Ephemeral Interests

Just me looking like an awkward anxious nerd outside of yoga studio while I was in Austin last month.

While I didn’t have time in my work schedule to sneak off for an actual session, I clearly felt a little star struck just seeing the studio in real life. 😅

So much love to Adriene and Benji! 🩵

Oooh, I’m BACK, baby. 🤤

While I LOVED having my family in town (swipe for some pics of my adorable niece!) I have to admit that ya girl wasn't even a little picky about her eating choices in the moment. Now that my pants barely button, I thinnnkkkk it might be time to take myself seriously again. ha! ⁣
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𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭. ⁣
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I am late to the wing sauce line from , but I fount the Thai Chili at Walmart and knew I had to have it. I made quick boneless thighs in the air fryer, sliced them up and topped them with the sauce. Paired it with my go-to cheesy cauliflower bake and bing bang boom - dinner was served. ⁣
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Do you guys have any fun ways to use this sauce? I want to try it in every possible way! haha⁣
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More of my face and the lake - because that is the only thing I have been doing lately! (𝘚𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥!)⁣
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I'm trying to dive back into a *healthier* lifestyle than I had been living in the recent months. This week has been a pretty solid effort, and I have even splurged on ordering some of my favorite go-to snacks to keep me on the path. ⁣
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I don't want to label it "strict keto", because I think I have come a long way mentally since I started keto and I don't want to revert, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 - 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧' 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭.⁣
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Quest chips and cookies in tow for the next lake adventure? Any one wanna join?⁣
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I colored my hair again on a whim, I ate more than I should have, I drank more than I should have...

but I also laughed harder than I have in ages, explored more of this beautiful lake than I’ve been able to in the past - and even braved my fear of large bodies of water AND JUMPED IN! (While in a bathing suit in public. Which didn’t phase me at all for once)

This weekend rejuvenated a part of my soul I’m not even sure I realized existed.

Thanks for coming to see me, .kess_626. 😘

@ Lake Pleasant, Peoria, Az

Well this one was a hit. So easy too! ⁣
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𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐢 (thanks to 's marinade) and some 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝. Which Eddie is obsessed with.⁣
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The chicken was a simple 30 minute marinade situation, then I popped the pieces into the air fryer basket and cooked for 10 minutes at 360. (Smaller pieces that cooked up quicker, but I checked the internal temp, don't worry).⁣
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Hawaiian Macaroni Salad was made the night before, but we are obsessed. I tweaked a recipe I found online, but since I found like 4 with the same ingredients, I will share my version below instead of referring you:⁣
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» 1/2 bag of Elbow Pasta⁣
» 1/2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar⁣
» 1/2 cup Mayonnaise ⁣
» 1/2 Tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream⁣
» 1/2 Tbsp Almond Milk⁣
» 5 Baby Carrots, shredded⁣
» 1 Tbsp Onion, shredded⁣
» Seasoning to taste⁣
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→ Boil pasta, drain water, toss into a bowl, then add vinegar, carrots and onions immediately and toss. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. ⁣
→ Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl. ⁣
→ Mix mayo mixture into pasta once it has cooled. ⁣
→ Cover, pop into fridge for 2 hours or overnight. ⁣
→ Enjoy! ⁣
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Okay, okay. I know I said I wasn't planning on eating sweets today, but does it really still count if it's part of my advent calendar?! ⁣
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We are back from vacation where I did plenty of 'free eating' - but I honestly have no guilt or regrets. I still made conscious choices and had self control even when eating "off plan". Which, for me, is a HUGE success story. (𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 #𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵. #𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘉𝘌𝘚𝘛 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴)⁣
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The best part is that I feel every confidence in my ability to slide right back into the today. Even if I will be saving my chocolates to enjoy on the weekend.⁣
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𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 $𝟕.𝟗𝟗! 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 (𝐊𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐎𝐧𝐌𝐲𝗪𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐒𝐨𝐧) 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞. ⁣
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Happy December, my dudes! ⁣
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I am not going to lie - I have been terribly unorganized and unmotivated lately. ⁣
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I have half-finished projects littering my kitchen, pictures of meals I have created and lost the recipe for, products I need to snap pics of to share with you all.. I have done next to nothing productive for the last couple of months. ⁣
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I tend to beat myself up over that, which spirals me further into this weird little abyss I have been stuck in. "If I hide from it for just oneeee more day, I can tackle it all tomorrow" - She said every day for the last 5 months. ⁣
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Anyway. I read recently that anxiety and depression can stem, for people like me, from this overwhelming feeling of never being able to get it all done - 𝐬𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. Then maybe you can move on to something else..⁣
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I also had a friend recently tell me that "𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲" - meaning that opening my app, grabbing a picture, and posting it (even without the recipe and information), is better than continuing to hide from it ALL. So here I am.⁣
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It's not pretty, but it was on plan, it was homemade, and it was tasty. I will, for today, count this as a success.⁣
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𝐏𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐬, 𝐘'𝐚𝐥𝐥! ⁣
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You know, because when the weather finally gets cold again, you want ice cream desserts.... ⁣
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This is not a new concept. Not even the first time it was done with . I just had a craving and FINALLY had the energy to give it a whirl. ⁣
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I need to do some taste testing and possibly thin out the paffle portion a bit... but in the meantime, look how pretty they came out!⁣
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→ Paffles made with unflavored crumbs. (Dani10)⁣
→ Stuffed with "Got Buns"⁣
→ Coated in chocolate made into a ganache (KetoOnMyWaywardSon)⁣
→ Topped with ! (KetoOnDani)⁣
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@ Mesa, Arizona