this post is all over the place (ToL#186)

Happy #thinkingoutloud Thursday! No idea what I’m going on about? Click here!

1. Firstly and foremost-ly, I’m stoked that you guys enjoyed yesterday’s WIAW post! I mean, I kind of figured that you would since we all have that strange fascination with seeing what other people eat, but it was definitely motivation to keep doing them regularly… so thanks! And I loved reading through all the comments and hearing about what works for you guys. A lot of people sang the praises of eating bigger meals, and a lot of others were intrigued by the idea after admitting that constant snacks leave them feeling hungry, so I definitely recommend experimenting if you find yourself in the same boat.

2. Remember the matcha craze I was talking about a while back? I feel like I’ve been noticing another drink popping up more and more often, only this one sounds a lot more appealing [to me]…

[ Lindsay’s recipe | Ali’s recipe ]

Golden milk -> have you heard of it? It’s basically milk (almond, coconut, dairy, etc.) heated up on the stove with a hefty amount of turmeric and a bit of natural sweetener. Why would you do such a thing? Well, turmeric has some pretty amazing anti-inflammatory properties, and heating it makes it even more potent. Inflammation in the body is responsible for SO many diseases and ailments, so we really want to do all we can to reduce it as much as possible… Man, I’ve talked it up so much that now I really want to make some. Hold on…

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Okay. I couldn’t actually go make some because I’m at “the office” (read: Bux) and need to get some more work done before I go home, but I just jotted down a quick recipe idea that I want to test out so that might find it’s way on Spoons at some point.

3. See? This is why I can’t not multitask. Something always comes up and I feel like my brain is constantly trying to go in 10 different directions. I’ve managed to reign it in to about 7 different directions, but we’ve still got a way to go before I can actually sit down for an hour and focus on one thing. Baby steps.
4. On that note… I really need to restock on my favourite tea. I buy a huge batch once a year so that I’m not constantly running out, but I’m down to about a 2 week’s supply, so let me go do that quick…

5. Ok. No more distractions. I’m focused. It’s writing time.

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6. Remember Q-manda? We can now add “Amada” to my list of Starbucks-inspired nicknames…

I never really thought my name was all that complicated, but those three “A’s” man… they’ll get ya 😳 Or maybe they stuck a “mad” in there as a subtle hint that I need to ease up on the RBF (read: resting bitch face). Who knows 🤔

7. Coffee. That makes me think of being tired, and being tired makes me think of a trick I learned to combat the head-bob if you find yourself nodding off while trying to get something done -> use the tip of your tongue to repeatedly lick/flick the roof of your mouth. I know. It sounds incredibly bizarre, but try it the next time you’ve got the head-bob happening and you’ll see that it actually works. Apparently it stimulates the nerves enough to wake you up. And you can do it anywhere without anyone knowing.

8. 😂 That actually makes me think of that SATC episode where the girls are talking about Kegel exercises and Sam admits that she’s doing hers at that very moment 😂 Love that show.

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9. Do not love biking on narrow trails and riding face first into a spider web… which just happened on my ride home. It’s a good thing I made my peace with spiders after living in a basement room for many years. I mean, it’s still not a pleasant feeling to know that you possibly have a spider crawling around in your hair, but at least I don’t feel overly inclined to start freaking out about it. And yes, that means I’ve left “the office” and I’m now home. Time to start experimenting with that golden milk…

10. [many hours later] I think I’ve mentioned before that I almost never write a post in one go, so it’s now much later in the day and I was going to finish this while watching the hockey game, buuuuut apparently it’s not on tonight. So instead I’ll just end things by saying that I hope you have an awesome Thursday, and I’ll see you on Saturday with more FOODS 🤓

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