Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Food Review: Friendly Farms Tropical Fruit Greek Yogurt
We've been Trader Joe's yogurt peeps for a few years now. When I kept hearing bloggers talk about Aldi's new organic section, we had to go check it out. Well, I think ours is behind the times because I don't consider four veggies a vast array of organic.
What did catch our eye was this yogurt...
Pineapple and passion fruit? I'm on it!
Here's a look at the nutritional info...
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| (Ignore the expiration date, I meant to do this post awhile ago but you know, life.) |
Here's a peek at the rest of the info...
Looks like your usual yogurt.
But on the bottom is your hunks o' tropical paradise. (The last batch was mixed though so they might've changed it to be premixed now.)
So how does it taste?
We LOVE it! It has 6g less sugar than TJ's, 20 calories less, $.30 cheaper and 100% better flavor. I have half of one every morning with other stuff and the Mr has it some mornings as well. We never bought the same yogurt flavors but we both agree this is delicious. With TJ's yogurt, I always had to force it down a little but I actually look forward to this and the little chunks of pineapple in there. It's available at Aldi, which is part of the Trader Joe's family so how's that for a small yogurt world in our household?
What's your favorite flavor of yogurt or do you hate it?
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Bathroom Reno Reveal
It is FINALLY done.
The countertop guy came out yesterday and buffed out the scratches, repaired the nick and even buffed under the counter where the edge was sharper than it should've been. So here's some pics of the refreshed lavatory.
The light bulbs are a warm white so the cast is a little more amber than true life. We're still trying to get the right bulb for the look I want. I'm NOT a cool white girl at all (that blue cast might as well be called zombie white) so I think today is when my next set arrives and we'll decide between the ones that are shown and ones from a different company that I liked but a bulb arrived broken. Pfft.
I do love the way things look when you walk in though.
We had a semi-recessed vessel before and loved it. Unfortunately we couldn't find the same vessel this time so this was the closest we could find. We also switched from a standard faucet and two handles to an all in one. Mainly because our faucet handles would sometimes show a wee bit of rust from the water because I'd forget to clean around the base regularly. So now I only have one part to clean and not three but in a similar style to our last one.
Nothing like reminders of vacation to help relax you as you take care of business. The art is a picture I took and the shells at the boat base are from shelling in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard.
I have to admit that in the past week, the top of the counter has grown on me and I barely see the swirlies in it anymore so I do like it now. I'm still not a huge fan of how shallow the sink is...it looks way deeper below.
You can see I added a header to the top of the door which I think looks really good. The art pieces on this wall are also mine.
I did black and white with a hint of color. We love the way they turned out. The piece over the toilet was from Oak Bluffs, the private dock was in Edgartown and the kayak paddles were on Chappaquiddick.
This anchor shot was in Vineyard Haven and I love it.
All four prints cost me $15.50 for 8x10 mattes from Shutterfly, with money back from Ebates, of course. So I highly suggest if you have an eye for photography, use your own prints to save some major moolah when refreshing a space.
A side shot of the vanity. I repainted it from a dingy cream to white with a linen pattern using dry brushing. I put a huge felt pad under a huge shell from Chappaquiddick to rest our glass so if there was water on the bottom, it would collect there and not on our counter. I also painted our old trashcan.
I absolutely love the vanity light. Seeded glass wasn't my first choice but I love how bright the clear glass is over our previous frosted glass.
I wish the bulbs were as white as they appear in that photo!
Finally a pic of our little sailboat we picked up from the closing of our friends store over the weekend. We thought it kind of went with the space. If we decide it doesn't, then it'll go in our bedroom.
I really do love being done...err...how it all turned out.
The only thing I still hate with a passion are these damn swirls on the side of the counter.
I have to say that if you are looking at samples for counter tops, go to the place that will actually cut it and look at the slab there. The samples in a big home improvement store are subjected to lights and the best possible sample. If we'd paid more attention to the side of the sample, we would've seen this swirling was in our future so also, don't forget to look at the sides of a take home sample, not just the top.
OH! I almost forgot one of my favorite finishing touches! Derp!
I had a vintage picket fence slat leftover in the garage for just the right project and this was it. One of our favorite lines from Mrs. Doubtfire is when she loses her teeth in the woody Chardonnay and Stu tries to help her form pinchers with fork and she (Robin Williams) says...
"Carpe Dentum...seize the teeth!" We love the way it looks, it's a great way to start and end the day on a funny note and the perfect tribute to Robin Williams.
So there it is. I'm so glad to be done!
Below is a source list if you like anything you see and are curious on prices. I haven't bothered to add it all up because I don't want to know. HA!
Floors- LifeProof Sterling Oak Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring
Countertop- Corian Natural Gray
Sink- Milforde Porcelain Semi-Recessed Sink from Signature Hardware
Faucet- Hiendure Contemporary Deck Mount Single Handle Bathroom Sink Faucet (affiliate)
Vanity Light- Minka Lavery Brushed Nickel 4 Light Vanity Light
Vanity Light Bulbs- 60W Warm White LED Edison Style Bulbs
Tools used:
Ryobi 10 Compound Miter Saw
Ryobi Brad Nailer (This will make you feel like you can build an entire house from scratch)
Ryobi Cordless Drill
Ryobi Job Plus
Skil Jigsaw
Laminate Floor Installation Kit
Rubber Mallet
Safety Glasses
Speed Square
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Monday, July 24, 2017
Productive weekend recap
Is it Fall yet? This whole walking into a wall of humidity has got to go! My plans to go on a baking spree Friday and Saturday were thwarted on the level I wanted to do but still got a few things made. We visited a friend of ours who is closing their business due to illness and I brought him some of the goodies I made with a card. I thought he was going to cry at one point but I had to change the subject because he still had customers. We ended up buying a cute little sailboat that will go perfectly in the bathroom and their Christmas tree! No friggin' clue where we're putting that thing. It's smaller and kind of thin but I've always wanted one that size to put our ornaments on to the places we travel to on vacation so this should come in handy. I might be able to put it in my closet. My heart breaks for them because I know this decision comes two years sooner than they planned.
We stopped by a vintage/repurpose store close to them and perused some items.
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If I had the room, there were a couple of cute things I wouldn't have minded.
We stopped by my mom's house to drop some stuff off and to see her new flooring. (We were doing reno's at the same time.) She had a family member paint the inside walls and was pointing out all of his mistakes. Luckily I found some things were easy to remedy. We were horrified by the caulking job the guy who laid the floor did and there were some spots that needed spackled and a few things that needed tweaked so we rolled up our sleeves and got to it. It was probably the easiest thing I'd done in a month but given the limited mobility she can have due to knee issues, what we did helped her quite a bit.
Sunday we got some organization stuff, did our grocery refill, did our strength workout on the Total Trainer and of course before we knew it, the day was gone. Pfft.
What did you guys get into this weekend?
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Friday, July 21, 2017
What I'm Reading This Week #29
Happy Friday all! Finally the weekend...woo hooooooooooooo!!!
It's time for me to provide some links for you to look at whilst scrolling on the phone in the bathroom (don't act like you don't do it) or dorking off at work to make the day go faster!
It's a little thing I like to call...
6 Training Splits to Help You Conquer Your Workout Plateau (I'm on it)
The 14 Best Foods for Your Heart (Some yummy stuff)
50 Kitchen Mistakes You’re Probably Making—and How to Fix Them (Good food safety info in here)
10 Common Foods That Are Completely Messing with Your Metabolism (Don't mess with me!)
The 10 Grossest Things That the FDA Allows in Our Food (Uh, I consider mold a little more than "Offensive to the senses!")
Dust in Your Home Could Be Making You Fat (Holy crap, so THIS is my problem! *runs for cleaning supplies* )
25 Things That Should Never Have Gone Out of Style (Truth)
74 Tips To Extend the Life of Your Car (Good tips)
13 Things You Need to Know About Sex in Your 40s (Rawr)
Best side dish ever! (Just made some to go with our steak the other night...drool!)
Someone please stop me from watching Property Brothers. They've been playing them non stop and it's been the soundtrack of my life this week. Today I'm doing some baking/filming of Christmas recipes then trying to find people to dump it all off on this weekend. We've got some friends closing their business soon and we're going to go visit one last time. We don't have too much else planned that I know of because it's supposed to be swamp ass hot. I did see where the Mr replaced the hall lights that the ceiling is showing more and is of course discolored. *facepalm...adds to list*
What are you getting into this weekend?
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Thursday, July 20, 2017
"What did I ever do to you?"
1) They left a huge circular scratch from the WOODEN template they used to cut the sink on site. Literally, they made a shim wreath and let the edges vibrate into the top of the counter as they cut.
2) The front of the countertop is nicked.
3) Countertop looked nothing like the large sample in the store.
4) They left caulk and greasy fingerprints all over the top that wouldn't easily come off.
5) Juvenile caulking job around the sink that I will see every time I sit on the throne.
6) Sink leaked.
7) Plumber refused to call us back leading to me having to call Home Depot at 8 pm and having some dude who probably just happened to answer the phone as he was walking by, talk us through why our sink was leaking since no one with authority was there to do anything about it. I will have to ask if they still give away plumbers licenses in Cracker Jack boxes because the effer didn't put any plumber's putty around the bottom of the drain (as the directions SPECIFICALLY stated that the Mr handed him) and he chose to ignore.
8) Yesterday morning as I was brushing my teeth, I discovered they took a huge chunk out of my brand new, freshly painted chair rail. It was at this point as I slapped wood filler into it knowing it would never look as perfect and beautiful as it did, I went numb inside.
Did I mention it's hormonal week?
Basically, this whole piece is a nightmare. I'd give anything for my old sink back. I hate the way ours looks. It's too shallow and wide. The faucet had to be offset, which is fine, but not my ideal placement for it and when you turn it on, it's like Niagara Falls, Frankie Angel. (Points if you got the reference.) I know I'll get used to it but still. The countertop looks fine from a distance but up close there are these swirls in it that were NOT present in the sample at the store that was about 11"x 6". Certainly large enough to see if something like that was prominent. It looks like PAAS egg dye floating on water. Now, it doesn't look quite as bad on top to me as it did when I initially saw it and had to walk away before I started crying in front of the installers. But yeah, it has this concrete look to it that was NOT part of my mental design. The whole thing just looks way more modern than I anticipated. On the upside, the Mr loves it and I'm wholly glad for him. I guess I got what I wanted the past 12 years and now it's his turn. But I will never be able to unsee the hideous swirls that are on the side of the counter that I have to see every time I'm in the bathroom for business purposes.
So yesterday, late morning the plumber came back and the Mr schooled him on his absence of plumbers putty and made him feel inadequate. He's racing out the door as I type. Our job was to keep an eye on it all day to make sure that the putty, that the directions said was required to be there, kept things dry. As suspected, we were good to go. I will refrain from making jokes about men reading directions especially since mine does almost every time.
After several calls to both the plumber and countertop people with no response, we got Home Depot involved and we have an appointment Monday for them to come back out and fix the scratches and nick. The Mr has sent an email to the HD liaison that mama ain't happy and we don't want them to touch the chair rail. We had to pay $50 for nothing because they had a minimum cost to even do the job so our solution is to get that money refunded to us so that it's enough with having to work around yet ANOTHER appointment to get done what they screwed up. Oh, and did anyone say they were sorry for the inconvenience? Only the plumber after the Mr pointed out that the directions said putty was required. Our sales rep and no other points of contact even bothered which makes us think this is pretty common.
I'll admit, I was tempted to just take pics and post the reveal like it all went smoothly but it's important that you know that even the smallest of renos don't always go as planned. Also, given all of the BS we've put up with all contractors for the past 7 weeks, the only thing that got these two contractors to respond was once Home Depot was involved and quick. If you get enough complaints then you have potential to lose that major contract so I would consider doing any kitchen/bath reno through a place where you have a "middleman" who can advocate for you.
I'm so done. :-|
Any reno horror stories to share?
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017
DIY Easy, Inexpensive Craftsman Headers- Two Ways
How many times have we watched a home show or gone to open houses in historic neighborhoods and ogled the craftsman details? Those gorgeous window casings and headers are enough to make ya swoon. I researched online and saw so many pins and posts that made me feel like "heck, why not?" I thought the perfect spot to make this happen would be the entrance and garage doors.
You can see, it's not bad but doesn't exactly wow you either. So here's what you'll need if you want a traditional from scratch header that you can make to, as a friend put it, "put a hat on the door."
1x2's (you'll find it in the lumber section aka furring strips)
1x6's or 1x4's depending on how high you want to go (I used 1x6)
1 1/2" wood screws
Wood glue (This is seriously the best stuff ever)
Measuring tape
Speed Square (in the shape of a triangle...wth?)
Pencil
Miter saw (or small hand saw if you please)
220 grit sandpaper
Brad Nailer or small finishing nails
Screwdriver
Paint or stain
Wood filler
Caulk
To quote Tone Loc..."let's do it."
1. Measure the top of your door (or window) trim and mark your 1x6 or 1x4.
2. Mark 1" more on your 1x2 if you want your top trim to be more traditional so it comes out by 1/2" on each side. If you're in a tight space, just mark the same measurement.
3. Grab your safety glasses and head out to the miter saw. Line up your laser with your pencil mark and cut your 1x4/6.
4. Do the same with your 1x2.
Make sure you sand the entire piece of wood especially the ends you just cut as they have a tendency to splinter when cut. You want nice, smooth edges or else it's gonna show under the paint/stain.
Now it's time to assemble.
5. Run a small bead of wood glue along the back of the 1x2 (the part that is 2".)
6. Put your 1x4/6 on the glue strip of the 1x2 as a "topper."
7. Wipe any excess glue from the back.
8. Use the 1x2 on top and bottom of the header. Assemble a few of them in batches.
Allow the glue to dry for at least 90 minutes.
9. Time to grab the 1 1/2" wood screws!
10. You can see that these will easily go through your 1x2 and well into the 1x4/6 to make a solid header.
11. Match up your screw to the drill bit that is one size smaller. If you select the same size, the screw will have nothing to grip to.
12. Drill a pilot hole and secure each end.
Now we're cooking with gas! (Said the frontier lady)
13. Now it's time to fill in any gaps you may have between the two pieces of wood so they will look smooth when painted.
14. In addition to making sure I sand the ends, sometimes you just have those rough wood cavities of the cut end so I fill those with the wood filler and use a drop of water to smooth the finish.
15. Sand any spots you used the filler.
16. Then it's time to prime/paint!
When I was done applying my coats of paint, it looked so purty! I was ready to hang it.
Then I had one of those sinking feelings and I had the Mr hold it up to its new home.
I hated it!
I mean I loved the header but I went against my judgment in the store to use the 1x4 and it was just too massive for our space. It would look awesome in a regular house but in a squished entry like that? Nope.
Balls.
So it was begrudgingly back to the plan I had for quite some time. I've always wanted to do them and we've had some leftover baseboards from our flooring project 3 years ago just hanging out in the garage. I unscrewed the wood screws, grabbed my utility knife and scored off the wood glue and carefully pried off the 1x2's with my crowbar so I could reuse them.
I basically repeated the same steps but put a 3 1/2" stacked appearance baseboard in place of the 1x6.
Since a test screw showed that the 1 1/2" wood screws were going to be too big and crack the baseboard, I used the brad nailer to pop a few in to stabilize it.
Then it was time to repeat the process with the wood filler and paint. Didn't I just do this??
While we absolutely LOVED the way it looked, as you can see when it was held up that the bright new white paint made our trim and door look quite dingeworthy.
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Well, shizzballs.
So I busted out the painter's tape and taped off the hinges and doorknobs, put on the disco channel and got to it. As you can see in the second picture, painting the trim and door made all the difference in comparison.
You can see putting the header on makes a nice statement in comparison to just the plain old builder grade oak trim from the 90's.
I happily hung the other and my heart skipped a beat.
But hanging them isn't the last step. As you can see on the left side because of the gap the molding has compared to the 1x6, I had to put in some wood filler to build something for the caulk to grab on to.
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Then once that dried, I used a white caulk to smooth over that and give it a finished look on the right.
I loved it so much I made 12 more so now every doorway in our home has a header inside and out. It really gives such a beautiful architectural touch and I only wish I'd done it sooner! Total cost for all 12 headers was $93. The wow factor if we ever sell this place will make it look like we spent WAY more and we're confident has added a ton of value!
Do you have headers in your home? Do you think you'd take on this project?
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Step away from the sledgehammer
"Demo day" is the holy grail of any home show and it romanticizes the power you feel when swinging a sledgehammer into what you consider dated cabinets. People from licensed contractors to DIYers tackling a project for the first time go in, guns blazin', and demolish everything in sight because it makes for good TV. So when it comes time to tackle your own DIY project, you may be tempted to do what you see on these shows and annihilate everything you're getting rid of regardless of their condition. Meanwhile, across town, you have a family who is living paycheck to paycheck that has cabinets that are falling off the hinges, drawers that don't shut and duct tape holding stuff together because they can't afford a brand new kitchen. What could they afford? Those perfectly functional, nice cabinets that some person who didn't like the color just took a sledgehammer to so they could feel like a caveman.
Habitat for Humanity does not only build homes for eligible families, they also have a ReStore that carries everything from kitchen cabinets to lighting fixtures to extra wood pieces and flooring/tiles. Hotels, businesses and yes, homeowners just like you donate perfectly functional pieces from their remodels to HfH so that others may take advantage at a deep discount.
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| Restore Atlanta has everything someone starting out in a new home on a budget could need! |
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| Habitat Boston restore has some pretty sweet kitchen cabinets! |
ReStores are open to the public and you never know what treasures are waiting for you. Even if you don't need kitchen cabinets or bathroom sinks or a dining room table, if you have a small decor project you saw on Pinterest that you want to recreate, check the ReStore! A few years ago, I got a drawer front for $2 then painted it and added 2 hooks and had a place to hang my camera bag. A great piece for under $6 because I already had the paint on hand.
I desperately wanted to donate our bathroom countertop but because of the crack in our sink, it wouldn't be considered. If you want to know the things you can donate from your reno, this post covers a good amount of it. ReStores also help keep construction waste out of landfills and that's just good for everyone.
You can go here and enter your zip code and see the nearest Habitat ReStore near you. Some ReStores will do pick ups so you can schedule them to come out and get whatever item(s) you're donating. It's worth taking a peek around one so you can get an idea if it's a resource you may want to use in the future. If you have a kid heading to college or getting their first home on their own, you're trying to furnish a rental property or vacation home or need a vanity or other cabinetry or furniture at a fraction of the cost of retail. This is such a great resource that helps an amazing cause and if you have any bit of DIY in you and some paint, there are treasures waiting to be prettied up.
Have you ever donated to or shopped at a ReStore?
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Monday, July 17, 2017
Monday, we meet again
If I had a cool, big yard, I'd totally take out a home equity loan and buy that slab as a cool bench under a shade tree.
Then I'd make something with these babies...
Corbels are my jam and you can bet I'm sniffing out places to put them if I can. I think the Mr just cringes and hopes we get out alive with nothing in tow. I ended up with a cool piece of wood. No idea what I'm going to do with it.
We made a pit stop at home midday and before we knew it, it was dinner time. Since the Mr was in the mood for a gyro (ain't never happenin' for this girl), I got a sub and I finished caulking the tub at like 11 pm.
I woke up with my alarm and contemplated getting out of bed for 90 minutes before sleep took me. We're visiting some friends tonight to give them our old bathroom light since they just moved into a 'new to them' house. Well, I can't show up empty handed and since I needed to film some recipes, I figured I'd use them as an excuse to make some delicious schtuff to take over so they didn't have to worry about making dinner. I mean who wants to do that the day after all of your crap gets dropped at your door? The Mr just kept shaking his head because I'm basically delivering main dish, side dish, dessert, and wine. I swear my last name must be Devereaux. So I broke my back with a six hour work day of baking, cooking, and filming and suddenly it was 6 pm and we needed to hit the last grocery store. Off we went and they were out of mahi so we went across the street and got some of that, red snapper and some other fish I think. By the time we got started with our workout, it was 7:30 pm and I wanted nothing more than to turn in my get out of jail free card but we didn't. We did a 40 minute PT/strength sesh and then I made dinner.
So here it is 9:30 pm and the day, she is gone. Sigh.
I've got lots to do today and we have to get ready for the countertop dude tomorrow. SO excited! Maybe I'll give him some cookies.
What did you guys do this weekend?
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Friday, July 14, 2017
What I'm Reading This Week #28
Finally Friday! Woo hoo!!
*booty poppin' weekend dance*
Let's rocket into...
Ease Tension in Your Hips and Back in Just 4 Minutes (Yes please!)
7 Low-Back-Friendly Glute Exercises (Halleluyer!)
12 Workout Mistakes That Sabotage Results (Some good nuggets o' info in there)
This Mineral Fights Depression—and It’s Cheaper and Safer Than Prescription Drugs (Could be an option for those not wanting to get on big pharma meds)
If You've Been Considering the Keto Diet, This Will Change Your Mind (Very good info for those considering it)
Four Foods That Can Seriously Mess With Your Birth Control (Take heed if you're on the pill)
Need a Mental-Health Day? This CEO's Email Will Inspire You to Take One (Excellent response! We all need to take a mental health day now and then.)
10 Signs You Are a Control Freak (I wish I were #3)
50 Ways to Feel Younger Now (Good to remember)
47 Little Ways to Keep Romance Alive (Anyone up for #1? LOL)
Fitness icons: Where are they now? (That's quite the moo-lay (mullet), Denise!)
I got most of my project done and now I need to do some detail work so I'll hopefully finish that up today along with a little decorative project I wanted in there from the time I imagined this bathroom reno. It's no biggie but I'm not telling the Mr about it either because it'll be the final piece to go in the bathroom after the counter dude leaves Tuesday. I see cleaning the house in our future. Boo. Other than that, no real plans.
You guys got any plans this weekend?
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Thursday, July 13, 2017
Pottery Barn Current Gray Crushes
Let's peruse PotteryBarn.com
I saw these dishes in gray and literally gasped but I'm still dealing with my unwieldy Cambria which is an inch bigger than these so I chose to drool over the serving bowl and platter for guests that we'll never entertain.
I scrolled past this Willow Square Basket and my heart started racing.
Our bathroom has similar coloring and while our current trashcan is very similar in shape, it was painted and just didn't turn out the way we wanted. I'm hoping it comes down a little more on price because even on sale for $41, I'm still too cheap to pay it.
I have your typical cheap "boob lights" in the kitchen, front hall and at the top of the stairs. I've been searching high and low for a flush mount that I actually like. I may have found it...
The PB Classic Flushmount with Ribbed Glass is very similar to what I was looking for especially after seeing a pendant version in the home we stayed in on Martha's Vineyard. Mama's gonna have to wait for a serious sale first though.
I love this Gray Fringed Hand-Loomed Rug
Well, I guess I should stop looking at the catalog because that'll just get me in trouble!
What are you crushing on?
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Runnin' out of steam
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You know when you try to take advantage of a burst of creative energy because you know how rare that urge strikes? Then comes a point about three-quarters of the way through that you're just like "done. Tappin' out."
I'm there.
It's not that I don't want to finish what I started, I just want someone else to finish it. If I see another paint brush or have to pick caulk from under my fingers one more time, I'm going insane. (Too late.)
It doesn't help that going into week four of house projects that my body has unfurled the white flag. Because of said projects, important things like PT have been put on the back burner and then you throw bending down a lot and being in weird positions into the mix and my legs are not doing well. The tightness is ungodly and even starting each morning with a massage from the calf down does nothing which tells me it's higher up. As much as I'd like to be able to give myself a butt and/or quad massage the way this woman teaches, I can't do it on myself. (I actually cried watching her calf massage at how relieving it looked.) I'm out of massage gift certificates and whilst I love my therapist, she seems to skimp on the full body part of the full body massage because my legs didn't get much attention even on a two-hour session two weeks ago. The Mr was kind enough to do a hip to quad stretch/massage on me after I burst into tears on his lunch hour and then I cried harder because the pain was so bad. The body revolt is making me not want to do much.
I knew I wasn't in any shape to do anything strenuous for a workout so I suggested walking. Then I remembered a few steps in that I'm breaking in new shoes and new insoles and there is always a transition period for that. Needless to say I have a chiro appointment tomorrow so he can attempt to de-knot and ultrasound me. I haven't been to see him since before our vacation and that's not good because I need ultrasound at least once a month to keep that tissue pliable. Yeesh. What I wouldn't give for a normal body.
But today I have no choice but to get back to the grind and finish my project because I have an eight foot piece of wood in my living room and three cans of paint I'd like out of the way. I have measuring, cutting, gluing and painting to do. Jealous? Me either.
How do you get your second wind to get to the home stretch?
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Food Review: Ocean Spray Tropical Citrus Paradise Mocktail
Since the enticing photo on the front relayed all things tropical and we were missing Hawaii, Tropical Citrus Paradise seemed like the logical flavor for us to grab.
I think calling it juice when it contains 15% juice and has 23g of sugar might be a wee bit of a stretch but it's made with no high fructose corn syrup so there's a plus.
Here's the nutritional info...
How does it taste?
Pretty darn good especially when you put a few pieces of fruit as a garnish, it kind of makes you feel fancy like you're having a real drink with the grown ups. There's a fruity taste that you can't quite put your finger on. It is called a mocktail but I think a shot of rum would kick it up if you're into that kind of thing. If you want a nice change, I think you might like the refreshing summery taste of this flavor. They also have Cranberry Peach Bellini and Cranberry Sangria flavors too if you'd like to offer non-drinkers or kids a fun option for gatherings.
What's your favorite Mocktail? (Ocean Spray or otherwise)
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