Happy Thursday! I hope you all are having a great week so far! Mine’s going pretty well, nothing too exciting to report. Although this morning I’m getting breakfast with Cate, so I’m excited to get to see her! And yesterday I took Molly to the park to play in the snow! It was cold, but she absolutely loved it (she literally leaps around in the snow) so it was definitely worth it.
Now, onto today’s Thursday Thoughts!
1. Registration for Tina’s Best Body Bootcamp is OPEN! I’ve done two rounds before, you can read my recaps here and here of the whole experience. I HIGHLY recommend giving it a try! I haven’t decided if I’ll sign up yet or not, but I’m thinking I might…
2. Ericka wrote a great post this week about things that moms shouldn’t say around their daughters to help prevent eating disorders. I actually felt like a lot of what she said applied to anyone – we shouldn’t be saying a lot of those things around friends, family or ourselves! Please check it out!
3. We’ve finally gotten some real snow in Chicago and I am LOVING IT! I’m one of those crazy people who thinks snow makes everything feel magical. Yep. Love it.
4. After clicking on a link Erin shared on facebook, I poked around a bit and found this post. It’s great for blog readers (or really anyone with facebook) to read, and remember that what you see online is the “highlight reel” of everyone’s life.
5. Mom Runs Half nominated me for a Liebster Award! Since I’ve done a few of these, I’m just going to use the rest of Thursday Thoughts to answer her questions to me (and the other bloggers she chose).
1. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Strawberry. It’s like when people say blondes or brunettes – what about the red head?!?
2. What is your favorite blog to read?
Oooo that’s a very hard question. Hmmm. I’d say the two blogs I miss the most or look forward to the most are Enjoy Your Healthy Life and Lindsay’s List, but I read and LOVE a lot of blogs. Like a lot. And I would say my friends’ blogs, but I tend to catch up with them outside the blog world.
3. What is your favorite season, winter, spring, summer, or fall and why?
Summer. I do love the Fall and that crisp feeling, but let’s be honest, summer = great weather and fun outdoor activities. Can’t beat that.
4. What is your favorite blog post that you wrote?
Haha another hard one. I’ve written a few recently that I really liked, and you all seemed to as well. One of my favorites would have to be You’re Good Enough NOW. Another would have to be the post that I wrote before running the Chicago Marathon – makes me want to run another!!
5. What is your favorite color and why?
I used to say blue… but now I think I’d pick pink. I know, right? I never thought I was a “pink” kind of girl, but the color just makes me happy!
6. How did you pick your blog name?
My friend actually came up with it for me. We were brainstorming names and finally came up with this one and I went with it! Haha no idea what I’d choose now, it’s hard to pick a name!
7. What is your favorite drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
Shirley Temple. If you want to make it an “adult” Shirley Temple (aka Dirty Shirley), then I wouldn’t be upset.
8. How long have you been blogging?
I started blogging on August 5th (I think?) of 2011, so about 1.5 years.
9. Which do you like better Twitter or Facebook, why?
Facebook because so many more people use facebook. Plus you can’t “stalk” people through Twitter very well.
10. Why did you start blogging?
I started blogging only a few months after finding the “healthy living blog world.” I’d been going through a rough year of over-exercising and under-eating and I came across Carrots N Cake, which led me to her book (which I loved) and other blogs. I decided to start writing my own blog because I loved the community: how supportive everyone could be, the exchange of ideas, and the feeling that you belonged to something. I started a blog because I wanted to be a person that others could identify with, and make them feel less alone in their struggles and life.
11. Favorite meal
The meal my mom used to make on St. Patrick’s day: corned beef with cabbage, potatoes and carrots. So freaking good, haven’t had it in a loooong time. More recently, the Whole Foods hot bar 🙂
Your turn! Answer some of these questions!
i’m in the same boat as you – trying to decide about bootcamp but leaning towards yes. i’m definitely a vanilla girl all the way, though it’s not because i ignore redheads! i have a redheaded brother and think you guys are just the bee’s knees 🙂 oh and i love snow to. it makes the whole world feel clean and new to me.
Haha I love vanilla too, that would be my choice over chocolate!
My favorite color is red, I love reading all sorts of blogs, and can’t wait for summer. Summer in Chicago is my favorite! 🙂
It’s definitely the best season here!
Haha the chocolate/vanilla question is a good comparison to the blonde/brunette things…there are more options! :-p (that being said, I would still choose chocolate).
Favourite drink: White Freezie. A shot of banana liquor, a shot of raspberry sourpuss, and fill the glass with diet Sprite. Easily my favourite alcoholic drink!
I’ve never heard of a White Freezie! Haha sounds good though!
lately Ive fallen out of my torrid four year love affair with twitter…FACEBOOK Baby!
It’s the best, despite all the crazy changes it’s gone through since I started using it
Vanilla! Twitter!
I think snow makes everything magical until about February, and then I’m over it and ready for spring and summer. 🙂 Haha your response to the Twitter vs. Facebook question makes me laugh!
Haha don’t even pretend you don’t facebook stalk!
Don’t have Twitter, guess I gotta get on that!
Favorite drink that I wish wasn’t: Diet Coke
I love fall on the east coast or whatever season southern California is always in!
Haha Southern California is perfect all year round!
My favorite season is definitely summer, followed closely by fall! I am a huge outdoor person but am finicky when it comes to cold temps. I love everything outdoors that comes with summer!
Gotta agree with you on the outdoors! Even being able to go on a walk outside makes me feel better!
your favorite meal made my throw-up. all over my cubicle desk and now I’m in trouble.
that’s extreme.
I love reading bloggers who are close to my home- I’m originally from Wisconsin so hearing Chicago bloggers make me smile. 🙂
Also, loved the post about mothers and daughters.
Glad you like it!
I have only had corned beef and cabbage once but i loved it. My mom just boiled it all together and I couldn’t get enough. So delicious.
That’s exactly how my mom does it! So good!
I’m definitely a fan of summer, because it means no school! However, fall is fabulous for fresh starts with the new school year. Picking a blog name IS hard. I took FOREVER to pick one out. I started with lists and lists of names before I chose one.
I agree – I love that fall feels like a fresh start!
Thanks for sharing Ericka’s list. I think it’s important to realize how much a mother’s habits can impact their daughter. I look back at how I was raised and while I love my mom and we have a wonderful relationship there are things I recognize and make me think “huh, I wonder if that’s why I do that..”.
I’m a bigger fan of twitter than fb I think. I like the extra privacy!
Yea it definitely made me think about things that have stuck with me since childhood.
Thanks so much for including me! You are right…it isn’t JUST moms to daughters, but everyone. thanks so much!
Thank you! It was a great post!
Awwwwww!!! Thank YOU so much 🙂 I think you’re so fun & I can’t wait to actually meet YOU in real life!!! xo
p.s. SUMMER is the best season fo sho.
Haha we’d better meet in real life!
Your pictures of the snow are so pretty! It almost makes me want a little more before Spring….almost! 😉
Haha I loved this, but I agree, I’m done and ready for spring!
Thank you for sharing those articles, girl! Really enjoyed the one about what moms should avoid when talking to their daughters and completely agree with you about not using it with anyone!
Glad you liked them!
LOVE your responses! I’m a chocolate gal but I enjoy chocolate/vanilla twist as well! I’m definitely a Facebook fan- still haven’t gotten totally hooked on twitter. And my favorite color is totally pink 🙂
chocolate/vanilla swirl is the best of both worlds! Love getting that!
Is it terrible that I never knew about the “Dirty Shirlie”? I guess you can make just about any drink alcoholic though! I always make corned beef and cabbage for St. Patty’s, it’s one of my favorite holiday meals!
Oh, and I totally agree that stalking on Facebook is much more rewarding than twitter!
Haha I don’t remember the fist time I heard of a Dirty Shirley but it was perfect for me – my favorite drink with a twist!
Love the snowy pics!
Your answer to chocolate or vanilla cracked me up; so true. I like either chocolate or vanilla, but malt is a must! A favorite meal of mine is my dad’s infamous fettuccine Alfredo, sans the bacon… I love reading q&a posts, so thanks for putting a smile on my face 🙂
My favorite season is summer too. I used to say that it was spring, but really I can’t think of anything I love more than super hot days and no chance of snow.
I like Shirley Temples too!
Agreed- strawberry is so good! Glad you’re having a great week:)