1. I often struggle with the idea of being still. A day off from work usually means I must do something productive, find a mountain to climb, or even embark on an unplanned long run. Heaven forbid I actually use the day off to relax.
2. Thanks to an overwhelming urge to bake, I took one of my days off last week and enjoyed the simplicity of a calm morning with good coffee and freshly baked muffins.
3. Despite being sweetened with nothing but the natural goodness of dates, apples, and sweet potatoes, I ate half the batch for breakfast which left me maxed out for bread consumption. This meant getting creative with snacks.
Bread-less PB&J. Mixing coconut oil into freshly ground peanut butter is a total game changer.
4. My coworkers are seriously the best. I’ve never worked at a place where there is literally ZERO drama and it’s fantastic. When our bananas get “too brown to sell” they save me giant piles to take home because they know I love alllllll the bananas.
5. For St. Patrick’s Day I ate all the greens. That’s actually a semi lie, I always eat all the greens, regardless of small men in green tights.
6. As I write this post my cat is practicing his stair sprints. He’s fast, and I’m impressed.
7. I was convinced there was a pine cone hanging from my tree by naturally occurring circumstances. When I got closer I realized it was hung by man. Dreams shattered.
8. I didn’t run a half marathon I was registered for. I skipped it for a few reasons, one being that I didn’t want this to happen again. I got sick, stopped running, and despite training for two months I felt wildly unprepared. I had no regrets.
9. I’ve been craving pizza so hard lately, and Pi day was THE day.
My crust was a total random mash up of two zucchinis, gluten free flour, baking powder, olive oil, and salt. My sauce was blended edamame, kale, garlic, basil, olive oil, and pepper. Topped with none other than my favorite roasted root vegetables.
Finished with sprinkles of rosemary from my garden.
10. Thanks to a good ol’ fashioned random number generator (because I still write a blog created in the 18th century) the winner of the Ray-Ban Sunglasses give away is…
Jessica! Email me at blissfulbritt@yahoo.com so I can get your deets.
Q: What’s your confession?
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46 thoughts on “Early Morning Confessions”
jessicajoydurfee
Breadless PBJ, bravo.and I completely laughed out loud when I saw it because I would have been in the same boat with those muffins, as in, eating at least half, but I don’t know if I could have limited the carbs later in the day. NICE ONE. And amen to coconut oil and PB. I love that combo on popcorn.
So funny about the pinecone!!! Oh, that duped feeling. Boo.
Thanks for a great read and extra pep to my morning. I loved this, Britt!
Amy @ A Desert Girl
The breadless PBJ looks really tasty!
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Your confessions post always make me smile. That and little green men in tights. Love your version of ants on a log and your unusual, yet super creative, root veggie pizza. You’re a total hippie.
Jessica @ VEGGIE RUNNING MOMMA
Your pizza looks delish.!! and way way healthier than the digiornos I had last night.. oops. guess that’s my confession. lol
GiGi Eats Celebrities
HEY ADD… If you ever get the MOJO to REALLY get moving… Um, HIKE YOUR BOOTY ON DOWN TO LOS ANGELES – duh!!!
Kelsey
Best confession ever. I’m the same with my days off – I must do all.the.things. This past weekend I finally had enough and just decided to let the weekend pan out in its own way. I’m so glad I did because it was really an amazing weekend. Reminder to do that more often! Otherwise, the rest of this post = amazing. Your pie looks delicious and I’m a little jealous of your work environment… Mine is – unique.
BabetaRuns
And same here!! All of my days off are packed… and actually ideally I would need a day off from my day off :)))
Laur
Netflix has ruined my “go-go-go” personality but at a good time (knee surgery recovery).
lizlicorish
Oh wow – those muffins! I would LOVE that recipe!
Brittany
It’s a work in progress! 🙂 I liked them, but they need some minor tweeks.
Angela
Ha. You always make me smile! PBJ looks good but those muffins look awesome 🙂 xo
Jess @hellotofit
Very admirable that you decide that the race would be a no-go. Listening to our bodies can be hard, sometimes! And, that is the yummiest looking pizza. I’ve never seen one packed with so many delicious veggies!! Hope your Tuesday is fantastic ❤
Annie at TheLittleGSP.com
Your pizza is so beautiful!! Love the colors AND the root veggies. 🙂 I relate wholeheartedly to confession #1 – a day off is not relaxing unless I do something productive first! 🙂
Heather @ HeatherRunsFast.com
See what I mean about your adventurous eats? That pizza though. And mixing coconut oil into nut butter… MUST try! As for actually taking a day off. I did this weekend and it was horrible. I was so bored outta my mind I felt bad for Todd. My confession… I look forward to 7 PM everyday- for reasons I’ll share later 😉 Man, that’s just mean of me.
Brittany
HAHA I totally agree, I HAVE to be somewhat productive or I am sooo bored. Casual morning means AT LEAST going out and about later for a bit.
Amy
Aww your coworkers are the best!! That’s really sweet of them! One time at my old job, my friend and I found an entire bunch of really brown, speckly bananas in the break room, and she told me to take them home. I felt bad since we didn’t know whose they were, so I baked cupcakes with them and brought those back to the break room in exchange. Win-win! 😉
Brittany
Oh how I would have loved to be your coworker! 😉
Melissa (I Crashed the Web)
I want all of those eats – especially that pizza! Oh my goodness – how did you come up with that?
And I also love coconut oil mixed with peanut butter – nom nom!
Brittany
When it comes to regular eats (aka non sweets) it’s usually based off of whatever I have laying around. This kind of pizza came about years ago when I randomly threw these types of veggies (especially the potatoes, MUST HAVE POTATOES) onto my pizza. I was sold. I never make pizza without the potatoes now.
brickhousechick
Haven’t come around in a while but boy am I glad I did. You are seriously amazing! You can make ANYTHING look delish! You continue to inspire me. 🙂
Aja
I hate the too brown to sell bananas. They’re still edible and delicious! I wish I could take them home, but we’re not allowed to do that. All your food looks so good! I’m jealous.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
I wish I worked somewhere where I got to take home all the bananas. That would be the best job EVER!
Ashley @ A Lady Goes West
Oh your meals just look and sound fantastic. And when it comes to bananas, the browner, the better in my book. Confession? I like to eat ugly food. 🙂
willrunforpizza
Zucchini pizza crust?!?! I need a recipe. I’ve tried the cauliflower crust, and it was good! Not typical “pizza”, but still really good! I’d love to try the zucchini to really spice my life up!
Brittany
I wish I had a recipe for you….but it was a total mash up of things. I started with two blended zucchinis and maybe 1/4 cup coconut flour. TOTAL fail, so I had to save it by adding another cup or so of regular gluten free flour, some olive oil, and some baking powder. This made it much better, but definitely unique.
There are a few recipes online that use eggs and such you may want to try!
willrunforpizza
Ahh ok! I’ll scour pinterest to see if I can find something with measurements. I need measurements! LOL
Ellie
That’s a really creative pizza! My confession is that since St. Patty’s Day my work has had green velvet cake and I had a piece the other night…and then the next day, my bowel movements were a very vibrant color. Gotta love that gallon of green dye they must’ve put in the cake =P
Brittany
I think my favorite thing about you is your openness about…everything. This is how I know we would be real life friends. I legit laughed out loud at this comment. It reminded me of when I was a kid and would eat this colored powder candy. My poo would always be CRAZY colors and I thought it was totally entertaining.
Ellie
Yea I don’t eat too many foods with dye…but I might start just for the colorful excretions 😉
Luv What You Do
I love my coworkers too! So glad that you found a wonderful place to work!
Those muffins look SO GOOD!
My confession…I was happy to have an afternoon to myself to catch up on Scandal.
Food, Booze, & Baggage
The muffins look tasty!! And the pizza is so pretty and colorful! Tonight I just ate an all green stir-fry…I just didn’t think about it when I was picking out the veggies 🙂
Lety C
Love your pizza, have to try it!! My confession: I can’t go a day with out my grande non-fat cappuccino 🙂
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
Free brown bananas? Eeeee! I would -love- that kind of hookup! But I’ve got a pretty sweet deal going with the manager at one of my local natural food shops. I’ve been going there for years and buying so many bananas that he saves the spottier ones for me and let’s me have them for crazy cheap. Love, love.
Brittany
This guy sounds like a total gem, I love it.
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Emma @em-poweredwellness
Woah that pizza looks incredible… Recipe? I really struggle with being still, too. I can be lazy sometimes, but not still.
An Unrefined Vegan
I love that bowl of green stuff!!
I confess that I think about food and eating ALL OF THE TIME!
Brittany
You and I are one in the same.
P
Your Pi Day pizza looks PHENOMENAL! And there will be more half marathons in your future to conquer, no doubt about that:)
di @ life of di.
Breadless PB&J = YES! Also, that pizza looks great, too! I can relate to struggling with rest. I get so bored and constantly need to be doing something. Don’t get me wrong, I can sit and watch Netflix in the evenings for far too long; however, I hate to waste daytime hours just sitting around!
Jessica
My confession? I AM THE MOST EXCITED for #10. Thank you, my dear!
Pamplemousse
A good chuckle as usual 😀 that pizza is beautiful! And the image of your fast cat is now in my head for the evening. Oh and don’t let your dreams be shattered by men, I fully believe that string flew in with the wind and caught the pine cone in time, rescuing it from shattering to the ground. It’s a natural circumstance.
kimhoeltje
Those muffins looks amazing!!!
Leslie @ TriathleteTreats
I need to try the coconut oil mixed with nut butter! Sounds seriously interesting!!
That pizza looks amazing too!!!
Today’s confession: I ate a cupcake this afternoon while knowing that I made brownies for a birthday dinner tonight!! #sugaraddict
tiffany@ with sparkles
that pizza looks so good!
and i am SO proud of you for listening to your body and skipping the half!
Nicole Marie Story
my confession is that i’d host a cocktail party featuring your celery peanut butter strawberry sticks and would hire you as the chef if you lived closer. divine.