I think my sister started “Thoughts On A Thursday.” Or maybe it was someone else’s phrase? Nevertheless, her random thoughts are my favorite posts of hers. (And I like sharing my own too!)
Toast.
Whenever I have a cold breakfast (smoothie, yogurt, etc.), I crave hot buttered toast to go with it. In fact, I think in general, I like to have something hot with every meal. I prefer my salads with a hot protein on top, too. It makes me think about this post on Gina’s site about Ayurvedic nutrition. I do believe our bodies (loosely) have different needs and cravings. (I think I’m a Vata, based on the activity and energy descriptions and what foods make me feel good.)
Apple Watch Series 3.
Did you see the new Apple Watch has LTE service so you can receive calls and texts while out on a run?! I am soooo tempted to upgrade to it, but at a few hundred dollars and with a $10 a month service charge, I think I have convinced myself not to. If I could add this to my current watch or if there wasn’t a monthly fee, I would get it! It would be great to be able to exercise without bringing a phone but still have music, the ability to text, or make an emergency call. …Or to go out to dinner and leave my phone at home when I’m wearing a dress with no pockets and don’t want to carry a purse! I absolutely love my Series 2 Watch and living without it would just not be the same.
MY OTHER RECIPES
Sour Cream ‘n Sardines.
I had some leftover sour cream (which I could eat straight from the container, if I didn’t know better) and mixed it into a sardine salad. Perfection! I loved the cool, creaminess that it added. It’s so much better than mayo – scooped on a chip with a pickled jalapeno!
BIP
I am late to the game, but I finally caught up on Bachelor in Paradise. It was probably my least favorite season of it yet. It seemed like everyone was just so fake and just there for the fame, except for Taylor and Derek, but they were over the top. Taylor is not my favorite figure, going back to her Bachelor days, and I didn’t love Taylor and Derek together on BIP, but I thought his proposal at the end was perfection!
Thomas Wanted To Build An Ice Wall (Game Of Thrones style!)
^^That is the state of my sod. SOB for the SOD.
I really don’t know why it died because I watered it like crazy, but I think it was a combination of a very warm spring, poor soil underneath the fertilizer, and the steep hill. The hill is much steeper than it looks in this picture.
Thomas wanted to build a giant wall like in Game of Thrones. He is dying to build a retaining wall where that orange line is, to bring the yard up to level, which is what the grade was supposed to be like after the patio was built, but I think the hill morphed as it rained. Anyways, he had plans to DIY the wall himself, but the project started to get bigger and scarier and more urgent with fall coming, so we’ve postponed it to at least next year.
So, instead, he is bringing in tons of super fertile dirt and trying to get the grass to grow. The guy loves him some landscaping projects! You should see the front yard…
This.
I love toast! But I don’t like butter on it… I like plain toast. I don’t know why haha!
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Love random posts like this! I really want to improve our grass quality in the backyard and I have NO clue where to start.
We are trying everything – I will report back! We now have grass netting on the hill for the seed to grow
Maybe the grass was cut too short??
I also need something warm with all my “cold” meals.
Sour cream, sardines, and a pickled jalepeno. Girl, those are some pregnancy cravings right there. You heard it here first. I’m starting that rumor! LOL!
Hahaha. False news!!
LOL! Just teasing. However, I’m loving the links in this post. Checked in on larb’s site. Will she change it to “Thriving in my Thirties” soon? 🙂 I’m reading through the Ayurvedic nutrition post now….interesting. I will have to do more research.
This is definitely a fun post. I didn’t know your sister blogs too, how cool!
I am so late to the Apple Watch party, I still don’t have one. But desperately want one! I was surprised that they didn’t already have the ability to get texts and mail without being close to the phone. Seems crazy that it took them this long to add that feature.
Also, I’m in the same boat with cold breakfasts. Funny enough, today was the first time I had overnight oats without heating them up, and I felt like my breakfast wasn’t complete. Definitely need that warm element.
Have a great rest of your Thursday!
Sour cream>mayo any day! That looks like a delicious combo. Enjoy the last couple days of your week!
You are right, we SHOULD see the front yard!! I love pretty yards and yard work!!
My parent’s neighbor has a steep hill like that in the back yard, and they also built a retaining wall to level it out. It was quite a sight, watching their back yard totally transform like that! As far as I know, it’s held with no issues for 10 years now! He’s an engineer for the government, but they did enlist the help of a professional – I think because besides the actual construction, there’s a good deal to know about drainage, soil types, etc.
Cool! Our neighbors just did it too. I think it would be awesome to have a flat yard, but it does seem like quite the project.
I got a little bored with this season of BIP, honestly. Sure there was drama, but it just didn’t seem like there were that many people who had personalities that meshed, but rather a lot more people who just wanted to party. I wonder how much has to do with the drama that started the season and the break vs. who they actually cast for the season.
Agree. It seemed so fake 🙁
I had no idea your sister had a blog as well. This post inspired me to begin (once again) my own blog. I’ve tried starting for years now and something always sets me back. Fear….”Do something today that our future self will thank you for”. That was much needed!
Good luck!! Blogging isn’t easy, but it’s super fun too!
Sour cream and sardines seem like a strange combo, but then again that’s coming from somebody like me, who eat lamb with peanut butter cups! Anyway, do you have any opinions on the new iPhone 8?
Can you expand a little on why you like the apple watch so much…I’m wondering if it makes sense to get one, already have an iphone and ipad. Thanks!
I have a post about it! I am still obsessed 🙂
I LOVE that last thought! I’m trying to think of each day with that mindset now and even when I’m strapped to think of something, I realize that my daily morning workout counts! Even if the only other things I do that day are go to work and watch TV, I’ve taken care of my health that day.