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    • Early Morning Confessions

      Posted at 6:56 AM by Brittany, on June 3, 2013

      1. In an attempt to fix my peanut butter addiction intake, I purchased a jar that was 1/5 the size of the jar I’ve been consuming. I wish I were kidding, and I am not proud of how quickly I go through that jar fit for a whale. I turn into a human whirl wind with my hands and mouth when it comes to peanut butter. It’s not a pretty sight.

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      80oz -VS- 16oz

      2. My running is going great lately, and (knock on wood) nothing hurts! My knees have been doing great and I am convinced that I hurt my knee in February due to sitting down too much/minimal movement. The more I stand and move now the less pain. BAZINGA!

      3. I love taking outdoor pictures. Not much else I need to say about that.

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      4. My pants have been feeling a little tight lately. I’m not talking about my jeans..I’m talking about my yoga pants. You know it’s bad when your stretchy pants are stretched to full capacity. No more trays of chocolate. 

      5. My mom is the best photographer. She really knows how to capture the essence of my beauty.

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      Clearly that swing was a struggle to get onto. I happen to think I look like a wounded raptor on the left. The sound I would make sounds like this: “CAWWW CAWWWW”

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      Money Shot

      6. Thanks to my pants getting snug, I am trying to cut back on sweets (and peanut butter.) Instead of going cold turkey anytime I get a craving, which is everyday, I eat an “energy” bar instead. Something like a Clif Mojo bar, or a Nature Valley Oats & Honey bar. Let’s be real, these are pretty high in sugar and are more like dessert anyway, but still less sugar than a cookie. It’s a win win in my book.

      7. Ever had a peanut butter and basil sandwich? I have. I licked the plate clean which tells you it was edible and not disgusting, but I think I’ll leave the basil to my pasta sauce.

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      8. I think my cat needs a diaper. He is getting so old his BM’s are a little messy and he likes to scoot his butt on the carpet. It’s not fun to clean up his yellow brick road.

      9. Speaking of my cat, both of my cats were sick within a week of each other. I was awake all hours of the night concerned about the sneezing fit that was going on in my room. Hurricane Kittina was happening at 3A.M. for like a week. Poor babies.

      This is them with their new toy, Mr.Wiggles. The tan man is the messy pooper.

      This is them with their new toy, Mr.Wiggles. The tan man is the messy pooper. I find the black mans body in a hilarious stance. The longer I stare, the funnier he looks.

      10. I know you have all been on the edge of your seats waiting for an update on my coin counter, and I am happy to report that I have made it to $5.33. Who’s laughing now!

      Also I would like to give my mom some credit. After 40 failed photo attempts, she did capture a good one. I call this picture, “two jungle cats hungry for spinach.”

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      Q: What’s your confession?

      b

      | 62 Comments Tagged Cats, Chocolate, Confessions, Cookies, Nature, Running
    • Sometimes

      Posted at 11:26 AM by Brittany, on April 29, 2013

      Sometimes I take pictures that make me feel really freaking awesome. I pretend I am a professional feline photographer for a feline magazine. I call this, “Dreaming of a better life.” In reality though, he is really spoiled and comes home within 20 mins of being let out.

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      Sometimes I edit pictures that make me feel really freaking weird.

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      This is what my cat would look like with a human face. Or so I assume. I couldn’t decide on which one to post so I posed three different versions. I think I like the goober, simply because it best describes my inner personality.

      Sometimes I fight my cravings for cupcakes and satisfy my sweet tooth with something easy and quick. It’s never the same, but the sugar rush is similar.

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      Adult version of ants on a log. Minus the log. Sub chocolate for raisins  So really this is nothing like ants on a log..scratch that all together.

      Sometimes I surprise myself with a good run. 6 miles at a 9:31 pace is about a minute faster than my average pace. I’ll take it. Still undecided if I am going to run my third half marathon next month though..I take it day by day with my knees.

      Sometimes I get wild and give into my cravings for what I really want and build myself ONE cupcake. If I make more than one, I eat more than one. Problem solved-bake one.

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      No recipe for this yet, it still needs some tweaking. It did satisfy my craving though..so job well done funfetti like cupcake. I made a sprinkle cupcake to celebrate the missed birthday of my blog. Oops..I forgot that last week was my two year blog birthday. I can’t believe it’s already been two years. I should have known with a first post like this I would be here for a while. The weirdness hasn’t changed, I can tell you that much.

      Sometimes my family makes me smile.. OK more like a lot of the time. My younger sister has started an art blog. If you like to draw and want to participate in her contests check her out over at: Order of the Pencil. YAY! I wish I could draw, but really my skills are as bad as a monkey trying to sing. My talents include twisting my arms to look like Frankenstein and making faces that would frighten small children. I’ve been blessed.

      Q: What’s your “sometimes” for the day?

      b

      | 64 Comments Tagged Cats, Cupcake, Family, Peanut Butter, Random, Running, Vegan
    • One of Three

      Posted at 9:45 AM by Brittany, on April 25, 2013

      Yesterday I went for a run. Nothing crazy, just a run. No record breaking distance or speed..JUST a RUN! Well it was hard. So hard in fact that I needed to drink my entire mini water bottle by the end of a measly three mile run.

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      The difficulty of this run could have been for one of three reasons:

      1. It was hot out. And by hot I mean like 64, but the sun was BEATING on my skin! 
      2. Aunt Flo is here. That bitch always zaps my energy. 
      3. I was tied to a fishing pole and someone was reeling me in each step I took.

      The last one sounds about right.

      After I got home from my run, I noticed someone got a new bed.

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      Where’s my new bed!? This kitty king palace was $30!! Seriously that is like $1000 in human money and I could get a nice bed for that price. This is actually a dog bed, but shh don’t tell them. My furry felines we given this bed for one of three reasons:

      1. They are princes of my house and get whatever they want.
      2. They get cat hair on the couches so in attempt to stop that, they now have their own couch.
      3. They brainwashed my mom and today she will be coming home with fresh salmon and string toys from Europe. 

      I’m going to say all of the above.

      Lastly, in the evening I went to a spin class. Before I went I had some of this.

      chlorophyllMy spin class was so epic, I swore at any moment my bike was going to come off the stable indoor docking and I was going to be riding through mystical forests filled with shirtless centaurs that looked like Adam Levine. The class was SO good, that I was dripping sweat. There was one point where I saw the drops fall..plop, plop, plop..tic tac toe three in a row. It was like the Amazon Rainforest was leaking off my face.

      This sweat dripping, energy pounding class could have been for one of three reasons:

      1. The liquid green crack brought so much oxygen to my blood cells that I couldn’t use it fast enough.
      2. I chose a broken bike with easier gears than the rest, making me think I was at a level 17 when in reality it was the equivalent of a level 5.
      3. I am a beast. 

      Why yes, I did bend down to take a picture of one of my sweat droplets. You're welcome.

      Why yes, I did bend down to take a picture of one of my sweat droplets. You’re welcome.

      I’m going to say one and three are probably legit. This was the same day as that bum run, so something must have kicked in to give me some energy.

      While I know I get a ton of chlorophyll (not to be confused with chloroform) from the leafy greens I eat, I wanted to try to get even more. This plant based product is known to mimic hemoglobin and assist in bringing oxygen to your blood cells, carry carcinogenic properties OUT of your body, and boost energy naturally!! I’m going to continue to test it out on runs and spinning, and I hope it helps my energy levels! Ok well that’s enough for one day!

      Q(s):

      • Does anyone else judge a hard workout by the drops of sweat on the floor?
      • Anyone ever tried liquid chlorophyll?

      b

      | 56 Comments Tagged Cats, Chlorophyll, Random, Running, Spinning
    • Fish Out of Water

      Posted at 9:34 AM by Brittany, on April 5, 2013

      Forgive me if my sentences jumble together like a fish out of water today. I broke my nail trying to obtain a piece of chocolate (I wish I were kidding) and I decided to pick the nail off. Now it throbs. I am also standing up to blog because since leaving my job at Trader Joe’s, my entire lower body has decided to store up on some excess material as if it were preparing for a famine. I noticed I was sitting a lot more than normal, so these days I blog standing up. I hope the little things count, because if not I’ll be wearing a parka to the swimming pools this summer.

      I’ve been obsessed with random nature finds lately. Instagram has played a big part in that. I tend think I can make anything look unique. Take this random deserted train for instance. I imagine it was used to transport cake to Disneyland.

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      I didn’t Instagram these pictures, but I tried. They didn’t look as cool as I thought. Keep an eye out for me, you’ll see my name in Nat Geo soon enough with pictures of dancing camels spitting expensive wine.

      The sun decided to leave yesterday. It poured so ferociously I thought I was going to have to get my canoe out to go to the gym. I don’t have a canoe, but I do have wood I could float on. Thankfully I enjoyed a suntastic day on Wednesday and busted out the grill again.

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      Roasted veggies never loose their sparkle. With these I ate a new creation.

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      A beet, wrapped inside pizza dough, and baked. That’s it. And topped with horse radish  SO random and weird, but oddly delicious! With the veggies it’s just like a pizza ball!

      Lastly I need your help with something. It’s been brought to my attention that I have an ugly cat. Apparently he has funny lips.

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      Is this what it’s like to be a mother and think you have the most beautiful baby, when in reality your child looks like it just crawled out of a swap from a horror movie?

      Hahaha

      Hahaha

      I guess I’m blinded by love because I think he is the cutest thing everrrr.

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      Q: Are you blinded by love with your funky looking pet? If you don’t have a pet your spouse counts too. 

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      | 55 Comments Tagged Cats, Nature, Spring, Sun, Vegan
    • Falling in Love

      Posted at 9:06 AM by Brittany, on March 18, 2013

      I used to really dislike walking into my kitchen and seeing this..

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      Spotted bananas usually meant my family was buying more than they could consume. If you hang around me, you know wasting is not an option. These days I have fallen in love with spotted bananas. Anytime I see them I know it’s the perfect excuse to bake something.

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      Something like banana, applesauce, almond milk, cranberry, pumpkin seed, chocolate chip, cinnamon breakfast cookies. Or as I like to call them, anytime cookies.

      I used to only read school books, and even then I would only half read them. Lately I have really begun to enjoy, dare I say love reading books. I recently finished a book written by one of the most selfless people I have ever had the privilege of reading about.

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      Kisses from Katie is one of the best books I have read in such a long time, I finished it within 5 days. What an inspiration, oh and now I want to travel to Uganda and spread the word of Jesus. Anyone that wants to fund that trip hollerr!

      I used to go to yoga because it helped stretch and build muscles in my body. For at least five years this has been my yoga practice. This past week I have gone to yoga every.single.day. sometimes multiple times a day and I have fallen in love with not only the physical aspect, but the mental aspect as well.

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      I have discovered something magical on that mat when it comes to quieting my mind. My thoughts have been awry this week and forcing myself to focus on the current moment has been amazing.

      I used to eat popcorn with just a little bit of sea salt. Since discovering nutritional yeast my world has been rocked. I have fallen in love with this simple yet amazing..yeast.

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      The only problem is that a lot of the yeast falls to the bottom of my bowl..

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      Don’t ask me how I cleaned the bowl.

      I have always been in love with the power I hold over my furry children.

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      My treatshake brings all the cats to the yard.

      Q: What have you fallen in love with this past week, month, year?

      brittany

      | 65 Comments Tagged Bananas, Cats, Cookies, Nutritional Yeast, Popcorn, Yoga
    • Meerrroww

      Posted at 10:38 AM by Brittany, on February 15, 2013

      I consider myself very lucky. My Valentine showed up on time, and stayed with me all day long. He dressed to impress and put on his tuxedo for me.

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      I just can’t get enough. While his white “almost” soul patch works for now, I want to get him one of these..

      This is not my cat, but I need that neck tie.

      This is not my cat, but I need that neck tie.

      My date and I had fun adventures. We started with a walk (he escaped and then I left him outside.) On my walk I found the love that is my neighborhood.

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      I can’t tell if that smaller pile is poo or a pine cone. After our walks we baked. Well, tried to bake. I wanted to make a giant heart cookie. Everyone was making cakes, so I wanted to rebel. It backfired.

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      Giant chubby heart. It was still raw in the center and while I love raw dough, I tore it apart and recooked it in pieces.

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      I also spent some time with this guy.

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      We share somed vodka and cried over being old. I am 24 today. It’s almost all down hill from here. Before I get calls about deforming my cats, he doesn’t really look like this, but that app was hilarious.

      There we go.

      There we go.

      Q: How was your Valentines day? Who was your date? The couch…your pets…a wine bottle?

      b

      | 65 Comments Tagged Birthday, Cats, Half Marathon, Valentines day
    • Home Again

      Posted at 9:38 AM by Brittany, on January 11, 2013

      My trip to Arizona was a short but sweet ten days. I had a lot of fun with family, running, eating, and adventuring. I rode on a train, I ran on new streets, and I tasted my first Moscato. For the things I haven’t mentioned, here are some bullet points for easy viewing.

      • I watched horses dance like people. 
      • I ate garden grown spinach the size of my hand.

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      • I ran 26 miles in unknown flat land. The best part about running in Arizona is the lack of hills. It felt like a vacation from running too.
      • I tried new food.

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      • I ate at Pei Wei.

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      • I watched a new blogger blossom. My younger brother has started a blog, and I had a blast being around to watch him write a post.
      • I had awesome family time.

      I’ve been home for five days, and am missing the flat roads of Arizona. Running on hills is supposed to make you a better runner..right? It’s good to be home.

      By the way, I have become completely engrossed by Instagram. I think the only bandwagon I just can’t get on is Twitter. At the rate I am going I will have a Twitter by the end of the year. Ugh. 

      Q: Do you have all the bells and whistles of social media? I just can’t do it..

      brittany

      | 41 Comments Tagged Arizona, Cats, Food, Instagram, New food, Running, Vacation, Vegan
    • Car Talk

      Posted at 9:59 AM by Brittany, on December 3, 2012

      My ‘hood’ has had a few car break-ins over the last couple months. I decided to prepare myself should this happen to me. Once you have a break-in you are no longer a neighborhood..you are simply a “hood.” This is my car bag.

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      Inside the bag is: My licence, registration, insurance, GPS, wallet, and KEYS. Most important part of this car bag is the keys. This way I cannot drive off without all these driving essentials. Plus this gave me a perfect excuse to use the bag I got from this race. I bring the bag inside after I come home and hang it on my door to grab as I go.

      Now if anyone decides they want to mess with my car, the best they are getting are some spare tampons and a name tag from Trader Joe’s. Suckerrss!! Speaking of cars..check out my G-ride. This one’s for you dad..

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      What’s wrong with this picture. OHH, there’s a missing hubcap! I might have shed a small tear once I saw this for the first time. I suspect this was stolen when the theives were made they couldn’t get through my G-force protection layer on my car. Or maybe it flew off while I was speeding driving the speed limit on the freeway. Either way I am too cheap to go buy new ones, so for now I will be the classy driver with a missing hubcap.

      I made this recipe yesterday and it was a bomb. For those of you that are too lazy to click the link, it was pumpkin banana bread. I don’t know where I went wrong, but it was more like pumpkin banana mush. It tastes ok, but it’s definitely not “bread.”

      I found a half marathon I want to run in February. That’s pretty self explanatory.

      On that note I will leave you all with my biggest Christmas wish.

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      Q: Do you take any precautions to ensure you don’t get your car stuff stolen?? YOU SHOULD!! 

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      | 60 Comments Tagged Cats, Random, Recipe, Running
    • Once Upon A Time..

      Posted at 12:31 PM by Brittany, on November 17, 2012

      ..I had a love affair with a sandwich. Not just any sandwich..the sandwich. The mecca of all sandwiches. The peanut butter and jelly.

      Please just take a moment to reflect on how beautiful those chia seeds are. Like little eggs waiting to hatch rainbows in my stomach.

      The time has come where I no longer crave a PB&J. I am ashamed to even admit this. I have eaten a PB&J every day for what feels like a year. Some days I skipped out on one, but made up for it by eating two the next day. The past few days I have forced myself to eat one. Why am I tell you this? It’s a sad day in Brittanyville..I am officially taking a break from peanut butter and jelly. I have eaten the same thing everyday for weeks and am starting to feel sluggish and sick. I can’t survive off of PB&J all day. It’s time to start creating better meals in the kitchen again.

      Another depressing topic, I have no motivation to run. None. Not a single fiber in my body has said to me, “hey we should run, it makes you feel good and gives other people a good laugh.” Instead I continue to spin spin spin at the gym until my thighs burn. I’m drowning my sorrows on a spin bike and feeling shitty for not wanting to run. Someone please give me a push and convince me why I should go run right now. Otherwise I will revert to running 2 miles and calling it good. Wait didn’t I run a half marathon recently? Yeah, so much for that. Maybe I should break up with running for a bit too. I ate a lot of PB&Js when I ran, maybe they go hand in hand. I can’t do one without the other.

      Just in case you’re wondering what I’ve been doing with my time while I should be running, or reading, or doing something productive (because I know you’re all dying to know) I have been spending time with the two men in my life. Thing one and thing two.

      Kitty kisses

      We’ve been watching a lot of tv.

      On that note I think I’ll go shower, because lets face it..I’m not going to run today.

      Q: Please tell me something funny. 

      | 38 Comments Tagged Cats, PB&J, Running
    • Onion’s

      Posted at 5:24 PM by Brittany, on August 3, 2012

      The last of the onions from my wine box garden have been harvested. I decided to pull the last three today. Their box is now empty, just waiting to be occupied by something else! More onions perhaps? I am amazed at the transformation of the boxes. They are definitely nearing their end.

      I am very pleased with how the onions turned out. I pulled the first few to make room for the others to grow bigger, and they did just that.

      I’m like a proud mother sending her child off to college. Except I don’t have kids..I just attempt to grow good produce. Yay. I hope to have another update on my carrots and beets soon. The Swiss chard is just about finished, but I was able to harvest quite a bit of it!

      In random news: I have been getting weekly massages to help my back My insurance covers all but my copay, which is only $20 each visit. $20 for a massage is like finding Nemo in your bathtub. I’ve noticed that after my massage I feel better, until the very next day I am at work and get sore all over again. I think I need a new job. I wish I could hire my cat to massage me, but he only massages my stuffed animals.

       

      Don’t mind the awful music, just focus on the natural movement of those kitty arms. So jealous of that stuffed animal.

      Q: Do your pets do anything weird? My little black man kneads at my stuffed animals all the time, and “barks” at laser pointers. 

      | 26 Comments Tagged Cats, Wine Box Garden
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