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1. Hi from the office-away-from-home (aka Bux)! It’s another gloomy day in these parts, making hanging out in a cozy coffee shop that much more enjoyable. And have we seen the cute fall-inspired coffee cups yet? I saw them on a few blogs and figured they were only in select shops, but lo-and-behold my Bux was just waiting for the first day of fall to bust them out. They don’t really hold a candle to the infamous red cups, but they’re still super cute.
2. My brain is feeling a little slow on the uptake this morning. What’s say we get the randomness ball rolling with a few random facts, eh? Ehhh.
1. I must be living under a rock because I actually had to Google “is there water on the moon?” Apparently there is, but you can’t exactly swim in it.
2. Because that’s -exactly- what kids are texting about during class…
3. Not that I included this in there because I’m positively biased about gaming or anything…
4. It. Most. Certainly. Does.
5. Think about that before you call someone your ‘bae.’ <– that word needs to go away.
3. And here’s a bit of Spoons randomness for ya — I actually cleaned the keyboard on my laptop a few days ago [after not cleaning it in… forever], and I can’t believe how much nicer it feels to type on. I also can’t believe how grimy I let it get. The joys of being a food blogger… and of eating all your meals/snacks by the computer. Gross 😯
4. And this is one of the reasons I love waking up so early. Those sunrises, though!
Nevermind that it takes the sun a good two point five hours to actually rise after I wake up… it’s still a gorgeous sight to see. I don’t think anything will ever beat the sunrise I saw over Haleakala Crater in Maui, though. Totally worth waking up at 3am and driving up a curvy mountain road in the pitch black darkness…
5. Speaking of travels, guess who’s going to the mountains this weekend!? This girl! I feel like it’s been way too long since I’ve been up there (apparently I need snow on the ground to motivate me to make the drive), and I’m needing some soul-soothing mountain goodness in my life. I’m also needing to say goodbye to this girl before she makes the trek back east. Sad times in AB…
6. But happy times at the dentist! Which I realize sounds like a complete contradictory statement, but I went in for a routine cleaning a while back and came out with a set of perfectly healthy teeth — awesome news for someone who’s got a predisposition for teeth (tooth?) issues. I totally credit the oil pulling for that one. I’m still doing it every other day and it’s made a huge difference in my oral health.
7. Anyone else get super paranoid about completing software updates on their phone? iOS 9 came out recently, and I’m always afraid that doing an update is going to break something or introduce changes I don’t like. I’ll still end up doing it, though, because the OCD part of my brain can’t cope with the little notification on my settings button.
And, yes… I keep a winter wallpaper on my phone all year long. And, yes, I’m looking forward to being able to go snowboarding soon. Please refrain from throwing things at me 😛
8. It’s no secret that I have a slight obsession with jelly beans, which is why I get super excited when I come across a new-to-me brand to try. I picked up a bag of Jolly Rancher jelly beans the other day, and I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan. They’re not terrible, but they’re a little too artificial tasting, if that makes sense. My regular no name store brand tastes like lightly flavoured sugar, whereas these just taste like straight up chemicals. Probably because they are.
9. Speaking of colourful chemicals… Mom asked me to help her pick out some paint for her new place, which is probably the worst thing to ask someone who’s super indecisive. I don’t think she appreciated my suggestion to paint the whole house with chalkboard paint so that I could draw on the walls 😆
10. Aaaaaand happy Thursday, friendly faces! 😀
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Okay, now I totally want to go swimming on the moon, LOL. And yes to the word “bae” needing to go away – ech… gives me the twitches when I hear it! I’ve been holding off on the 9 update for the same reasons – I’d rather them work out the kinks before I hit install 😉 But girl, get through those emails! I have 2 phantom emails that WON’T go away and it drives me insane. There is always a little 2 there even if my inbox is empty. Argh – first world problems, ha.
Omg I think I would legit go crazy if I couldn’t get rid of notifications. But maybe not so much on the e-mails since I rarely ever see mine empty. The joys of blogging 😛
Hey! We don’t have that Starbucks cup. I am jealous! I am psyched – getting the new iphone 6s toorrow. My old iphone 5 doesn’t have enough room to download the newest OS.
New phones are so exciting! I had the 4 (not even the s!) before I got my 6 and it was the biggest upgrade. I couldn’t even access social media on my old phone because it would freeze up more often than not.
I havent had starbucks in forever, but now I want to go just so I can get that cup. How freaking cute is that?!
And I can’t wait to move for SO many reasons, but one of the major ones is how close I will be to nature and mountains and fresh air! Gosh city living is smothering me with smog. BLEH!
I still haven’t tried oil pulling. Gosh I really want to, but I’m totally scared. But you said you do it every other day, so I could probably manage that! The other part is I literally use SO much coconut oil, Im probably going to go broke using it to swish in my mouth too! haha
I’m honestly so excited for your move! I honestly couldn’t imagine living in a huge city like that with all the traffic and pollution. Plus you’ll be closer to your fam 😀
Bae for sure needs to go away. It is terrible!
I’m a mountains person and don’t care much for hot weather, so I am all about photos of snow in the summer. It makes me feel like maybe it isn’t so unbearably hot outside!
I love the new Starbucks cups! Now I need to do a Starbucks run today!
Thank you for being one of the only people I’ve ever come across who don’t look at me like I’m crazy when I say I love the winter <3
Ha I was reading yours the same time you commented on mine! I hate that little notification too and will do anything to get rid of it! I can’t understand those people who have hundreds of email notifications; I would go crazy!
Me too! I have to go through mine on a pretty regular basis otherwise I’m way too tempted to mass delete them if they pile up too high.
WOA – that sunrise is breathtaking! Yes – totally worth the drive! If only the moon was a drive away, then I could be practicing jumping out of the water like a dolphin too!!! 🙂
I feel like I haven’t been to ‘Bucks in 4ever – I need to make it in there before Sept 29 – which happens to be National Coffee day!
Happy Thursday Amanda – enjoy your trip to the mountains!
National coffee day?! I had no idea there was such a thing! I hope they decide to do something special to celebrate 😀
Have a great visit with Sam this weekend!! I’m super bummed she’s leaving us.
I’m refusing to do the iOS9 update, because I’m holding out for 9.1 and the emojis 🙂
Yeah it sucks 🙁 But I have a feeling she’ll be back! And emojis?!?! There better be some good ones.
That sunrise is absolutely incredible!!! We’ve had a lot of colorful ones lately too and it’s pretty breathtaking.
I hope my parents ask me for my opinion about what color to paint their new house… Although something tells me they won’t agree with my choices. I’m super indecisive when it comes to things that directly affect me but not with others!
Me and my mom don’t really see eye to eye on colours and design either, so she didn’t really end up listening to me 😆
I absolutely HATE the word bae!! I thought I was the only one. Now that I know it means poop it makes sense 😛
I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to keep a straight face whenever I hear it from here on out 😆
That’s so funny – I just cleaned my keyboard yesterday! It looks so nice now 😀 And I’m so with you on the software updates… but the notification bubble is making me crazy 😛
If anything, you could move the Settings icon to the second/third page so you wouldn’t have to look at it all the time.
I love the Fall Starbucks cups – wish they had a reuseable cup in that design!
I get very paranoid with Apple updates. I usually wait for the second version of a new iOS to come out because of bug fixes. My 5S is very full though….so I would have to probably delete some pictures and whatnot.
I think I saw a reusable cup in some kind of design, but it probably wasn’t the fall one. And waiting probably isn’t a horrible idea. Someone said that the new update was causing some people’s phone to crash.
Those Sbux cups are super cute right?! I am free next Sunday if you want to grab another cute Starbucks cup with me. 😉
Have a ton of fun in the mountains!! Give a big hug to Sam for me – Alberta is certainly going to miss her!!
P.S. When the snow really sets in, you’ll have to teach me how to snowboard!!
Yes. I will. And DEAL 😀 Talk soon!
That sunrise is gorgeous! Makes me wish I had a better view in the mornings…although, with a baby, I’m super-rushed!
I agree 100% that “bae” needs to go away. Also that “on clerk” BS. I had to look that one up!
I must be living under a rock because I’ve never heard the “on clerk” term and couldn’t even begin to guess what it would mean. Googling now…
Um, totally meant to type “on fleek” not clerk, lol. Dumb autocorrect. Although one makes about as much sense as the other! 😉
That’s so cool that you and Sam got together! Had you gotten together before? Those pictures of the sun ARE STUNNING! I <3 them.
We have! I first met her at a blogging summit, again at Blend, and a few times in the year that she’s been here.
I wasn’t going to upgrade my iPhone software, but then my email was acting up. I upgraded and it’s working fine now. I see what you did there, Apple. Well played.
Sneaky buggers, eh? They always get me with their little red notifications. Can.not.COPE.
I’m so bad about cleaning my keyboard. It’s only once I actually wipe it off that I realize how sticky it was before, particularly since I tend to snack around my computer.
And the updates make me so paranoid. I’ve had multiple laptop issues in the past (all Apple products seem to hate me), and I’m always worried the update will crash everything. Although, my sister just tried to update her iPod and it DID crash. They called Apple; apparently the new update is crashing a lot of iPods and iPhones. Now I don’t want to update mine! The number drives me crazy, but I’m trying to hold out for a while.
Eeep really?! I ended up updating mine and didn’t have any problems, but I might not be as quick to encourage people to update theirs now.
I lovveee the new Starbucks cups! (and by the way, love how you call it Bux. I always call it Starbs but your makes much more sense). I actually prefer them over the red cups..the design is just adorable. I know way too many facts about the moon and the galaxy as a whole because Dan is obsessed and always plays Star Talk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson in the car.
I think the reason I love the red ones so much is because they remind me of Christmas, which is my favourite time of the year. And this is actually the first time I’ve seen the fall cups, so they’ll take a while to grow on me.
I’m the same way with iPhone updates! I actually haven’t updated mine for the past 2 updates and the number drives me bonkers. I don’t know why I just don’t do it. I’m hoping to get the new one tomorrow (or asap) so then it’ll already be updated, haha. Have a wonderful day!
Right?! You could always try moving the Settings icon to a different page so you wouldn’t see it as often.
I am so curious about oil pulling! I really need to give it a try! That sunrise! Wow!
It’s worth a shot! I’ve definitely noticed a difference and my teeth/mouth feel a lot cleaner.
YES to the iPhone update! I contemplate updating it for a day or two (out of fear of it crashing) but end up doing it to get rid of the red number.
Right?! Can.not.COPE. Although I’ve heard about people just moving the Settings icon to the second page so that they wouldn’t see it as often 😆
Well if you get a chance to read my post you’ll see what’s been on my mind for the past few years. Felt great to lay it all out there in the open. Thanks for the linkup
It was super brave of you to put it all out there, Daisy. Still sending positive vibes your way <3
I’ve been to Maui 3 times intending to see the sunrise at the crater, but when the alarm would go off that early we’d just be like “eff it!” Haha. One day!!!
Lol! I can totally relate — I was SO tempted to skip out and stay in bed, but I’m super happy that I ended up doing it.
I am now dreaming of Maui!
I got a PSL the other day and it came in a boring cup. I feel jipped 🙂
Awww! Maybe they were waiting for fall? Or the cup shipment was late? My Bux is always tardy with the red cups…
I get SO paranoid about updating my phone even though it’s never gone wrong… I’ve just heard of people who lost all their stuff after updating, which would most likely make me cry. Oh and yeah…bae needs to go BYE. ….lame. But really.
I’ve actually lost everything on my phone once, and it’s honestly not as bad as you might think. I mean yeah it sucks, but when I -really- think about it, I don’t have anything on my phone that’s irreplaceable.
I had no idea Starbucks had cute fall cups! This totally makes me want to go there just to get one. And yes, I have a massive fear about doing iPhone updates. One I did earlier this year whiped out my iTunes playlists due to a bug. Now I wait several days before I install them.
Eep! I’d hate to lose my library. But I did the update and didn’t run into any issues, so I think this one is okay.
I really need to try oil pulling. I ALWAYS have tooth drama. I can’t handle that oil though. Any tips for making it less ..erm…terrible?! If it’s really helping, I should give it a go! I’ve read great things!
I just burned my hand on that Starbucks cup this morning. Painful (literally) memory seeing the photo of it.
I’ve decided that all the store brand jelly beans over here are ah-may-zing. So good. I have to stop buying them. Maybe that would help my teeth? 🙂
😆 I’ve been trying to cut myself off from the jelly beans as well. Baby steps. And if you’re having issues with going with a full tablespoon, start with a smaller amount and work your way up. You could also just start from 5 minutes and work your way up from there as well. Also, try going with a better tasting oil (like coconut) so it’s not that horrible. It’s all about getting used to it!
Those cups are so cute! I’ve been trying to make my own at home in an attempt to not break the bank, but there’s something about a fresh one from Starbucks…
Also, I tried to add my link to the linkup and it says I didn’t link back, but I swear I did!
Have a great day!
I have no idea why it does that to some people, but I went ahead and got you in there 🙂
I update immediately because the little twitchy voice in my hand can’t handle the little notifications either. It’s why I have to turn my email completely off when I go on vacation too so I’m tempted to check it.
Those sunrises are beautiful. I’ve seen a couple good ones on my commute into the office. They make the drive in a little bit more manageable.
I’m all about the warm lemon water lately. In fact, I was out of lemons the past couple days, which has been rectified now, and I felt a pretty big difference in my energy levels. Apparently lemon water > coffee, although I will still drink my cup of coffee too. 🙂
I have to give the lemon water thing a try again. It used to give me some pretty bad heartburn, which is why I stopped, but I should try again to see if maaaaybe anything is different this time around.
Oh, so that’s why I have a notification on my settings app!!! You’ve saved the day, because that little red button was buuuuugging me!
Haha! Right?! It’s not a bad update. I did it and haven’t had any issues yet.
Hawaiian sunrises and sunsets are the best!
Definitely!
#7 – YES! I’m always afraid of those update alerts… I put them off for as long as possible, haha.
Did it and haven’t run into any issues yet, so I think it’s safe!
I keep meaning to ask if you are still oil pulling. I still drink my apple cider vinegar in the morning, it’s simply out of habit. Don’t even know if it does anything anymore lol. I am afraid to do the new update on my phone too!
I gave up with ACV and lemon water a while back, but I should add it and see if anything changes. And I did the update and haven’t run into any problems yet!
At the risk of being the odd one out I’ll say I like the fall-themed better than the red cups. This alone would probably tempt me to buy a drink at Starbucks but given the next one’s 1 1/2 hours [by car, don’t ask about public transport …] away the chances of it actually happening are low.
#3 … I should do the same, I really should. I keep saying I will but then don’t know how and leave it at that. How did you clean it?
And: do Danish people use the term ‘bae’ on Instagram? I’d be curious to know. But I only ever found out what it meant recently, haven’t used it yet and have no plans of doing in the future. Odd one out again …
I think my love for the red cups comes with the fact that they remind me of Christmas, which is my favourite time of the year. And I’ve honestly never used the term ‘bae’ either, so you’re not alone on that one. The keyboard? Just took a damp cloth and wiped it down while the computer was off. Nothing fancy, but it got rid of most of the grime.
I actually just went to the dentist too – I also have a history of a bunch of dental problems, although they’re all related to bad luck accidents I had earlier in life! I’m curious about oil pulling though and was thinking about it last night – and now you mention it here. Must be a sign 🙂
Definitely worth a shot! Takes some getting used to, but now it’s such a huge part of my morning routine that I can’t imagine going without it. And I like the squeaky clean feel 😛
It would make me so happy to send you all our snow!
I haven’t even updated iOS 8 yet . . . or set up iTunes on our new computer, which is no longer new . . .
But I am loving the cooler mornings! I can actually run before walking the dogs now & that makes my life easier. Except today, because I have a meeting, I can’t do both before I leave so the dogs get walked & I have to run this afternoon.
Hope you had good weather on your run! It actually warmed up [for one day] today, but I’m pretty sure we’re due cold weather again soon.
My friend was just telling me last night that she did the latest update and didnt like it. I always think they take some getting used to!
I haven’t seen those Starbucks cups! That might mean I am due for a trip there this weekend…
I ended up updating mine and haven’t really noticed any huge changes. Apparently they improved the maps and I -swear- the typing keyboard looks a little bit different, but other than that? Nothing horrible.
Those new Starbucks cups are SO cute- way to make coffee that much more enjoyable to drink!! I’m totally with you about updating my software. My friends always laugh at me because I almost never update. The last time I updated my software on my iPhone 4s, it messed up my wifi connection so that no matter what, it just wouldn’t connect to the wifi at home. And trust me, I tried EVERYTHING to get it to work but I was reconciled with the explanation that “there was a glitch with the software update”—> er thanks Apple!!
Bah! I hate it when that happens. And then you have to wait for “bug fixes.” But I ended up updating mine yesterday and haven’t run in to any problems yet *knock on wood*
Wow that sunrise though!! And I don’t even get the whole Bae thing so I would be very okay with it going away. I was oil pulling a while back and stopped – I can’t remember why, but as someone who comes from a family of horrible teeth, I should really start again!
I actually had to Google what it meant when I first heard it. Kids these days and their slang 😆