It is a five sort of week.
Five Tries for Tuesday
I tried to be clever. By coming up with a name for my new regular breakfast of oat bran cooked in a pan. Are you ready for it? Are you sure?
Brancake. Ba-dum-ching!
I tried going back to the gym. I experimented with cutting back on my gym time, but it’s just left me feeling depressed, low on energy and overall grumpy. So back at it, and feeling good!
I tried a new smoothie. My last venture away from banana-based smoothies was a failure. Apple in a smoothie? I’m sorry, it’s just plain yuck. Yet I bravely went with a similar fruit to make a pear and fresh ginger smoothie this morning. The result? Creamy, spicy, sweet and amazing.
Have you ever seen a picture of a smoothie and thought, “Yeah, that looks amazing and I have to make it”? If you have, you’re weird. They all look the same. Like smooshy stuff in a cup.
I tried to update my life. I’m not a shopper. The move made me realize just how unfortunate the contents of my closet are, so I bought a few new tank tops and a pair of shorts off the Internet. That ought to hold me for another two years.
I tried to play electrician. And switched out some of the plugs in my house. I haven’t electrocuted myself yet, so I say success yet again.
What have you tried lately?
You are so right about smoothie pics – I almost feel bad posting them, but when I hit a good combo I want to share!
Apples only work in high speed blenders, I’ve found. The texture was weird in my Bullet, but it’s perfect in the VitaMix.
I know–if only there was a way to reveal how smoothies taste! Yet they will always just…look like a smoothie, regardless of whether the combo is a hit or a flop. And I’m clearly blending with the bullet, so that may have been part of my problem with apples…
The smoothie sounds perfect! Gym males a huge difference to the way I feel
Brancake! Man, you’re so brilliant.
I don’t know that I’ve put too much apple in a smoothie, even with the vitamix. It’s usually bananas or avocado for the creaminess factor. At least pear works! (And that blue background on the smoothie photo? Awesome!)
I can’t go a few days without working out, it just leaves me feeling ‘meh.’ Don’t fight what your body wants! Even when I was in LA, I’d do a short squat/pushup circuit in the room. I couldn’t help myself!
I need to start adding avocado to my smoothies! I was going to make the usual banana smoothie this morning, but, then, I ate that first banana with my…brancake…and decided to take a risk instead. And the blue background = amazing and cheap placemat from Target that matches my kitchen perfectly! It will be reappearing around here, I’m sure. I bought a few more in green and yellow as well.
Target always has some awesome cheap placemats. Love them for that. I need to see some more of this kitchen!
It’s so close to almost being done! Haha. As in, I have to rehang the cabinet doors, and then it will be picture-palooza time. But it turns out that rehanging cabinet doors is really, really frustrating and difficult. Soooo…procrastination.
You’re totally kicking ass on it, though. I can’t believe you are almost done!
So true about smoothies…same goes for oatmeal! Guess the uglier the pic, the better it tastes! I tried a new to me workout move today: single arm clean and press with a dumbbell
I didn’t stop to think about oatmeal–so true about it as well! The good and bad all look the same, and unfortunately there’s no other way to communicate taste across the Internet! Well, other than words… Scratch n’ sniff Internet needs to be invented, stat!
Brancake! Love it haha!!
And I’ve never thought to put a pear in a smoothie….I shall experiment today mwahaha
I like “oat bran cooked in a pan,” because it rhymes and sounds pretty fun to say.
You are brave for changing the electrical outlets! Electrical stuff scares me …Yah for online shopping!
Electric stuff scares me too–it was a huge act of bravery to shut down the breakers and give this a go! Unfortunately I only got around to switching out 3 of about 20 plugs…but in good time.
I’m going to make a smoothie with banana tonight, which is odd because I usually stick with my frozen strawberries, yogurt and skim milk combo.
I’m a total fan of brancake haha! Also, very impressed with your electric skills. I am so clueless when it comes to stuff like that. Makes me nervous just thinking about it!
Nice! I love trying lots of new things
Brings some excitement to life!!
Apple in a smoothie is just not the same… and I WISH I wasn’t a shopper! So much money would be saved…
I am impressed you tried doing something with those plugs… yeahhhh I dont’ dabble with items like that! I am such a girl sometimes lol?
I agree, apples in a smoothie is GROSS
I’m soo not a shopper either! I’m the same way… buy 2 pieces of clothing and I’m set for years :p