Good morning!
I already miss slowly waking up and wandering off to the Fantasy Dining Room aboard our cruise ship to leisurely enjoy a yummy breakfast and a hot cup of coffee.
I suppose vacation really is over. Boo!
At least I can relive my time on the ship through recap posts which will be coming your way beginning this afternoon.
Non-Workout
This morning Ryan and I caught up on sleep and skipped the morning workout we initially planned for the day. I’m thinking a lunchtime workout may be in order, but I’d also like to unpack and get my life back together, so we’ll see!
Breakfast
Breakfast used up the only food we had on hand. A trip to the grocery store is necessary today!
My egg sandwich included a toasted whole wheat English muffin, a slice of muenster cheese, strawberry jelly and two fried eggs.
The highlight of my morning meal was a hot cup of crème brulee coffee!
As a birthday gift, my mom gave me about six different kinds of flavored coffee from The Fresh Market in St. Pete to try. I love flavored coffee!
My mom knows how much I adored The Fresh Market’s peppermint crème coffee over the holidays and filled up a variety of bags with enough grounds to make about five cups of coffee each so I could enjoy a little sampler pack from The Fresh Market. Such a neat gift!
The crème brulee flavor is a winner.
I also received a milk frother from my family that I cannot wait to try. I’m not exactly sure how to use it (just turn it on after I add milk to my coffee or before?), but I plan to read the instructions and test it out today!
Exercise Ball Chair
Another birthday gift I received from my family was an exercise ball.
This was actually the only gift idea I could think of when my family first asked me if I had any specific items on my birthday wish list. I’ve wanted to use an exercise ball as a chair in my home office for a while now but never bought one for whatever reason.
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I know that there are basically just as many pros as there are cons for using an exercise ball as a chair and do not plan to use it all day long, but I get sick of sitting in my usual desk chair from time to time and thought it might be a good change of pace every once in a while. Plus, I am hoping to slowly accumulate more at-home workout equipment, so it’s a welcome addition!
Speaking of funky desk situations, I remember one of my former bosses bought one of those treadmill desks for his office.
It actually sat in the box for more than a year while I worked there, but I always wanted to see him use it! I don’t think I’d want to work at a treadmill desk all day long, but it might be a nice little breather when I start to get antsy at my computer.
Question of the Morning
- Would you ever want to work at a treadmill desk or at a desk that required you to simply stand up all day long?
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I LOVE sitting on my stability ball. After hours in front of the computer I can acutally feel my lower back and abs engaging. Plus, when you get antsy you can just start bouncing!
First, i LOVE my aerolatte!! You will too 🙂
Second, if I didn’t work where I worked (i.e. with a bunch of dudes), I would love to get a ball/moving desk/something. I feel like all of the working out in the world won’t combat the amount of time I spend on my rear!! I try to get up and move around every hour or else I start to feel like my butt is literally expanding as I work….lol TMI???
I had no idea these exsisted. I would love one.
The coffee sampler pack is a really nice gift idea! That would be fun to try out so many new flavors. Every time I read about your flavored coffees it always makes me want some, but I never remember to look while I’m at the store! Need to actually write it on my grocery list. Someone at my old office brought in an exercise ball to use at her desk, and she’s really tall so it had to be pretty large, and it really turned a lot of heads, haha. But I thought it was a good idea! I’ve never seen a treadmill desk before – that’s both hilarious and awesome! I feel like it needs to be in a movie with a really intense boss, like Devil Wears Prada or something.
Oh, and for the frother – it works best with a small amount of liquid if you really want to create a lot of foam. Be careful if you put it in a full mug – it will splash out! I know this from experience 🙂
I would actually love to have a treadmill desk. It seems like such a natural way to get some movement in your day!
Wow, I have heard of the treadmill desk before but never heard of anyone who actually had one! I just don’t think I could work that well for long on that thing!
My office doesn’t allow for any non-standard desk chairs but I would love to have an exercise ball if I could! Not for the entire day but even just for an hour a day!
My co-worker and I have drooled over that treadmill desk. I would love to have that at work!
We have a treadmill desk at our office. You can book it for half hour time slots just like you would any of our meeting rooms. You just bring your laptop with you, dock it on the station and walk. It doesn’t actually go very fast, but it’s still kind of cool. It’s great for long (boring) conference calls.
I use an exercise ball at my desk too! I would LOVE a treadmill desk too–so fun 🙂
I would like it but I don’t think I could do that for 8 hours everyday. I’ve been looking into getting an exercise ball for my desk as well, I don’t know what I’m waiting for.
I would really like the ball chair, but having worked as a cashier before, standing all day is not appealing at all. I was getting spider veins at age 23 from standing so much. Maybe the walking counteracts the veins?
Happy belated birthday! I love that you can see your slippers in the picture of the milk frother. 😉 I definitely would not want the treadmill desk; I have problems multi-tasking as it is. That would just be asking for trouble, I would eat it within the first few minutes!
Can’t wait to hear about the cruise!
I actually use a ball most of the time. Our Occupational Health and Safety guy has provided me with literature going against using a ball, but I love it. It’s helped my neck issues since I don’t slouch, and it helps me get some energy out!
I’d love a standing desk, but I don’t think a treadmill one; that just seems weird!
I don’t know about standing or walking all day long, but I get antsy and need to move around a lot. Maybe a ball would be a good idea because then I could bounce up and down.
Have you ever heard of/tried Teecino? It’s herbal coffee. Sounds super weird, I know. But it’s amazing. It comes it flavors like Vanilla Nut, Hazelnut, Amaretto and others. It’s a nice little change of pace if you need a coffee break 🙂
Milk frothers are the best! They work for almond milk too!:)
ALWAYS use the milk frother BEFORE adding it to your coffee!!! it makes the foamiest foam everrrrrr 🙂
i always drink my coffee super foamy muhaha
I just bought an exercise ball for that purpose and it was a little short.
That treadmill desk is the craziest thing I have ever seen! I can just imagine answering the phone after walking on it all day and being out of breath (because after like 8 hours, I’m pretty sure I’d be exhausted). “Hello…this is…Stephanie…”. haha. Actually, I’d be more afraid of falling off than anything else.
Also, milk frothers are the best! It’s like Starbucks in your own kitchen.
Oh my goodness! We have a treadmill desk in the teleworking office above us! I’m terribly jealous. It’d be really useful if I had a lot of brainless data input or reading to do for work. Give me something to fidget on while I do my work!