, albeit this time with a gender reversal. Pregnant and recently widowed DJ Tanner-Fuller (Cameron-Bure) is living with her younger sister (Sweetin) and lifelong best friend (Barber) and her “feisty” teenage daughter. All join to help raise DJ’s two boys and prepare for the birth of the new baby.
Are we excited or are we freaking excited?!? Full House was one of my favourite shows growing up, so it’ll be neat to see what they do to it this time around.
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I’m so excited for Fuller House. Seriously. Can’t freaking wait!
I also drink coffee out of the same mug – mine’s a Tinker Bell mug like yours, I love it!
Did you know DJ Tanner lives in Calgary? I think she’s married to a Flames athlete. When I first saw that Full House is being reborn I was excited, then I realized it’s probably going to suck/be super lame. I shouldn’t have such a shit attitude, hahhahaha
I remember hearing that she was married to one of the Flames guys! But I didn’t put two and two together and figure out that she must live in Calgary 😆 And I’m trying not to get my hopes up either… The 90’s are hard to replicate.
My book club is reading “What Alice Forgot” next month! I’ve heard a lot of folks say similar things as you did regarding the plot and how the ending wasn’t very satisfying. I’ve heard less about Big Little Lies, but in general it seems like it gets more favorable reviews. Let us know what you think!
DISNEYLAND!!! LOVE that Minnie mug! When I was at Disney World last year, we bought a giant red Mickey mug that says “OH BOY!” on it – and it’s pretty much the only mug that ever gets used anymore. =) It is really nice to have a dark mug that you don’t have to worry about coffee or tea stains!
I used to watch Full House a lot as a child, too! I always thought John Stamos was so dreamy. =D
I’m actually loving Big Little Lies. I started it yesterday and I’m already about halfway through — hard to put it down!
Of all three of those Liane Moriarty books, I liked Big Little Lies best, so enjoy! 🙂
My husband and I are obsessed with flossing (neither of us can go to bed without flossing! And we’re floss snobs…..we have to have the expensiver (? haha) kind of floss.
Just checked out the mobile friendly test!! Didn’t know that was something that we could try, so thanks for sharing that link!
And YES i will always do that with authors. I read one Maeve Binchy book, and i was HOOKED. It’s such an old woman thing to read but i swear i read her books every night for a year straight.
I’m cavity prone too. The dentist once detected eleven cavities at one visit. ELEVEN. I had to get the fillings done in a span of over three visits. I brush my teeth until they’re raw and I floss every day. My teeth are stupid.
I totally feel your pain. My dentist actually put me on a special mouth wash that’s supposed to help. I haven’t had a cavity in a handful of years, so I guess it must be working! Or maybe it’s the oil pulling…
I noticed the changes to your mobile site today. It looks good.
I’m super excited about the new Full House. I loved that show growing up and my nieces love it now they will be so excited for this new one too.
I am so excited for Fuller House… a little scared it’ll ruin the original though like with all remakes! And that is such a cute mug, I am obsessed with Minnie Mouse. And pink. So, basically I’m obsessed with said mug.
It’s lovely when you open a blog and the first thing you see is such a nice smile!
#4 – absolutely. I love finding a great book and then finding out that the author has written more. This usually ends in a giant amazon bill 😉
#5 – guilty as charged. 20 mugs but I always use the same. A white one with a red heart from IKEA <3
Okay that makes a lot more sense now! I thought they were just putting the old episodes on Netflix, and I understood why people who use to watch it were excited, but this just brought it to a whole other level of excitement! I’m excited to see what it’s about now!
I have pinned your Strawberry Oatmeal bars and CANNOT wait to make them. Seriously, when it appeared in my Newsfeed I was basically drooling. Thank you for always putting out amazing stuff (and TOL too)
Aww thanks, Kathy! Hope you like them 😀
YES for Fuller House!!! I can’t wait!
Also, I also binge read everything my favorite authors write. Currently loving Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks and Gillian Flynn.
I definitely binge-read when I find a new author I love! I always get so sad when I realize they’ve only written like 3 books.
I haven’t been to Sephora in forever either. I’m starting to run out of just about everything beauty related though, so I’m probably due. I wonder why you always run out of everything at the exact same time?
I may not catch up on all the books an author writes, but I will plow through series, whether there’s 3 books or 10. Then I hit that stage of “now what?” when I finish the last book, and I have to wait until the next book is published. I was actually on Amazon putting new books on my wish list to keep track of what I want to read.
The worst is when you really get into a series that isn’t finished and you have to wait for the next book to come out… especially when it takes the author 3+ years to finish it!
I had an author die on me! Her last book ended on a huge clifhanger and now I’ll never know what happens 🙁
I am also super excited for Fuller House!! I remember watching Full House every day after school! LOVED that show!
I couldn’t believe it when I heard Fuller House was a real thing. I kept thinking it was a joke but it seems legit! That was one of my favorite shows growing up so I’m pumped. I went out to San Fran last summer and ate in the Full House park and all 🙂 Seriously with that and Girl Meets World it’s like I never have to grow up.
Also, thanks for the mobile test – my site passed – woohoo!!
LOVED Big Little Lies. It has probably been my favorite of all of her books so far! So you definitely need to start that one ASAP!
Also, I’m SOOOO excited for Fuller House. Full House was definitely the show that stands out most from my childhood, so I really hope they do a good job with it!
I’m actually already about halfway through it — can’t put it down!
we love spoons recipes! i gush on them all the time… i mean drool. Can you make me some today? I’m in need of those oat bars. <3 you
<3 you right back!
Yes, I did love Full House. No, I probably won’t watch the new version. I think I’ll just keep my memories :-).
And yes, I use the same cup almost every morning even though I must have 50 in the cupboard. But it’s not black on the inside, which is a great idea.
I have that setting spray! Love it!!
I love seeing your smiling face right at the beginning of a post.
Did I tell you about my coworker who has four of those fun little Disney mugs, including your Minnie Mouse one. They’re pretty adorable.
And on that note, I need to maybe go floss. Oops.
I keep wanting to pick up more when I go to Disneyland, but the OCD part of my brain isn’t willing to put up with any more clutter 😥
I don’t have my ipad on me but I have noticed a few sites not working well on my ipad. That is just me though!
You look gorgeous in your photo by the way. Do you ever take a bad photo LOL?
The answer is very much YES. They just don’t make it onto Spoons 😉
How did you fix your mobile issue? Thanks for letting us know! I heard something about this but didn’t pay too much attention. Been out of the country!
I got a plugin that took care of it for me. I think it’s called WP Touch?
Yeah, I had to make my blog mobile compliant – makes an amazing difference on my phone LOL.
Ah, Full House, I used to love that show. Doubt I’ll watch the new one, but it amuses me that they are brining it back.
And I’ll drink coffee out of anything, as long as I get my coffee. LOL
Always the same thrermos for my morning coffee. Plus that way only one of them is stained, right!
I read What Alice Forgot as well, however I really enjoyed it!! I listened to it with my mom on a 10 hr long road trip 🙂
I am trying to decide betweent he husbands Secret and Big Little LIes currently!
Also, I am on book 2 (Dragonfly in Amber) of Outlander! Have you read this? From your blogs, it seems like you may enjoy this!
I DO have a favorite mug that I use daily! Theothers just collect DUST
Mine is a starbucks christmas mug! Ha!! USed all year!!
You can’t go wrong with either of those! I’m already almost halfway through Big Little Lies — can’t put it down! And I was actually looking at the Outlander series the last time I was in the store. That may be what I end up picking up next!
Thanks for the heads up about google and being mobile responsive! I”ll have to take the test. Also, I am guilty of binge reading as well! I’ll stalk the book store to see when a new book is coming out. Have a good Thursday!
Yes just a little excited for John Stamos! And Sephora can be dangerous, kind of like a candy store, I totally get it 🙂
Loveeeeing the mobile site. It rocks!!!
Haahahaha we had a floss-emergency last week, too! Darn popcorn 🙂
I am pretty excited about the full house thing. Should be interesting! 🙂
Thanks for posting that test in #2… my site passed, thankfully. Also, YES Fuller House!!! I hope it’s good. I just loved it so much as a kid that I just hope it can be equally as funny/corny as it was before.
Me too! But I’m trying not to get my hopes up too much because that 90’s corniness is hard to replicate…
Yes, I definitely use the same mug. And I have a favorite for each season. Does that make me sound crazy?
Not to this girl 😉
Hm, so my site is not mobile friendly apparently. How do I fix that? I run everything myself but I get a lot of traffic with Google 🙁
There are a few different ways. You either have to set up a new theme that’s mobile responsive, go in and fiddle with code, or you can use a plugin. There are some pretty decent free plugins out there, or you can purchase a premium version that allows you to run your ad codes as well.
I feel so incomplete not linking up this week….Reckon I have a decent excuse 😉
I tweet you in peanut butter pictures.
My whole day is thrown off. I blame you 😛
Absolutely use the same mug over and over most of the time (my Minnie Mouse mug too!)…And yes, totally find an author I love and go back to read all of the books they have written! I am definitely behind in reading though, it’s terrible. Fell out of the habit and can’t seem to get back in.
I found it really just takes the right book. The kind where you lose sleep because you literally can’t wait to find out what happens next.
I own a water flosser which has changed my (lazy) life. I totally also binge read when I find a writer I REALLY love. I did that with Ben Sherwood and David Sedaris. NARS is everything. Also, I have HIGH hopes for Fuller House, so I hope it doesn’t disappoint! 🙂
Loving the smile up there 😀 ! Well, given that I do lack heavily in the motivation department when it comes to getting busy in the kitchen – it’s obviously a delicate, serious decision when I do commit.. one that I cannot risk to be scarred 😉 . And your recipes never disappoint.
I kinda really want to get my hands on all of Sophie Kinsella’s books after reading “I’ve got your number”.
Aww thanks girl! That means a lot 🙂 And I really enjoy Kinsella’s books! Her Shopaholic series is a fun read, and I really enjoyed Remember Me?” “Can You Keep A Secret?” and “The Undomestic Goddess” as well!
… and there I was wondering what had happened when visiting your blog through my phone today. It looks great and seems to load faster, too (?).
Also: Full House! It was one of those shows I was only able to watch at friends’ houses throughout the majority of my childhood because we were late getting cable. Hence why I technically still have dozens of old episodes to catch up on. Finding out about Fuller House just yesterday I have to say I’m skeptical. I get people’s excitement but I doubt anything could live up to the amazingness any show we watched during our childhood had.
I’m the same way. I’m curious to see what they do with it, but there’s something about 90’s shows that you just can’t replicate these days. It was a whole other realm of cheesiness and comfort.
I drink from the same coffee mug too! Force of habit. We know what we like when it comes to drinking our coffee ha 🙂