Happy Friday!
The week went by so fast. I was quite confused when I realized today was Friday. How the heck did that happen?!
I think Amanda and I are on the same wave length this week.
Every night, I’ve had way too much energy and end up getting into bed at around 12, only to wake up for my workouts around 5-5:30 each morning.
So far I’m not feeling the negatives of this terrible sleeping pattern, but I’m sure it will catch up with me soon.
1. I totally forgot how much I love this protein pudding.
I’ve been nourishing my body with this delicious homemade snack for the past few days now.
I don’t see this going anywhere at the moment. I’ve been adding pumpkin pie spice and an extra sprinkling of cinnamon to bring out the flavors even more. Yum.
2. Okay, it’s not even funny how badly I want this coffee mug!
I don’t even like drinking out of coffee mugs, I stock up on Starbucks to-go cups, since I prefer them out of those.
However, I would totally switch if it meant I could drink out of this awesome mug.
I mean how fun is that mug? I just adore how it “wakes up” when hot liquid is poured into it.
3. Speaking of coffee, I’m waiting for mine to kick in.
I enjoyed a cup alongside the fake fire and reading a new book. I love mornings like this.
Do you like how I’m wearing the same dress I wore Monday, but in a different color. I totally do that with clothes, I buy one thing, love it, and buy it in different colors.
4. I’ve been dying to get into Christmas baking, but just don’t even know what to start with.
So I haven’t made anything. Even though I want to give the oven some loving again!
5. Same goes with Christmas shopping.
I go to the mall, can’t find that “special gift” and end up leaving with nothing, or just with something for myself.
Oops.
I ended up buying Elf, because I saw it and squealed in delight. How can you not love this movie.
6. An added bonus, I picked up a bottle of my favorite perfume that was on sale.
7. Why must I need to go to about 4 different grocery stores before I can finally pick up everything I need for food items?
It would be so much easier if I could just go to one of two stores and be done.
Sometimes, I have to drive an extra 40 minutes just to pick up one extra thing. So silly.
8. This workout killed me slightly.
Do yourself a favor today and do this workout from my lovely friend, Lindsay.
She’s a beautiful person inside and out and clearly makes some killer workouts too! I loved this one.
9. I’ve had a few e-mails of people requesting the recipe for coconut “frosting” I make.
It’s so simple; I just take 2 tablespoons coconut flour, add some stevia, a dash of vanilla extract, then mix in 1/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk.
It gets super thick and creamy and is an awesome topping for oats or protein muffins.
10. Is anyone else addicted to Sudoku?
I honestly think I’m obsessed with it, everytime I pick up my phone I have to finish a puzzle. I must spend hours a day doing them.
At least it makes up for me not being in school right now, right?
What are some of your confessions this week?
What’s your favorite Christmas movie?
Enjoy your Friday, hope you have some special plans for the weekend!
About Lisa
So many things I can relate on in this post. First: This mug is brilliant. How cool that it wakes up with a hot drink!! Love it! Same with Xmas shopping: I actually ALWAYS get something for myself instead of buying presents. Wooops!! We actually only have 2-3 shops available where you can buy food, haha, this is Switzerland! Tiny
But still, I need to go to all of the three to get all what I want. Damn. Hapy Weekend Beauty!!
I know! I’m super excited about that mug ha ha. Looks like we’re in the same shopping addiction boat;) oopsy. Hope your having a fab weekend!
Love that mug!! I need it!
I have so many favorite xmas movies, but National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Elf, and Home Alone 2 are some of my very favorites!
I know, right! It’s so cute.
OH MY WORD THAT MUG IS SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! I would love to get that for my mom for Christmas– she’s a coffee fiend!
Favorite Chritsmas movies are Rudolph, Christmas vacation, and….arthur’s perfect christmas….don’t judge heehee
Hope you have a great weekend! One more weekend closer to Christmas WEEEE!
Isn’t it the coolest! I love all those movies too! No judgement here:)
THAT MUG is the cutest thing ever!! Fav Christmas movie is Bad Santa… hahaha. I love Home Alone 1&2, as well.
Oh, I’ll have to watch those ones again!
I’m going to have to try that coconut frosting looks awesome. My favorite Christmas movie is easily Elf! Always the best. I now want that coffee mug too. So neat and would totally make my morning!
Yes Elf is the greatest! I’m dying to get my hands on that mug!
that frosting looks awesome! i’m definitely trying it!
It’s awesome!
I don’t even like coffee and I think that mug is amazing!
Totally with you on the Christmas baking…I haven’t decided which one I want to make first yet so I haven’t started! I’ll definitely have to get on that.
I’m hoping to actually do some tomorrow, I have plans to, but who knows if I actually will ha
I love sudoku!! I get absolutely addicted with it once I start working on them. I also get extremely frustrated when they are the “hard” level puzzles.
Same here! Although I love the challenge. I always do the expert levels because I find those ones are the best. I’m so weird;)
How do you make your peanut frosting?
I use 1/4 cup peanut flour and add just under 1/4 cup almond milk (probably 3 tablespoons), and add stevia and a little pinch of salt!
Definitely ELF, or Jack Frost!
Two of my favorites!
I love the movie Christmas with the Kranks. And I hope that coffee mug is in my stocking this year.
I’m hoping my parents picked up on the fact that I want this mug for Christmas
That mug looks like fun!
It’s kind of the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while!
I’m glad I’m not the only sudoku fan LOL I go thru books of them… sometimes I’ll spend hours after my bed time just doing puzzles LOL
Me too! Haha
i do the same thing, especially because i hate shopping, i will buy something in like three colors if i like it
Yep, same goes for me!
Oh Gawd I’ve seen one of those types of mugs before. EXCEPT this one features..a how shall I put it.. well endowned( I don’t know) women. And when you pour in the hot drink her top comes off. Ewwwww.
Moving swiftly on. I <3 this post. I was wondering what to do for my workout today, & confession 8 solves that quandry.( I'm a rare breed who prefers working out in the evening). Need to look up what GI janes are though:/. Lindsay does make some killer fabulous workouts .
Seeing your coconut frosting made me whip up some of that deliciousness, along with your coconut banana micro muffin, to have for a snack later. Gah, I can't wait already!
And is that you JUST getting Elf?!? Geez it's about time:p, I got that festive amazingness like years ago, hehe.
Xxx
Ha ha, oh my. I much prefer this mug I believe. Yay perfect! Mmm…now I know what I’m having for a snack later too! You got me in the banana micro muffin mood! I just kept on replaying it on my TV (I’ve had it saved in my PVR for like 2 years ha ha) So, finally decided to buy it! Can’t believe it took me so long!
I think that workout may be the next one a do! And that coconut frosting is so much simpler than I had thought, sounds great though. I ADORE anything coconutty
Me too! It’s my favorite thing these days!
That mug looks like the bomb.com, so cool! And your coconut frosting sounds divine, I’m not craving a chocolate VitaTop smothered with some of it
I still haven’t tried vitatops! I think I need to asap!
ya, we’ve been going to be way too late and at 5:30 i feel like i am in a coma. LOL. You are one purty lady in the dress, different color.
Nice workout, yes, it killed me too!
It killed me, but was oh so good afte!:) Thank you my sweet friend! Hope you get some rest this weekend!
That mug is soooo cool! What a great Christmas gift idea. I see you wearing that top in a diff color and it also happens to be the top I complimented – where is it from?! I don’t usually buy the same thing in diff colors because I feel like if I’m going to spend money on clothes I want to buy a diff style, but everyone is different! Sometimes I’ll do multiple colors of one item if there’s some sort of buy 1, get 1 sale going on – at Express they do that a lot.
What was your book that you were reading? Inquiring bookworms want to know!
When you say “fake fire” do you mean the fire is literally fake or it’s a gas fireplace? Because my sister laughs at me for calling our gas fireplace a fake fire but I feel like I have to since the wood is fake!
I thought you’d enjoy that mug! It’s from Guess! It’s actually a dress! Ha ha, I mean a gas fireplace. I call it the same! People find it weird, but it’s true! I’m reading code name verity right now! Pretty good so far.
Okay you’re seriously my long lost twin or something. Goofy sleeping patterns? Definitely. That coffee mug? I -need- it in my life. Intimidated by Christmas shopping and baking? Unfortunately. That perfume? Smells -so- good. And sudoku? It’s kind of ridiculous how much time I spend playing it. I haven’t yet enjoyed my addiction on my phone, but I have a huge book of puzzles as well as a page-a-day calendar that I do every morning.
Hope your weekend is off to a great start!
Totally twins! So crazy, but I love it:) I must waste so much time playing that game ha ha. Oh man, it’s insane. I always play at least 2 games before I go to bed. I have an addiction!
Okay. So this is my second time reading this post today, because I didn’t have time to read the whole thing the first time around… And I just got what was so special about those mugs. That is one of the coolest things ever. I kind of want one now, so don’t be freaked out if it ends up on my Christmas present recap post
Haha.
I’m not sure I could pick a favorite Christmas movie… Nope. There’s just too many of them! Although I do have a soft spot for “Santa Clause is Coming to Town.” All of the characters are made from wood, and it’s just a classic.
By the way, I nominated you for an award on my blog. I think you’ll love it because it involves surveys and TONS of randomness
Hehe.
Ha ha. Glad you picked up on the coolness on the mug
I agree, there’s too many great Christmas movies to just choose one! Yay thanks for the nomination, off to read it!
One more thing! I nominated you for a Liebster blog award because you’re so awesome (you’re Canadian, how could you not be?). You can check out my blog for the rules and questions. Aaannnndd, I just saw that Madison commented above me nominating you for the exact same thing! Haha, double nomination for Lisa, well deserved! xoxo
Thank you!! Checking it out now!
That coffee mug is so cool! My tea-drinking friend would LOVE this
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I love Elf! Such a cute movie! Can’t believe it’s almost 10 years old…
Oh my, I can’t believe either!! I wouldn’t had known it had been so long if you didn’t mention it. Gosh, I’m getting old;)
I want that mug soo bad!!! Its adorable! And I’m so going to try that coconut frosting! I’m pretty sure I like almost every christmas movie ever, I currently have like, 10 waiting for me on my dvr? PS I nominated you for the Liebster Award!
AHHH!!! I love that mug!! My favorite Christmas movie is the Grinch, but Elf isn’t too far behind!
I don’t even drink coffee/tea, but i want the mug. It’s too adorable!! I think it would be perfect for hot chocolate nights (not like I really have those either, Ha Ha). && girl, I am completely addicted to sudoku too. I have been for a couple years now. The hubs always has to pick up new books since I finish them so quickly! It’s quite addicting. I’m pretty amazed you haven’t done in baking yet.. but hey at least you’ve watched Elf. That’s a MUST during the holidays =)
Well, I hope your having the most wonderful weekend Lisa xoxo
I love how you picture all of your food from bowls. I have a bowl obsession. I love bowls