Break Time

Posted on February 20, 2012

Hi everyone…

I have a lot of things going on in my family/personal life right now and thus need to take a little break from blogging. I won’t be on DailyMile or any of my other social media accounts as much either for a bit so I just wanted to let you know in case you were noticing my absence (you probably wouldn’t have anyways…but still).

I just need a few days to wrap my head around some things and straighten some things out. Bear with me friends! I am in no way giving up blogging or anything like that! Believe me, I love it to much! But real life takes precedent over online communications sometimes.

I have still been keeping up with all your blogs and I appreciate all the constant support and love you give to me! I may not be commenting as frequently for a little bit, but don’t think I’ve forgotten about ya!

As soon as I am feeling up to it and have something to write about, I will be back. Just note that it may be a little sporadic for the next little bit of time.

I think we all go through times like this in our life. We experience some highs and lows, up and downs. Right now just seems to be one of those lower points and I want to dedicate and commit myself to dealing with the low. I have seen too many people (in my own family, in the blog world, and in countless other areas of my life) get bogged down by less than good times in their life and I refuse to let that happen to me! So I am being proactive…taking sometime for myself and dealing with my current situation as best I can!

See you in a bit friends! And as always…thank you for everything you do for me on a daily basis! I really can’t convey how impactful you all are in my life. Smile

Kaila

Better than Expected

Posted on February 16, 2012

That’s exactly how I’m doing right now (in case you’re new here…I just got my wisdom teeth out two days ago)!!

Yes there is swelling, yes there is pain, yes I have to rest, and yes I can’t eat my normal diet…but I am actually really happy with how I’m recovering and improving!! The pain isn’t nearly as bad as I expected and my only other real symptoms are a little fatigue/tiredness and a few headaches here and there!

I wanted to thank you all again for your kindness and get well wishes! I truly think its helping me recover! You all have been so sweet!

[My sister sent me these lovely flowers!! Love ya Lis!!]

I also want to give a shout out to the doc that performed my surgery! HE WAS AWESOME! So nice, comforting, and, in spite of all the digging and drilling, made the procedure as smooth as possible! He even personally called a few hours after the surgery to see how I was doing. Talk about good patient care!!!

So seeing as I ‘ve been having to rest lately…and that includes not going to school (usually I’d be happy about this…but this is such a BUSY time of year right now so it’s a little stressful staying home!), I’ve been trying to think of creative ways to fill my days!

Eating takes up a lot of time because I have to make stuff that takes longer to prepare and have to be a bit more creative with my eats! The first two days were pretty much all liquid and really soft stuff, but today I am actually eating some solid food! I missed it!

Recent eats have included (sorry no pics!):

-pureed winter squash

-lots of way overcooked veggies

-eggs

-smoothies

-steamed kabocha (I actually really enjoyed this!!)

-LOTS of yogurt

-pureed frozen fruit (peaches, strawbs, and bluebs are especially delicious heated up and chopped up!)

-soup

-baked eggplant

-potatoes

-oats with pumpkin

-cottage cheese

-overcooked pasta with humus and tomato sauce

One snack I have been really enjoying lately is chopped apples or pears heated up with mashed and heated frozen blueberries, topped with peanut butter and peanut flour paste! It’s actually really delicious! I will probably have this even after I am fully recovered!

Despite the pretty yummy eats I am reeeeeally missing my crunchy cereals, crackers, raw veggies and fruits, and crisps!

Yesterday I took part in a little retail therapy to help keep my mind off the pain. I give myself a lot of credit for going out in public with my chipmunk cheeks LOL! Can’t believe I’m about to show you this…

[I look so enthused don’t I? This was right after I woke up yesterday morning…]

EMBARASSING!!

Puffy McPuff Face.

Anyways, my mom and I ventured to Barns and Noble and Target! Two stores I could spend HOURS walking around in!

I headed to the cookbook section first to see if there were any good new ones on the market! I found a few that looked really interesting and actually took a few screen shots with my phone of some recipes I wanted to try….shhh don’t rat me out. Winking smile

Look what else I found in the clearance section…

Seriously? Hooters has a cookbook!? What’s next a Burger King cookbook?

On to Target! This is where the real damage was done!

Found some new Chobani! And FINALLY bought some of the new flavors!

Both were delicious. Yes they are both gone in less than 24 hours Smile

More soft veggies for the teeth!

For some at home yoga!

Clearance buys…

The rest of the day was spent doing school work, knitting, and trying to stay productive! I am one of those people who needs to be doing something all day…its reeeeeally hard for me to sit and do nothing! So hopefully I don’t have any other serious surgeries or injuries any time soon!

Hope everyone has an enjoyable Thursday!

New Office tonight! WOO HOO!

Kaila

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Working Rest Day

Posted on February 12, 2012

Thank you thank you thank you for all the well wishes on yesterday’s interview!!! I think it went pretty well! So we shall see

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Sunday is traditionally a day of rest and I guess it was…in a way. I took the day off from exercise (been taking a few more rest days than usual)…opting for some yoga…but I did not take the day off from chores, school work, and CLEANING!

Forget Spring cleaning…it’s all about Winter cleaning!

I was a machine today!! Shoveling, room cleaning, laundry, food prep, lunch making, de-cluttering, essay editing…I did it all. It was actually nice to be so busy on a rest day! It kept me occupied and I didn’t even really miss my lack of a workout<-something I look forward to in my day!

Just check out the garbage bags from cleaning my room!

[FOUR FULL BAGS!! And they were heavaaaaay!]

Not that my room was that messy…but I just had A LOT of junk to get rid of! Mostly review books, old school supplies, and magazines. Felt good organize a bit and free up some space in my room. Neat freak alert

Well aside from having a pretty productive day, I rounded up a bunch of stuff to share with you all from around the web! I didn’t do my usual link love post this week and since Valentines Day is coming up…I thought it would be appropriate to end the weekend with a little LOVE.

[Following Popchips lead! I’ll have a review of their new variety later this week!]

I’ve been reading so many new blogs lately and discovering a ton of fun sites! My google reader is totally packed…but I can’t help it…too many amazing writers, bloggers, cooks, and people in general out there!

[note: all pictures are from the links associated with them unless otherwise specified]

New Blogs I’m Loving:

Melissa Nibbles- this girl is HILARIOUS!

The Smart Kitchen-AMAZING recipes and a great writer as well! I especially want to experiment with this:

Homemade Seitan!

Fun Food:

Tuna CHIPS

Okay…so if you’re not a tuna lover these might sound a little unappetizing. But I have been on a tuna kick lately so I think they sound amazing!!

No Sugar Added Strawberry Muffins

Perfectly festive for the holiday!

UBER Healthy Banana Bread

Dairy Free Chocolate Cake

Cookie Dough Cakes

Aside from the tuna chips…all these would be perfect for a sweet treat on V-day. And hey…maybe the tuna chips would work too…haha, depending on your tastes!

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