Happy Friday! How was your short week? Are you looking forward to the weekend? I am. I have an appointment to get my passport this morning, I’m meeting Lindsay this afternoon, baking tonight, celebrating some birthdays with family tomorrow, and recipe testing and heading to a high school graduation party on Sunday. Busy! But before we get to the weekend, let’s look at some of the best things from this past week. Ready? Let’s do it.
Finishing Orange Is the New Black
In the evenings after dinner, my parents and I generally clean up and then crash in the rec room. A lot of the time, we aren’t even watching whatever’s on TV. Lately, though, we’ve been plowing through Orange Is the New Black. Guys, this last season was disturbing and I wanted to stop watching after at least three different episodes. And while it didn’t end on a comparatively disturbing note, I wouldn’t say it ended on a good one. That said, even while I was disgusted, I was totally hooked. I guess that’s what TV is supposed to do, right?
Those sweet potato fries
I know, I know. I talked about them yesterday, but I can’t leave them off of any favorites list. D4 Irish Pub’s sweet potato fries are coated in unicorn dust (some combination of sugar and salt, I think) and they serve them in an appropriately huge portion. I can’t stop thinking about them. If you’re in Chicago, let me know and we can go get some 🙂
Last weekend’s trip
I’m cheating for the second time and reusing something I’ve already shared. But last weekend was a great one. It was laidback – my mom and I mostly walked along the lake – but we don’t need to do anything else to have fun.
We chatted a lot, we ate a lot, we laughed a lot, and it was lovely. The end.
Millennial
Emily mentioned this podcast last week, and I subscribed immediately. Listening to a 20-something tell you what it’s like to be a 20-something when you’re a 20-something might sound weird. However, it’s incredibly comforting. It’s really easy to feel like you’re the only one struggling and trying to figure everything out at once (see below), but this is a reality check that we’re all in this together and doing our best.
A whole lot of support
Real talk: lately, I’ve been doubting all the things. What? It’s a long list, including but not limited to:
- Whether shifting to a Paleo style of eating has been a good idea for me
- Whether I’m doing the right things career-wise
- Whether I should actually keep running, given my body type
- Whether my academic path is what I actually want
So, lots of things that feel really big. And my family just keeps reminding me that I have options, I can experiment without commitment, and I can do anything. Maybe one day I won’t need the reminders every day. #highmaintenance
Basically, I really love my family and I have no idea what I’d do without them.
Sometimes you need @D4IrishPub sweet potato fries and family support. #bgbcommunity #fitfluential Share on XAnd that’s all for me this week. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll talk to you next week!
Your turn:
What are the best fries, sweet potato or otherwise, you’ve ever had?
What’s on your agenda for the weekend?
What are you loving this week?
Linking up with Heather
Never doubt my food recommendations. I know what I am talking about! D4 has the best sweet potato fries ever!!
Hahaha I wouldn’t dare doubt you! We have similar taste and you’ve never steered me wrong ?
sending you some love <3
Thanks, Nicole. You’re the best ❤️
I still need to watch the new season :O I’ll have to start this weekend!
Do it! I wanna know what you think!
Those sweet potato fries!!! I need them in my lifeee. I’m glad that you have such a great support system – I feel like right around where you are is the age that everything got really confusing and then shortly after it all clicked and made sense (for the time being, ha!) but it’s SUCH a tough time in your life emotionally.
I’m super excited for the “click”! I know nothing will be totally settled, because life is always changing, but a brief period of everything making sense would be appreciated ?
Those sweet potato fries … Those are worth mentioning more than once, and if I’m ever in Chicago, I will let you know, cause that would be fun to get those together.
Having a family that supports you in big decisions is GOLDEN! So grateful that you are blessed with such a wonderful cheer-leading team! THis week, I’m loving… lots of blogging, reading blogs, spending time with my family, and the fact that my mom is home after 11 days of being gone!
Yes! I’d love to meet you, Emily!
Enjoy all your family time! As you know, that’s one of my favorite things always ?
Love sweet potato fries! It’s definitely comforting hearing form other 20 something year olds. Most of us definitely don’t have life figured out and I don’t even know if 30 year olds do. But having family and friends that support you makes you super lucky!
LOL who knows if and when we figure everything out, so we just have to enjoy the process. ☺️
I am totally addicted to SP fries, and I have to say, the best ones I’ve had are at restaurants. Those ones from D4 Irish Pub look sooo good, and it makes me want to fly over to Chicago right now for a lunch date. ?
I am always on the lookout for new podcasts, and that one sounds intriguing. I’ll have to check it out…thanks for passing on the rec!!
Haha that’d be one expensive lunch ? But I’d love to meet ya if you’re ever in town!
Of course! If you do check it out, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
I can totally relate on the uncertain feelings. They’ve been hitting me pretty hard too, ironically enough. All I can say is keep swimming and we’ll end up in the right river eventually! That’s my plan anyway! 😉
You’re so sensible ? Sounds like a good plan to me!
Those sweet potato fries look amaaaaaaaazing!
i feel you on the doubt, girl! We just looked at a house this morning that Jesse loved and whilst I loved the idea of it BEFORE seeing it in person, now I’m not so sure…. especially as it’s a HUGE decision to make!
It’s annoying/funny how those big decisions scare us more and more as they get more real, isn’t it? Either way, it can still be a little exciting to take those leaps. Good luck, Kristy!
Sweet potato fries are a must for me when I go out to eat. I love them, and the chipotle-mayo sort of dip they serve with it. So addicting hehe.
I’ll have to read about your decisions for Paleo! I went paleo for 30 days with my local gym, and while it was amazing on my “looks” my belly didn’t like what happened unfortunately 🙁 So I stopped.
http://www.spiffykerms.com/2016/07/calling-female-cyclists/
Always yes to sweet potato fries!
It’s crazy how different people’s bodies are – my stomach has been happier since going Paleo. We all just have to find what works for us ?
I so love that your family reminds you constantly that “YOU HAVE OPTIONS!” And that you can “experiment without commitment.’ I was so resistant to changing majors in college and I wish I would’ve been open to it earlier.
For me, interning/working in different fields helped me figure out what I wanted to do career-wise. I was studying veterinary medicine, but interning/working with dietitian bloggers, in bakeries, and in restaurant kitchens. There was a major disconnect in what I wanted to do vs. what I thought I should be doing. What I thought would look good to an outsider (“she’s a veterinarian. she must be smart”), isn’t what I really wanted to do career-wise. I do think it is a great idea to get credentials behind your name if that’s an option. That’s why I decided to become an RD. I thought a bit about blogging full-time, but that made me nervous. I’m not sure how long blogs will be around and if I would be able to support myself with blogging longterm. End random ramblings about me.
All that to say, it sounds like you have awesome parents who support you in discovering your dream job! Good parents are genius’ and their advice is gold.
What other people think has definitely been more of an influence in my academic/career choices than I’d like. I think I’m finally starting to let that go and it’s both exciting and terrifying. Like, what if people don’t think I’m as smart? Well, it doesn’t matter if I’m happy, right? That’s the hope.