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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So going to try the golden milk. I have always been a huge fan of Sex in the City. I have all the DVDs!
Okay, so I have to say that when Golden Milk first started coming onto the trendy food scene a year or two ago, my naturopath reccomended my sister and I try it for it’s anti-inflammatory properties. She suggested using a high-fat milk, and I can’t stand the slimy feel of high-fat liquids, so I would try to work around that to a certain extent by downing a spoonful of the paste plain (I know the fat’s supposed to help with the breakdown of the goodness in your body, but I was hoping some was better than none). Well, as you can imagine, just straight up turmeric and spices mixed with water to make a paste (and no sweetener!) made for a pretty foul experience. I made it a couple of days, but when it got to the point of making me gag, I called it quits. Needless to say, I haven’t been able to face even small amounts of turmeric since…even in curry, which I never was too keen on, but now I strongly dislike. So now as I see Golden Milk exploding on blogs and online everywhere, it all sounds pretty horrible to me. I think I’d just need someone else to make it the way they know it tastes good and offer me a bite/sip. Maybe I wouldn’t mind it then, but I’m not sure I could summon the courage to make some for myself. 😖
Haha, I love your Starbucks nicknames! 😂 And you are not the only highly-distractable one out there…I’m here commenting when I should be doing laundry. 😳 I also frequently do the hopping from thing to thing to thing.
I had a similar thing happen to me with kale! I tried putting it in a green smoothie waaaaaaaaaay back in the day before I had a powerful blender, and it ended up being so chunky and bitter that I’m pretty sure it scarred me for life. Also… I should be working on a post right now 😛
I’m not gonna lie. Golden milk does NOT look awesome. Lol!
Lol! I definitely agree with you on that one – it seemed pretty bizarre to me too. But it’s really not so bad!
I am always paranoid for the rest of the day when I walk through spider webs! I get that tingly feeling like something is crawling on me even thinking about it!
OMGEEE- I had to try that tongue flick you mentioned in #7 and I think am doing it wrong as it’s so ticklish! 🙂
Looking forward to what recipe you come up with that was inspired by those “golden milks” …
It’s definitely ticklish! I actually think that’s part of what wakes you up 😆
I’ve been eating pineapple for it’s anti inflammatory properties so I want to try golden milk now too!
I’ve been super curious about turmeric milk too! It sounds weird but looks tasty! Ahhh spider webs in my face are the worst. Happens to me all the time when I’m in the forest. Yesterday a web with an attached spider got stuck to my hand and it was like a yoyo. Yuck.
Do the milk! Added bonus: it’s pretty great for digestion.
Hahah all this is great. I need to do that when cardamom french toast comes back to davids tea in the winter. I thought I had bought enough last year, but I was sorely mistaken and have been sad ever since.
I love golden milk, but it’s been waaaay too long since I made any. Thanks for the reminder : )
So I just saw a spider walking across my dining room floor, and he’s big and hairy and the Hubby isn’t home. Can you come take care of it for me? K, thanks.
Even my dad has been talking to me about turmeric milk. He sent me an article a few weeks ago, and I told him it’s all the rage these days.
Confession: I would probably catch the spider and put it outside. And then it would just come back inside. But I have a hard time killing things 😆
I’ve never heard of golden milk! I bet now that you’ve mentioned it though, I’ll be seeing it everywhere lol.
Golden milk!? I don’t think I could handle that. As someone who doesn’t really like milk of any kind to begin with…bleh. But interested as to what it would taste like.
I’ve been trying to get away from multi-tasking, it seems if I just focus on one task I can get it done more quickly. But sometimes my work just does not lend itself to that. But I’m trying.
It’s a tough thing to get away from for sure. I’ve been trying for a while now and I have better days and worse days. Like right now? I should actually be writing a post 😆
Where was this tongue flipping thing when I was in grad school! I was always the one nodding off. And that meme? Priceless!
That roof of the mouth trick sounds hilarious but I’m totally going to try it!
It’s the weirdest thing ever, but it seriously works!
I love turmeric! Put it in everything – smoothies, soups, etc. Golden milk is nice but I have only been able to really enjoy it on cold nights…
I’ve always wanted to make some tumeric milk too, it sounds pretty comforting! Also lol at doug from Up, I love that movie!
Soooo I’ve been tired head bobbing all moring (every morning) and I just tried that trick and OMG it works. I love you forever now, ha!
Lol omg I seriously love that you tried it. Weirdest thing ever, eh?
I’m actually a bigger meal eater too– not really a snacker! It works for me. Thanks for hosting and happy Thursday.
That golden milk does look pretty tasty. Turmeric sounds a bit odd to me, but I think it would be worth it for the anti-inflammatory purposes. also, running into a spiderweb is never a fun thing. I would probably get home and obsessively brush my hair until I was sure there was nothing nesting in it. 😀 Oh, and your confession about being distracted… Well, you pump out lots of really wonderful blog posts despite that, so I love that about you. It makes your life interesting, right?
Hehe! Interesting is definitely one way to put it. Thanks Emily!
I got some of that tea brand and you are right is delicious and not terribly priced either! Spider webs are the devil that is like top 10 nastiest things for sure!
I love tea but just decided that I like green tea. Who knew? Big SATC fan!! I multitask all the time. Doing it right now LOL
I’m still obsessed with matcha, but yes “golden milk” is another awesome one! The problem I have is finding a time when I can drink them, since swapping those options out for coffee is a big time ‘never gunna happen” thing. Gotta have my black coffee every morning! I know smoothies aren’t the same, but turmeric in smoothies is something I’ve been trying lately and so far I love it!
I’ve actually been having mine in the evening before bed and I’m loving it! Super comforting.
I haven’t jumped on the golden milk craze yet but it’s on my list of things to try. Might go whip some up now actually. But before I do, I gotta say I really wish I knew that tongue trick last night. I nodded off while finishing today’s post last night and only just got around to hitting publish…oops.
If you’re anything like me, there’ll be plenty of chances in the future to test it out 😛
p.s. golden milk tested and seriously approved! I made golden milk donuts yesterday and I can’t stop eating them. So good.
Ok, so I’m a serial head-bobber. It’s a problem. Totally trying that trick next time (if I remember lol). I love SATC! The re-runs and marathons on E! always get me.
This is me reminding you about the head bobbing trick 😛
Haha I need to try that licking thing the next time I’m dozing off in lecture! 😉 I ALSO need to try that golden milk…I’ve been having some tummy troubles recently, and I’d be down to try anything that can help ease the discomfort.
Dug my spirit animal, seriously.
Let me know if it works! The tongue thing 😛 And turmeric is supposed to be a good digestive aid, so it definitely wouldn’t hurt to give it a shot.
I used to love SATC. I watched the cleaned up reruns on CW at night in high school, but now it’s been years and I’m not sure if I’d still like it.
Ive been wondering about that golden milk too! Please tell us if its gross! I feel like it would be….i just dont know!
It’s actually really good! Definitely something that doesn’t seem like it should go together, but comes out super tasty as long as you sweeten it enough for our tastebuds.
Oh my gosh totally have squirrel syndrome these days! Can’t seem to think straight. But I love turmeric milk and can’t wait to see what you come up with!
When I was in middle school and stayed up far too late in the summers, I got really into SATC. I think two episode came on at 2 am. I probably didn’t know what kegel exercises were though, lol. I’ll be interested to hear if you enjoy the tumeric milk. IT’s definitely not something I’d think was super tasty- but the benefits may be good enough!
I’m actually liking it quite a bit! It’s definitely a bunch of flavours that don’t really work in my head, but as long as you sweeten it to taste, it actually comes out pretty amazing.
Oh, the dreaded head bob– how I hate it. I’m going to need to try that trick!
I never really got into SATC. Which is funny, because I love NYC, as we all know. I’m not a huge matcha person (though I do like green tea), but so far, I’ve found that I’m also not really a turmeric person, (though I do like it in curry). There is just nothing to be done with me.
Most of my posts are written over days. That’s interesting about the coffee. I never would have guessed.
I really miss satc! Then again I haven’t seen one in so long not sure it still holds up. The spider web thing hasn’t happened to me in a while but summer is the time. Only for me it would happen while running when there’s a lot more time to realize and dodge, so not sure what my excuse is.
They’re not always that easy to see! Especially when it’s just one line that seems to float away into nothingness.
I’ve heard of milk & turmeric but didn’t know it had a name. I’ve been throwing ginger into almost everything lately.
Sometimes my posts are written over days, sometimes they’re done in one shot.
I don’t really mind most spiders, but spider webs — eww! And I definitely wouldn’t want one crawling in my hair.
Ginger is another really awesome one to include in your diet!
you know how I feel about multitasking lately! I am really trying not to multitask!and I love sex and the city. it’s my favorite show to reference although I always loved to reference Beverly hills 90210 – they need to start showing it again!
Oddly enough, I need really got into 90210… and I really have no idea why. But I need to figure out a way to cut back on the multitasking. Like right now? I’m trying to write a post 😆
I am such a multi-tasker when working. Especially lately, I can’t get myself to focus on one thing at a time. At least it keeps things more interesting! I’ll need to try that tongue trick for staying awake next time I am kept up past my bedtime (aka 9pm)!