Picture Food Log Experiment & DIY Father's Day Gift

First, and most importantly, don't forget to link-up with us on Monday for another round of Motivation Monday! It's a great way to start the week off and get back into the swing of things!

Second, I have been horrible about tracking my food the past few days. I was completely out of control with my eating yesterday.Work has been crazy resulting in last minute "lunch at my desk" with limited options. Stress eating. Unexpected changes in our evening schedules, resulting in no workout last night. (I get slightly cranky when I miss a workout completely) Limited sleep and just over all challenges in day to day life that I haven't been handling as well as I'd like.

Many of these things are out of my control, but I can control what I'm eating. I just need to get a handle on it again.  So, all that being said, I decided to start a little experiment. I'm going to take a picture of everything, and I do mean everything that goes into my mouth. Maybe knowing that I'm going to have to take a picture and share it with everyone will help knock some sense into me. Be prepared for obnoxious food pictures... they are coming. I'll be sharing on my IG and here on the blog. Help hold me accountable, please! I'm going to need it.

Speaking of mindless eating, did you all  know they make Cookies N' Cream kisses!? They are amazing absolutely evil! I highly recommend never buying them, unless you're perfectly okay with eating the entire bag.

I'd be lying if I told you I only ate 2 yesterday. Good thing I'm not starting my picture logs 'til today!

Third, I didn't go out and just buy these for the heck of it. (Trying to justify my naughty eating here.) On Wednesday evenings, Wyatt gets to spend some one-on-one time with his dad. So, we held off and did Father's Day on Wednesday. Here's the Father's Day gift:

I got the idea from My Sister's Suitcase. I'm definitely not that creative on my own. I also added a gift certificate to his favorite lunch place and attached it to the lid. Ta-da! Quick and easy. 

As for the weekend, I will be getting some runs in and making up my missed workout. I also need to get more organized with my food planning so I have fallback options when things come up unexpectedly. 

Happy Friday!

Candy Bouquet

My older brother is the greatest gift giver known to man. He puts me to shame every birthday and Christmas. Every year it's something unique, thoughtful and perfect and I'm always left thinking to myself, "Why didn't I think of that?" I'm the opposite. It doesn't matter how hard I try to come up with the greatest gift ideas, I fail. I never know what to get anyone.

May is full of birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day, as well as my little brother's high school graduation this year. I came up with (Pinterest may have helped) a last minute birthday gift that would work for just about anyone in your life. A candy bouquet...

It's pretty self explanatory really... I taped the candy bars to colored straws and poked them down into a candy filled cup. Ta-da!! 

I'm still fighting this nasty bug and have felt too yucky to push through a workout the past few days. This will put me a week behind in JMBR, but oh well! Life happens. I'll redo week 6 next week and keep pluggin' along. I'm hoping to get a couple runs in this weekend if I'm feeling up to it. It's supposed to be warm and I want to take advantage of it!

TGIF,

Homemade Sensory Paint

In recent months, Wy has started getting a few little "quirks" when it comes to textures. Bath time was once his favorite time of day, but is now dreaded, by both of us. He loves the water, but hates the feeling of soap and shampoo. He throws a Genius World Record type tantrum anytime something sticks to his hand. Brushing teeth and trimming fingernails is a two person job, quite literally.

So, I do what we all do when we need ideas and suggestions, and I turned to Pinterest. I found a recipe for homemade sensory paint and gave it a go this weekend.

This is the one and only time he touched the "paint". 

Yup, I made him touch it once and there was no continuing until we cleaned him up. It doesn't paint very well with a brush as it's pretty thick stuff. He had fun none-the-less and we'll definitely try it again sometime. 

It's super simple to make:

2 C cold water

1/2 C corn starch

3 T sugar

Whisk over medium heat until it boils and starts to thicken. Separate and add food coloring. 

*You'll want to use paint shortly after it has cooled*

If all else fails, he says it tastes good.