Pacing For Pretzels

Morning! Somehow, it is 5:07am and I have been up and out of bed for an hour being productive – from applying a green face to my own little face, organizing the pantry, unloading the dishwasher, and making pumpkin spice coffee making a delicious cup of fresh joe with the push of a button on my beloved Keurig.

I had purchased this cheap ($2!) Queen Helene green clay mask after reading a recommendation from Erin at Care To Eat.

I am pretty sure Brewski didn’t recognize me at first:

Brewie wondering why in the world his mommy is up so early:

Very attractive, no? Apparently the older I get, the less shame I have… And that fabulous coffee filled mug (since anyone who knows me also knows I am not a big into NYC) was a gift from one of my sponsors and I am quite proud of it.

Lately, I have been doing a lot of thinking (which is probably why I popped out of bed at 4am on a Friday morning) and I made a promise to myself to be myself. I noticed that in the last few years I have slowly molded into a person I thought people wanted to see – a quieter, more serious and reserved, less lighthearted girl (I just can’t call myself a woman, it seems strange).  Of course, I don’t plan to reenact my days as a 21 year old (phew, right?) but I do plan to get back to the basics. Basics of me, that is.

I spoke to my Dad last night and he ended our conversation with “Maybe I will see you on your blog”. I couldn’t let him down. However, my life has been a little unique lately and I don’t have much of the norm – food and exercise – to talk about. Am I eating? Of course. Am I running/stepping/strength training/stretching/icing? Yup.

I did review a new beer last night, a Raspberry Hefeweizen from UFO. I tried to rate it on a scale of 1-10 but then decided that my fingers are stars (see, I really am a lunatic ) and I would do a 5 star scale:

Got to be a lady with the pinky

Three stars! I think I just wasn’t in the mood, because I ended up pouring most of it down the drain. Almost too light and clean tasting. I like that in wine, not so sure about in a beer.

And I  will leave you with my favorite seasonal beer I have tasted to date: The Original Pumpkin Ale!

Ok, enough beer talk before 6am… Off to work for a massive giveaway.

Wait, one more thing… I am deeply saddened by the Ft. Hood massacre. I don’t have much else to say for fear of saying too much, however, my prayers are with the Soldiers and Families of Ft. Hood.

Moment of Silence

Have a peaceful Friday. As yesterday’s tragedy unfolded I was quickly reminded of how precious life is and how quickly it can be lost…

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