1. I have no idea what it is, but my appetite has been off the charts lately. Colder weather. Running. Daylight Savings. Whatever the cause, the result is the same — I’ve been wanting to eat ALL the foods!
2. On that note, I found myself in quite the conundrum last night… I finished my evening snack, brushed, flossed, and got ready for bed… and then I got hungry again 😯 I hate eating when my teeth feel super clean, but I hate trying to fall asleep with a grumbling stomach even more. What to do?!? Eat… and then re-brush. Food always wins.
3. Speaking of food… I went grocery shopping at 9:30 AM yesterday and the store was absolutely dead. Blissful. And in true Amanda fashion, I also walked out with these…
Revlon’s nail polish in Elusive and Colorburst Lacquer Balm in Demure.
4. From my post draft the other day…
Seriously, spellcheck?!? Are you trying to tell me that I misspelled NOT or that I misused italics?
5. After weeks of going back and forth on the issue, I finally upgraded my phone to iOS7. Uhm… why didn’t I do this sooner?!? I love it! I know a lot of people said they had trouble getting used to the graphics, but I think it looks a lot cleaner.
6. Another good idea? Mixing coffee grinds. I’ve been using the MY K-CUP reusable filter in my Keurig lately because a) it’s cheaper, and b) it let’s me play around with fun flavour combinations. My current favourite? Starbucks‘ Pike Place and Brew La La Coffee’s (seriously, how cute is this name?!) Coffee Ice Cream coffee. Smooth and bold with the perfect amount of sweetness.
7. I have another unfortunate incident involving broccoli to share with you guys. Remember how I admitted to burning the roof of my mouth on steamed broccoli last week? Well, this week I’m admitting to burning up a pot while steaming broccoli…
That’s right. I burned a pot while, essentially, cooking water (I didn’t notice it had all evaporated). If you thought I had skills in the kitchen, you were greatly mistaken. And the worst part about it is that my broccoli tasted burnt… I ate it anyways 😕
8. I’ve been listening to this song on repeat ever since hearing it over on Jo’s blog the other day. It’s funny because it’s completely not my style of music, but there’s just something about his voice and that melody that has me completely hooked.
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9. Confession: I bought a Christmas ornament on Halloween. It wasn’t intentional, but I was in the bookstore picking up A Dance With Dragons when I saw this little guy looking at me from the display stand…
That face. He’ll match my other Christmas Critters perfectly…
10. And because we can’t go two weeks of Thinking Out Loud without some random facts…
1. So that means I’d be acting in the interest of health if I caved and bought everything on my wish list?!
2. Further proof that chocolate is basically synonymous with love.
3. 😆 😆 Ohhh man… I’m such a sucker for corny jokes.
4. Smart man. Although I’m going to assume he didn’t toss in all that sugar…
5. THAT explains why I can’t go in there without losing 2 hours of my life.
Happy Thursday, friends! 😀
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What was your last kitchen disaster?
b) to paint your nails with?
c) to eat?
I had an insatiable appetite for SWEETS yesterday! It just “one of those days”… I was tired, sick, stressed, and feeling emotional. Chocolate always helps. 😉 Today is better though – yay!
So last night I get into bed at 10 when I got home from class. I’m laying there and can’t go to sleep with rumbling going on in my tummy. I reach over into my school bag and grab a peanut butter and chocolate Kind bar. I proceed to eat it in bed and then go to sleep. This morning when I wake up there is a chocolate smear stain on my creame sheets!! Haha guess I’m doing laundry tonight!
😆 That sounds exactly like something that would happen to me.
my favorite color…
to wear = black, white, or pink
to paint my nails = pink (any shade) or silver
to eat = I don’t even know how to answer this one…red for strawberries? orange for carrots? yellow for bananas? I just love it all 🙂
Haha – mufasa – haha! Don’t believe I’m sitting here gigling at that corny joke…
In a wired coinkydinky way, I have been mixing coffee grinds too -Dunkin donuts vanilla and Maxwell House Breakfast blend AND I have been eating burnt “steamed” broccoli too! It must be something in the water… 🙂
Totally believe that about IKEA! At the IKEA I go to, the maze seems to very strategically end at the restaurant – and IKEA coffee is soo soo good – and their 99 cent chocolate bars – gawsh – after a cuppa coffee and bar of chocolate, I will gladly meander those mazes to the parking deck!
My appetite has been crazy in the morning only – I have been polishing off 2 bowls of oats, when time permits! I TRIED to make these muffins with apples, avocado, banana and yogurt the other day and when they were still mush after 20 minutes of baking I should’ve realized something was off…but I let em bake for almost an hour and then bit into one and blech! Even my dogs walked away!
Brown and orange are my fav colors to eat…don’t think I have a fav color to wear lately, but I do have a fav pair of purple pants I love!
Oh girl, I feel you on the appetite. I am ravenous, it’s ridiculous. I could eat ALL THE TIME!! And it’s not even winter yet – argh!
I love nr 1 of WoW facts. I knew it. And I know what I’m doing this weekend – I mean I have to take every chance to lengthen my life, right??
Favorite colors outfit: black, grey, white, bèche. Boring I know. Nails: Red, Rose. Eat: All the colors. Especially chocolate brown. Haha 🙂
Happy Weekend Darling!
Your favourite colours are pretty much -exactly- like mine. And I prefer to think of my clothes choices as chic and classic 😛
Well, Im not one for skipping over holidays, but dangggg those ornaments have me wishing it was Christmas time already!! Maybe that’s just because Im craving cold weather. I just wanna wear my cute boots and scarves!! wahhhhh
I still have yet to update my phone 🙁 I’m so lame with that stuff. I don’t update my iTunes until I’m like 2 updates behind lol Oops.
And I lurveeee that guys voice!! I’m always on the lookout for music like this. I listen to it when I write 🙂
My last kitchen disaster is that we were out of dish soap for two days and no one would buy more so our kitchen literally looked like a disaster. It’s clean now, thank goodness. I can’t take a dirty kitchen.
I’ve been so hungry lately too! I thought it was because I started lifting weights again but I guess it could be the cold weather too. Who knows.
I also waited forever to update to iOS7 and just did a few days ago. I agree, it’s much cleaner and I like it.
I definitely wouldn’t discount the weights. I remember being insatiable when I was lifting regularly — your muscles need fuel to grow!
#6. Sounds amaze. I wouldn’t mind waking up to some coffee ice cream every now and then 😉 And your christmas ornaments are just thee cutest!! Makes me so excited for the holidays! Eeeee!
Well played, IKEA. Well played.
And I definitely thing the weather has to do with eating ALL the food. I ate so much the other day my mom questioned if something is wrong with me. She normally doesn’t say anything because of my past but I could NOT stop eating. Lol
No offense… But I didn’t think it was possible to burn broccoli. LOL This definitely made me laugh!
Favorite color…
a) to wear? Probably Pink or Black.
b) to paint your nails with? Again, Pink or Black.
c) to eat? Pink or Black? LOL I’m just kidding… Probably red!
Oh no I hate burning pots! (well my mom hates when I do it more haha). Girl, running = EAT ALL THE FOOD. Enjoy it 🙂 haha I once got up at 4am starving, ate a banana, went back to bed
I had an insatiable appetite a few weeks ago. I think it has something to do with the weather and seasons changing. My body wants to hibernate, so it needs to eat a little extra. I vividly remember putting down three scrambled eggs with cheese, two pieces of toast and parmesan roasted potatoes like it was nothing not too long ago. I didn’t even remotely feel overly full either so it’s a tape worm or the weather, and I’m rooting for the latter.
I’m a big fan of the iPhone upgrade, I adore the Simba joke and soaking a burnt pan in baking soda and vinegar will fix it. Try roasting the broccoli in the oven with olive oil, lemon juice, a little Parmesan….it’s wonderful. Although it might cause you to burn your mouth again, you’d be so eager to try it. 😉
Oooo thanks for the pot-saving tip! I’m going to try it as soon as I finish typing this, sooo…. now.
My appetite almost always depends on what workout I did that day. Yesterday I didn’t do a full workout and wasn’t hungry until 2:00. Today I ran 4.5 miles and have had breakfast and 3 snacks already! Now that I know shopping is healthy, I think it’s in my best interest to get out there and buy some stuff!
My appetite TOTALLY goes in phases! Sometimes I think I should be starving and I can barely stomach an apple, other days I need to eat an entire cow and then follow it up with ice cream. Strange bodies I tell ya 😉 Favorite color for my nails? Hmm… it goes in phases – either dark red or a brown right now. In the summer it’s hot pink though 🙂
Oh, whew, so you mean it’s really not just me having a raging appetite? It’s been like that for the past weeks and I can’t deny I still find it scary.
A random mini kitchen desaster was burning garlic when I meant to just lightly toast it in [vegan] butter. Well, I had to toss it and start over again but luckily I was able to rescue the pot. Ahem … I managed to burn kabocha in my pot several times before. I just tend to walk away and then forget to turn off the stove.
I like the randomness so here it goes: Favourite colour …
a) Easiest ever: coral!
b) either Essie’s Come here or Tart Deco.
c) okay, that’s tricky: orange/green [read: kabocha]. If it didn’t sound ugly I’d add brown – hey, a girl needs her chocolate ;).
Orange and brown are my favourite colours to eat as well, as unappetizing of a combination as they may make. Actually, I still have to try the kabocha and chocolate combo… need to get on that, stat.
That nail polish is a gorgeous deep emerald green. What a festive color for the upcoming holiday season!
And coffee ice cream sounds so decadent. Yum!
I now feel like I should go shopping. =)
I still haven’t bit the bullet and upgrade ze iPhone. I can’t do it! Because what if I hate it, and I can never ever ever go back? Too much pressure.
That ornament! It’s just about the cutest thing that I ever did see.
Oh, Ikea. Every time I leave Ikea, I need a nap. I find it SO exhausting. The last time I went was with Jake in LA (to get stuff for his then-new apt). We spent about 3 hours in there, and then had to tie a mattress to his Honda CRV, and because I’m an idiot, I tied it through the windows, so we couldn’t get in the car. I think I’m still traumatized.
😆 I’m pretty sure that’s why I put it off for so long too. But you’ll love it! It’s fantastic.
I have definitely ran in to the brush and then get hungry all over again routine multiple times… especially when I am running.
Favorite color to wear- black (technically a shade but whatever), to eat- green…. they are also two of my all time favorites for everything (purple ties with green though).
I love Starbucks Pike’s Place and that ice cream coffee sounds so delicious! Your ornaments are so cute…. I don’t blame you for breaking down and buying a new one. I’ve actually been looking at a few horse ones that I know my daughter would love. Have a great Thursday, Amanda!
Have you thought about a personalized one for her? Found this Etsy shop through a quick Google search that has handmade, personalized horse ornaments: http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/hamerandclay
Oooh I’m one of the few who is yet to download iOs7…I think you’ve given me the push I needed! Fingers crossed updating software doesn’t mess around anything! LOVE the sound of ice cream flavored coffee…and you know the pun-lover in me adores the brand’s name ;)! I’m having one of those insatiable days and I won’t lie- I kinda love it! While I would’ve hated it back in the day, now I take it as a sign of a healthy metabolism :)!
Happy Thursday, friend!
Ummmm…YES! My hunger has been through the roof lately! My favorite color to wear is something bright like pink or blue…but I often gravitate towards black. Ha!
The insatiable appetite thing was me yesterday. could.not.stop.eating…while normally I’m all about eating all the foods, after a while it gets a little annoying when I’m jumping up every hour or two to grab something to munch on. Le sigh.
Would somehow screwing up your no-bake bars count as a kitchen disaster? I can’t be too mad about that one, because they still taste good in chunk form 😉 Otherwise, I’ve had a couple of those lately – the cake I made for Thanksgiving where I burned the caramel and broke the frosting comes to mind.
Favourite colour to wear: black. I’m boring, but that’s what a good chunk of my wardrobe is. I have the effort to branch out into my colours though, so I’ve also been liking bright blues and purples.
on my nails: purple, light shades of blue or green, or neons. Depends on the day/season. Neon on my toes though, all the way.
to eat: green (guacamole) orange (red kabocha, pumpkin) brown (chocolate and chocolate-flavoured things)
Black is my favourite colour to wear too, but I prefer to think of it as chic as opposed to boring 😛 And I’ve tried the whole “expanding my wardrobe” thing multiple times, but it never seems to catch… I always deviate back to black or grey.
I thought it was me – I can’t get enough to eat lately… & having clearance Halloween candy doesn’t help!
I did the same thing to a pot boiling water… you just make me feel so not alone 🙂
Your facts crack me up! I have never burnt broccoli, but I imagine I’d be too lazy to make new stuff so I would eat it too. I’m going to show Aaron the fact about shopping. I mean, he definitely wants me to live longer, right? I’m hungry all.the.time. and I just go with it. Basically, I just always eat haha Favorite color to wear.. hmm I wear a lot of grey and purple. To paint my nails- right now I love dark reds. Favorite color to eat?! That’s odd ha but brown.. pretzels, bagels, cookie butter, mmm
😆 I love you for choosing brown as your answer. That’s what mine would be as well <3 Orrrr maybe orange.
ahhhh I’ve totally done that burn your pan with water thing!! 🙁 It happens to the best of us, I think 😉 And thanks for that tweet about women who shop are healthier- my hubby will really appreciate it!
I burnt a pot recently as well. It was the lentils that did me in 🙁
I knew it! I knew shopping was healthy for you somehow!
I usually get crazy hungry the day after a long run or a few days before that time of the month. Sometimes I just stand in front of the pantry for a while… not good.
I love to wear black, dark or silver colors on my nails, and I love to eat… all colors.
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but my K-cup filter leaves me with super watery coffee? Is there a trick or am I just dense???
Hmm… I think a lot of it depends on the grind — you want it pretty fine, almost like espresso quality. And I fill mine almost all the way to the top.
I was just thinking yesterday how I’ve been a lot hungrier than usual lately. Nothing in my schedule has changed that much except more work and I added a pure barre class to my schedule, but boy have I been hungry! Is this like, some sort of evolutionary thing and I need to gear up for winter? I dunno. But Panera has been getting a lot of business from me lately 🙂 I can’t remember if I told you this or not, but you should absolutely try Julep’s top coat if you have the chance (Sephora baby!)–it dries your nails in less than five minutes and is the perfect amount of shine. I’m loving it!
How did you know I was in the market for a new top coat?! 😀 I’ll actually probably be headed into Sephora today (VIB sale!!!!), so I’ll definitely keep my eyes open for it. Thanks, Alex.
I hope you found the Julep top coat! I love it so much! I had no idea that there was a VIB sale so thank YOU for sharing! I ended up going and picking up a few things, including the most amazing tinted moisturizer I’ve ever used! If you got the julep, let me know how you like it!
My appetite is actually off this week – I’m hungry and I starting eating and then I loose my appetite right away. It’s so weird. My stomach has also been bothering me, so maybe I’m fighting a little something.
My favorite color to wear is black – nail color is grey – to eat is orange (pumpkins, sweet potatoes and butternut squash all the way!).
Eep! Fingers crossed that you don’t get sick! And your colour favourites are pretty much exactly the same as mine <3
My hunger has been bonkers the past couple of days — I have hardly been moving (off the couch) from being sick, but my hunger is uncontrollable! My last kitchen disaster would have to be the pumpkin protein muffins that I made on Sunday… We enjoyed them for 2 days and on Tuesday they tasted AWFUL. Whomp, whomp.
My appetite varies by the week and usually in conjunction with how much exerise I get and the intensity of it!
I am no stranger to kitchen disasters! My last one involved burnt to a crisp smores. The smoke alarm was thisclose to going off!
My favorite to color to wear is black (how boring, I know!), to paint my nails with is nude and to eat is red!
I love the iPhone upgrade – I think it is the best thing ever!! My husband still won’t do it – his loss.
Once, my dad melted the whole bottom of a pot off… Hot aluminum seriously does a number on floors. O.o
Oh man, my appetite lately… It’s been beyond strange. I’ll be starving and devouring lunch by 10am one day, to feeling overfull and generally disinterested in food, to eating on a relatively normal schedule, to craving nothing but sugar. I’m just going to go with it and hope it settles down to something more, uhm, regular?
Last kitchen disaster was definitely attempting to make a salad dressing. I made it once, hooked it, and spilled oil and vinegar all over the floor. Remade it, and whaddya know? Same exact thing happened. I was feeding a crowd and was practically in tears. We all laugh now though. 😉
Favourite colour to wear: red!
To paint my nails with: anything in a nude shade or silver/matte grey; I’m not too adventurous.
To eat: orange. Especially next to something green. Cue sweet potato craving. 🙂
Your appetite sounds as random as mine 😀 I figure it’s just best to go with the flow because it all seems to balance out in the end anyways.
Today I am actually crazy thirsty -usually I am crazy hungry lol. Most often my hungry days fall on a Tuesday. Explain it I can’t but I think the increased appetite has a lot to do with increased running, increased mileage etc. Such a pain but I just keep eating rather than be hungry and mean. I often go to bed only to get up needing another bite of something….And oh, I totally mix the coffees when I use my refillable kcup thing. So delish.
Oh yes, running does rise my appetite quite a bit too. Body needs fuel I guess and I am fine with it. One more reason to indulge into all of my seasonal favorites and play around with new recipes 🙂 ! Also: how cute is your christmas critter selection? OMG I want to have every single one of it. Haven’t seen anything similar in Germany sadly. Probably a Canadian thing?
I’m dying that I shared that song on my blog and NO ONE commented and then Jo shares it and all of a sudden it’s huge. Why don’t people ever take my advice? lol. It’s okay, I forgive you. But for real, I suck at all things in life but have pretty phenomenal taste in music if I may say so myself 😉 So if ever you need recommendations just hit me up… Or text me!!!! You made my day yesterday 🙂
I don’t remember you posting it! Was it in the walking playlist? I’ll have to go back and listen through that…
And… <3 😀
hey now, missy. I took your advice!
No worries #2 happens to me approximately every other night and I hate it. But yes, food always wins. And Ommmmmg that wittle Christmas ornament is too cute! I’m not judging you for buying it.
I had the same problem yesterday with eating before bed. My appetite always increases like crazy in the winter months starting about now so I have been constantly hungry lately! Last night I sat in bed doing some work with a bag of grapes. It’s pretty much gone now. And I love grocery shopping in the mornings! Friday nights are another favorite. Apparently normal people have better things to do.