A day with a friend is never a waste!
Shopping:
Couple of months ago my close friend had mentioned she wanted to go to a specific mall while we were on vacation, and today was the day:)
I met her at ten am, and we went from there. I was terrified when we walked in the doors and I immediately saw a running vest I wanted. Was that what today was going to be like? Was I going to spend a ton of money?
Thankfully not. I put the vest on hold so I could think about it and we carried on. We saw super cute home wares and then cute baby toys too!We both had a couple of stores we wanted to go to, but mostly we just wandered. I checked out the kids shoe store, but there were no amazing deals and nothing I desperately needed. I stopped into the Apple store in Best Buy and they were no help with transferring my app:(. We then broke for lunch. After perusing the food court ( we didn’t want to take the time for a restaurant meal) we decided to split a Freshii Bamboo bowl and each get their new dairy free smoothie.
My friend was a little upset at how little I took of the bowl, but I knew the smoothie would be plenty, and I was right! Both were mighty delicious though.
Refreshed we went back to the shopping. I almost bought my SIL a mug from Anthropologie for her birthday, but my mom reminded me that as a teacher, she probably gets a ton. I had a good look through J Crew, but again, no great sales and nothing I desperately needed. Free People and Forever 21 were the same.
I did have success in David’s Tea at getting Queen of Tarts hibiscus tea for my dad and a present for my friend whose birthday it is tomorrow- tea lip gloss, tea spoon, tea chocolate and her favorite tea.
I also had success in Whole Foods. Like me, my friend likes to wander through grocery stores just to see what they have. WF had a few gluten free and dairy free products on sale that I hadn’t tried before, so I picked those up:)
We went back to Simons and I bought the running jacket as I have been looking for one. I hope it works well. It has elastic at the bottom and I didn’t know if I wanted that or not, but I guess we’ll soon find out๐
Exercise:
Upon coming home, I knew I needed to get out for my run as I had a double boost from my teammates that I didn’t want to waste! I turned on Strava and off I went. I managed 5.1km in 33 minutes so I was happy:)
This evening I also got a circuit workout in. It had three circuits and in each there was 6-8 exercises you had to do for a minute each. The first was all about legs- pile squats, lunges, jacks, wall sit, sumo squats, leg raises, and regular squats.
The second circuit was all arms: pushups, dips, bicep curls, and plank. I had to do the dips and pushups twice.
The final set was and- plank, bicycles twice, right plank, left plank, v ups, hip dips and reverse crunches.
I could swear I’ve been working out regularly, but I was sweating through this workout like I was out of shape!
After all this, I utilized the lovely roller bar my brother had given me for my last birthday, boy did that feel good!!!
Knitting:
Well I have the front and back of my sweater sewn together, but I’ve been having difficulty getting the sleeves attached. I’ll give it another try tonight as I want to be able to do the collar tomorrow!
Product Review:
I just had to try out one of the new products I bought today (which necessitated the workout this evening)๐
This does not have a strong base taste like ice cream made with coconut milk has. It just tastes deliciously of cinnamon. It also has big chunks of cinnamon cookie dough throughout. I would definitely buy this again! Though perhaps it would be better if I didn’t!๐
Have fun!
AJ
Staring with shopping and ending with ice-cream sounds like the prefect day.
It was a very awesome day!
What a great day!
It was:)
You had a super day, how lovely ๐
It was lovely!
OMG that looks so tasty! Sounds like you had a fab day… X
It was really yummy!! I love Freshii:)
It DOES look tasty, I wish I could have it! I’m sure it’s not low-carb or sugar-free though. ๐ฆ
I think you are doing great, but remember, gluten free and dairy free does not necessarily mean healthy. All those products are still full of sugar and carbs, I just hate to see you “spinning your wheels” busting butt with all that exercise when you’re still eating a ton of sugar. There are low carb and low sugar options out there for ice cream, or you can make your own! Check out my Pinterest board at http://www.pinterest.com/Kimberlysmy0267 and look at the Keto For Beginners board for lots of yummy recipes!
Thanks for your concern:) I usually do make all my own food and this was certainly just a treat. I allow myself one treat a day and the rest of the time itโs just fruits, veggies and protein. Iโm pretty well right where I want to be and maintain it not too badly:)
Sounds like an awesome day! Hey, in moderation all things are good, right? Now I am craving ice cream!!!
Heehee sorry about that๐. Yup I need o e treat a day to eat healthy the rest of the time:)
Friend time is the best time! It was a great day indeed and you finished it off with a delightful treat!
It was a delightful treat:)
I really like the So Delicious desserts. I have not seen this one before and it looks really yummy. I am not a chocolate lover, so this is right up my alley. I want to see photos of your sweater!!
I like so delicious too! I wish we could get their yogurt here!!!!
I do t like chocolate either so went with the cinnamon:)
That ice cream looks awfully good, and you found it before the summer season, so now you are ready!
It was super good!!! Thankfully itโs an hour drive away from me so it will remain a very occasional treat:)
I try to make my quart last as long as possible. Sometimes just a spoonful does the trick for me.๐
Yup I do that too:)
Just finished drinking a peppermint tea from David’s. Was lovely.
Oh that sounds good!!
It was. There was lemongrass and rosehip in it too. ๐
That would be a good combo:)
All things in moderation… food, shopping, and so anything else that crosses your path are best when you enjoy them. Glad you had a good day. That ice cream looks good and after working out and running… you can certainly have a treat.
Yup I like my food, activities and book genres in moderation:)
What a scrumptious day! Everything looks so good! That peas in a pod toy would make a great gift, a hidden nutrition seed planted within a toy lol : )
Lol exactly!!
You are kicking butt on SquadRunner! Nice going! And that frozen dessert looks delicious! I can’t eat ice cream itself, so I’ll have to look for something like that to try!
I am enjoying Squad Runner- it definitely gets me out there more!
I love so delicious for dairy free desserts:). Their coco whip is good on fruit:)
I saw that list of exercises and was amazed … that’s why you can get away with yummies like this – oh my goodness is what I say to that ice cream.
It was super yummy:)
It sure looked like it.
Im so glad you bought the jacket!!! Sounds like the week is going well
Lol you sound like my mom!!! I decided it was ok and not an impulse buy because I had been looking for one for a while
Great job on your workouts! ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Sometimes I feel like that is all I do ๐๐
Me too!
That Ice cream looks and sounds amazing! I want some! Also the peas were super cute! A day browsing the mall with your friend sounds like a lot of fun! I haven’t done that in forever!
It was fun, and great to catch up as we donโt really have time when weโre both teaching
I’ve had that ice cream and it is good! I love the peas in a pod toy!
Isnโt it cute?!
Lol I love all ice cream:)
I love all ice cream too, but not all of it likes me due to lactose intolerance lol.
Oh Iโm allergic to dairy so I only have non dairy ice cream
What a lovely day
It was:)