WIAW: 16 Shots

Posted on February 14, 2012

Sixteen.

That is how many Novocain shots the dentist had to give me to numb my gums today.

[Yeaaaah. Heard that quite a few times.]

If you didn’t know, I had to get all 4 wisdom teeth out today. Needless to say, I am sitting here completely numb, drooling, and with ice all over my face. I’ll spare you from seeing a picture…its not pretty.

Overall the procedure wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but still pretty gnarly!! I’m not one to be afraid of needles or blood, but all the digging and pulling definitely was a little uncomfortable! Especially the tooth that took TEN MINUTES to get out.

For the next few days I’ll be resting it up and eating tons of soft foods!

But don’t worry…I have been saving all of my food pics from the past few days so I could still participate in WIAW!! Believe me…you do not want to see what I’ll be eating over the next few days!

I reached out on Twitter last night for some ideas:

[Too bad I can’t stand jello! Am I the only one out there?!]

Thanks for all the suggestions ladies!!! Smoothies, soup, yogurt, and cream of wheat here I come!!

Enough tooth talk though…let’s get on to the good eats!

It’s gonna be painful to look at all these yummy pics…I am already missing all my crunchy food Sad smile

At least I will be able to go along with the theme of WIAW this month! It’s spread the veggie love month and I foresee many pureed veggies in my future…

What I’ve Been Eating:

PopChips was nice enough to send me some of their new sweet potato chips to try!!

You all know my love of sweet potatoes…so I expected to LOVE these! And they did not disappoint…perfectly sweet, crunchy, and flavorful!

Pretty good nutritionals too!

Thanks PopChips for the Valentines Day present!

[Got these free samples with my latest iHerb order!! So cool!]

[tuna chopped salad]

[toast with laughing cow and jam, baked eggplant, juicy pear]

[cottage cheese and jam english muffin]

[more chopped salad love]

What I Wore:

Today was all about comfort for the big operation Winking smile

[Sweats FTW!]

Yesterday’s ‘fit!

[Whom I kidding…EVERYDAY is about comfort. Senioritis…]

Well I am off to keep icing and am hopefully gonna attempt to go eat something! Wish me luck!

Have you ever had surgery before?

This was my first!

Have you had your wisdom teeth removed?

Please feel free to share some advice or experiences!

What’s your favorite liquid/soft food?

Happy WIAW! (even if I am a little early Winking smile )

Kaila

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WIAW: What I Awarded Wednesday

Posted on February 7, 2012

Taking a little break from my typical WIAW routine to introduce a little something I came up with over the weekend!

(but if you are here for some fun foodie pics…you may just find some at the end of this post Winking smile )

I sometimes struggle with setting to high of expectations for myself. Not only does it create unnecessary pressure…but let’s be honest we can’t always accomplish EVERYTHING we want to.

Life just doesn’t work like that…and I for one think we have to learn to cut ourselves some slack. Whether it be letting go of guilt over a missed workout, skipping obligatory work related event in exchange for a night at home with the fam, or splurging on that pair of shoes you’ve had your eye on. We all slip up, we all make mistakes, and NONE of us are perfect! But it’s the act of trying to be that way that can really cause us the most harm.

Sometimes we all just need a break. Taking a day off from the gym, a soothing spa indulgence, a break from school work, or a mental health day…whatever it is…rest and rejuvenation are NECESSARY!

With that being said…I’d like to present a little award I came up with!

~your excuse to take a break and do something for YOU~

Here are the rules:

1. Copy and paste the award button and rules into a post.

2. Answer the questions that go along with the award.

3. Pass the award onto 7 other deserving bloggers who are worthy of some rest and rejuvenation.

4. And most importantly: Take this award as a sign that you are worth it, you are enough, and you deserve to cut yourself some slack.

Questions:

1. What is your favorite way to relax?

2. What would your ideal rest day involve? Plan it out!

3. How many “rest and rejuvenate” days do you aim for each week?

Now…take a deep breath, gather all the guilt, ill feelings, and worry you have about giving yourself a break…and EXHALE! Now breath in and acknowledge all the good you are doing for your physical and mental well being.

Since this is technically the first post of this award, I’ll play along too and answer the questions!

1. My favorite way to relax is by blogging. Honestly, sitting down to write post and get my thoughts and feelings out is SO cathartic. It’s the perfect way to express myself and release some tension.

2. My ideal rest day would involve an early morning hot yoga sesh, followed by a deep tissue massage, a sunny bike ride while listening to an audio book, a trip to the health food store, and a trip to the theatre to end the night!

3. I like to vary the intensity of my exercise a lot so about 2 or 3 days out of the week I go a lot easier or take complete rest. As for mental health, I try to set aside time EVERY day to do something I really want to do…whether its reading a chapter out of a new book, catching up on some blogs, knitting, or baking!

I tag:

-Hollie@FueledbyLolz

-Tara@XCFoodie

-Nicky@KabochaFashionista

-Emma@VeganQueenRunnerBean

-Haley@HealthFreakCollegeGirl

-Tiff@LoveSweatBeers

-Emma@SweetToothRunner

Enjoy ladies!!!!

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And now some foodie pics for good measure…

It is WIAW after all!

[more green monster loving…look at that color!]

[The last bit of my sweet potato lentil chili! It was frozen since Christmas….still delicious though!!]

[haven’t had Siggi’s in FOREVER…just as delicious as I remember!]

Have a restful and rejuvenating week!

Kaila

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WIAW: A Break from the Words

Posted on January 31, 2012

I have bombarded you all with a TON of wordy posts over the last few days! So let’s take a little break from all of that today and focus on the fun stuff…the FOOD!

WIAW time!

[Link up at Jenn’s!]

Perfect timing for a less wordy post…cause I have A TON of food pics to share!!!

[orange creamsicle green monster with oats, raisins, fiber cereal, puffs, and ezekiel nuggets!]

[israeli couscous salad with cheese and crackers]

[cottage cheese tomato toast with basil]

[99 cent blackberries and the BEST humus flavor ever: Spinach Artichoke!]

[whole wheat spaghetti with peppery marinara]

[sunbutter toast]

[OVERNIGHT OATS! Haven’t had them since Summer…but I got a major craving!]

I think it’s the change in the weather that has revived my craving for ONO’s! In a matter of days we have gone from this…

TO THIS!!!

Okay so maybe there isn’t THAT much greenery and the leaves are definitely off the trees…but ALL THE SNOW IS GONE! And that makes me incredibly happy! We even got some sun today and the temperature was…wait for it…FIFTY FREAKING DEGREES! I went for a bike ride in shorts people…shorts!! IN JANUARY.

It seriously has been the mildest winter I have ever experienced. Especially for us Buffalonians…people were pretty much in Summer clothes today!

Thank you Mama Nature!

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What is shorts wearing weather to you?

Favorite recent eat?

Tried any fun NEW foods/combo’s lately?

Any food kicks right now?

I am still craving PB like mad!

Love you all!

Kaila

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