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Friday Favorites
Happy happy Friday! How’s this week been for ya?
This week seems to have dragged on a bit (I blame it on the midterm I had on Thursday) and I am more than ready for some free-time to catch up on all things blogging and photography. I’m actually heading back to my hometown to spend some time with my parents, photograph a few sessions, go to Adam and Taylor’s pre-prom photo gathering, and am meeting up with a wedding photographer who I’ll be shooting with in the summer. ALSO. I’m probably going to spend all my time drop by Kyle’s parent’s home to play with Tucker. He’s turning into such a monster and I love him quite much <3.
Busy, but fun! That seems to be the theme to my life these last few months. Also, I know I have been pretty vague with all the things going on with me right now, but worry not! I have a big blog post coming up to explain what’s up.
Here are some of my current favs! If anyone feels the overwhelming urge to buy me something, don’t hold back- I’ve heard it’s always good to stick to your instincts 😉 .
12 Mile Long-Run of DEATH:
So this is the reason why I’m getting this post up this morning instead of last night like I had planned. This 12 miles was the longest run I’ve EVER done (my last longest one was a 10 miler) and it went pretty welll except for the last stretch of two miles or so. My body was so, SO done and my joints were absolutely killing me. Once we got home, I could hardly walk and had to pop 3 advil and a Nyquil so ensure that I’d be able to get at least some sleep. I’m feeling a lot better now, though, and am excited to taper down. Our running schedule for next week doesn’t have us doing any more than 6 and I’m prettttty excited about that, not gonna lie.
A big shoutout to Lana, Taylor, and Tom for helping me push through! Tom went on after us to finish the last 13.1 miles by himself. Just a casual half-marathon on a Thursday night 😉 .
Etsy Food Photography Finds
I want an endless supply of moolah $$ so I can buy ALL the things. And by all the things I mean food photography props! I’m trying to improve my photos and start trying for a more rustic shabby -barnyard-chic look (because that’s a thing, apparently, and I lurrrve it) and all the gorgeous props, plates, bowls, etc on Etsy are making me swoon a bit 😯 .
Cappuccino Mug Cup // French Vintage Digoin Earthenware // Large Black Walnut Cutting Board // Small Ceramic Heart Bowls // Large Wooden Cutting Board // Silver Galvanized Metal Bucket //Reclaimed Wood Pine Cake Stand // Reclaimed Wood Boxes
Ahhhh, want want want.
Keep.com
Total bad habit, but I have a tendency to scroll through the site as I’m lying in bed for a few minutes. So. Many. Cute. Finds.
Gold Stemless Wine Glasses (Set of 4)
Anddd last, but certainly not least, this Indoor S’more Maker because the world needs more things like this.
So that’s that! I’m also going back to my hometown tonight (after a nice dinner out with the boy) and I’m excited to spend some time at home.
Question: What’s something you’ve been loving lately?
My Go-To Healthy Breakfast Choices
I know the food blogger seems to be some sort of mythical creature who eats nothing but new, exciting, gloriously displayed food, but the opposite is pretty much true for a lot of us. Unless I’m developing a recipe, I eat pretty simply and usually repeat my favorites over and over again. Creativity is exhausting and sometimes you just want to stick to the tried and true!
I have a midterm tomorrow morning so I didn’t have time to put together a big recipe like I had planned, but I decided to give ya’ll a closer look into some of the (healthy!) breakfast options I eat. I kid you not when I say that for the last two months I haven’t really strayed much from these combos and I’m usually on autopilot-mode when I wake up in the morning. I stumble downstairs in a sleepy stupor, make the most complicated decision I’m capable at that time (sweet or salty- the eternal question), and somehow put together breakfast. Here’s what’s on the menu:
Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread + Cream Cheese + Frozen Blueberries
I blame my housemate Sophia for getting me addicted to the cinnamon bread and cream cheese combo. The wafting smells kinda brainwashes ya and I’ll you want to do is SHOVE IT ALL IN YOUR FACE.
I recently discovered a whole wheat alternative that is pretty delish and usually spread some whipped cream cheese on it and then use my adorable cinnamon sugar grinder from Trader Joe’s to add some extra goodness. Since just the bread won’t keep me full for long, I add some fruit (usually frozen blueberries) on the side for the nutrients and fiber.
Note: do not eat frozen blueberries with your fingers, they will turn a horribly corpse-like purple-blue color that takes a ton of scrubbing to get off 😯 .
Banana Brown Sugar Oats
While I go through phases of eating ALL the oatmeal to dry spells, whenever I’m into oats, I usually prepare them by cooking half of a sliced banana and cinnamon into the oatmeal in the microwave (less dishes=the college student way). Then, I top the final product with brown sugar and the other half of the sliced banana. Sometimes I go crazy and add some walnuts into the mix 😉 .
Greek Yogurt + Fruit + Walnut Bowl
Pretty self-explanatory. I throw yogurt into a bowl, top it with frozen blueberries and a cutie, then add some chopped walnuts for texture. Noms.
Cheesy Egg + Veggie Scramble
If it isn’t evident already, I usually stick to sweeter things for breakfast. When I’m feeling like something savory, though, I go with eggs! I cook up some bell peppers + onions that I have pre-chopped and stored in the fridge, scramble an egg or two and a few egg whites together, season with garlic salt (<—BAE <3), and add in some Mexican-blend cheese at the very end so it melts into the scramble. Filling and protein-packed!
I feel like it goes without saying, but coffee is ALWAYS a must for me in the morning, both to keep me awake since I usually only get 5-6 hours of sleep a night and because it’s such a comforting ritual. <3
Question of the Day: What are some foods you tend to eat on repeat for breakfast?
The Us Project
One thing that I find myself struggling with fairly often is avoiding falling into the comparison trap. With social media becoming such a prevalent part of my life, I find myself constantly exposed to a whirlwind of “wants”. Wanting to be thinner, but simultaneously more toned and muscular. Wanting to be faster. Wanting to be prettier. Wanting to have ALL the ridiculously expensive clothing I see on the fashion blogs I read. Wanting my photography to be better and never feeling like its good enough.
With all these wants, there isn’t much room for happiness.
It’s easy to get caught up in a world of things you aren’t and things you don’t have- especially when most social media platforms are imaged-based and depicts the highlights in everyone’s lives. Oftentimes, I make the mistake of assuming that those highlights make up the entire reel of everyone’s day. I see beautiful selfies with girls wearing flawless makeup and my self-esteem can take a big hit. The same goes for anything I’m working towards bettering myself at, whether that be cooking, food photography, my small business, my body, school. The list can go on and on and my insecurities cangrow more and more if I let them get the best of me.
That’s why, I am proud and excited to share Soffe’s #TheUsProject campaign to challenge the comparison trap and start a movement that aims to encourage young women to focus on each other, those who give them strength, motivation, and encouragement and essentially promote community over competition. Soffe stands for a brand that celebrates the collective strength of young women and wants to create ways to bring them together in support of their shared goals. Instead of constantly comparing ourselves and becoming wrapped up in jealousy of those “wants” (which studies have shown lead to decreased intimacy and more shallow relationships), #TheUsProject aims to use social media to bring us together instead of pitting us against one another, or in my case, against myself.
Together, we can build a more beautiful picture and build each other up to reach our maximum potential!
While Soffe and I are doing all we can to promote awareness for this campaign, we would love your help and participation! To help spread the word (and possibly win some AWESOME gear from Soffe), post a photo of yourself and your friends on Instagram and tag #TheUsProject and myself (appleofmyeyeblog). We can’t wait to see how you and your best girlfriends support each other!
And here’s my contriubution with this super sweaty, makeup-less photo that I took with some of my housemates after we conquered our first 10 mile run EVER! There is no way I could have gotten through all those miles without their continues support and presence and I am beyond thankful for them. I love you Taylor and Lana! (A special shout-out to our neighbor Tom for his manly support as well and our foster dog, Charlie, who ran outside and insisted on being in the photo as well)
Learn more about the movement here: #TheUsProject movement
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Soffe for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.
Vegan Raspberry Thumbprint Breakfast Cookies
This Saturday night got a little crazy and wild with these breakfast cookies. I’m talking, mashed bananas off the hizzle, chia seeds like WOAH, and raspberry jam’ming all night to the sound of the raging party happening next door. I know, I know. Christine, you need to calm down a little.
These are the latest creation to come out of my college kitchen and are born from a situation I find myself in pretty often. Imagine this scenario: you wake up after a long exhausting night of sleeping, stumble to the kitchen in a hunger-induced stupor, and start the coffee pot. Then, you’re hit by a wave of NEED-TO-EAT-NOW emotions. What should you do?! Well, if you were smart, you would have baked up a batch of these super easy and nutritious raspberry thumbprint breakfast cookies and VOILA! The perfect “treat” to help satisfy that morning sweet tooth.
These babies are made healthy with the use of a combination of whole wheat flour and oats as the base, a super ripe banana and egg to hold everything together, a pat of tart raspberry jam, and river drizzle of peanut butter. I add in just a teeny tiny but of light brown sugar to up the sweetness a bit, but other than that, all the sugar in these cookies are natural!
One thing to keep in mind (as with all healthified recipes) is that this recipe is by no means your standard bakery-style chocolate chip. It’s not loaded with butter and fat and sugar and subsequently will not taste like one of those decadent desserts, but rather is a filling, slightly sweet, and packed with lots of healthy goodness. If you’re someone who likes to eat a cookie-a-day (like me), these cookies are a great substitute to have your cookies and eat em too!
*Recipe inspired from Oh She Glows
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