This morning I spent some time updating my blog’s media kit. (If you’re a blogger and want to make your own media kit but don’t know where to begin, I highly recommend Katy’s blog post: How to Make a Media Kit for Your Blog.)
It took me a while because I am quite an amateur when it comes to creating pretty much anything on the computer. Plus, I did the entire thing in Microsoft Word which isn’t exactly a breeze when it comes to formatting. I swear, if there’s a way to do something in Word, I will always use it. It’s like my computer safety net.
Lunch today started and ended with fruit.
First, a nectarine!
Followed by a peanut butter, chocolate and banana smoothie. Emphasis on the peanut butter. Yes!
Into the blender went:
- 1 large frozen banana
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 heaping spoonful peanut butter <—best part!
- 1 spoonful cocoa powder
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 2 large handfuls fresh spinach
- Enough 2% milk to get everything moving
Once I was finished with my smoothie, I felt full but got the strangest craving for calamari. Not sure where that one came from!
Question of the Afternoon
- What is the strangest craving you’ve experienced recently?
My calamari craving today came out of nowhere and the other day I found myself craving my beloved Ben & Jerry’s oatmeal cookie chunk ice cream that I cannot find ANYWHERE.
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I had the strongest craving for olives recently. It was crazy. But what cracks me up, is that I blogged about it, and ever since then, one of the most searched items that leads people to my blog is “craving olives”. lol. Guess I’m not the only one!
I have no idea what it is, but lately I’ve been craving salsa like CRAZY. So much so, that I have no problem just eating it straight from the jar with a spoon. That being said, I definitely prefer it accompanied by some guacamole, tortilla chips, and cheese 😀
I love Ben & Jerry’s, but I’ve never seen that flavor. It does sound good! Lately I’ve been craving those Reese’s Eggs. It is that time of year!
if you ever see it, you MUST buy it. they don’t sell it anywhere near us in ocala, but when i was in college, it was my go-to favorite flavor!
I had a strong craving for corn bread the other day so I made chilli for the soul purpose of having cornbread. But now I must find this oatmeal cookie chunk ice cream, I have never heard of that flavor before but I must have it!
i always have cravings for froyo and ice cream. i could probably eat it everyday. in fact, i know i could! but are you having cravings because……??? 😉 heh heh
I know what I am craving NOW. I love that you know about that flavor! I discovered it at the on campus convenience store in college. My brother used to work at a Ben & Jerry’s and he said it wasn’t very popular so they stopped serving it at the scoop shops. Lucky for me there is a local ice cream shop down the street from me that sells oatmeal cookie chunk 🙂 Love the cinnamon flavored ice cream. Sadly, a cone is about $7 here in DC, otherwise I would have a serious addiction.
I’ve been meaning to make a media kit, but I’m so confused on the whole thing haha. Even after reading about it, I’m more of a visual person so I need to see it being done first, it’s kind of hard to get the know off the internet.
Lately, I’ve been having mad banana cravings. I’ve put them in almost everything, even though I wasn’t eating them barely at all before. Oh well, fine by me;)
I had a strong and intense craving for figs the other day!
I went to 4 stores, but no one sold fresh ones, so I got some dried figs and they are still hitting the spot!
But mmm, I love calamari! Especially the tentacley bits!
My mid day chocolate craving never fails to hit me.
Is there any way I can see your blog media kit? I want to make one soon and would like to see other people’s for some ideas! I checked out hers already too!
Oh yum, that smoothie sounds amazing!! I want to make it right now! (Too bad I’m at school…) The nectarine looks so delicious, too. Recently I’ve been craving goldfish crackers… kind of strange
Yummm… I love me some calamari! Recently I’ve had an overwhelming craving for sushi. I think I’m actually going to try to satisfy it tonight and pick up a couple veggie rolls from Whole Foods. I can’t wait to eat the raw stuff again, but hopefully this will suffice for now!
I had a major craving for eggs with a side of rice the other day. It seemed totally crazy to me until I looked online and saw that there is a type of rice wrapped in an egg that is popular in either Japan or Korea. I saw both countries when I was looking online. I’ll have to try it out.
While I was sick with a stomach flu, I randomly craved skittles. I honestly didn’t want ANYTHING but skittles and I think they got me through the flu.
Calamari has to be on the dinner menu so! Smoothie looks awesome…I now have a craving for a whole lot of PB and chocolate!
OMG I totally understand your oatmeal cookie crunch ice cream craving! It is nowhere to be found…I swear I look in every grocery store, very frustrating! I crave yellow cake w/chocolate frosting a lot, I have absolutely no clue why.
everytime i go to a grocery store in a different city i look for it. the last time i found it was when i was in NYC!
That Ben and Jerry’s flavor is my #1 favorite! I looove it! I’ve only had it 3 or 4 times, but I can’t get over how amazing it is. Now you’ve got me craving it!
I crave calamari a LOT! Love fried calamari with a passion!!
Waffle fries the other day which was delicious!
Cinnamon toast crunch . . . and I totally had it for dinner! Craving – satisfied! lol.
I always crave sweets. lol always.
PowerPoint is my go-to place for creating anything on my computer that’s more than just text. It’s so easy to create a text box and place it wherever I want it and then add a pic in a random spot. My boss made fun of me for this when he saw me creating a document one time, but it’s not like he ever noticed based on the work I produced 🙂
Me too! It’s so easy to just change the page size and orientation and then go to town. As part of a cost-cutting effort, my department had me put together our company newsletter and the only software I have is MS Office, so I did a full 16 page spread in PPT. Julie, if you’re comfortable with the menus in Word, PPT isn’t that bad of a transition, and it gives you quite a bit more control over placement and design.
We (well really my PPT savvy husband) designed our entire wedding invitation suite and other stationery/paper goods entirely on PowerPoint! It wasn’t without a few headaches but they came out amazing and we saved a TON of $$$
I’ve been craving green grapes lately. Not red grapes, not apples, not oranges, green grapes! I did find some green grapes at whole foods the other day though to satisfy this one 🙂
Baby in the future?
I’ve been carving ben and jerrys oatmeal cookie too but it’s nowhere to be found ! 🙁 I HAD to substitute it with Ben and jerrys cinnamon bun! It was yummy! Have you tried it?
no! i’ve never seen that flavor!
You should seek this stuff out! http://m.benjerry.com/flavordetail?productId=617
I don’t have cravings very often, but when I do, it is for meat. Usually a big old hamburger and fries does it for me! However, when I was pregnant, I craved mashed potatoes with gravy…EVERY DAY! It was super weird.
PEANUT BUTTER!! I hadn’t had any since before Christmas. I finally gave in and it was oh-so-awesome!
Yep, I’d say calamari is a pretty random craving. I’ve been craving pickles a lot lately, and no, I am not pregnant. It probably has something to do with the fact that we never have pickles. Just kinda happens that way.
OMG! Ben & Jerry’s oatmeal cookie crunch is my favorite too! I also love their red velvet. have you ever tried that?
yes! it’s delicious! have you tried their new cannoli flavor? unreal!!
ohmigosh! that’s a thing?! how have I not heard about it? I’m going to have to find that ASAP!
That is by FAR my favorite ice-cream flavor, but I can not find it ANYWHERE! They better not stop selling it, I would have to write them a letter!
Whenever I tell anyone about a strange food crazing they always ask if I’m pregnant! I’m not married and not planning on having kids anytime soon! I often get cravings for blue bell pistachio ice cream, it’s just soo good!
Omg oatmeal cookie chunk is my favorite too. I have even gone on the Ben and Jerry’s website to look up where to find it. I hope you look it up and there’s somewhere nearby. Also I get those really weird cravings too. Sometimes for things I haven’t had in years and don’t even like that much.
sadly i looked it up and it’s nowhere near me. tear.
I always crave carrots and mustard!
I rarely have them but for the past two days all I can think about is eating a hamburger!! And for my social media kit, I used picmonkey, paint and Word and then had to send it to my brother to put it in PDF format!
I always have cravings for peanut butter or for chocolate. Sometimes I get a big craving for mexican food, but usually I just want the salt haha
Uh oh, I hope they didn’t discontinue that flavor! I’ve been craving cereal lately, which is odd because I’m not much of a cereal person.
ew i’m not a fan of calamari! what an odd craving! haha
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Ben & Jerry’s Oatmeal Cookie Chunk is my most favorite ice cream too! I am in East Tennessee and can’t find it anywhere here either!
I crave pizza ALL the time. I could have it at any meal-the best is homemade with lots of veggies & cheese. YUMM
Oatmeal cookie chunk is the BEST!!! Lucky for me, they have it at Randall’s here in Austin (used the flavor locator on the website a while back haha). So glad other people out there share my love for this flavor. It really needs to be a staple in all grocery stores!
Suggestion: Now would be a great time for a recipe for healthy calamari.
Eggs! I just want them all the time. Must be lacking something in my body that they would provide because it’s not something that I would normally crave at all.
Hey Julie,
That smoothie sounded so good! What brand of protein powders have you tried/used and what do you like best?
I crave cheese and bread! 🙂
i had a craving for edamame last night, so i ate a huge bowl of it with a spoon. it was a bit of an odd craving, but it tasted great!
Weird craving for a strange dish..hmmm.. could there be a little Fagan coming soon? 😉 Haha just kidding. I have weird cravings all the time.
Quick question–when you blend your spinach, can you taste it in your smoothies? I despise the taste of spinach in my salads but would love to incorporate it into my diet a little more.
Well calamari IS pretty yummy!
Mmm love Ben & Jerry’s! It isn’t very big in Australia just yet but it is getting there.
I recently discovered their Half Baked Flavour (http://www.benjerry.com/flavors/our-flavors#product_id=624) when I was in Hawaii. Gotta love raw cookie dough and brownie chunks in the one tub!
Julie, I love Oatmeal Cookie Chunk! That and Coconut Seven Layer Bar are my two favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavors. There are a few places in the area that carry Oatmeal Cookie Chunk. Only the Scoop Shops carry Seven Layer… but there’s one in my town… which is very, very dangerous!
I can’t say that I think I’d ever have a craving for calamari (the consistency throws me for a loop), but I have a craving for peanut butter at least once per day (usually more). As far as a more unusual craving goes, I had a HUGE hankering for Cheerios yesterday (and went to town on several bowls!)
TOtally need to do an update on mine! But you are right – it is so important to have a media kit if you are serious about making money as a blogger. I use mine all the time to send to potential clients/companies.