Do you know what the most beautiful thing in my day is? [Other than the sunrise when I bike in to work everyday…]
My jar of Sharpies. Everyday when I come to work I think about how wonderful that $16 investment was. LOVE the rainbow!
I also love my Polka dot tin from IKEA that I put my Sharpie pens in. My favorite pens!
Together they are so cute and colorful that they really make our office the office of my dreams!
I did payroll this morning, which was easier than I thought it would be. Especially enjoyed with a cup of coffee!
Allie left me this surprise in the office!! An empty jar and Savannah bar crumbles. Fortunately I was able to resist the SBs since I had just brushed my teeth when I found them, but they might turn into an afternoon snack. Fruit + whole grains are healthy after all! Sugar or no sugar
We also made a sandwich sign on our new Etsy Chalkboard. Hoping this brought in some of the crazy sandwich traffic we experienced at 12:30!
When things had calmed down at 1:30 I had a sandwich. I’ve been alternating GH sandwich and home salad for lunch and it’s working out really well.
Right when I sat down though I was interrupted by a massive order from Naturally Nutty!!! I had to help the delivery guy, unload and get everything inside before lunch. Hungry!!
Everything is now back in stock – including the new Pepita Sun Butter!!!
Rosemary made me a killer Monticello Garden with our lemony hummus and kalamata olives
Pikals = side salad!
I sampled the Pepita Sun Butter for dessert. It’s awesome!!! Get it before it’s gone!
Cheers guys!
Katherine says
It’s the little things in life 🙂
Emily @ One Sweet Vegan says
That sandwich looks awesome!!
melissa says
That looks so good! I love hummus sandwiches, it’s what I had today.
Nicole, RD says
I love that…pikals = side salad 🙂
Lisa Fine says
Sounds good. I love having a set of colorful pens and markers. I love my Staedtler pens that I bought with a gift card from Staples a few years back. They’re lovely.
Does that pepita butter have added sugar? I love Trader Joe’s sunflower seed butter, but I am looking into seed butters that don’t have added sugar, like tahini. Thanks!
KathEats says
It does have some..
Baking 'n' Books says
Have you tried Nuts 2 To You Nut Butter? They have a Sunflower Seed butter I get all the time with just the ground seeds and nothing else added. I think it’s only available in Canada though! I don’t even think the owners have a website…they’re that locally grown 😉 – but you may be able to order it online. Don’t know if it’s worth your money to order though but an option – it’s worth it. I love it with apple butter on bread….or off the spoon of course. Ahem.
KathEats says
I’ve never heard of that kind!
Viki says
I’m in Canada and the Nuts To You Nut butters are really great. I would have to highly agree with Baking ‘n’ Books…I also have the butters “off the spoon”!
Baking 'n' Books says
Viki – you obviously have good taste.
It’s a small company based in Paris, Ontario – started by two ‘old-timer’ men. They don’t do any marketing via internet or website at all! It’s weird because they could be so big really. But they deliver to all the major supermarkets and health food stores here as well.
And – I’m not going to lie…I may have totally phoned them one day and left a voice message asking if they’d hire me to like can nut butters or something…it was probably their home phone! Hah. Never heard back from them – they probably thought I was nuts. Can’t blame them. Desperate measures.
Viki says
That’s so funny! You gave me a good laugh…I didn’t realize that they were a small company because I can find their nut butters in every supermarket and health food store near me.
Monika @ Powered by paprika says
Pepita sun butter?? Yum… I love pepitas 🙂
Miranda @ Working Mom Works Out says
I love colorful pens and markers, too. Fun office supplies in general do it for me. I’m so weird. There has to be a meeting for people like me. 🙂
mtnbluebird says
Hey! That bread looks a lot like the one sitting here at my desk during lunch! Is that a High 5?
KathEats says
Yep!! Same one! My fav
Grace @ Healthy Dreaming says
This looks amazing! I love a great pen collection 🙂 I remember collecting all the fancy colors when I lived in Taiwan. Stationary stores are HUGE there with glittery pens, gel pens (3D ink), etc.
caitlin says
I want to come work for you!
Holly @ The Runny Egg says
I get enjoyment out of seeing those sharpies — little things like that just make me smile!
The sandwich looks delicious — I just love kalamata olives!
Hope says
That sandwich looks great! I really want to try that nut butter! It looks way too good to pass up! 🙂
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
AHHHH best delivery everrr!!!!
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
I love colorful sharpies too!!! WAY to celebrate the small things.
And how fun of a lunch delivery is that?!
Freya (Brit Chick Runs) says
:O Hummus and olive sandwich! Quite possibly the best combination EVER. I wish I had some olives (& some hummus) now…
Marissa says
Mmm–pepitas are the same thing as pumpkin seeds, right? I bought a trail mix the other day with cashews, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds, and I’m really enjoying it!
Freya (Brit Chick Runs) says
I have a feeling Americans call pumpkin seeds pepitas, and English people call them pumpkin seeds 🙂
jenna k says
i’m american, and i’ve never heard them called pepitas! 🙂
Olena (The Fit Gourmet) says
I’m with ya. “Pepita” sounds like a Mexican reincarnation of Pippy Longstocking. 🙂
Kaley [Y Mucho Más] says
Pepita is my boyfriend’s mother’s name (she’s Spanish). I gave her a bag of them – she found it so funny!
Rachel says
Pepitas are pumpkin seeds without the shell/hull.
Cait's Plate says
I have a jar of sharpies in every color too (fine point and thick tips!)! Don’t know what I’d do with out them 🙂
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
The [beautiful might I add] sign WORKED!!!???
I can’t believe I missed the Naturally Nutty delivery. I was just about to ask you about Pepita Sun Butter since I got that one at the Chapel Hill GH many moons ago. Hopefully it’s still there on Monday (doubtful!!)
Marlow says
So I just wanted to tell you about something we did at the store I work at, a Fair Trade non-profit. For, oh, 18 years we had a printed Open sign on the door. A year ago, our ED bought a neon sign at Costco on a whim. We saw a HUGE traffic flow increase. We even had customers say, oh, I was driving by and saw you were open. I know GH is a HUGE network of resources, I just wanted to share that little tid bit, shopkeeper to shopkeeper 😉
KathEats says
That’s really interesting and I’m glad you mentioned it. GH wants us to get a neon sign but I don’t like the neons – but if it brings in that much biz then maybe I should!
Mollie says
I can totally understand your aversion to them for aesthetic reasons. Maybe you could find a vintage one that isn’t so “in your face”?!
KathEats says
Yeah, that would be great
Marlow says
I know! I think that ours is actually LED, which we feel better about. It’s sort of interesting, but I guess some folks are just too shy to pull in and see if you are in fact open. Plus there’s some sort of psychological effect that happens when you see an open sign. “Oh you’re open. I should go in there” 🙂
Krissy - Shiawase Life says
Something like this would be cute!!
http://www.neonsigns4you.com/products/Fresh_Bread_Neon_Sign_with_Open-7961-0.html
KathEats says
Nice!!!! Matt says he wants an all white sign…
Catherine@happinessafterheartache says
Love having things in every color of the rainbow. And then arranging them by color. (OCD tendacies anyone?)
Katie @ Nourishing Flourishing says
Ah, rainbow of Sharpies… It’s the little things. (P.S. Your sandwiches make me drool! 🙂 )
Maggie says
Hi Kath,
My co-worker was headed down to C’ville yesterday and I told her she had to stop at the new GH! Well low and behold I came into work this morning and found a loaf of Apple Crunch sitting on my desk. Can’t wait to try it and get down there myself!
KathEats says
Awesome!!!!!!!!1
kelly says
Yum, I received a free jar of their pepita seed butter last year when an order of mine slid through their cracks (never got sent to me). I lovvved it! Perfect w/pumpkin oats. Yum yum yum 🙂
Angie says
I love that Naturally Nutty Pepita Sun Seed Butter!!! My favorite was on apples.
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
I love sharpies!! I have them in every color too 🙂
Natalia - a side of simple says
Nothing like a nut butter weight session to make you really crave some!
J3nn(Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
I love Sharpies, too! And sharpie fine pens are the best! We have lots of them and just bought some more. Love the rainbow office accents. It does make for a dream office, sort of like what you fantasize about when you’re little.
Halley (Blunder Construction) says
I want the sharpies and I want the chalkboard. You seem to be having just as much fun as I thought a bakery owner would have! Lifelong dream… to have a sign to decorate…. to have merchandise to arrange…
Christine says
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Sharpies too.
My dad got me the big (64 ct. I think) package before I went off to college years ago. I became known around my dorm for leaving sharpie notes all over. SO FUN!
I finally replaced them this year with a brand new package and fell in love again!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Pepita Sun Butter sounds incredible. I love hearing new combos and wondering how in the world I never thought if it before – such a natural pairing!
Amanda- The Nutritionist Reviews says
I love colored Sharpies! I have to put the entire food order for the week away at the nursing home that I work at and I always choose a different color each week. It makes it more fun that way.
Steph @321delish says
I wish there was someplace by me that sold Naturally Nutty! I always see it on your blog and want it!!
Emily @ Savory and Savage says
lol, I love the rainbow of sharpies!
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
Haha I love what the post-it sticker says on the empty nut butter jar 🙂 What a great morning pick-me-up 🙂
Ash @ Good Taste Healthy Me says
haha! It’s funny how the little things make the biggest impact! 🙂
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
I am a Sharpie FIEND!!! Love em! When I was younger, my favourite aisle in Costco was the one with the Mr Sketch markers. Now if they could make Sharpies smell like Mr Sketch markers… I’d be all set!
Josephine @ Creating a Positive Life says
I wish I lived in the area so I could stop by your bread shop. It all looks so delicious! Maybe one day 🙂
cathy says
sharpies make. my. day.
i have a rainbow of colours, too!
plus, they last forever!
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
Ohhh the pepita sunbutter sounds deelish! These unique nut/seed butters are so awesome! Although I love my plain pb, I love spicing up my oats or toast with something a little different. 🙂
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
It’s the simple things, like art supplies and cute magic markers and a rainbow jar of Sharpies that just MAKE my day!
As well as a boatload of N. Nutty 🙂
And what a cute new chalkboard with allie at the design helm! cute!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
I hoard the sharpies at work b/c I love how they look on my desk too! So pretty 🙂
Lauren says
WOW…Naturally Nutty has some amazing nut butters including my favorite, sunflower seed!! I’m placing an order right now including the Pepita one you show above.
Chloe (South Beach Girl) says
I LOVE office supplies! I also have colored Sharpies and they make me more happy than any inanimate object should 🙂
Angie @ Musings of a Violet Monkey says
I am addicted to Sharpies, as well as Post-It Notes! I have a rainbow of colors in each!! Lovely. 🙂
I don’t care for the Sharpie pens, however. They aren’t my cup of tea. My favorite pens (a Uni-ball style) is getting harder and harder to find these days. Hard to believe, but I am going to have to break down and order them online. (I’m a little obsessive about my favorites – ha, ha).
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Christine (The Raw Project) says
How fun with the Sharpies, I have a rainbow set at work too for labeling CDs and randomly decorating co-workers desks. 🙂
Oh my, the Pepita Sun Butter sounds divine!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
stationary and pens have always made me so happy! when i was a kid i’d save up all my allowance to buy hello kitty things, then spend all of my classroom time staring at/smelling them.
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
I am such a sucker for brightly colored Sharpies and pens in general 🙂
Evan says
This post made me crave Great Harvest – WHY does CT have a GH deficiency? Panera be damned!
Oh, by the way, do you know you’re in an OpenSky ad? When I checked my 10-day forecast on Weather.com, a familiar face (yours) popped up, along with an ad for the website! You’re a star! 🙂
Mama Pea says
Lulu says, “Bah bah pickle pickle” to you.
KathEats says
Lol. How about “Bah bah PIKAL!”
Kim @ Spoonful of Sass says
I love sharpies too, but don’t have much use for them at work. So I have a cup of highlighters on my desk! I get made fun of for color coding everything. But I get the last laugh when I am the most organized and efficient!
juli says
I asked you the other day where you got your smoked paprika and you responded with World Market, and today in TJ Maxx I found the cutest tin of smoked mild paprika for $2.99. I’m so excited to have found it there. They had a lot of interesting food items if you have a TJ Maxx or Marshalls near you, fun!! I look forward to reading you blog everyday!!!
KathEats says
Nice!! I’m rarely there, but if I go I’ll look for it
Ashley @ Thefitacademic says
I love office supplies (especially pens/sharpies!) What is it about fresh office supplies that just makes my heart flutter? oh, right…I’m a dork ; )
Katherina @ Zephyr Runs says
Did you guys design your own menu for the bakery??
KathEats says
Yes, but we pulled from a lot of GH classics
Namaste Gurl says
I’ve never tried Naturally Nutty’s nut butters nor pepita seed butter, but I’ve been longing to do so! Maybe I should revert back to my reason of being unemployed 😉
Rebecca says
Your posts have been serious feasts for the eyes lately. That sandwich looks incredible! And I’m swooning at the thought of Pepita Sun Butter!!
Sarah says
So cute allie left you a snack. I love that I read both of your blogs and that you guys work together.
Lisa (bakebikeblog) says
Pepita sun butter? Sounds delish!
Melissa @ Journey to Marvelous says
So nice of Allie to leave you a little surprise! 🙂
Sara says
I’m sure someone’s already told you this, but I thought it was cool so I’m leaving you a comment about it anyway….I saw an Open Sky ad on Perez Hilton with your picture on it! 🙂
kaila @ healthy helper! says
Oh how I wished I lived in C-ville!
Molly @ RDexposed says
All my beagle pictures cheer me up at work! They have confimed me as a crazy beagle lady of the office…
Johanna B says
I love unpacking shipments. Of course, the ones I find on my desk only nourish the mind – they’re books. Real food would be good, too.
Amanda says
Since I am SURE that you LOVE when your readers share their GH stories…..I went to my local GH today-Rockford, IL to pick up a loaf of Honey WW for the week , and tried some new things! First of all, my 1 year old was so cute eating his bites of our slice of extreme cinnamon that girl at the counter gave us a second one because he ate his half so darn fast! Jack is a budding foodie, and he kept saying, “Mmm…” and “Yum!”after each bite. I also tried a sample of the brownie. OH MY! I can see why Allie likes them so much. It was literally the best brownie, I’ve ever eaten. It’s warm outside today and by the time I got to the car the chips had a melty-ness to them.
Last week when I was there, I saw the granola displays and thought of your secret Linda’s granola. Our store had two kinds: Groovy Granola and Snackin’ Granola. This time I got some Snackin’ granola to try (which I am currently munching on!) Can we say HUGE clusters-YUM! I am going to have to hide this from my husband because it could very well be gone in 1 sitting.
KathEats says
Love the story!! So glad you enjoyed the tastings 🙂
Courtney says
We’re planning a trip to Carter Mountain (from Richmond) to pick peaches in July and plan to stop by and try some of your fabulous GH bread, but I also really hope you have some Naturally Nutty in stock when we come because I love that stuff! The pumpkin seed butter is my favorite ; )
KathEats says
I can hold one for you if you call ahead! Just to be sure… 🙂
Kristen @ The Red Velvet Life says
I totally get excited about super cute office supplies, too!! 🙂 And your sandwich looks fab, mmm! Kalmata olives make [almost] anything taste amaze!
Gina (Yogattude) says
I used to LOVE going to the office supply store with my parents…I would always get so excited about all the fun pens! Not too many sharpies in my life, but highlighters…that’s a different story!
Hillary says
I have a set of those Ikea tins, and that’s what I keep my Sharpies in, too! Great minds think alike, right?!
Hilliary @ Happily Ever Healthy says
I love your cute office supplies! I walked into Office Max this afternoon to buy thank you cards and could have walked out with a million cute office/desk supplies! I had to resist buying half the store!
Abby says
I love sharpies! I use them for everything! 🙂
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
That was sweet of Allie to leave you that empty jar! Those things are like gold. 😉
Christine says
I feel the same way about my expo whiteboard markers at school!
Mary says
Love that pepita sun seed butter – I am just about finished with a jar now = oiaj!
Liv @ The Salty n' Sweet says
I would want to kidnap that entire shipment of nut butters!!! So irresistible 🙂
Ellie@fitforthesoul says
I really can’t imagine what pepita butter would taste like–but I’m sure it’s good if there’s such a high demand 🙂
katie @KatieDid says
love the little things in life too. I find when I’m waitressing (=super busy and basically running for 4 hours straight) I don’t even think of food (well for my self at least, not the customers). Then once I finally get a minute to breathe the hunger monster hits hard! But it’s actually amazing how much longer you can go without food than you think when your mind is completely occupied. The sandwich looks great though and definitely worth taking a break for!
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
I love the simple things in life!! It’s the little things that make us smile from the inside out.
emily says
I know Katie from naturally nutty…their nut butters are the best, and we sell them in our cherry store in Traverse City, Michigan
Rachael says
I just saw your Open Sky ad on the Fox News website!! What a nice little surprise!
Paula says
You have such a interesting life. I am so jealous. Where did you get Pepita Sun Butter? I have never heard of it. Please share. I have to tell you those Savanah Bars are to die for. Last week a co-worker brought them to work. He got them when they just came out of the oven. Talk about heaven!!
KathEats says
We ordered them from Naturally Nutty for our bakery. You can also get them at their website
Cait @ Beyond Bananas says
I am a sharpie fanatic. I am loving your rainbow!
And your sandwich of course!
Hannah says
I dream of a life in which I have access to Naturally Nutty. Dream.
Mindy says
I LURVE the pepita sun seed butter!!
Meagan says
GIANT PICKLE!
ashley@cookingforjohn says
so awesome you guys use naturally nutty! i live about 2 hours from where it’s made in traverse city, michigan! just wish it wasn’t so darn expensive, about $11-$13 for a jar!!
Jill Hughes says
Oh that pickle!! Australia does not do pickles like America 🙁
KathEats says
I see from your IP address you’re back down under!
Khushboo says
I rarely order peanut butter sandwiches out because I’m weary of the kind they use! Good to know that isnt the case with GH! 🙂
Angel7 says
That sandwich looks so good! Calamata olives are so good and salty, and one of my favorite olives!
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Rebecca @ How the Cookies Crumble says
I LOVE my Sharpies!!! I always have one on me. People may laugh when I whip a Sharpie outta my purse at the post office or to write my name on a solo cup at a party – but I know they’re secretly envious!
Lorin says
I’m coming to visit from California since my dad is going to be in Charlotte for a week, I’m going with him. I’ll be driving to Charlottesville to go to your Great Harvest on the week of July 4th, I’m excited!
KathEats says
Wheee!! Note that we’re closed ON the 4th of July but open the 2nd and 5th!
Maria @ Beautiful Busy Bee says
Cute office!! I love Etsy, whoever wrote on your board has really good handwriting! 😀
Kelly says
Kath,
I think you are a kindred spirit with your love of sharpies. My dad buys me a new pack at the beginning of each school year (I am a teacher). So Sweet!