Thanks to your support, Jess raised more than $700 for cancer research through her Win a Garmin 305 raffle! The winner was Jennifer. ๐ Jess says thank you so much for supporting her. ๐
I have figured out why I am so obsessed with canned pumpkin.
Canned pumpkin pumps the volume up for my granola/yogurt and oatmeal without adding a lot of calories! Plus, I get this extra dose of vitamins, beta carotenes, and FLAVOR. Mmm, mmm, mmm. If canned pumpkin all the time is wrong, I donโt want to be right.
My oatmeal contained:
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup rice milk
- 1 sliced banana
- 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
- Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves
- Toppings: Brown sugar and flax
In other newsโฆ.
I have the hugest pimple on my cheek. I had to write about this because I can actually SEE the pimple in my line of sight if I look down. I kid you not.
Getting pimples as an adults always reminds me of my very awkward teenage years.
For example, I had unnaturally orange hair (and roots, apparently) from 1997 โ 1999. Really. I tried to dye it blonde (at home) and it turned orange. I just couldnโt get the color out. I was also out of shape and about 10 pounds heavier.
Combined with my social uncoolness, middle school was a disaster. I get a lot of Operation Beautiful emails from middle school girls, telling me that the โpopular girlsโ have been mean to them or a boy called them ugly. I always say, โMiddle school will be over before you know it, and then high school is better, and college is amazing. Youโre cooler than you think you are.โ ๐ But I know 3 years sounds like a long time when youโre 11.
The Husband had bright red hair, which apparently makes you a target for teasing in England. I think red hair is hot! Anyway, then he moved to America when he was 16, and instantaneously became the coolest kid in his small Pennsylvania school (heโs British!).
Were you an awkward teenager, too? Come to think of it, Iโm still pretty awkward. If you ran with the cool kids, I would love to hear about your experience! Iโm curious.
I was definitely an awkward teenager. Actually, i’m pretty sure I’m an awkward adult too. but at least now I have a better perspective on it. ๐
I actually just recently read how to win friends and influence people. thought it would be cheesy and dumb, but really it’s a great book with lots of practical advice about just in general being a nice person and showing interesting in other people. that helped me be less self-conscious ๐