The Truth Hurts

Some things in life you just know. 

Others, you have to learn. Sometimes it’s an easy lesson, sometimes it’s a hard one and sometimes, it hurts…in good or bad ways, but those are the lessons that usually stick…the ones that make you feel. I’ve learned a few things recently that I thought I’d share with the class…

Pringles

Once you pop, you really can’t.fucking.stop! 😯

No matter how old you are, if you go more than a week without seeing/talking to your mama, you get a little sad…ok, really sad.

Even if you only have to work ONE day in a week, it will feel like it takes five days to get through.

Even if your weekend is five days long, it will be over in what feels like ONE day.

You will never, EVER leave Target with only the items on your list.

It is possible to love something (or someone) so much it physically hurts.

The more sugar you eat, the more you crave, the more you feel like a crusty pile of poop.

Giveaways are cool, but posts that are reviewed prior to publishing and revised to the point of no longer being yours are not.

Coffee straight out of the coffee pot is really fucking hot.

There is a 38 second time delay after being woken up by a phone call in the middle of sleeping where you must make the shift from velociraptor to human.

Muffins made without butter or oil will most likely taste like cardboard.

If you go to the gym after laying out for three weeks and decide to just bust out fifty push ups…even if they ARE girly ones without stretching afterwards, you will regret it.

Leather car seats will peel at least five layers of skin off the back of your thighs at least fifty times during the summer.

Toasted sandwiches, while extremely tasty, are guaranteed to fuck up the roof of your mouth if inhaled within five minutes.

Sunset

When all you have in your photo library is a can of Pringles and fourteen sunsets, you are forced to resort to Google for random memes and GIF’s to make your posts look more interesting.

If you have ADD like me, it will take you 78.9999% longer to type that post.

And if you sit at a computer for THREE hours straight, your ass will go numb.

What lesson have you learned lately?

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Gettin’ Fizzy Wit It!

I am participating in a sponsored campaign hosted by Emergen-C® I received compensation for this post. While all opinions stated are my own, I make no claims about Emergen-C as a product or its effectiveness.

It’s NO secret that I love me some Emergen-C!

So when I had the opportunity to apply for a FitFluential campaign supporting this fun, fizzy vitamin drink, I jumped at the chance…then literally jumped UP and DOWN in my seat (you can ask my mom) when I got the email saying I’d been selected.

Emergen-C Flavors

I’ve been using Emergen-C fizzy drink mixes for years now and love them! When it comes to taking vitamins, I try to convince myself, but the truth is, I absolutely HATE taking pills. So when I’m not chewing on my gummy vitamins, I’m stirring up a bubbly little beverage to get my day started off right!

Until receiving my boxes to review from the company, I had already tried about half of the flavors including the super orange and tropical. While pink lemonade* has always been my favorite flavor, I was really excited to try the lemon-lime for the first time and now, I have a NEW favorite flavor!

*Part of the proceeds from each box of Emergen-C Pink are donated to fund breast cancer awareness, research, and prevention efforts.

Emergen-C Lemon Lime Fizz

The one thing I love most about Emergen-C’s immune supporting* supplements is that along with 1000mg of vitamin C*, it also has a TON of other vitamins and minerals, including B vitamins that help support my natural energy levels*.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Emergen-C + ACV

About a year or so ago, I started using Emergen-C to make my “morning mocktails”. I firmly believe in starting my day with a shot of apple cider vinegar, but let’s face it, that stuff on its own isn’t something ANYONE looks forward to. But? Throw it in a glass with  a bit of water and a packet of Emergen-C and BOOM, tastes delicious!

Emergen-C + ACV.

Since it only takes a minute to stir up, these mixes are perfect for quick mornings before I head out to the gym. Emergency also has quite a few recipes on their website that I’m anxious to try…Lemon-lime guacamole? Orange Dreamsicles?

Pink PANCAKES?!?!

I know, you’re drooling all over yourself, aren’t you?

Emergen-C 3 Months

Well…lucky for [ONE of] you because the company has graciously offered to give a FREE three-month supply of Emergen-C drink mixes along with this Zeus-irific stainless steel water bottle to one lucky KMB reader!

Emergen-C Bottle

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling me which flavor you’d like to try the most! And if you just can’t wait to get your paws on some of this sweetness, just hop on over to Emergen-C’s website and enter to get a free sample shipped straight to your door!

Giveaway will run until Thursday, July 17th at 11:59pm.
Open to US residents only.

*Giveaway and comments have now been closed for this post.*

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Confessions of a Busy Blogger

Umm, hi.

So I promise AGAIN that I’m still alive! Life just seems to be getting the better of me lately…though not all in a bad way. While I’ve put in over 50 hours at work in the last FIVE days, haven’t seen the yoga studio in over a week, and my house looks like a train wreck, I can’t really complain about life right now. Sure things have been a little crazy, but in a new, exciting, hardly-any-time-for-pictures sort of crazy. Which is something TOTALLY different for me because well, after three years of blogging, it’s odd for me to live a moment without thinking about how I can fit it into a post and well, let’s face it, I take pictures of everything!

So this leads me to a few confessions. But first…

Public Banana Selfie

A shameless selfie complete with #publicbanana to get things started! 😉

I totally ganked this post title from Chelsea.

Today is the first day I’ve opened my computer since Thursday…and that was just to join Amanda’s link up with a post I’d actually written on Tuesday.

I haven’t read a blog innnn…well, since my last broccoli bombing, but calling out a few of my blends helps me feel a little less guilty about it.

I skipped going to the farmers’ market a couple of weeks ago because I’d yet to do anything with 90% of the haul I came back with the week before. Bound and determined to actually COOK something this week, instead of living off cereal and Quest bars, I loaded up on Saturday…

Farmer's Market Haul

Annnnnd…the furthest I’ve gotten is throwing one squash and pepper in the oven, roasting them, covering them in melted cheese, and calling it a meal.

Progress NOT perfection! 😆

Since I had to work on the 4th of July, I got together with some friends and family on the 3rd and celebrated in style complete with homemade ice cream AND peach cobbler!

Peach Cobbler

Neither of which I had a hand in. But I did mix up a MEAN batch of boxed brownies! And then I totally took the one in the middle before anyone could get a shot at it!

With the exception of some pictures that will be going up with an EXCITING post on Friday (I don’t want to GIVE anything AWAY, but you may want check back for that!), I haven’t touched Nikki the Nikon in over a month!

And after perusing the pictures in my photo library for this post, I just noticed that instead of food, most of the shots I’ve felt compelled to take lately look something like this…

Sunset

I guess you could say I’ve finally learned how to stop and smell the roses see at the sunsets! 😉

What would you like to confess today? C’mon, it’s fun! 

What was the last picture you took?

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