Diary of a Semi-Health Nut |Food | Fitness | Semi-Healthy Baking

{MIMM #19} More Than Blogging (Link-up!)

2013-05-20T13:55:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

I write this with tears in my eyes that this weekend is over, but with such gratefulness that I am overwhelmed with emotion.

How can I describe the way that it feels when you just click with a group of people?

What can I say about the way it feels to be with people who get you?

How can I describe the self confidence I've gained, knowing that I can meet new and wonderful friends over one little thing we have in common?

Photo Credit

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{Thursday Thoughts} Don't Judge Me But..

2013-05-16T13:34:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

We judge others/situations every day. It's actually a crucial part of life!

While we don't want to be rude in our judgements, they can help us to stay safe, choose our close friends and to exercise our free will to think about people and situations the way we choose.

For example...on my roadtrip up to Minnesota last week, I encountered a janitor at a rest stop. He was cleaning the women's restroom and to my judgement, he smiled a little creepily and was acting a little weird. I did my business and went back to my car where I decided to lock my doors. It was daylight, but there weren't many people around and I'm a small female so my judgment or instincts or whatever told me to play it safe.

While I was getting my Pandora set up (thank you God for Pandora on a 6-8 hour trip!!) and responding to text messages before I headed out, I saw that janitor again. He was doing something with the garbage can right in front of my car. He saw me looking at him and gave a smile and wave. Something seemed off, but I did my best to tell myself that he's just a friendly old man. Don't judge him. Then he walked up to my car, started rapping on my window, told me to roll it down and asked me where I got my toes done. (what the what?)

I quickly judged the situation to be unsafe, said "No!" and backed out as quickly as I could. I really wonder what would have happened had I tried to be polite and roll down my window.

Sometimes judging others is necessary.
But sometimes you just need to have all of the facts and then decide how to think about a situation.

Why am I bringing this up?
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{WIAW #63} Mall of America + NEWS!

2013-05-15T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

Wow where did the last week go? I seriously feel like I JUST wrote up a WIAW (or What. I. Ate. Wednesday.) post (and painstakingly watched as the bar crept along showing the status of the photo uploads...dang hotel internet!).

Since these photos from the amazing Mall of America did not want to upload for me on Monday, I decided to share them today!

{Breakfast} (No our day did not start at the mall...this was just close to our hotel)
Brueger's Bagels' Western Egg Sandwich with no cheese and no sauce.

Note to self: no cheese or sauce on this type of sandwich means no binding agent for the multiple veggies. This was super messy, but I was happy to get some vegetables into me so early in the day!

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{MIMM #18} Banana Split Chobani Brownies + Raspberry Chobani Frosting

2013-05-13T12:26:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends!

I hope all of you Mothers had an amazing Mother's Day! I was only able to text my mom this lame picture...but I will be seeing her soon and hopefully she likes the surprise I'm sending to her work! :)

I am still hanging out in the twin cities with Dave and we actually went out and explored over the weekend. Saturday I got a tour around the apartments Dave has his eye on if his company ever gives him the official word about the job.

Speaking of which, apparently the paperwork for the position is just being held up by HR (he does NOT officially have the job)....which if that is really the case, Dave lost out on an apartment that would have been available the 20th of this month and now there aren't any available until June 6th. I would love to personally kick someone in the shins for the way they have been jerking Dave (and me) around. It's kind of nuts because the guy he's supposed to be taking over for retired Friday...

Anyhow in order for us to feel a little better about life, we are basically planning for just in case. If he does get the job, I plan on going through my summer classes in Nebraska and then joining him up here. I have been putting off looking into it seriously, such as looking at school programs or work because I already did that when everyone told him he was getting the job in KC, but I plan on looking into that today. Just in case.

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SHN Favorites 5-10-13

2013-05-10T12:53:00.002-05:00

Happy Friday Friends!

I failed to mention this in my half-marathon race recap post yesterday, but I made it to the great state of Minnesota! I road-tripped it all the way up from Nebraska!

I got to stop and hang out with my blend Calee in Ames on the way up where she treated me to some coffee-pressed coffee that I drank on the remaining three hour trip up to the twin cities. I'm so glad I got to break up the 6 hour road-trip AND that I got some caffeine since my poor timing landed me at Dave's hotel around midnight. I need to remember that I take more bathroom breaks than the average person. (Poor Dave...he has to get up at 5am and I woke him up.)

Dave and I also got to hang out with Lee and her boy last night at the Lyndale Taphouse in uptown (like I really know what "uptown means" haha). I really REALLY hope Dave gets the job here because if you can believe it, Lee is even sweeter in person than on her blog and it would be awesome if we could hang out more often!

Currently I am holed up in the hotel battling some allergy symptoms (that I will later try to fix with exercise...does that work? Endorphins or something?), and I thought I'd share some of my favorites from the past few weeks!

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13.1 Tips for Your First Half-Marathon

2013-05-09T15:30:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

I've been really struggling with how to recap this run. I felt a mixture of pride, surprise and gratefulness upon crossing the finishing line.

I was astonished at how well I did for my first race and really don't think I even deserve to have done as well as I did with the lack of training I completed. It was super emotional and tough, but still fun and exciting at the same time. It was also the third half marathon I signed up for, but only the first one I actually ran.

So with all of these feelings running around inside me, I thought I'd lean on the bullet point post I used for my first 10K race.

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{WIAW #62} Instagrammed

2013-05-08T12:40:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

So did I tell ya about my new phone? (Oh yeah, I attempted to do a post from my phone...that went alright lol)

It's an Android htc and my first touchscreen which is driving me bonkers (this old fashioned gal misses her Blackberry keyboard!), BUT since I switched to Android...I have FINALLY joined Instagram!! Follow me! -->

So, if you aren't following me (or aren't following me with stalkerish tendencies that would have allowed you to see every single picture), here are some pictures that have graced the scene of the insta-picture.

Does that last sentence even make sense? Sorry, I am a little pre-occupied with getting ready for a big trip! I'm headed up to the twin cities today to visit Dave. (No, he has not gotten the job, he's still hangin' at the Holiday Inn...but he will hopefully know this week!)

The apartments in the background are where Dave hopes to live.

On the way to see the BF I get to hang out with my blend Calee in Ames, Iowa!

And once I'm in the twin city area, we might even hang out with another bloggy friend Lee!

Seriously, I love how many people I've met through blogging and social media. You can meet people from all over, which is quite convenient in this case. The thing about making these types of friends is that you usually meet over a hobby/passion you have in common, whereas it seems like a lot of other friends you meet through a location you have in common...like going to the same school or working at the same restaurant. (Anyone get that?)

Blend 2012 :)

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{MIMM #17} Whirlwind

2013-05-06T14:33:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends!

Not only did I survive this crazy busy weekend...I survived running 13.1 miles in the chilly 40 degree weather. Yes, it is May, but it felt more like a frigid February. That's the midwest for ya though!

For example, last Sunday I ran 10 miles in 70 degree weather and got a little sunburned, but it snowed three days later on Wednesday.

The only thing predictable about Nebraska weather is its unpredictability.

Anywho...Let's review my crazy-marvelous whirlwind of a weekend for today's MIMM or Marvelous in my Monday post.

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{Vegetarian Curious #8} Healthy, Simple Recipes

2013-05-02T06:00:00.000-05:00

Okay friends, today I will be taking my last two finals...one in a nutrition class and one in Statistics. Wish me luck!

Also get excited about the month of May! I have giveaways and reviews and recipes and nutrition and fitness posts that I've been dying to write, but I've needed to focus and trudge through this semester. I regretably had to drop my second semester of Chemistry because I got so far behind in all of my other classes (as well as barely making it in Chemistry) and I knew I couldn't let my GPA suffer even more because of a hobby (no matter how much I LOVE it and LOVE hearing from all of you and LOVE reading other blogs!!)

It's torture to have ideas for posts on a daily basis, but knowing I can't do everything.

Luckily I have people like this adorable gal to take some of the burden off of keeping up a blog! (Also check the last guest post about why bones are important to overall health. Good stuff!)

This is another great guest post to add to my Vegetarian Curious posts. Check out more about the Vegetarian Curious series here.

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Hi friends! I'm Liz, the blogger behind I Heart Vegetables. (From Amanda: how CUTE is this picture??)

I'm happy I can share a post with you all, because Amanda's blog is awesome! I love her "vegetarian curious" posts, and as a full-time vegetarian I love hearing about other people eating sans meat. My blog is filled with super simple vegetarian recipes, because I know people are busy! Fast, simple, and easy recipes are a great way to stay healthy, without spending a whole day in the kitchen. Since vegetables are what I know and love, I wanted to share a few of my favorite recipes with you.

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{WIAW #61} Dave Style

2013-05-01T11:31:00.003-05:00

Good Morning, Friends!

So I definitely intended to schedule this post last night, however I was running on two hours of sleep and 10pm hit and I fell into a sleep coma. I slept ten hours, hitting snooze on 3 alarms until they stopped going off. Wow.

I am so excited that Dave actually sent me a post! And with so. many. pictures!

Dave is the BF, or the guy I sometimes see now because he's always gone with his big fancy job. Hopefully this will be over with soon and I can get some healthy food into him!

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First off it needs to be said that I am still at a loss at how Amanda talked me into typing up a blog post for her WIAW post. Secondly it also needs to be mentioned that I am a Civil Engineer… Math = good, English and Grammar = not so good. So please bear with me. (Is that the right “bear”?) (Note from Amanda: this is hilarious because I had the same issue in this post.)

As Amanda has said many times, I live on the road out of hotels about 90% of the time. It sounds fun at first but it quickly becomes mentally and emotionally draining. I never thought I would say it but thank goodness I work some 65-70 hours a week to take my mind off of it. But living on the road has many obstacles such as living on expenses. Many bad food decisions become easier when money isn’t an issue but time is.

Most meals on the road are either what is easily accessible or more importantly available.

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{TMT #6} Why Bone Health is Important

2013-04-30T07:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

It's finals week! I have a couple more guest post that I'm excited to share with you! One being from Dave (the BF) as long as I can get him to make the deadline ...he's gonna do his very own WIAW!

Okay onto today's post...

This is a topic that we have been talking about in one of my nutrition classes. Quite frankly, I got a little depressed when my teacher talked about how she used to be a runner and was very active, but since she didn't pay attention to her bones, she has osteoporosis. She walks very slowly with a bit of a limp sometimes and I know she wishes she paid better attention to her bone health when she was younger!

So even though you might think you are young and invincible...you should be taking care of your bones today.

Check out some details in this great guest post on why bone health is important for overall health...and be more prepared for what is to come!

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Why Your Bones Are Important for Your Overall Health

Bones probably aren’t high on the list when it comes to concerns about health.

However the truth is that they play a crucial role in how we feel, particularly as we age. You may be aware of osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to thin which is particularly prevalent in older women but even beyond this condition, there are many ways that our bones impact our overall health.

Broken bones
Let’s start with the most obvious. When our bones aren’t healthy, they break more easily. And of course, healing from a broken bone is never fun, no matter where it’s located. Even after recovery, many people still experience recurring aches and pains.

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{WIAW #60} I got a new phone!

2013-04-24T00:13:00.001-05:00

Hey friends,

This is sort of a test post to see if this even works.

You see...I'm writing this from my phone! Yes, I'm totally geeking out. Wanna know something really crazy? This is my first ever touchscreen! I apologize in advance. ;)

Up until yesterday, I used a Blackberry. Nothing against my beloved purple phone, but there are soooo many aps and tools available only to Android and iPhone systems. Such as Instagram. Yep. Today I joined instagram. And immediately posted a photo that shows my true food love, Jif crunchy peanut butter.

PS follow me! (Semihealthnut)

I also managed to photograph my unique dinner of butternut squash lasagna with a spinach side salad made with my homemade-ish creamy dreamy dressing.

For the dressing I just pureed cottage cheese, whole grain mustard and honey-mustard. It's super thick and also works on sandwiches or for a dip (for chicken fingers...yep).

I'm finishing up the day with some bedtime tea, a semi-healthy bowl of cereal and some Hulu (specifically The Office...although I haven't watched current episodes in over a year so I'm a little behind).

Oh and to round out my WIAW...breakfast as of late has been Ezekiel toast with eggs. I even managed to whip up the best omelette I've ever made. (Do you see it?)

Snacks have been of the Chobani variety.

With that I'm off to grab another bowl of cereal and hopefully get some sleep for my nutrition lab final tomorrow...wish me luck!

-Amanda aka Semi-Health Nut

Anyone else geek out over new technology? Anyone not own a touchscreen?

(Update: I had to move my pictures around on my laptop since they all posted to the bottom from my phone and the words weren't spaced out at all so I fixed that...but it's still pretty cool I can at least start my posts from my phone if I want!)

Linking up to Peas and Crayons! (probably when I get to my laptop...)

{MIMM #16} Blessed

2013-04-22T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

I am sitting here in my dad's basement Sunday evening at 11pm, very exhausted, waiting for my laundry to be done and thinking how blessed I am. And how seldom I believe myself to be so.

I got to head to my hometown where I was surrounded by people all weekend. While normally that is overwhelming to me (okay I did take a nap or two), I thouroughly enjoyed it.

Friday started off with me and sister Courtney working out together. It's been awhile since we've done that (since before Mr. Aaron Sanchez was born!!), so it was great sister bonding time, not to mention I got a good sweat in. I was actually still sore today from the workout!!

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SHN Favories 4-19-13

2013-04-19T16:29:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends!

Hey all! How has your week been??

I have REALLY been TRYING to hold myself back from reading blogs or writing up blog posts since I need to be wrapping up my semester. (Did you see the guest post I had on finding a healthier cereal?)

I've even been instituting social media lockdown via LeechBlocker.

Which means I have been watching more YouTube....that's pretty much how it goes right? I can't wait until finals are over!!

Here is a wrap up of some of my favorite online finds over the past couple of weeks....

*Grab a button from the right of the blog if you were featured!!*

On Boston:
Favorite Tweets

Love, Strength, Boston by Pavement Runner

"Whoever did this obviously did not know sh* about Boston!" Love it!

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Cereal Talk

2013-04-18T05:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

It's crunch time at school and that means I have to shift focus. I mean I have finals in all of my classes..including my nutrition lab and a stats project our teacher JUST told us about that's due the Saturday after finals! (Not cool.) I adore blogging but it is very time consuming!

Thankfully there are some awesome people who are able to guest post for me the next couple of weeks to keep the good content coming.

It's no secret that I adore cereal. I have it pretty much every night.

I wouldn't say I am the healthiest cereal eater...I often combine full healthy fiber cereal with chocolate for a bed time treat, but there are still benefits! Even the most sugar-laden cereals are packed with vitamins and minerals.

Check out Drew's thoughts on cereal:
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You might not even know it, but your typical breakfast cereal is typically incredibly high in sugar. As we know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But if breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then how come many breakfast cereals all have sugar listed as one of the main ingredients?

According to the Environmental Working Group, Kellogg has the worst reputation. Their Honey Smacks, Post Golden Crisp and Fruit Loops all contain 55.6%, 51.9% and 48.3% sugar by weight. Quite honestly, this is not a good way to start your morning and sort of takes away from the notion that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

I’ve become convicted to finding the healthiest cereals on the market. But with all of the sugar filled options on the grocery shelves these days, it’s often not easy to choose the right one.

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Runners can Conquer

2013-04-16T05:00:00.000-05:00

My thoughts and prayers are going out to everyone in Boston as well as runners everywhere!

I haven't quite processed this yet, but I know that as a runner it will be challenging to run the next race with the terrifying images and thoughts from the Boston Marathon yesterday.

We can't let the terror beat us though! This I know for sure! Runners are resilient and if they can conquer a marathon, they can surely conquer someone who thought they had the right to hurt others. We are still the master of our thoughts and we can choose to think positively about this.

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{Fitness Friday #6} Fueling for a Long Run

2013-04-12T15:32:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends!

I don't think I need to tell you how proud I am that I accomplished this 9 mile run, by myself, on a treadmill. Seriously, I still wonder if it actually happened!

Why?

I never got sore!

Not the next day, not two days later...here we are Friday, a whole FIVE days later and I never experienced any kind of malady from running 9 miles on a treadmill.

Why didn't I get sore? I have a few theories:

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{WIAW #59} KC Birthday Eats

2013-04-10T22:24:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends!

Yes, we are dragging this birthday thing out. Cuz you only turn 26 once!! Oh goodness that reminds me I have to change my age on my blog profile...

Birthday giveaway Monday (be sure to enter!!), birthday eats today..

You will also see a Fitness Friday post about my birthday run and this Sunday will be an epic gathering with my amazing family to eat pizza and cake where I will probably take too many pictures of my nephew and post them all over my MIMM post. ;)

This WIAW or What I Ate Wednesday

is basically a run down of all the restaurant food we ate in KC...because that is what you do when you're out of town! So settle in and check it out!

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{MIMM #15} Birthday {Giveaway} + Chobani Freezing Tips

2013-04-08T05:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

Well, the KC trip went a little differently than I had imagined to say the least. It was fun, yes. It was also rough. I was kind of a train wreck of emotions the past five days to tell you the absolute truth.

After the chaos of packing and getting the apartment cleaned was accomplished, I was already much later than expected, but still pretty optimistic.

Driving up, I was elated to see Dave and excited at the possibility of meeting new friends and learning a lot at the dietetic conference. I was feeling super proud that I was taking a step in the right direction for my career and feeling quite excited to wear my new dressy clothes. Excited to feel my age for the first time in awhile since I am normally surrounded by 19/20 year olds and in sweat pants and gym shoes.

On the other hand I was a little nervous about how Dave might be feeling since work has been particularly rough and abundant in unfair office politics lately.

He did not get the job in KC, instead someone from Denver got the position that Dave has been filling in for the last month. Not because of his work ethic or his strength as a manager, but due to office politics. It's not my story to share, but just trust that he is more than deserving of a permanent position. The position that everyone, including bosses strongly suggested he was getting.

To add insult to injury, Dave has to train the new guy this week while Dave continues his life living out of a hotel. Like I said, rough. I do know that God sees all injustices, but it is still difficult being in unfair situations.
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SHN Favorites 4-5-13 Thoughtful Posts Edition

2013-04-05T10:27:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

Is anyone else baffled that it is Friday? Seriously the last 48 hours raced by like the hare raced by the poor tortoise. Dang smug rabbit.

Wednesday I packed up anything and everything I could possibly need to take with me to KC including homework, workout clothes galore, snacks for the hotel room, a cooler with foods that might go bad in the 5 days I'd be gone, 6 pairs of shoes and a dozen mix and match outfits because I could NOT figure out what to wear to the MINK Conference. I basically brought my whole apartment...except for socks. And the connecter thing that lets me load pictures from my camera onto my laptop. I really need to just make a list of basics to bring on trips....

Source

Yeah that was pretty much how my Civic looked.

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{WIAW #58} Easter Sweet Tooth

2013-04-03T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

To start off this WIAW or What I Ate Wednesday, here is what I'm eating now:

a big bowl of deliciosity. Or the delicious trifecta: Peanutbutter Cheerios (must try!), mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and one sliced banana.

This is also what my room currently looks like:

and that's only half of it...which is quite embarrassing because a friend from class stayed the night and I even had piles of laundry on my bed at the time. Good thing she's the nicest person ever and just told me how comfy the camping chair in my room was!

Needless to say, life is a little chaotic right now, and I'm feelin' it, but I really shouldn't be complaining. I got to see family this weekend, I have a couple of friends at school now and I'm heading to KC to see Dave, go to a dietetics conference, and attend a friend's bachelorette party. How crazy is it that those three things are all in KC??

God definitely shows off sometimes!

Okay back to what I've been eating....

(More on why I do WIAW here.)

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{MIMM #14} Easter 2013 + Excited for MINK

2013-04-01T11:19:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

First of all I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

And I'm not going to get politically correct and say "if you celebrate Easter" like I've seen some doing...that's kind of a given, right?

The phrases we use like "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Thanksgiving" are never meant offensively, at least I can't think of a reason why someone would try to be rude and say a phrase like that? Easter is a day that some celebrate out of religion, some celebrate with a fictitious Easter bunny and others don't observe.

I don't get offended if someone says Happy Hanukkah...I say Happy Hanukkah back! ;)

//End rant.

Time for another MIMM or Marvelous in My Monday! A great way to start the week off on a positive note.

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{Throwback Thursday} Lifestyle Changes

2013-03-28T07:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Friends!

I came across some old photos on Facebook that a high school friend had shared the other day and I had one of those "yikes!" moments.

I've never been overweight, in fact I'm about the same weight as I was in high school. I'm not saying this to brag...just bear with me here.

(Confession: I had to google whether it was "bear with me" or "bare with me." The general consensus is that the last phrase means "get naked with me." Good to know!)

A friend recently saw my senior picture and told me that she had also lost weight since high school. I was a little confused, but looking at these other pictures makes sense. I looked so bloated!

It's amazing how much food and fitness can change a person's appearance...even at the same weight!

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{MIMM #13} What DID I do in KC?

2013-03-25T06:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday, Friends!

MIMM or Marvelous in my Monday is all about positivity on a day that many of us dread....Mondays. I am so happy Katie started this link-up so we can get our weeks off on the right foot!

Last week I got to hang out with Dave (the BF) over Spring Break in KC, where he was recently relocated. Well, he is still living out of a hotel....his technical home still being in Nebraska.

I was there to keep him company and was hoping to see some KC sites, but goodness he worked long hours! Out the door by 6am to make his first conference call and back to the hotel about 12 hours later...totally exhausted.

When we got back to Nebraska Saturday evening, we stopped at his parents to get my car. His mom asked me, "So what did you do while Dave was working all day?" I was a little stumped...what DID I do?

I didn't have much of an answer for her. It's so crazy how days can go by like the blink of an eye.

It bothered me that I didn't really know what I did over that break, so I got to thinking.

Here is what I came up with:

Slept 8-9 hours a night. Although I was awoken around 5am each morning, I went right back to sleep after Dave left the room. I mean come on, it's Spring Break! A time to relax and rejuvenate!

Picked up after Dave. Love him dearly, but I was joking that he was at the hotel long enough to make a mess and leave. And when you're spending all day in a small room, you don't want it looking like a tornado came through. ;)
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SHN Favorites 3-22-13

2013-03-22T11:27:00.001-05:00

Hello Friends!

After yesterday's post, some positivity is needed! I'm not gonna lie..doing all of that research on the topic got me pretty upset with humanity and I just wanted to lock my door and never leave (this hotel room?).

I think the perfect thing to start out with for my SHN Favorites (Semi-Health Nut Favorites...if you didn't get that) with some funny finds!

Favorite Funnies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvrxdic8sUs&feature=player_embedded

I added this to my "Celeb Crushes" folder on YouTube because come on, Mila Kunis is awesome and this made me love her even more! I was seriously giggling and covering my face watching this!

The 25 Most Important Kitten Hugging Techniques

Um seriously who doesn't like looking at adorable kittens? If you are having a bad day, or just wanting something to make you smile and warm your heart, check out these kitty pictures.

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