I feel like yesterday’s post was longer and more in-depth than my usual workout recaps so now I’m sort of like, okay, what’s there to say today.
I’m trying really hard to not to be that person who complains and comments about the weather all the time. However, when it’s this oddly frigid for so many weeks already, the weather starts ruling life and conversation. You become accustomed to bundling up to make it from the car to your destination, if you go out at all. The good news is that it’s warming up finally this week! 20 degrees as a low this morning will now feel like summer!
Here are 5 weekend things that I would like to discuss other than the weather. I would call them weekend highlights but I think things makes more sense as talking about warm socks sounds pretty pathetic as a weekend highlight.
1 – I bought these super soft and warm socks with hearts all over them at Target to wear around the house. Um, I now live in them. You can find me on the couch in these cozy socks either with a mug of tea or a handful of Hershey Kisses. Or both.
2 – I finally got to Trader Joe’s on Saturday! It had been a good ten days since I was last there so we needed a total Trader Joe’s restock. Of course it was not ideal to food shop in the single digit weather but hey, you do what you got to do.
A few favorites to point out from my cart:
Oatmeal Honey Bar Soap – My favorite soap for a few years now!
Carrot Spirals – I just love how easy it is to heat these carrot spirals up. They are becoming a daily add-in right now to my lunches and dinners. I like the carrot spirals much more than the zucchini spirals.
Granny Smith apples – I was off my favorite apple for several months but I’m back!
Colorful Carrot Coins – Still enjoying these carrots from the frozen section!. Please try them.
Veggies & Greens Salad Mix – I’ve bought this crunchy salad mix twice now. It comes with a good ginger dressing plus pistachios and some sort of dried pear crumbles thing. I like the chopped up nature of the kale, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.
3- We went to the Premier Diner for dinner Saturday night even though it hurt our faces just to walk from the car into the diner. Seriously, it was that bad outside.
I thought about ordering something different but then I still ended up with my usual order of a big greek salad.
4 – Doesn’t everyone check their makeup in their car’s rear view mirror? Well you should. It’s natural lighting and the best way to see what your eye shadow looks like.
5 – Sunday Funday with really good onion rings and an Islanders afternoon game win. Thank goodness. Their recent play has been scaring me lately.
My son was off from school Thursday and Friday due to the blizzard. Between the holiday break plus those two days off, we are both so out of routine! Hopefully this week starts to feel more normal again!
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Is it supposed to warm up by you this week? How cold has it been in your area?
Any recent favorites from Trader Joe’s?
The best thing I ate over the weekend was a good old Pillsbury cinnamon roll .Not the most glamorous item ever but I was craving it and it was delicious. Have you tried the carrot spirals as a pasta substitute? I don’t like zucchini but I’ve been wanting to try a good pasta substitute, especially during this time of year when a big bowl of pasta sounds amazing but I can’t eat that every day.
So I really wouldn’t classify the carrot spirals as a true past substitute. While I love them, I can’t relate them to pasta in terms of texture. However, if you replace the pasta in your bowl with the carrot spirals, they will fill you up in terms of volume eating and fill your bowl enough to feel satisfied. If you are looking for more of a pasta sub in terms of texture, I would try the black bean pasta (or lentil pasta/chick pea pasta).
We are so warm this week! It’s in the mid-40s right now. I wish I could send you some of our warm weather!
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Ha! This weekend was a last hurrah before cleaning up my diet a bit 😉 The best was a glass of zin and Trader Joe’s dark covered peanut butter cups!
It’s been ridiculously warm in SoCal because of the Santa Ana winds. Unfortunately, we’ve also had insanely bad air quality, which the heat doesn’t help. It’s raining today (thank goodness!) so hopefully that’ll help!
They are actually showing the weather in California on the news here! All about the flooding from the rain – not sure if that’s specifically in your area?
I have been obsessed with warm socks this winter! I have a pair from Target and a few from Old Navy. Of course the weather is pretty much all there is to talk about lately!!
Ohh I need to check out the warm socks at old navy! I bet they have cute ones now for valentines day.
I need to try carrot noodles. Also those onion rings. You know how I feel about onion rings.
Thirty here today…it’s practically balmy.
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definitely try these carrot spirals from Trader Joe’s (I think green giant now makes them too) – I really like them! Good texture and heat up really well!
We’ve actually had a decently mild winter compared to what we normally get, but it’s supposed to get super cold again in a couple days… so yeah. I can definitely relate to faces hurting from being outside for more than a minute. Hope you’re staying warm!
it’s above freezing again so I feel much better!