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1. Can we please take a moment to talk about the crazy workout that is trying to wiggle into a pair of Wunder Unders right after you’ve showered and put on cream? Because it puts the act of trying to shimmy into a pair of jeans while your legs are still ‘misty’ to shame… and don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about, either. I had worked up such a sweat by the time I was done my shimmy-dance, that I was seriously considering taking another shower. Eesh.
2. All jokes aside, I have actually been enjoying (I use that word loosely) a lovely high-intensity workout a few times a week. There’s a set of stairs near my home that go aaaaaaaall the way down to hell into the river valley, and I’ll run up and down them (read: down and up since I start at the top) whenever the mood strikes. It’s a great way to get my heart rate up and test my fitness, even if it does leave me questioning my sanity when I’m done and gasping for breath…
3. And while we’re on the topic of “things we find around the Spoons household,” remember the resident Starbucks cat I told you about a few months back? I’d like to inform you that he’s still alive and well…
4. And while I have no qualms with him lazing about and climbing all over my stuff, I do wish his presence would do something to deter the crazy amount of sparrows out there…
I don’t generally mind birds (except for roosters — a result of getting chased by one when I was little), but when I’m calmly sitting at my table, typing away on my laptop, and a sparrow picks a flight path that goes directly between my face and my computer screen, then I start to mind. Starbucks sparrows? They’re bold (see what I did just there?). And plentiful. Also surprisingly slim considering the generous amount of cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins that people always seem to be giving them.
5. Speaking of muffins… you guys love ’em! My Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins have officially been pinned over 100,000 times. Mind.blown. Thank you so much to everyone who shared them! And an extra special thank you to everyone who’s tried them and sent me tweets, comments, messages, and pictures letting me know how much you loved ’em. That kind of stuff… it just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
6. So does this kind of stuff…
I went to Homesense the other day to look for some things to spruce up my home, and I came across that sign while I was standing in the checkout line (I swear, the checkout merch gets me every.single.time). I thought it was perfect so it obviously had to come home with me. It’s now hanging in my home office… and making me smile 🙂
7. But the real winner of my little shopping excursion was this beauty right here…
A new bookshelf 🙂 This is kind of embarrassing to admit, but despite the fact that it’s coming on 3 years now that I’ve been living in my current place, I still had some unpacked boxes lying around… and they were all filled with books. I think it mostly came down to the fact that I could never really decide how I wanted to organize them (in one room vs. sprinkled throughout the condo), so I adopted the “out of sight, out of mind” attitude. Well, over time I naturally gravitated towards the “sprinkled” method, so now I have a whole bunch of collections of books in a whole bunch of random places… and I just added one more ^^
Also embarrassing? The fact that it took me over two.freaking.HOURS to finish organizing my books once I started. Thank you, OCD tendencies! Please don’t ask me how many times I had to run from room to room to get a “bolder/mellower” looking book, or what that even means. I’m a freak — I don’t deny that.
8. So I came across this website called Game Oldies that let’s you play old-school video games for free. Uhm… hello trip down memory lane?!?!? They’ve got everything! Mario, Kirby, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Sonic, Spyro… all the games I played growing up. And yes, I’ve been a gamer for pretty much as long as I can remember. Now if only I actually had time to play for more than 15 minutes a day. Stupid grown-up responsibilities…
9. I think I accidentally discovered the secret to roasting the sweetest kabocha imaginable — letting it sit in the pantry for 2+ months prior to tossing it in the oven 😆 I must have picked up this particular squash at least that far back, but I think I may have burnt out on squash after eating it daily for months, so I didn’t get around to roasting it until the other day. It doesn’t have that dry, crumbly texture that I love, but it’s sooooo sweet and creamy that I don’t even care.
10. And last but not least… the destination for the Fall(ish) 2014 Spoons Family Vacation has been set! In exactly 2 weeks, we’ll be packing our fine selves into the car (dibs on riding shotgun!!), and driving out to beautiful Whistler, British Columbia. Can.not.WAIT.
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Whistler is definitely a lovely spot! Although I can’t imagine road tripping with my parents being almost 30 and wanting to take my mom’s spot in the front passenger seat… that’s something people do in their teen years. I’m super close with my parents but they’d probably think I was a bit immature and weird saying “shotgun” before getting into the vehicle.
It was just a joke 🙂
I LOVE that sign you got, so perfect!!
Your talk of flaky, sweet kabocha is making me crave one… I don’t like the “creamy” type ones at all though… it’s a texture thing. 😉
OH MY GOSH ! The struggle is real trying to get into yoga pants or leggings after a shower and lotion. Compression socks are even tougher. I seriously look like I’m a fish flopping out of water, haha.
Beautiful bookshelf! < Confession. We've also lived in our house for three years and have unpacked boxes.
I went to Whistler many years ago and remember it was so beautiful! Have a great time!
So tasty! That seems irresistible.