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1. First day of fall! First day of fall! WOO! Now I can stop feeling bad for posting pumpkin recipes. Not that I felt bad to begin with, but… you know 😜 Seriously, though. Does anyone else feel like fall shows up kind of late? And that the actual start of it should be somewhere near the beginning of September? I know it’s still warm and sunny around then, but summer feels over as soon as back-to-school season starts. Either way, I’m testing out another pumpkin recipe for this weekend. You know… to “celebrate.”
2. Speaking of pumpkin, I totally forgot to try that sweet harvest pumpkin tea that I mentioned forever ago. Actually, let me go brew a cup right now so I don’t forget again…
Not too bad, not too bad! Lightly spiced with a hint of sweetness, and not overly bitter for a black tea. Nothing will ever take top spot away from my #1 favourite hot cinnamon spice tea*, but I can see myself adding this one to the rotation.
3. That being said, I love the taste of basically everything after losing my ability to taste food for an entire day. So what happened was that my nose started messing with me on Sunday night, and then on Monday morning I woke up so congested that I couldn’t taste a thing. By Monday evening, it progressed to body aches, chills, a cough, and a pretty decent fever (which made Monday night a nightmare), but then I woke up on Tuesday morning feeling perfectly fine. Like… not a trace of the fever, and only a slightly stuffed nose and a minor cough as evidence that anything had happened. No idea what that was all about, but I’ll happily take 12 hours of sickness vs. 2 weeks of it.
4. I’ll also happily tell you that my September Ipsy bag came! Things got a little iffy when I got an email from Ipsy saying they were putting their shipments to Canada on hold because of the postal strike, but everything got resolved and I got my bag in the mail last week. Woohoo! I’m gonna wait one more month before I go ahead and tell you that you need this in your life, but I will say that I’m really loving it and having a blast trying new products that I might not have otherwise picked up.
5. I’m also really loving sushi rice. Just the rice; sans sushi. Like… how did I not know this was a thing until now!? Probably because I was pretty stuck on regular basmati rice, but when I ran out of that and felt too lazy to go buy more, I resorted to using an expired (Feb 2016, baby!) bag of sushi rice that’s been hanging out in my pantry for uhm… ever, apparently, and fell.in.LOVE. It’s just so creamy and gooey… which might not be ideal if you like your grains lighter and fluffier, but it kind of reminds me of oatmeal, and I love eating it with coconut milk yogurt, honey, and cinnamon.
6. So how are we feeling about the new iOS 10 update? I was all gung-ho about it when I first downloaded it, but now? Not so much. The new lock screen feels super awkward, the sounds are all weird, and I swear that my battery runs out so much faster than it did before. I’ve also lost a ridiculous amount of time browsing through the text gifs…
… and possibly annoyed countless people with subsequent gif spam 😂
7. Alright, friendly faces! That’s it for me today. I hope you have yourself an awesome Thursday, and I’ll talk to you soon!
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first comes sushi rice, then comes fish, then comes raw fish 😉
That silly 12 hour bug. Some poor, schmexi boo had to listen to a dog bark. Also, you’ve got me craving that tea!!!!
Not a fan of the update. The lock screen is super annoying to get into. That is all.
OMG that new lock screen is driving me insane! and I think I am searching for gifs now everytime I send a message. Damn Apple for making my phone even more addictive and time consuming… Really grinds my gears! Ha!
Man I love sushi rice. And the way you eat it sounds AMAZING. I want some of that right now.
I do hate the new iOS lock screen, but I love the easy GIF access. Shameless 🙂 And I’m not a rice person ever… except sushi rice. But not with sushi because I’m kinda “meh” on sushi. Just by itself. The texture is awesome!
Mmmm I love sushi rice. It’s pretty much the only kind I like! So sticky and YUM.
I got really sick with a 1 day bug a few weeks ago! I went from feeling awesome AF to fever/nausea/gross stuff coming out of me in just a few hours. Then I was fine. So weird.
Glad it was a 12 hour thing and my husband HATES the locked screen, drives him batty. He’s been trying every way to fix it, but hasn’t figure it out yet…
My daughter told me not to upgrade to IOS 10 and when my kids gve me advice about technology, I listen! Ha! I’m making pumpkin bread right now. It’s in the oven, and cream cheese frosting all ready to go. YAY ME!
So glad you’re feeling better Amanda! Nasty things, those sort of bugs, but luckily it was only 12 hours. Can’t wait for more pumpkin recipes!!😄
12 hours of sick is far better than 2 weeks of it for sure! So glad you shook that bug so fast! And this is my first time hearing that sushi rice was a thing – GAH – now I’ve gotta get my hands on some – sans the sushi of course! 🙂
I thought I was losing my mind about my battery draining faster after the update. Good to know that I’m not…maybe. I love some things – imessaging is fun but the lock screen thing is weird.
I’m totally loving the new update.
Especially the new iMessage features. So fun!
I like the text gifs and the ability to draw texts with my finger but I had no idea I was doing such a major update! I feel like I’m relearning how to use my phone now.
Glad you only felt bad for a quick time & not drug out. Funny how the body can bounce back.
I dont think we got one thing the same in the ipsy bags. I love your polish you got!!!
Happy fall! I started drinking pumpkin spice coffee a few days ago – it’s just too good to pass up as soon as it’s in stores!
Almond and oat facial product? It’s like Ipsy knows you too well!
I haven’t downloaded the new IOS. I still have an iphone 5s and I’m afraid it will mess up my phone. Plus my battery already dies ridiculously fast, I don’t need to add to it.
Happy Fall! Glad you weren’t sick for long. I put up my fall decor, but it’s just as hot now as it was in summer. I’m not complaining though at all!!!!
I refuse to download the new update. 1] I’ve heard people do nothing but complain and 2] my phone doesn’t have enough space lol I’m due for an upgrade so I figured I would just start completely over! Though I know it’ll take me an entire week before I know how to use my phone again!
Glad to hear you’re feeling better! My son had a bug that sounds similar to you (fever, congestion, ickiness) and it was gone the next day. I have it now and I hope it goes away as quickly!
I’ve lost hours of time trying to swipe the screen to unlock my phone. It’s frustrating and I don’t like the sounds either. I do like the gifs though.
I have one last hot cinnamon tea bag left. I’m hoarding it like a mad woman.
Also, I still have samples of stuff from my Birch box; they seem to go on forever and I really like trying out the new stuff.
I haven’t done the IOs update, I was waiting for everyone to tell me how good or bad it was, ha! I remember previous one’s that messed up phones so I just figured I’d be on the late bus this time
I do not let myself use pumpkin until mid September, but then again, I am persuaded quite easily. Sushi rice really is creamy. I’ve been buying other grains instead of rice lately but I do love some sushi rice. But I love the sushi too 🙂
I’m glad you’re feeling better! I was SO against the new update at first…but after a few hours of playing with it I mostly love it. I feel like it’s smarter than me haha
Happy first day of fall! Glad that your sickness was extremely short! I love the feeling after being sick because you appreciate how being not sick feels 🙂
I’m glad you’re feeling better!! Omg IOS 10 is so weird, I just got a new iPhone anyway and I was like WHAT IS GOING ON…haha and sushi rice is bomb!! 🙂 Welcome to the world 😉
I couldn’t agree more about the iOS 10 update. It’s so annoying. The lock screen is driving me INSANE.
Sushi rice is delicious. Glad you’re feeling better!
Yay for Fall and all things pumpkin! I finally feel like I can put up my Fall decor this weekend, even though it’s 80 some degrees out. And I’ve never tried sushi rice, I love sushi though so I’m sure it’s delicious!
That is so random and weird, but I am with you–at least it didn’t last long! I’m not a big fan of rice, period, but I do enjoy a little sushi rice every now and then, just not on my sushi. I KNOW I KNOW
i am glad you feel better! so weird when those bugs go so fast it’s like did that really happen? love sushi rice but also love sushi 🙂
I haven’t updated my phone to iOS 10 yet..guess I’ll have to eventually but I’m happy with my phone as is right now.
I feel the opposite about Fall – I still think it showed up too soon! But mainly because my summer seemed to disappear so fast this year. Usually I’m feeling the same was as you – September = Fall.
Nah, I can wait on fall. 🙂
I do love sushi rice, but I also try to stick with brown rice most of the time. And of course I prefer my sushi rice WITH sushi.
I haven’t updated (my phone is droid but I also have some iOS devices). I have to clear up a ton of space!
Sorry you were sick, but be thankful it was short lived. When I get a fever I’m usually down a long time.
I can’t get into pumpkin until we get fall weather. I’m excited for fall and I do think it’s going to be a great season. I like sushi rice too!