Whilst in the middle of doing some ab rolling at the gym, I felt a sting on my left (butt) cheek. You know how sometimes your skin just hurts for a second? That’s what I thought it was. But it got worse and I got goose bumps and suddenly I realized something was biting me. I squeezed my shorts hard and definitely felt something squish! AHHHHHHHHHHHH. I shook my pants [keep in mind I'm in the middle of the gym stretching area!] and never saw anything come out. I rushed to the bathroom and sure enough there was a nice bite on my bum!
WHAT IS WITH ME AND BUGS!?!?!?!?!?
I recovered and made my way into 12PM cycle class, my intended exercise. I haven’t been to cycle in ages and was happy to be going to a class. Sometimes they are quite long though (esp. when you bike to the gym and back for transportation) and I decided I’d leave at 12:30. But the instructor was so entertaining and the music so good that I stayed for the whole 45 minutes! Definitely going back to that class.
I was famished when I left and my whole ride home I was chanting "Tuna. Nooda. Tuna. Nooda" with each pedal.
A lightening fast shower later, I whipped this Tuna Nooda salad up
- Romaine dressed in olive oil and Crazy salt
- The last quarter of the tuna nooda casserole
- ~1 heaping tbsp leftover homemade pimento cheese
- Old London Melba toasts – Spicy 3 pepper
- And a new hot sauce by David Ortiz!
One of my hometown high school friends sent me these hot sauces to try: Big Papi. I’m a big fan of hot sauce and apparently so is David Ortiz 
I started with the original, which was super spicy!! I liked the flavor a lot too. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to handle the Triple and Grand Slam, cause this guy was really hot already!! Matt‘s gonna love it.
Served with a glass of H2O
Speaking of Matt, when I came back in the room after lunch, I found him like this:
Somebody’s tired!! He has now moved into a fetal position right under my desk chair. LOL.
Off to put my whole workout clothes drawer in the washing machine. This is the second bite I’ve gotten this week and I’m not taking any more chances!
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Darn bug! Sorry about the bite – I hate that.
OMG i know that squish feeling all too well! Working at camp, there were these brutal mosquitoes that would bite my legs even through jeans!!! Great looking salad, and I’m interested to hear about all the hot sauces!
I tried Big Papi’s hotsauce recently and was surprised at how much I liked it. He just opened a restaurant in Massachusetts just outside Boston too.
You need to spray bugspray on yourself Kath!
Sorry about your luck with bugs lately. Hopefully the issue is resolved soon!
Aw, I’m sorry about the bug bite! Love how you’re washing all your workout clothes…definitely something I would do, haha. Hope the rest of your Friday is bug free
i hope the bugs leave you alone! it’s been very buggy here this summer, too.
ahh kath that stinks about those bugs… It is soo funny you are washing all your workout clothes.. Have you ever tried lining your draws.. probs doesn’t do much but I do it anyway!!
hahaha. You crack me up! Sorry about the bite though.
How bummed are you that Save Like Me is getting canceled
I was shocked!
Oh wow, no bugs!!! Gross.
Yikes! Hopefully it wasn’t anything poisonous! Poor Matt…
Ohhh that is horrible! I feel your pain. I was runing the other day and felt something “bite” the back of my leg. Then it started stinging. Turns out a bee got me…Stung my leg and left a nice welt mark. Fun!
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Bugs must like your scent! I get spiders walking on me in bed sometimes, freaks me out!
Tuna Nooda salad looks sooooooo good *drool*
Jenn
Ah, I hate bugs! I feel like I keep getting bit lately too!
YIKES! Watch out for all those crazy bugs. Last night, a SPIDER crawled it’s way into my pajama shirt and I was screaming as I squished it in the material. Scary!
Aww, poor Matt. He looks so cute though.
That lunch looks absolutely divine!
bugs at the gym?? gross…. bugs anywhere actually are pretty nast. all in the name of a good workout.
My gross bug story of the week: I picked up my farmer’s market share that included corn. I dehusked (is that a word?!) one and was about to cut the raw corn off on my salad when I realized that part of the corn was infested with MAGGOTS the same color as the corn kernels. I promptly took the husks off the rest and found out that was the only one with maggots, although I have been obsessively checking them every time I put one in a salad!
Kath,
Reminds me of last week when my hubby got home from work and pulled his shoes off – he went to take his sock off and I said “what is that???” He had put his shoe on and I guess there was a baby SCORPION in there!!!!! OMG!!! Fortunately, I guess he smooshed it before it could sting him. He wore it around in his shoe all freakin day!!! OMG!!! I hope that never happens to me – I would pass out.
Hahaha WHAT! You really DO have the worst luck with bugs Kath! What the heck!? They’re all after you!
That picture of Matt makes me feel so bad for him! I can only imagine how tired he much be! He’s such a champ!
Yay for Red Sox love with the Big Papi hot sauce
Love it!
yikes! I would seriously be thinking there were ants on me all day if that happened!
Wow, that bug bite story is scary! You’d think that in the gym you’d be safe! Also, I really want to try those hot sauces!
yikes, you poor thing. I hate bugs. I went for a walk at 5:45 am, and had to switch from the sidewalk to the road because of the spiderwebs…yuckky.
Soo…I have been reading for 7 months or so and I just have to say I LOOOVE reading your blog…so inspirational. There have been so many days when I just don’t feel like I can get through my hectic schedule, but your organizational tips or positive spirit help me to keep going. Thank you for such a great blog and for being such a wonderful female example!
PS…Love the visual image of your hubby in the fetal under your chair as you blog and so sorry you got a bite!
hahahaha love that Matt is curled in the fetal position — too funny!
Ouch..that sting must have hurt!! So sorry!
The tuna noodle salad looks yum!
Ouch, no fun!
oh dear me – eeeeek! sorry bout that.
Mmmm…I love hot sauce! Those look yum!
Aww poor hubby!
I LOVE those chairs in what I assume is your living room! Where are they from? They are so cute!
OOOUCH! Darn bugs!
That is an interesting salad mix!
I don’t like bugs either, yet they always harass me too. I swear they KNOW we don’t like them and that’s why they do it.
oh poor matt lol… just sprawled out on the ground. Those melba toast pieces look so good
Oh my gosh!! Sorry about the bug bite! I love the name of that hot sauce – Big Papi
Ooo I need to see where they sell Big Papi’s hot sauce. i’ve driven by his new pub & grille a couple times, they must have some there
Ahh, I know what you mean — when I was younger, I had that “brief pinching” feeling on the back my neck; I waited for it to pass but it was a bee sting!
Your experience just about matches my other encounter: the time a BEETLE crawled into my bra!! …during a formal dinner! :X
hahahaa….I love the picture of Matt on the floor. I have so many pictures of my boyfriend like that, curled up in the oddest positions. What is it with boys just crashing wherever they land, I would much prefer a nap in bed than on the floor!
Eww I’m always afraid that bugs are going to crawl into my pants!! I hate them so much!
Funny picture of Matt on the floor!
Your meals always look tasty and creative. Off topic of today’s post, but what kind of oatmeal do u get?? I have never really made it, but want to eat more of it. Thanks!
E
Yikes! I hate finding bugs in my clothes, it is by far the worst feeling ever!
Poor Matt, I’d be curled up on the floor too if I got a call at 4am to come into work.
Hopefully a good dinner will restore his energy!
you and those bugs for sure! Hope your weekend is bug free!
those big papi hot sauces look wicked cool!
i have never seen them before. if you said the original was hot then boy oh boy i can just imagine what the others will taste like!
jenna
Hey Kath! I was just in your town…we had a three hour layover on our way to visit family. Nice airport, wish I had time to see the actual city! Have a great school year. Also, do I complete a three-day food log before I sign up for a consultation? Thanks…
Ahhh your bug stories!!
Heather ,
Although I think her topics kinda waned there for a while.
Yes, so sad
Traci ,
THANK YOU!
Kathleen ,
Thank you too!!
Annamarina ,
Thanks! They were my mother in law’s and she had them upholstered in South Carolina somewhere.
Erin ,
Check out the Tribute To Oatmeal in the header pages.
kelly ,
Sorry to miss you!!
You can purchase a consultation through Nutrition-specialists.com and I’ll send you the paperwork!
Kath
I’m convinced bugs only attack those who are most annoyed by them. My boyfriend HATES bugs, whereas I tend not to notice them, and he gets about three times the number of bites I do. It’s all a mental game, learn to be zen with the bugs
ewwwww!!!! buggies!!! yucky yucky.. good thing you washed all your clothes though..
we had a centipede in my house last night, just running across the carpet.. O-M-G.. i was freaking out!!!
Matt looks nice on the floor! lol
Do we know what kind of bug it was? I have the creepies now Kath!
Yikes about the bugs!
Go Sox! Now I’ll have to hunt down some Big Papi sauce, I love spicy too!