Thoughtful Thursday

Life happened. I have been so busy. Between still trying to unpack the house, getting back into the swing of school, & work there has been little time to do much. For me I tend to run, run. run to the point where my body says: "STOP!!! You need to take a break" or in my case, a mean cause of food poisoning over the weekend that makes me take a break.

I plan on getting back to blogging regularly at some point. The plus side of moving/buying a house is getting to buy new things. In my case, it means getting to put out all the kitchen appliances that I have. Sometime next week, I will be posting about some of my new kitchen gadgets. Until then, here are some thoughts for this Thursday:

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Peace & Blessings, everyone. Have a great Thursday!!!

Eat Smart Digital Food Thermometer Review

This is a sponsored review. The views & opinions expressed are mine & mine alone.

Why hello there! Yes, I pulled another disappearing. No, I didn't mean to do it.  I've been super busy trying to tie up loose ends with my second semester of Graduate School starting (my first class is tomorrow). The real reason though that I have been M.I.A for the past couple of weeks is due to some big things happening: I bought a house & I got engaged all in the same day. These weeks have been full of packing, moving, & all the other decisions that come with owning a house. I've been so busy that I haven't even really thought about wedding plans. I will be sharing that & home decorating ideas down the road.

Since moving into the new house I have started to get back into cooking again. Recently, I received the EatSmart Digital Food Thermometer through the Fit Fluential facebook group.

One of the things that I like about it was that it's not super bulky like some of the other food thermometers that I've seen. Another great thing about the thermometer it that it list the temperatures of  of all the different types of meat.

Back in July, I was used it for the first time when I was cooking burgers & brats. The temperatures being listed did help me make sure to not overcook or under cook them. Also, it's super easy to clean & to store. The best part of the thermometer is that it's a reasonable price. You can get it on the EatSmart website or on Amazon. I had more pictures & video of  me using the thermometer but I accidentally deleted them. I may try using it again this week since I'm finally going to use my air fryer (there will definitely be a blog post about that).

I've said it before & I'll say it again: I'm going to try to start writing more. I still haven't really taken to the whole calendar/planner for the blog thing that others do. I guess eventually, I will try one but until then......I'll figure out something.

Peace & Blessings all!! Have a great Monday & start to your week!

Thoughtful Thursday

Happy Friday Jr.!!!! Is it me or does the work week always drag on. Even when I feel like I am getting things done, the day usually drags on FOREVER! Anywho, I've a good amount of things on my mind as of late. I tend to internalize things for a moment then I verbalize them (which in some cases in not the best thing).

Here are some thoughts from Pinterest this week that kinda fit into how I'm feeling at the moment:

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Enjoy your Thursday & rest of your week. Peace & Blessings, all!!!

Fitness Tuesday

 I can't believe that July is almost over. This summer I feel has flown by compared to other ones in the past.  One thing that I have found time to do is exercise regularly again. Recently, I've been going to the gym 4 to 5 times a weeks. 

One thing I've been working on is trying to tone my legs (thanks birth control pills for the weight gain). For me, I am use to being on the muscular side. At the moment I'm a little fluffy/on the squishy side as one of my friend's likes to say.

WorkoutLabs, Darbee & Spotebi are three sources that I use when I want to workout at home. I even do some of these exercises at the gym when I want to mix up my usually routine. These are some of my favorite ones from all of these sites that are on Pinterest:

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Have a great last Tuesday of July. Peace & Blessings, all!!!

Thoughtful Thursday

Hi all!!! I decided to take a brief break of a couple of reasons. One being that, I am trying to decide how I want to change the blog. I am going to start having a header (like the one above) on Tuesdays for Fitness Tuesday & Thursday for Thoughtful Thursday,

This is going to be short & sweet since I have been getting up at 4:30 in the morning to go the gym to workout before I go to work at 7 #adultlife. Here are some quotes for all of you this week:

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Peace & blessing all!!! Everyone have a happy & productive Thursday.

Thoughtful Thursday

It's Thursday!!!! This week's quotes are going to be bit different. I know that this upcoming Sunday is Father's Day. Since I don't usually post on the weekends (I do sometimes on Fridays depending on the week) I thought it would be fitting to share some Father's Day quoted courtesy of Shutterfly:

Thanks to all the great dads/uncles/ father figures out there. Have a great Thursday, everyone!

Peace & Blessings, all!!!

Spring clothes purchases

Happy Wednesday. Thank god it's hump day!!! I think that I'm finally over this sinus infection/congestion thing I had going on for the last week. I think this is my body's way of telling me that I need to slow down. 

On a lighter note, in the last few months I have been buying a few new clothing items. Recently, I went through & got rid of some clothes (most were from college). Here are some of the new items that I have added to my closet:

Old Navy

High Neck Maxi Dress

Mid-Rise Cuffed Linen Shorts

Jersey Maxi Tank Dress

Relaxed Off-the Shoulder Swing Top

Soludos

Provence Striped Tall Espadrille Wedge Sandal

Striped Espadrille Slip-On

Asos

Off the shoulder mini dress 
I have this dress in red but they only have that color in the Maternity fit now.

One shoulder mini swing dress

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These dresses I have in the regular fit in both of these colors. I looks like all they have left now is the curve.


Personally during the summer, I like to wear more dresses, shorts, & skirts. Probably due to the fact that in Alabama in May-August (sometime March-September) it's super humid & muggy. The best part about most of the items (except for the Asos one that are always pretty reasonably priced) is that all the other ones are on sale. I don't know about you, but I love a great deal. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Peace & Blessings, all!!!