Hey everyone! Thanks so much for all your comments on my post Monday, I guess a LOT of us “fake it ‘till we make it!” I’m gearing up to head out to the Healthy Living Summit in Minneapolis tomorrow (bright and EARLY flight!) so without further adieu, here is the week’s Thursday thoughts!
1. Speaking of the Healthy Living Summit, if any of you are going to be there early on Friday, be sure to stop by my workshop (along with 3 other bloggers and their topics) from 1-2pm! I’ll be talking about how to use PicMonkey for your blog and personal life!
2. Kelsey started watching Pretty Little Liars and tried to get me to watch it so we could talk about it. I lasted 5 minutes into the episode… I just can’t handle shows where I’m cringing at the characters’ poor decisions the entire time…
3. I FINALLY made it out to IKEA (I was waiting for ZipCar approval, and then waiting for the weekend to be over so it wouldn’t be crowded). I thought it would be easy since it was just me and I’d already looked at the catalogue, but I was SO wrong! I was there for 2 hours (I’d planned on 1) and having the hardest time making decisions. Then I forgot to add 2 things to my order. Oops.
4. BUT, I finally have a couch!!!! I haven’t had a couch since Junior year of college and let me tell you, I miss it! It’s also long enough that you can sleep on it, so now I have extra space for people to come stay! (or just sit and hang out…)
5. More new things: SHOES! I was in dire need of some new running shoes so I dug into my savings (although these were on sale for $80!!!) and got the new version of the shoe I ran the Chicago Marathon in last year: Asics GT-2000.
6. I am SO EXCITED about Chelsey’s new little twin girls! I’m really hoping to make it out to her house sometime next week to meet them.
7. I also went to home goods last week and Kelsey convinced me that I needed a cast iron skillet. So far I like it, but the only problem is that it doesn’t fit in my (tiny) sink… So cleaning it is a pain.
8. I have been feeling completely exhausted the past few days. I don’t know if it’s the heat (I have no AC), my mood?, maybe low iron, or what but it’s not fun. I literally passed out by 8:15pm on my couch last night, and all afternoon all I wanted to do was lay down.
9. I feel it’s always necessary to leave you all with a good pinterest quote on Thursday, so here you go!
Have you ever cooked in a cast-iron skillet?
What TV show are you watching now?
Will you be at HLS this weekend? Come say hi!!!
so sad i’m missing HLS this year! have so much fun and uhhh can you post your picmonkey workshop when you’re all through?!?!? 😉
Um, I can try to? I’m not doing a power point or anything, just putting my computer screen up on the screen. Lol maybe I should get that presentation together…
You HAVE to give PLL another chance. I beg you! My friend made fun of it all the time, ended up getting through three episodes on Netflix and now is hooked just like me. Good luck at your speaking engagement!
Haha maybe I’ll try again
You must give Pretty Little Liars another shot…Once you are through a few episodes, you won’t be able to stop! It is strangely addicting – all of my law school friends and I got into it during law school and now I am ashamed to say I can’t stop 🙂 Also, check out this for a good laugh: http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/what-it-feels-like-to-keep-up-with-pretty-little-liars
I might try again… haha everyone seems to think it’s worth it
I don’t think you are suppose to watch iron skillets in the sink. I think you are just suppose to wipe it clean with a paper towel and after a number of uses, reseason it. I thought I read that when I purchased mine (but haven’t used it yet).
you aren’t supposed to use soap on it, but you can use water
Cast iron skillets are the best! I know that someone in the comments above said that you aren’t supposed to wash them, but we have quite a few and have always washed ours. I think the rule is to use water but try to avoid soap (however we use soap and it’s not caused a problem). Just keep it well seasoned and greased up with coconut oil. Here is a great article to reference for how to care for them: http://nomnompaleo.com/post/24798115724/how-to-season-care-for-cast-iron-skillets
I hope you do a recap on your PicMonkey workshop. I love PicMonkey!
Oh i’ve read up plenty on iron skillet care, thank you though!
i have had the same 2 cast iron skillets for close to 15 years! and I LOVE THEM! I season them really well once a year and I use olive oil or coconut oil every time i use them and there wont be much cleaning needed. If i do need to clean them, I boil water in them and use a nylon scrubber.
Does coconut oil leave a coconut taste when you cook with it? I thought about using it but I was worried it would make things taste off
I am going to HLS!! Maybe we’re on the same flight 🙂 I’m flying Delta at 7am tomorrow!
I’m flying southwest, but leaving at the same time!
Have fun at HLS!
Gracias Chica! I’ll see you on Tuesday!
I’m going to a lunch mingle on Friday, but really want some hands on time with pic monkey, so I hope we eat somewhat quickly!
Definitely come by if you can!
confession: i got a cast iron skillet for my birthday LAST YEAR (so over a year and a half ago almost) and i haven’t used it once. gah, i feel awful about it. maybe i’ll make some skillet chicken this weekend and use it. also i’m with you on PLL – i don’t know if it’s because of the poor decisions or just the absolute impossibility that any of those girls are in high school but i just couldn’t get into it. and that’s okay 🙂 i love your new shoes!
you should use it! Kelsey (and I now) don’t even put it away and just leave it on the stove.
Ikea is like a giant time-suck! It’s crazy!
I just got a new pair of shoes too! Yay!
an exhausting time-suck! haha
I’ll be at HLS and I can’t wait to meet you! 🙂
definitely come say hi!
You could always wash the skillet in the bathtub….
Seriously, though, I had a coworker who loved to throw dinner parties and cook a ton but didn’t have room in her kitchen to wash everything. So she’d wash stuff in the bathtub!
HA. I don’t know about that, sounds like it would hurt my back.
GUILTY – I got addicted to PLL. I don’t know what it is about the show.
I’m really wanting a Cast Iron skillet pretty badly. I think that will be my next purchase!
You should! Mine was only $14.99 from Home Goods!
Have SO much fun at HLS! Wish I could be there! You are PERFECT for the PicMonkey workshop – you’re amazing with it.
Everyone said they loved it, although I felt like I was totally rambling! Haha
That’s such a bummer you didn’t like PLL! I suggest giving it one more chance. It gets super addicting! haha. And I’ve always wanted a cast iron skillet. I need to get on that.
Haha I miiiiight give it one more try. A whole episode at least.