I am sososo excited that it is October! I have to say this may just be my favorite month of the year! Fall, and Halloween together in one snuggly buggly month! My house is decked in holiday themed items. I came home today to find a new decoration. 

See it? Here..I will help you out.

My widdle Halloween baby! In theme of autumn being a colorful season, I had a very colorful wrap for lunch. 

My breakfast at work consisted of the best kind of peanut butter sandwich..ever. 

Whether you have honey, jelly, or some other substance in your PB sandwich..it is best to wait a few hours so that the substances seep into the bread like so. Oh my gosh..so good.

I have discovered a new item! It is amazingly delicious and I was instantly sold. 

Mmmmmmmmmm.

Gary and I went for another running date last night, and he was amazing yet again. 

Boring post today friends, I apologize for dragging you all the way to my page for a whole lot of nothing. I hope you can forgive me. I am a princess after all..

That is my castle..I own it. The girl next to me is my princess slave, she washes my feet and feeds me grapes.

On Wednesday I welcomed a new love into my life..Gary the Garmin. 

I don’t know how I had patience to take this picture before ripping open my new man friend. I was amazed by the steps necessary to charge this thing. Three difference connection devices. 

I think the flower wallpaper and complete series of Nip/tuck show how to have balance in your life perfectly. If any of you have seen Nip/tuck you will know what I speak of.

Naturally I charged Gary and took him out for a test spin. 

Ohhh it is love.

I feel like a ninja with this watch. Or a secret agent. No one knows that it turns into a mile munching device unless I tell them. It looks like a normal watch without pushing the secret button. Best purchase in a long time. Besides the froyo bowl I had last night of course.. 

That was by far  the best bowl I have ever had. It was filled to the top, do not let this picture fool you. I ate every last bite and almost had to change my pants twice for various reasons. Speaking of changing my pants, to all of you that had a suggestion other than smooth move tea on the last post thank you for your ideas. I NEVER take stimulants normally, but after 2 days of “nothing” I got a bit desperate. It’s not a common thing do not fret!

Along with my froyo I had a lovely drive yesterday that led me to Barnes and Nobel for some drooling reading. 

This view never fails to give me a chill of feel good endorphins

I hardly touched the cake book believe it or not. I guess I was hungry for real food instead. 

My cats are currently UFC fighting on the stairs, so I should go break them up before blood is spilled. 

Q: Favorite TV series?! NIP/TUCK..or Family Guy 

…when you shop where you work? When you work at TJ’s it is!! Yesterday was the first time I shopped at the TJ’s I work at. We’ve been open for over a week, and I still hadn’t shopped. I had a day off, so I leisurely ran errands and then got some food.

There were definitely more items purchased, but these were the few things that were calling my name for a month straight. I finally got around to buying them. I do in fact have a fridge full of fruit and veggies despite what these pictures might portray. Those wasabi almonds and Joe-Joe’s are already my new obsessions.

As I was heading out the door to start my errands I saw this.

My cat has a man made..or in this case cat made cubby hole in the bushes. I almost didn’t see him, but I am so glad I did. When I kneeled to take a picture he ran to me. I gave him a pat on the head and got into my car. I turned to look back and he had changed locations to leaning against the tree stump in front of the cubby hole.

I have a terrible obsession with gum. Not just any gum, but the gum that is sweetened with artificial additives like sucralose or aspartame. I have tried giving them up and going for all natural gums, but I haven’t found any that I like. Yesterday I went for some gum, and I was OUT!

All three were empty..even the natural Breath-Rx in the middle. On my Walmart run I made sure to grab another Mento’s pack of gum. The stars have been realigned. As I left the parking lot I noticed a lady holding a homeless sign. She had the sweetest looking dog with her and it broke my heart. I only had $1 on me, but she was still so thankful for anything I had to offer. I felt warm inside for a good 15min after I spoke with her.

I had one of the laziest days I have experienced in weeks yesterday, and I am so OK with that. I hung out with this guy pretty much all night.

I try to tell myself my small stache beats his masculine beard..but in reality his beard really is quite nice. Yes..my cat’s name is Little..I can confidently say it is probably a one of a kind pet name. No “Jakes”, “Max’s”, or “Mitten’s” in my house. 

Alright, I’m back to my 5am weekday shifts today. Then it’s home to clean the chocolate I just discovered stuck to my camera. Ohh the life of a food blogger. Have a tantalizing Tuesday. 

Q: One thing you NEVER leave the grocery store without..GO!

Does that title intrigue you? If not..you do not have a soul. I’ve left this non vegan recipe on my recipe page, simply because these were the best non vegan cookies I had ever made. 

Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flower
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup coconut oil
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup raw sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips–one dark chocolate, one white chocolate (and then some)

You will know I made the cookies when the chip to dough ratio is abnormal. More chips please! My mom seems to think she made a baking monster out of me..in reality it was blogging that did it! 

I was proud of the fact that I didn’t eat the cookie dough while waiting for these to bake. I ALWAYS eat at least half the dough..and regret it later. Seriously..I end up feeling like Jabba the Hutt..not to mention I hadn’t had any real food for the evening so exnay on the ookiedoughcay.

Dessert first, dinner second.

Colors of the wind wrapped into a tortilla. Make these cookies today, you won’t be disappointed. 

1. You refuse to buy groceries until you finish nearly everything you already have. This morning I had orange juice with my cereal because I was out of almond milk. 

2. Your idea of a pedicure is running completely barefoot (no socks, no Vibrams..bare feet) on your treadmill, followed by coconut oil as a moisturizer. The treadmill was supposed to be the “exfoliating” part, but backfired and actually made my feet worse. Pedicures are expensive, and my feet will just get beat up again in 5days.

 3.You make your own Halloween costumes. I will never pay the ridiculous prices for the costumes these days. Last year I was a cat (original I know, whatever it takes to get free candy) and the year before..salt and pepppaah baby! 

4. Your car is starting to run funny, but it takes you a week to call to make an apt. OK so this isn’t funny, and this really just happened. I am afraid of what might be wrong with my Babylove..but I made the call..she’s going in on Monday.

5. Your favorite shoes are the same pair you have had since you were 16 (I am now 22) and they are falling apart, yet you refuse you purchase another pair. I slip constantly due to lack of traction, and get comments about my shoes being “broken” all the time. 

6. On the rare occasion you need a daily dose of quick Vitamin D, you sneakily use the tanning bed at the apartments where your friend lives. I sneak in like a stealth ninja, put her name on the list, and park far away. I wont pay for skin cancer, so this is the way to go.

7. You’ve been due for an upgrade on your cell phone for two years, but for some reason don’t use it. No big deal right? Well when your phone is broken, and doesn’t lock shut that’s when you know there’s a problem.

8. You buy round bottom coffee filers because they are $1.23. My coffee pot uses cone bottom filters. Those were a dollar more! No thanks. 

9. You home make your friends birthday gifts because spending a lot of money is just not going to happen. OK maybe it’s just me..but I like homemade gifts 23957 times more than store bought ones (usually.) Picture frame, and shot glass!

10. Your idea of a fun day out, is anything that is free. Walking around the city, walking around a grocery store, going for a bike ride, spending time with friends or family. If it’s free, it’s a good time.

In reality, I think for me it’s all about where my priorities lie. I go out of my way to save money and find great deals, but I will spend as much as I need for quality food, and body care. I buy organic when I can, I spend the extra penny for fresh foods, I don’t use chemically laden body lotions, I buy the more expensive floss in the store, more expensive electric toothbrush (dental diseases are expensive), expensive blender (store bought smoothies add up!), expensive car (medical bills aren’t cheap..11 airbags..yes please!)…and the list goes on. 

My motto is simple: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Or, if it still works..why replace it? My shoes may cause me to slip..but they still protect my feet. My phone may be half disconnected from the base, but I can still make phone calls. My food is all going to the same place so who needs milk with cereal!? The OJ was surprisingly not bad! My health however is not easily replaceable..so I take all the precautions to make sure I stay healthy and happy, whatever it takes.

Q’s

•  What are some ways you are a frugal beast?
• Do your friends or family give you a hard time about your frugality? Family no, in fact my dad was prob my cheap inspiration..my friends all the time. They laugh at me, but I laugh back when I see that I am rubbing off on them and they go for the store brand instead of name brand.

This whole first post thing feels like an awkward first date. So I’ll do what I do best and just jump right into the swing of things! My name is Brittany and I am jazzed to start this blogging adventure! In the spirit of an awkward time I’ll leave you with a super fierce yet awkward photo of me..

Yeah, that just happened. Cute morning face, I know.