Happy #thinkingoutloud Thursday! No idea what I’m going on about? Click here!
1. A quick order of business before we get into today’s randomness –> I’ve had a few people tell me that Spoons has been loading slowly for them, and I’m having a hard time figuring out why since I haven’t made any changes or had any issues on any of my own devices. I think it might have something to do with a specific ad code not meshing with a certain type of browser, but I can’t discern much beyond that. So if you’re having those problems, could you let me know which browser you’re using and if you have the same issue with any other blogs? That way I can figure out if it is indeed a specific type of ad, and go about axing it. Much love!
2. Speaking of love… guess who’s going to the mountains this weekend?!?! This girl!!
Despite the fact that it has yet to snow in my neck of the woods (this is crazy — it usually snows by the end of October), the mountains have been getting a decent amount of the powdery white stuff, which means I can finally enjoy my first ride of the season. I’m doubly excited because I’ve been doing a decent amount of cross-training this summer, so I’m curious to see if it’ll make a difference in my riding.
3. Oh! And if you want to keep up with my mountain shenanigans and get bombarded with tonnes of pictures and videos of our gorgeous Rockies, be sure to follow me on Snapchat (runningspoons), because I tend to go a little snap crazy when I’m out there.
4. And speaking of going crazy… thats what I may have done in Sephora last weekend. Or on Sephora.com, I guess, since I didn’t feel like heading out to the malls to take advantage of the VIB sale and did my shopping online instead. Side note –> anyone else not really enjoy going to the mall? I swear it tires me out even more than going for a run. But I digress.
Like I said, I may have gone a little overboard, but between restocking on some staples and picking up a few wish-list items that I’ve been holding off on for a while… things added up. I’m not 100% sure when I’ll get my package, but I’ll definitely share when I do!
5. In other shopping-related news, I’ve had a few people ask me where I get my dates from since I use them in so many of my recipes, and the answer is Costco! I forget exactly how much they are, but you can pick up a 2lb. tub of juicy Medjool dates for a pretty good price! Or better yet… pick up three 😉
6. Oh! And this one is for all my fellow Canadians who love the Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride tea from Celestial Seasonings and hate that it’s not available in Canada… or at least that it wasn’t. I’m not sure if this was a fluke, but I found some in Safeway (along with all the other CS holiday teas), so hopefully that means they’re carrying it in stores across the country, because that stuff is good.
7. And so are these coffee pods from OneCoffee…
You use them in your Keurig just like you would a K-Cup, but I swear they taste closer to regular brewed coffee than most other K-Cups. From the site… “Our soft pods provide more of a “French Press” experience. There’s more surface area to extract the aroma and flavour of the coffee. The coffee smells better and tastes better because more water is in contact with the coffee grinds.” Who knew! And I love that the coffee is organic and that the pods are biodegradable.
8. I also love random facts…
1. Because that’s practical. And vegan 😯
2. Confession: I’ve never read any of the Harry Potter books, so I have no idea what this means. I assume it’s a big deal for HP fans, though?
3. … do not Google “lobster teeth” 😯
4. The kind of thing nightmares are made of. I was chased by a turkey when I was little, and I don’t think I ever got over it.
5. Even dark chocolate? Because I feel like that’s not as melty. Actually, I’m not entirely sure. I should go test it…
9. And this song…
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10. Happy Thursday, friendly faces! Stay awesome 😀
No questions… just tell me whatever comes to your mind! 😀
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Okay i just triple checked- Chrome, safari and my phone- It all seems fine on my end but….Urgh you know what my thoughts are.
The sugar cookie tea is at Bulk Barn too! I practically jumped on the display when I saw it. Let’s hope it’s around for every winter season now.
In terms of your site loading slowly, hate to say it but I’ve had issues with your site specifically for a while now. Granted my computer does run pretty slowly in general these days, but I do notice a much bigger lag with your site than with a lot of others, sadly! I’ve often gotten flash crashing notifications when loading your posts so I think it’s been mainly the flash plugin not wanting to co-operate with the video-heavy ads. I’ve had the same scenario with other sites or blogs that have fairly large pop-up or video ads on them. This has been the case for me using Chrome and Firefox, and despite my slightly sluggish Mac, it’s happened on other computers too. Either way, I hope you’re able to solve the mystery, but I’ll be reading whether jet fast or snail slow 🙂
Have so much fun in the mountains my little chickadee!
I’ve had trouble with your site loading this week on my PC at home and my computer at work, both were IE. It actually crashed and recovered the internet page a couple times. The weird thing is it really just became noticeable this week.
I don’t like mall shopping either. Yuck!
I don’t do the mall either. Online shopping is usually always the way to go, but I do enjoy Black Friday here in the states.
I love getting those dates from Costco. I took a little break bc I was eating them nonstop, but now you reminded me that I need to add them to my list again!
Yay!! Another person who hasn’t read/watched HP and has not a clue…yeah, I’m sure all my friends, relatives and Internet friends and acquaintances are all ready to disown me right about now…
This is interesting, Amanda, because normally I do all my blog browsing on my Nokia Lumia Windows Phone in IE, but for the past month, I’ve been borrowing my grandma’s iPhone (long story there…) and browsing with Safari. Night and day difference! As other people said, your blog and Arman’s are among the slowest to load that I regularly go to when I use the WP + IE, but I have noticed no significant difference in any of the blogs when I use the iPhone + Safari. Don’t know if that helps, but that’s my two cents. Regardless of how slow it is, I will still follow you, ’cause you’re so sweet and awesome!
Your blog has always loaded slow for me, but that’s because it shows me like 20 ads before it will begin displaying content. I use Mozilla mostly.
So jealous of the snowboarding….as usual. Although, my mom called tonight to say that Iowa is expecting 6-10 inches of snow before I get there next week. We may not get it in NC, but I will get to see some this year!
I use safari on my iPad and now that you mention it your site is a bit slower than others – hope you manage to get to the bottom of it!
Oh how I miss those costco dates – they are the best! Perth doesnt have a costco and I have coped without everything else but I just wish I could get those dates back I in my life! Haha! #dateloverproblems
The Sugar Cookie tea is one of my favorites! I’m one of those weird people who add milk to it–ha!
I’ve actually never tried that, but I’m super curious now!
I use google chrome to read here! It’s been happening to me for months! Enjoy your mountain weekend, lovely!
Three cheers for dates from Costco! I could spend hours in that store. I don’t know what they’re like in Canada, but it’s a great place to get almond butter, peanut butter (which I know you wouldn’t be as excited about) and hummus here in the States!
Your blog loaded slowly for me today, but it didn’t yesterday. I just checked a few other blogs and the only one that was slow was Arman’s. I use Safari. I just checked it on Chrome (which I have installed on my computer but I never use) and it was a bit faster for both – my laptop is a bit old so it’s kind of slow in general. Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for letting me know, Emma!
I guess my question is.. who has jellyfish and not an egg?
And who figured out that it makes a good sub?!
you’re on snap chat??? why arent we snapping all day long? haha have fun in the mountains!
I don’t know?!? I had no idea that you were on it, but I went ahead and fixed that 😛
So of course you write not to google ‘lobster teeth’ so that was the first thing I did. Um…interesting…? My niece is allergic to eggs, so I texted my sister in law to let her know she can use jellyfish instead. I’m sure it was super helpful for her! I also went a little crazy at Sephora (online, because no need to go to the mall), so I’m glad I wasn’t alone in that!
Yep, REEEEAAALLLLYYYYY slowly, and messes up everything else loading at the same time. Internet Explorer (yeah, I’m old and hate Google sites except maps). Hope you find the flaw!
Thanks for letting me know, Deb!
Hey – we get our dates from the same place! I think this just might be me – but the dates at Costco always seem fresher than the stuff I have gotten elsewhere previously! And a lobster teeth are in it’s abdomen – hmmm – don’t we eat their abdomen??? Guess I better switch to jellyfish – eh?
Happy Thursday lady – I haven’t noticed any change in loading your site on my end – and hope you have a blast in that cold powdery stuff this weekend!
Thanks so much, Shashi! And the dates from Costco are my absolute favourite — perfectly sweet and just the right texture.
It really depends on what computer I am using. I use Chrome on all of my devices. Mobile (iPad/iPhone) are fine, as well as my newer iMac – my macbook and the school computer I’m currently on – much slower. My macbook is pretty old and doesn’t like anything that makes it work too hard
I was one of the people who told you your site was running slow, but I am pleased to say that is no longer an issue for me! I am viewing your site on safari and it is working as speedily as I recall it working prior to the redesign.
Thanks so much for letting me know, Julia!
Sugar cookie tea! Yum! I can’t ever find flavours like that in the UK. Gingerbread has been the most “cookie” like tea I’ve found!
Also, I swear my nervous system is in my stomach too! It would make a lot of things make sense! 🙂
So jealous of your snowboarding adventures. I’ve gotta get back into it!
The jellyfish Uber fact is kind of freaking me out a little bit. REALLY? I want to know who has tested this out by baking chocolate chip cookies with jellyfish instead of egg. Anyway, I would say I experienced a slight lag in your page load and it seemed the side banners were the slowest to load. But then again, my internet is spotty lately so it could just be me! Thanks for hosting the link-up and for stopping by to comment on my blog!
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I use Chrome and I haven’t noticed any issues!
Also, you haven’t read any of the Harry Potter books?!?! YOU’RE LIKE THE QUEEN OF FANTASY/YA BOOKS HOW DID THIS HAPPEN.
I don’t think your page loaded slowly for me, but this voicefive ad came up and it scrolls down with you and when I click close, the options to ‘close’ or ‘opt out’ come up…I tried both and neither one of them worked. So it just scrolled along down with me…
Umm that lobster thing is freaky! And I would like to see a turkey run that fast! Not chasing me, though. This lake near my hometown has EVIL geese. They will chase you and it’s terrifying. And my new apartment has a water feature with a bunch of ducks living there…my dogs like to chase birds, so I was worried. Well, I didn’t need to because every time I walk the dogs past, the ducks quack like CRAZY and some of them even swim TOWARDS us. I swear they’re going to take us down! Haha!
Thanks for letting me know, Mattie. I have no idea what that voicefive ad is since I’ve never seen it or had it happen to me, but I’ll ask my network if they know what the heck is going on.