In a bit of a rush this morning because I’m due at work 15 minutes early!!! Tick Tock….
Getting up for the gym was surprisingly easy today. Go figure. Probably because it’s only 46* outside!! It felt almost balmy when I got out there. But what do you know, the rainy came pouring in when I got back home – just in time!!
I had a great workout today!! 45 minutes on the elliptical with Better Homes + Gardens (my favorite!!) followed by 15 minutes of weight lifting. I used the 17.5 pounders again and did 2 sets of 15 on biceps, shoulders, triceps, and delts and then did some plie squats, pushups and abs. I was in a weight mood today!
Once home, my wonderful personal chef made breakfast while I showered! Love Mondays when he is home for breakfast 🙂
Today’s AWESOME mix included (for ONE person)
- 1/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Apple Cinnamon Hot Cereal (which makes the house smell amazing!)
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 cup soy milk
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
- Half banana
- Pinch salt
- Toppings: coconut butter, butterscotch chips, the second-to-last serving of Mix My Granola Banana – Chia – Almond and a spoonful of Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower Butter!
I did the coffee pouring today. The trick is to pour slowly at an angle so the bloom comes out too. Not sure if Matt understood that…
Looks like a horrid scary eyeball!
I can tell I have sickness looming in my upper half 🙁 I feel fine, but it’s there. I believe in whole foods, which is why I packed an orange in my lunch, but I also happen to have these Chews 4 Health that KERF reader Holly gave me when we met back in December. She works for the company and gave me a box to sample, and I tucked them away and they fell off my radar. I hunted them down today thinking that they couldn’t hurt when I might be getting sick.
They taste like sweet tarts!
Components include Superfruit powder [Gogi, Noni, Mangosteen, Acai, POM, Blueberry, Cranberry, Raspberry], Sea Vegetable Powder [Nori, Dulse, Kelp, Bladderwrack], Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, ALA, and Resveratrol. Sweetened with fructose from xylitol.
Watch This Contest –>
I have always loved watches – probably because they are both practical and fun jewelry! So when Mary K emailed me about her handmade watches, I thought you guys would like to get in on the ticks and tocks.
Mary designs interchangeable watch bands that are elastic and custom-fit to your wrist size. You can mix and match faces to bands to your outfit 🙂 Mary’s blog is a showcase of some of her designs – so hard to choose a favorite! And these are a STEAL at $10 each on her Etsy shop. Perfect gift.
Mary sent me these beautiful green and black bands to swap out. Green is my favorite color and classic black goes with everything!
Sooooooo, ONE LUCK DUCK will win a custom watch and band of your choice. Leave a comment below to enter by 8PM EST and I’ll choose a random winner tonight.
I’m late!! I’m late!!
Breakfast looks delicious!!! And those watches are so cute!! 🙂
lovely breakfast! those watches are great! I love that you can switch out the bands – its great when accessories can have multiple uses for various outfits.occasions!
Beautiful watch! Beautiful breakfast too! Hope you feel better.
I’ve been reading your blog for well over a year but this is my first comment! Go me!
Go you!
Your breakfasts always look unbelievable.
Those watches are beautiful! Have a fabulous day!
Beautiful watch and breakfast!
This would be great. I am also originally from PA Dutch country. After my Grandma had a stroke, she couldn’t speak English very well but she could still speak PA Dutch.
Yummy breakfast, as always. 🙂
My mix this morning was oats, chia seeds, ground flax seed, a little maple syrup, 1/2 chopped banana, a sprinkling of homemade cherrry-almond granola and some extra cinnamon! The recipe I have for the granola is SUPER easy. I can share if you want…
Love the watch and bracelet.:-)
It’s always so much easier to get up when it’s not freezing! And those are cute watche!
The watches are so cute, I’d love to win!
That’s a hefty bowl of awesome you’ve got there. 😮
I also had a great workout too – after running the treadmill I’ve been hopping on the ET for about half a mile for a cool down and it feels great!
Do you feel you still get as good of a work out when you’re reading something? I haven’t tried that yet but I feel like I’d focus more on the magazine than the exercise.
Maybe not AS good of a workout as if I was 100% focused, but I could not be 100% focused on an ET for 45 minutes!
i love homemade things like that – they are one-of-a-kind and you know nobody else is going to have them!
I love anything handmade and love to support artists of all kinds! I hope I win and i hope you fend off the sickness!
I have to always wear a watch! If I forget I spend all day looking at my wrist!
It’s so cool that your hubby makes such an awesome breakfasts for you 🙂
That watch looks beautiful!
Love the watches!! Again, love your spoon! Hope you feel better.
I have to wear a watch everyday. It drives me nuts to go without. Those are so pretty and festive!
And you inspired me to add a spoonful of almond butter to my oats this morning. I went on a long snowshoe yesterday and woke up super hungry.
Gorgeous watches!
I think there is A LOT going around this world right now in terms of sickness. Lots of sick bloggies and lots of sickies around me. I started feeling something yesterday as well. I could not agree with you more on the whole foods. After feeling crummy, I pumped my body with nothing but goodness yesterday: a giant green monster plus a carrot n ginger juice. I’m hoping that kicked it! Lots of rest when you can.
Your food always looks so yummy! I hope you feel better!
Those watches are beautiful! I am actually in the market for a new one 🙂 I hope you feel better! I always take Emergen-C when I feel a cold coming on. But those Chews 4 Health tablets look good too.
Very pretty watches:)
Hope all those superfoods work, and you don’t get sick!
I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date. Those are purty!
Even though I’m late, I always have time to read KERF. 🙂
The green bands are gorgeous! I love green – one of my favorite colors!!
The watches are so cute!!! And you’re so productive in the morning!
What a great giveaway idea! Those are so cute!
Those watches are great! I think the purple one is my favorite!
Love those watches, and I LOVE that spoon!
Hello, I just found your blog yesterday. I already love your blog. I needed some inspiration for my new life I decided I need to start. My BMI is putting me at an overweight range and I haven’t been feeling confinent and have become a homebody. This is major for me being that I have never been overweight in my life, I had two lovly children and let my habits go. I picked up the unhealthy habits from my boyfriend leaving the healthy ones behind.
Reading your post this morning has gotten me in the mood to turn my treadmill back into a treadmill and not a towel rack. 🙂
Love the watch and the bracelet.
<3 Yajaira
Welcome!
Hooray for morning workouts! I currently wear my black running watch ALL of the time, so I could certainly use something prettier 🙂
Awesome giveaway. I love handmade jewelry!
I love watches!!! I’m usually known as the one who has a watch on (and usually am the only one who knows what time it is)!
Hey Kath! Fabulous looking breakfast yet again. I really need to make my breakfast a bit more lively – going to check out your recipes! Wish we had things like Bob’s cereals and chia seeds to hand in Britain. Healthy eating seems like so much more fun for you guys! Have a great day!
Your coffee looks like an overeasy egg! And the watch bands are gorgeous — I love the green one!
Those watches are beautiful and a great deal!
Loves the watches and I need one so this would be perfect
Oh what beautiful watches! The numbers on my watch fell off a while back but I still wear it because I can’t find another pretty one I like 🙂
Cute watches indeed!
That bowl looks particularly delish! I tried to find some of the BRM apple cereal at my local stores and to no avail! Crossing my fingers we’ll get it soon…
Have a great Monday!
Wow – I’m loving those watch bands! I like that you can swap out the band to match your outfit – brilliant!
They are beautiful pieces of jewelry!!!! 🙂 I love reading your blog and I can’t wait til you open up the bakery! I guess I’ll venture to the home of the Wahoos, even though I am a hokie!! 🙂
Pick me, pick me!
Must be something in the air today because I felt really strong and into working out as well. Course going to bed a bit earlier helps.
Those are gorgeous watches! Really pretty.
Have a super Monday at work. I didn’t read your prev. posts yet, but hope the house viewing went well on, was it Saturday?
Your breakfast looks so delicious 🙂 Such a sweet giveaway too.
Hope you feel better!
What gorgeous bands…
And a question that I keep meaning to ask you, you always have the most beautiful spoons. Where did you get them?
They were passed on to me from my grandmother
that makes sense they look antique!
Breakfast looks delicious. I hope you feel better!
I could always use another watch!!
Oh golly, this would be so perfect right now! I don’t have a watch and usually rely on my phone for the time, but I don’t have the right adaptor to charge my non-working phone so I’m always a bit lost about the time!
These look so beautiful, too… I’m going to cross my fingers for myself 😛
The switchable bands is a brilliant idea 🙂 I’d definitely love to win one!
Hope you get to work in time!! I hate being late. I’m in kind of a weight-y mood too 🙂 And those watches are go-juss 😉
I need a watch really bad right now!
I hear you on the coffee bloom.
I never wear a watch, and just do that annoying practice of checking my cell phone for the time. A watch would be much more subtle and classy 😉
Those watches look super cute, I am such a watch fanatic as well! Also I agree on the coffee pouring, it has to be slow or you miss out on the bloom.
What a fun giveaway! I lost my watch when I moved a month ago and I feel NAKED without it!
I’m glad it’s warm where you are…in Indiana we’re expecting snow today! I can’t wait for spring.
I’ll throw my name into the hat for the watch band. Etsy is the most wonderful website, you never know what adorable unique things you can find on there.
Those watches are adorable! I usually don’t wear watches since I’m allergic to nickel and most watches (even supposedly stainless steel ones) irritate my skin. Without metallic bands, these would be perfect!
Kath- I just love to read your blog, It is my favorite. Thanks for being an inspiration. I am now addicted to oatmeal and eat it every morning.I feel so much better and have lost almost 20lbs in the last month. Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
Awesome!
The watches look really cute! I love handmade jewelry because you know it’s one of a kind. I’d love to win one!
I’ll come out of lurkdom for a chance to win that watch! Your blog inspires me and I love that you post so often. Good luck with the sale of your house!!
I haven’t worn a watch in a long time, but these I could definitely see myself wearing! 🙂 Have a great day!
Gorgeous watches!!! I’d love to win!
Cute watch- I’d love to win! I hope you made it on time!!
Love the idea of swatching out watch bands. I have got to check out her site!
Awesome beaded watch bans, I want to win!! 🙂
Have a great monday!! I’m checking out her etsy shop now…love them!
Yummy looking oatmeal. I love butterscotch chips! I just tried the new Trader Joe’s salted crunchy almond butter with toasted flax seeds. I really like it for a change from my regular almond butter. Those watch bands are so cute. I am in such a rut with my boring silver and black Citizen watch I’ve worn for about 3 years. I’d love to win a beaded watch!
Breakfast looks fantastic! I love any breakfast (or any meal) that includes coconut butter. Beautiful watches too!
pretty watches!!! love
Gosh what beautiful watches!!
Equally beautiful bowl of oats – I don’t know what it is, but YOUR oats (no-one else’s, weirdly) always looks extra tasty and beautiful! I always crave them after I see a picture on here 🙂
Those watches are so cute!
Love the watch and different bands, the beads are really cute!
Yummy breakfast!! Even better to have someone prepare it for you!
🙂
The watches are so beautiful. If I won, I’d give it to my mom. She watches my 16 month old for me while I work….I love to give her “thank you” presents often.
🙂
Gorgeous watches! My dad always told me to add the coffee to cream or milk–pour on top–it apparently is sweeter. (I drink black; but I always listen for tricks.)
What a cute idea for the watch!
Haha I litterally L.O.L. when I saw the “scary eyeball”! 🙂 Those watches are beautiful!! Have a wonderful day at work and well wishes on not getting sick!
Love how you can match the watches to your outfits!
They tell me a I need a watch for timing contractions… may as well be pretty, right? 🙂
Beautiful watch
EXCELLENT bowl of oatmeal as always!! Have a great day Kath!
Would love to win
Ahh I would LOVE to win!!
This is so gorgeous, thanks Kath
I took advantage of the OpenSky deal on the Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower butter and I CAN’T WAIT to try it! Your morning oatmeal updates have definitely inspired me to try my own. Today’s is fresh strawberries, Chobani vanilla greek yogurt, and some granola.
The watches are super cute-I love the interchangeable band idea.
Love the interchangeable bands on the watches, makes them so much more versatile. Maybe I’ll wear more than just my Polar everyday! : )
What an awesome giveaway, they are really pretty!
Would love this watch!
MMmm that breakfast looks so good that Matt made for you!
What a fun watch LOVE it!
What a cute idea!
What cool handmade watches! I so need one so that I can stop using my cellphone as a watch!
cute watches! green is my favorite color also but the black doesn’t look too shabby either!
Super cute! I could certainly use a watch in my life! 🙂 The green is fun for spring!
Really great giveaway, my wife would LOVE this watch
Wow, thanks!
Thanks for the link to Mary’s shop – the bands are gorgeous!
Very pretty! I currently do not own a fashion watch. I have a heart rate watch I wear when I workout, but that is all.
those watches look so cute!! if i had one it might help me be on time more often :p
Very cool watch! I don’t currently own one so this would be fun to win 🙂
Good luck getting to work on time! The watches are beautiful 🙂
Oooh, those watches are gorgeous!! I’d love to win one!
They are so cute!
Hey Kath!
Thanks so much for reviewing Chews-4-Health! I am super proud of the product and love working for this awesome company! If anyone is interested in ordering Chews use this site: orderchews.com
I LOVE that watch! It is super cute and I love how the band is interchangeable!
Have a great day 🙂
Beautiful watches! Would be awesome to win one!
Thanks!
Gorgeous watches, gorgeous breakfast! 😀
Nice watch….it would be nice to win!
Hi! I started reading your blog last week (a friend of mine has a food blog, and she was always talking about all the blogs out there…so I searched and I found more!) and you have provided me with MUCH inspiration for my kitchen! You are also my first comment on a food blog ever…so that is pretty exciting!! What a wonderful giveaway, the watches are BEAUTIFUL! Thank you!
Thank you and welcome!
Oh, what ADORABLE watches and what a DEELISH looking breakfast! I love handmade stuff! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME WIN! 🙂
I love watches. They’re the only piece of jewelry I wear every day without fail!
Gorgeous, gorgeous watches! Love them.
What a fun idea with the watches! I am in desperate need of a new one, my Roxy one from years ago is getting old.
i want one!
Those watches look very pretty. They’d make a great gift too!
I dig the watch you’re wearing – so unique! I love jewelry that you can personalize to fit your mood/outfit!
The Apple Cinnamon hot cereal sounds yummy. I’ll have to hunt that down!
Ohh, those watches are adorable! I will go check out her site, too, but it would be fabulous to win one right now. Money’s tight!
Thanks for a great blog (and a great way to start my day everyday!)
Kim
I love the green one! How pretty. Thanks for the giveaway. I’m a loyal reader and I love your blog for healthy food inspiration when I’m getting low on ideas. Husband and I took breakfast to the park yesterday morning to go running and enjoy the sunshine. Breakfast included your banana baked oatmeal (sans brown sugar) and it was perfectly delish.
I’m a lucky girl because my personal chef makes my breakfast every morning while I’m in the shower. Unfortunately every now and then he has to go away for work, so my breakfast was lonely today PLUS it’s snowing again so my bike ride was not much fun!
Hope you have a great day.
I used to think I was horrible with time, but it’s because I didn’t wear a watch! Now I feel naked and lost if I don’t have my watch. I was without it all weekend and I was a lost duck!! So, of course, I would love extra watches for when I forget mine some place!!! Those watches are gorgeous!
What a perfectly wonderful day to read your blog for the first time! I’m a reader from Carrots N Cake and saw that you were the inspiration for her blog so I thought I’d check you out. Those watch bands are so beautiful! and wonderful replacement for my $5 Walmart watch! And those oats look amazing! Delish..
Welcome to you too!
Those watches are beautiful! What a great give away!! 🙂
Gorgeous watches!!! Love the fact you can change the band. Also I aspire to making my oatmeal as fun as yours.
Izzle
Please Please Please pick me for the watch band! It will be the second best part of my day (the best being my overnight oats, of course!).
What beautiful watches!
Hope your day is great!!
The watch is really pretty! I’m one of those people that should wear one more often, I’m always running late! 🙁
These watchbands are so cute! I love the idea, and I could use a stylish band to match my different outfits. Happy Monday!
I’m always so jealous of your oats – mine never look near as good.
I think the watch is beautiful! I’m a huge watch fanatic and mine is so scratched up right now from overwearing it that I could definitely use a new one!
Awesome workout today 🙂
SO nice of Matt to make you breakfast. I don’t think I could ever get my husband to make oats. He hates em!
That’s a beautiful watch. Have a great day!
Even when getting up is hard (like today for me)…the gym is always worth it!!
Love watches!
Lovely watches … so creative and colorful! 🙂
I would love to have that beautiful watch!
Love your blog Kath!!!! I look forward to your updates and take so many tips from it 🙂
Love the watches!
What a great giveaway! So cute! I wish the gym was easy for me to get up this morning! Once I heard the rain outside I just wanted to fall back asleep! But I convinced myself I would regret it if I didn’t go!!! Have a GREAT day 🙂
Your breakfast looks fabulous per usual! Thank you for the giveaway! Have a great day!
Great idea – and I love the purple mix band from her site. Looks like my birthstone!
Neat giveaway! Thanks!
Those watches are great. Love the concept.
Kath! Love your site! I have loved playing with my oatmeal too!!
And…I got a BUILT lunchbox after I read your post…I teach…so it is perfect! Thanks for sharing!
I love it!!!
Thanks for sharing all your wonderful, healthy foods!
We made the sweet potatoes {long and slow} style Saturday night–YUM!
A new watch would make for a great start to the week!!
there’s no way i will win but hey i’ll try 🙂
What a cute watch!
Sounds like a great workout – happy Monday!
I am obsessed with watches too! What a great idea! Her Etsy website has so many beautiful watches.
hey look sooo cute, i luv how theyre alomost like bracelets!
Those watches are beautiful! And I love that you can interchange the band depending on what you are wearing!
Those watches are SO fun and pretty! I always forget to wear a watch and rely on my cell phone too much!
So pretty! I am off to check out Mary’s blog and Etsy right now!
How pretty! I would love to win this!
Such beautiful watches! And your oats look fab as usual!
Mmm…breakfast looks awesome! Luckily I just ate some overnight oats otherwise you would have me drooling :). Very cute watches! I love watches and have a hard time walking out the door without one on.
Love the watch, love the oats!
I was just discussing my current state of ‘watch-lessness’ this weekend. Those are the cutest watch bands. Pick me, pick me!!! 🙂
Beautiful watch! I have to go check out her blog.
such a pretty watch!
Beautiful watches! Hope you’re not getting sick!
Love the watches! I’m def gonna check out her website and get a few to match my outfits! I always need a watch b/c I work in healthcare so it’s a plus to get to have cute ones that match my scrubs 🙂 Hey sometimes it’s the little things in life!
Can’t wait to see how you wear the watches with your outfits! You should showcase the green band with a green SIAB for coordination =)
Oh I’d love to win!! I was just telling my mom how I need a watch!
Those watches are really nice!!! I’d love one 🙂 🙂 Your posts always make me SO hungry haha
Bit random but was wondering if you had organised where you were going to live when you moved? Noticed that you were reading magazines about houses – getting some interior decorating ideas??!!! Lucky you – if I could I would redo my house every couple of months!! Best wishes with the sale!!
Also – I have a great red cabbage recipe if you want it.
Love the tie in in your title! Cute watches…I’d love to win one!
great job on the workout! I don’t know if getting up early is ever easy for me lol! maybe one day!
Love the watches! breakfast looked great as usual 🙂
First of all – I have to let you know that I’m getting more into oats! I used to eat the pre-sweetened kind, but have recently started to make my own! I’m still in the baby steps (oats + nutella + granola) but they are wonderful and I’m getting pumpkin on my next grocery run.
Just curious what your thoughts are on non-nutritive sweeteners like xylitol. I’ve always had a *sparingly* mindset when I deal with those (although they’re becoming unavoidable!), believing that I’d rather have real sugar in moderation than anything else. I noticed a while back you mentioned using stevia in teas – is it “all-natural” like splenda is all-natural? I just get antsy about the whole unstable carbon debate. Thanks for any thoughts!
I’m not going to avoid them like they are poison or anything, but I don’t think I’d choose to consume something with xylitol on a daily basis…
I like the idea of Chews 4 health. Whenever I feel sickness coming, I do a lot of airborne shots but those feel icky on my tummy most of the time.
Hope you feel better soon Katherine! I was happy to learn about those “chews 4 health”. Sometimes our bodies need an extra boost!!
Hugs to you from Hillsborough!! 🙂
Thanks Judy!
what pretty watches–hope i get picked!
great giveaway!! love the blog!
Pretty! Sparkley!
Those are cute!
Love the interchangable band and love your blog!!
I’d love to win a watch!
OMG…what a beautiful watch!
Nice brekkie!
Have a great day!
It looks like a sunny side up egg in your coffee!!!
Gorgeous watch!
Those watches are so nice! Thanks for the giveaway!
Love the versatility of these watches! Fun!
Love the beautiful color choices. Would love to win one.
I love watches! But all of mine have been out of commission for months and I have yet to get new batteries! These watches are beautiful!
I love that black watch! The battery just died in my watch, so it would be great if I could win a new one.
I love those bands – so lovely and the black is just CLASSIC – it looks so easy to pair with an LBD for a night on the town!
Those are lovely! I would love to have one of those adorable creations!
What cute watches! I have been saying for about 2 or 3 years how I need to get a nice watch… I would love to win!
i’ve been needing a nicer watch for so long! i usually just wear my heart rate monitor watch, or just don’t wear one at all, and it’d be SO nice to have a cute watch to wear with my nicer outfits!
Crossing my fingers and hoping I win because those watches are puuurdyy.
Awesome giveaway! I’d Love to win, pick me , pick me!
Hope you feel better- I swear by Airbourne but those things sound good!
jewelry is gorgeous!!
Fun watches remind me of my grandmother. She always had the cutest watches.
What a pretty watch! It’s a great idea. Hope I win!
very cute watch! I hope I win 🙂
Those watches are so cute. I wish I was creative and able to make such cute things.
wow! the interchangable watch band idea is really clever, not to mention that they’re beautiful on top of that! and thanks for posting the chews 4 health. i’d never heard of them before — i’ll have to track them down to help ward off sub-optimum days.
Hi Kath! Those watches and bands look beautiful! 🙂 And so does your oatmeal this morning, haha!
Just checked out the etsy shop – her watches are beautiful!
the watches look so cute! i’ve heard of interchangeable ribbon bands, but not jewel bands for watches! i’d love to win!
I have to try those Chews 4 Health! Where do you get them?
Holly gave them to me in person, but you can order them online at their site.
Hey, I need a new watch! Those are beautiful. Pick me! =)
Great giveaway and what a yummy breakfast. I’m glad you and Matt go to share breakfast together. Guess what’s for dinner tonight??……more sweet potatoes!! 🙂
That is such a neat idea with the changeable beaded bands! Feel better soon!
oooh, I would totally rock a pink watch…:)
oh my gosh i need a watch so bad!!
Cute watch! I am going to have to try the Apple Cinnamon hot cereal. Sounds delish!
I wish my love would make me breakfast on Mondays!!
I need a a new watch desperately and love her designs!!
What pretty watches! A girl can never have too many watches.
It’s “time” for me to start wearing a nice watch and not just my HRM watch all the “time!” 😉
I had great workout this morning too…it sounded a lot like yours! Your oats looked awesome…I will have to try that cinnamon vanilla sunflower butter…YUM!
Have a great day!
Cute! I love this because all I have for a watch is my garmin!! I think I need something a little cuter. 🙂
Ohh, nice watch, I want one too!!
Love the oats, I can only imagine how lovely your kitchen smelled with the apple cinnamon mix, I love the smell of baked cinnamon and apples anything!
Ana
Would love to win- thanks!
Those beads are lovely. I have’t owned a watch in years. What a great giveaway!
Good luck at work today… glad the morning went smoothly. And those watches looks SO pretty!
Love those watches (and all your other photos too!) Hope you don’t get sick.
Eileen
I am a new reader and love the blog! Hoping I win the watch!
Gorgeous watches! Those would make great gifts.
That is so cool! And affordable!
A couple things:
I also love Better Homes and Gardens! Do you plant any veggies or herbs? I plant herbs and a few tomato plants, but I want to plant some salad greens. Have you done that? I think there is a section on salad greens in the new March BHG mag.
When you start to feel UHG, what is the point that you stop working out? I know everyone says to do what your body tells you to do…but that can be a blurry line sometimes. Do you take a multi-vitamin?
Finally, I love the blog and your thoughts on things. It is so interesting to get other perspectives on healthy lifetstyles. Everyone’s vision is so different.
We have herbs in our garden, but aren’t planting any now since we’re moving.
I stop working out when my below-the-neck body does not feel like it. Today I felt fine from the neck down.
I take a multi on and off. I’m on the fence about it so I take it inconsistently.
I think your watch is broken – the time is wrong 😀
That’s because I prepared this post yesterday!!
I’ve been reading your blog for years and I’m always so inspired by your morning oats. So over and over I’ve tried to make myself oatmeal in the morning because it’s “the right thing to do” but there’s just one problem. I don’t like oatmeal! I’m not a fussy person but since I”ve been a tot, I just can’t eat the stuff. I’ve tried making it different ways with different toppings but I just don’t like it. I laugh every time I see your beautiful bowl of oatmeal because I want so badly to start the day off with a bowl, but it just doesn’t work for me.
Those watches are spectacularly gorgeous!
No big deal if you don’t like oats – other breakfasts are just as good!
great blog, beautiful watches! Have a happy monday!
You have a tough job picking out a winner. Thanks for the opportunity, though. They are pretty.
I love watches! When I was in college I had a collection of over 14 watches. Now, I only have 2, but would love more!!
I love mornings like that! This morning was definitely NOT one of those mornings, but I try most of the week. 🙂
Love the watch band! I rarely wear my watch – actually, since I got engaged I don’t like wearing anything on the same arm as my ring is on. Is that weird? 🙂
K
I just cant get into chia seeds…for some reason all I can think of is a chia pet??? 🙂
Beautiful watches!
I love watches and jewelry. I could use a new watch!
Matt’s oatmeal looks delish! And I love watches!
Awesome watches! Yummy breakfast too…hope you have a great day Kath!
I was wondering why you showed picture of your watch when you said you were running late but now i get it..hehe….that watch serves double purpose of a jewelry and a watch. awesome!
I love that green band! Green is my favorite color, too.
I dont know which was more beautiful….the breakfast or the watch. I want them both. Pick me! Pick me, random picker!!
I love watches… mostly as jewelry, which I could always use more of.
I would love to win that as a gift for a special lady in my life!
I love watches too, I think its because I am always running late! Those are all so pretty & would go well with my Trollbead bracelet!
I’d love to win one of the watches!
I’d love a watch! Lost mine a month ago.
Mmmmm your breaky looks so good!! Your so lucky to have a personal chef, I should train mine! Those watches are so pretty!!!
Beautiful pieces!
Green is my favorite color too!!
Ever since the advent of the cell phone, I dont’ wear watches often, but those bands would make a great and functional accessory.
Those watches are adorable! Green is my favorite color too!
Great giveaway! The watches are gorgeous. Yummy looking breakfast, too!
Love the watch and the bands! I wanted to tell you that after watching your coffee press video awhile back i decided to try the BODUM press and its the best coffee ever! Love the blog!
Awesome! I concur!
Love the watches!! Hope you shake your sickness soon. I’ve been slowed down by a slight cold too. LOTS of vitamin C helps!
Very avid reader of your Blog, read first thing in morning to see about breakfast, then again in the evening for dinner! You’re a cutie and have it on the ball!
My Citizen watch face just got scratched a couple of weeks ago. Perfect timing for this giveaway.
I am loving that black one, it’s gorgeous!
Very cool watch! Love the idea of being able to switch out the bands!
What fun watches! Good job for getting up early and going to the gym before work. I needed to hear that today because I am struggling to do that myself. Have a great day 🙂
Hope you make it on time, Kath! Monday madness 😀
I LOVE the green band. Thanks for such a great giveaway.
Holy YuM!!! That breakfast looks amazing!!
Those watches are too cute, I would love to win
Those watches are beautiful!! I would love to have one – thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Don’t worry, I’m always running late. Haha. Those watches are BEAUTIFUL. I love the black one!
I love watches, I like to wear them when I dress up. I think it looks more professional. Those are so cute- love the green.
These watches are just beautiful!
Love the green band, what beautiful watches!
Awesome watches! I’ve never considered myself to be a watch person, but I guess it’s because nothing ever spoke to me like these fun & funky MK watches. Oooh, I hope I win!!!
What a pretty way to accessorize.
It’s so funny the watch is the giveaway because when I saw the initial picture, I thought, “what a great watch — where did she get that?” Now I know. Even if I don’t win, I’ll be checking out her on etsy.com!
I’m allergic to nickel so elastic, beaded bands would make it actually possible for me to wear a pretty watch!
Ohh, pick me, I want to be the lucky duck!
Such cute watches! I would actually wear one if it looked that cute! 😀
I totally need some sort of granola for breakfast now…
Ooh those watches are beautiful! And my watch band won’t clasp anymore so I’ve been without one for a couple weeks now and feel so naked without it!
Where do you get those pretty silver spoons?
Feel better!!
-kelly
My grandmother gave them to me.
Oatmeal looks amazing, per usual!
I love watches, I want to be the lucky duck!
beautiful watch!! omgg really pretty!
Pretty watch ! 😀
beautiful!! would love those 🙂 thanks bebe
wow, 17.5 pounders? you’re a weight lifting machine! 😀
what a pretty and unique watch!
Beautiful watches! Have a great day Kath!
Beautiful watches-my cheapo watch is not looking so great these days, but it still works!
I could definitely use a new watch! I always use my phone for the time, but I know that comes off as rude or inappropriate in a lot of situations.
Those watches are beautiful! Love your blog!
Those watches are so cute! I love to follow your blog, you have such creative posts! Keep it up!
This watch is SO cute! I always wear my sports watch (always) but this would totally spice it up! I really love the green band
Love and Peace
Ellie
Quite beautiful, love they can be changed around to go with whatever else one is sporting.
that watch is beautiful!
Those watches are beautiful. What a great idea.
My very favorite oatmeal topping is granola, and banana-almond-chia granola sounds fabulous!
Very pretty, I just visited her website. Like the red and black bead bands a lot.
I want my own personal chef for breakfast! 😉 Hopefully, mine will cook dinner tonight, we’ll see . . . BH&G is a favorite of mine too – always puts me in a redecorating mood.
Would love to win the watch but if not I already scored with your homemade granola bar recipe. Can’t wait to make them.
What a crafty idea… and so pretty too!
Those watches are so cute! I wonder if she makes red bands … 😉
Awww those seem very pretty and unique!
You are the greatest inspiration! I love, love, love your spoons and bowls, too 🙂
Get well!
I could always use more time in my life 🙂
I would love to give this to my mom for her bday! 🙂
Hi, I just found your blog the other day and you are doing exactly what I was searching for. You’re the same height and lost what I’m aiming to lose. Your blog has been so inspiring! I’m going through the archives to find some more tips and recommendations from you. Thanks for keeping up with your amazing blog.
Thanks! Glad you stuck around!
That green is grogeous!
I’ve never been a watch person cause I hate the feel of them on my wrist. I’m always annoying people asking what time it is! These beauties would be like wearing a bracelet!
Beautiful watches!
What a cute idea for a watch!
I am just starting to get the froth rick down.
I like the watches. 🙂
That breakfast looks divine and that watch is beautiful. I love it. So cute and practical! I always need a watch when I’m running around at my internship!
Your breakfast looks amazing. Lucky you to have it made for you. Hope you feel better soon.
The watch is lovely and the beaded bands are a really neat idea. Great to be able to change the look so easily.
I need a new watch so bad! Here’s my entry!
I really want to try the Bob’s Red Mill Apple Cinnamon cereal. Sounds great!
the watch looks so pretty!! and as always your breakfast looks delicious and nutritious!
Wow! luv that watch! Green is my fave too. And I luv your site too. Gotta come here daily!
I love this idea to be able to change the color of the band so one watch can go with any outfit. They’re really pretty too!
Cute, cute, cute watches! Hope you made it on time!! 🙂
Green is my favorite color as well! I love that watch, so neat!
A great bowl of oatmeal, a perfect cup of coffee and a cute watch. What better way to start the day!
Nancy
watches are very cute!
Ooo so pretty! I love discovering new talented sellers on Etsy. I’d love to wear one of Mary’s creations. 🙂
I’d love a custom made watch!
I’ve already posted earlier, but I just wanted to say that I’ve nominated you for an award! This is probably one of my favourite blogs to read. 🙂
http://readinginwinter.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/over-the-top-award/
K
Oh, gorgeous watch bands. I’ve been looking at new watches lately. Mine works fine, but it’s old….
Love the watch!!!
What pretty watches and a great idea! I would love to win…
Would love to win a new watch! Handmade jewelry is the best 🙂
I need a new watch!
I don’t have a fancy watch, this one is so pretty!! Would love to win!
I definitely need a watch.
those watches are so beautiful… and so are your oats! :-DDD
I love the green color band and I’m not the biggest fan. I also love tangelos. I had a few bad ones a month ago and went off them for awhile ,but arn’t they tasty?
My watch just died yesterday, ha!
I would love to win the watch! Thank you for offering the contest!
Those are so pretty!! I don’t usually wear a watch because I can’t find one small enough for my wrist, but these look like they’d be small enough
oh wow, those are beautiful! I have to always wear a watch or I feel like something is missing!
Wow! Those watches are super cute, can def see myself buying some as gifts. Is anyone going to see the new Alice in Wonderland movie, I can’t wait.
ahh HOW gorgeous is that watch on you!!! I’d love to have a shot at this awesome and practical giveaway. 🙂
I just got over being sick-lots and lots of sleep!
I would love to win a watch-like another reader, I’m allergic to most metallic bands and have a hard time finding new ones-but these cute fabric ones would be perfect!
How fun! Thanks Kath!
Kath I LOVE Bob’s Red Mill Products! I tried them out since seeing them on your site and now I can’t get enough!
cute watches! I’d love to win one 🙂
Aww, cute watches. Breakfast looks delish!
I love the black watch!! Pick me
OMG! Love those watches – and for $10!! You bet I’ll be purchasing a few of these for Christmas gifts!
Love your blog. Love the watches. Love Etsy.
Yin Chiao! You can take it by itself, or use Source Natural’s Wellness Herbal Resistance, which has yin chiao in it. (I work for them, yeah 😉 I’ve been taking it for 7 1/2 years, and I’ve only gotten a cold twice- when I didn’t take it!
Your meals always look so amazing! You’re totally changing the way I eat. 🙂
Thanks for the great blog!
She does beautiful work! Those watches look lovely (and I’m sure they’d look lovely on my wrist, too).
I would love to win the watch 🙂
I need a new watch! These are beautiful! FUN!
Love the watch bands, and I actually would consider buying one. One question: do they pull at the little hairs on your arm because they’re elastic?
Hi Melissa Sue-
I’ve been reading these great comments all morning and saw you had a question. No, they don’t pull the little hairs on your arm as long as the band fits correctly. If you order a band, I will size it to fit you specifically, so you shouldn’t have any trouble! I’ve made myself lots of these and have never had a problem.
Thanks!
Mary K
I agree – no pinching at all!
Those watches are so cute!
Two words: yum + beautiful!
Breakfast looks extra yummy today!
What a nifty idea with the watchband switcharoo!
These watches are so cute. I just checked out her etsy site and she’s made so many cute bands. A super creative idea 🙂
adorable! i love it!
Your blog is awesome!!! Mary makes beautiful watches!!!!!
Gorgeous watches!!
what a great idea! I’ve been needing a new watch for a while now… these are so cute.
I’d love to give this watch to my Mom, she’s been looking for one for awhile!
I love the black one you posted a pic of!! Reminds me of a watch my mom had when i was growing up, and I always loved it!
Love the watches & I truly enjoy reading your blog everyday!
Watches = very affordable, very usable, and very CHIC!
I’d love to enter!
I need a new watch! Within 1 week, every watch I had died, so I’m lost with no idea what time it is.
Wow, those watches are gorgeous. I don’t even wear a watch these days but I would totally wear this!
those watches and bands are beautiful..and so is your bowl of oatmeal! i hope you are able to fight away the cold..it seems like that time of year when everyone is catching one.
Such a pretty watch! Kudos to you for getting up to exercise, in spite of the looming cold. I haven’t run in a few days because I’m trying to shake off a chest cold 🙁
It’s a good thing I taught my students how to read a watch as mine has been broken for several months now! That watch is beautiful! Even if I’m not the lucky winner… I can already see one on my bare wrist! Oh, and can I borrow your personal chef? You are one lucky girl!
I love Etsy and would love a custom watch! Happy Monday!
I need a watch! Breakfast looks yum…. have a great day!
I love interchangable watches! That would be a great item to have
Those watches are beautiful! I would love to win!
I LOVE all your oatmeal combos. They seriously make me drool everyday!!
I really need a watch! Those are so pretty, I want to start wearing one everyday:)
so awesome! i love the interchangeable bands.
That watch is so shiny and pretty! I’d love to win one.
Hate to admit this…..I’m actually eating the real sweet tarts as I’m reading your post! Still have a stash from my students from Valentine’s Day!
I love watches, it’s fun that you can change the band. I have some small wrists too it can be a pain to buy!
I would love to win a watch!!!
I enjoy reading your blog, looking at the pictures of your healthy, wholesome meals as well as your commentary about your life, Matt, etc….thanks for sharing!
and I love the watches, I could use one, haven’t had a watch in years…will def. check out her blog…thanks…
woot woot! count me in, that is such a cute idea. I thought pandora had stolen all of the interchangable ideas, but having an interchangable watch is genius!
Kath! This may seem silly, but I’m excited to say I finally figured out how to get foam shapes in my French press. 😀
Woo hoo! They are hard to master!
SO cute! I do not have a watch and now that I am looking for a job I need a good watch to keep me on time, and looking good. I think this is would be the perfect watch!
Id love a watch!
gorgeous! i’ve always loved watches and clocks as well. i would love to have one of these!
What pretty watches, and so convenient to change the bands to match what you are wearing that day!
I need a new watch! Mine broke…I sent it to the company to get fixed…and it broke again! Those are so cute, I might just have to check them out anyway!
I love your blog and have been inspired by it in a number of ways – the biggest is presentation. I have been trying to put my food in pretty bowls and on nice plates instead of just pulling out the kids’ Ikea plastic plates. I really enjoy my meals more when they look pretty!
And I LOVE watches…it’s a weakness of mine that my husband is frequently trying to curb.
I love the green band…so pretty!
Me! Me! I don’t have a watch right now (which makes it difficult when I am nursing — I have to use the wall clock to count resps!) and I am super picky about style (hence the reason I haven’t gotten one yet). But those are lovely … come on, random integer!
Wow! That’s an awesome looking breakfast! I actually purchased one of Mary’s watches and I love it! I bought one to go with my uniforms where I work. Now I need to get one to go with my spring and summer outfits and maybe one for fun, too! I love that you can interchange the bracelet to go with any outfit!
What a gorgeous watch! Fingers crossed.
Ohhh Lovin that Watch… Too Cute!
I love your french press! I have one back home, but not at my dorm! Sad…lol I love pouring a freshly pressed cup of coffee!
I would love to win one of those watches! So fun to change out the bands to match your outfit!
Hello,
I have never left a comment before, but I have been a faithful reader of your blog for some time now. I just love reading your posts. Anyway, Mary K actually introduced me to your blog. I thought I should enter for a chance to win a watch. I just love them! Have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Love the watches.
Question–do you find that oatmeal holds you over as well as eggs would? I LOVE oatmeal and want it every morning (I eat at 7 am)–I usually add berries, cinnamon, flax meal and nuts. By 10 am I am STARVING. When I have an egg I still feel some hunger around mid-morning, but not the crazy hunger I get when eating oatmeal.
Yes, definitely. Oatmeal holds me over longer than eggs because it fills me up. Are you having a normal portion size? 400-500 calories worth of food?
Very cool watches, love the green.
What a beautiful watch! I must pour my coffee too quickly, I’ve been watching for cool shapes and nothing. I’ll pour slower from now on. 🙂
Love the jewlery-the green is especially pretty!
i love those watches!
The watches are so pretty! Jewelry that is useful!!
Nice watch. Enjoy your blog very much.
How cute! Would love to be wearing one of those.
beautiful watches! i need something a bit more feminine than my timex :p great chance for a unique upgrade!
sounds like you’re having fun in the bakery, hope you enjoy your new intern position as well!!
New to the blog 🙂 Love everything I’m reading
Thanks for stopping by Elizabeth!
I love reading and catching up on KERF. Cute give away! I’d love to be sporting those!
What a fun idea. I would love to win.
cute watches!
I love that these are customizable! They look great!
i like the green one. i wonder if they come in red.
Those watches are so cute! And breakfast looks awesome too 🙂
I love watches!!!
I want to be a Luck Duck! 🙂 And thanks bunches for the overnight oats recipe, I’ve been having them a LOT lately.
Looks sweet!
I NEVER know what time it is. My workout watch got ruined after wearing it in the sauna lol..oops I would love a cute new one…love the green!
I love the green watch band – so cute. I may even buy one if I don’t win one 🙂
Looove the oats. Can’t stop reading the blog. Perfect to read during a break in my day.
I love the interchangeable bands, how cool!
Great watch! Your breakfasts always look so yummy!
green is my favorite color too!
Your breakfast looked wonderful as always! I am so bad at wearing watches, but those are so cute!! I stumbled upon your blog as I was trying to decide what to do for the nutrition blog I had to start for class & I love it!! It has really inspired me to get more creative in the kitchen & I’ve been trying all kinds of new things 🙂 Loving the oatmeal, oatmeal pancakes, kale chips, bean burgers, and flatbread just to name a few 🙂 Thanks for such a great blog and for giving me so many ideas!!
Welcome Sydney!
I have such a small wrist these elastic bands would be perfect.
Pick me, pick me, pick me !! Pretty please !
P.S love your blog…my fave
Patty
Lovely watches. Would love to win one! I have something looming too. Drinking lots of water and hoping that helps.
I love the idea of adding butterscotch chips to oatmeal. I ate some of a blondie tonight, which always remind me of butterscotch. Anyway, thanks for putting this giveaway together!
thanks for the great giveaway! your breakfast looks great! and those watches are beautiful! i’d love to win one!!!
What a great giveaway, I really love the watches!
Those watches are gorgeous! I hope I win one!
Watches are TOO cute! Oh, btw, reading your blog is starting to cost me… picked up the 150 Superfoods book, bought a french press… I’m worried I won’t be able to resist the Vita Mix much longer! How’s about a free watch to balance the budget??!! 😉
Haha
cool watches.
I have small wrists so I’m obsessed with the elastic wristbands! Those are beautiful!
Hey Kath, After hitting a huge hurdle this past year, 2010 is MY YEAR TO SHINE AGAIN!!!… Been receiving extra encouragement and inspiration from regularly reading your blog more recently. May the eye in your coffee look out for your feeling 100% tomorrow. Next time you have a give away, you might want to wait till you have more time feeling GR8 to not further add time 2 possible R&R time 2 heal UrSelf by reading 500 or so blog posts–which I know U do. While I M sure U R vigilent during Ur daily routine & Internship, I’ll bet U caught Ur bug @ home. Funny, we don’t seem to think about handwashing or handsanitizing as often @ home, but you might have some families with kids who love to put their fingers in all kinds of places trapsing through Ur house these days. Might want to invest in Clorox wipes for doorknobs and obvious ‘touch’ spots for a quick wipe when U get home… Also, maybe some travel size hand sanitizer in a little basket by the door with a note 2 help Urself…might go a long way too (or just a big ole bottle). Did U get Ur Flu Shot(s)? I always seem to just miss Ur Open Sky deals. The latest Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower Butter would have gone to twice as many people if they didn’t sell it as a package of two… Looks like I just got this one in under the wire this time. Hope 2 win. Thank U…and feel better.
Green is my fave too!!!!
Hope I’m not too late!! Those watches are so pretty! 🙂
I love these watches. I have five of them. I get comments everyday how much people love them. I just can’t get enough. Mary K. does such a fabulous job. I suggest purchasing a watch for your favorite woman in your life- moms, teachers, daughters. You name it!!
I think I’m going to have to try the bob’s hot cereal, yours looked so good today and it would be a nice variation of oats.
I love all your different oatmeal creations and food choices. You’re inspiring me to eat even healthier than I already do. Thank you! This is my first comment as well, but thought it was overdue, since I’ve been reading for a while now.
you have so many different combinations of oatmeal!
i’d have to say.. cinnamon and sugar will always be a favorite classic of mine :]
The watches are adorable!!!
I have recently acquired a strong desire to own many watches and these would be a great addition to my collection! Love the blog!
I LOVE this idea, I am in desperate need of a watch!