Something occurred in the gym today that’s never occurred before.
I fell asleep.
The weirdest thing is that I awoke this morning feeling completely rested. Ryan and I were up late talking about a lot of potential changes in our lives, and this morning when the alarm went off, I felt like I woke up deep in thought and ready to tackle the world!
After 25 minutes of cardio on the treadmill (I did this workout), I decided to forgo my initial plans of completing a total of 50 minutes of cardio in favor of taking a yoga class.
The class was relaxing. It wasn’t too hard and I didn’t really sweat. I simply stretched my body and relaxed my mind, which felt great.
At the end of the class when we were laying in savasana, my mind wandered and I actually dozed off! Since I wasn’t feeling tired at all this morning, I can only guess that I fell asleep because my mind was finally at peace after it had been running non-stop last night. I think I was only asleep for a minute or two, but I awoke totally shocked that I actually managed to fall asleep. I never thought that would happen!
Breakfast
After yoga, a quick walk with Sadie and a fast shower, I was ready for breakfast!
On the menu this morning: Strawberry ice cream!
Okay, not really, but it was smooth, cold, thick and creamy. Plus, it was a heck of a lot healthier than ice cream, making it a perfectly wonderful way to start my day.
I made my strawberry “ice cream” by first blending one cup of frozen strawberries with a tiny splash of almond milk in the Vitamix. (I’m tellin’ ya, this blender is a champ!) I then added one 6-ounce container of plain Greek yogurt and a tablespoon of honey to the mix and blended away.
I was really impressed with this concoction! I topped my “ice cream” with strawberry and apple cereal puffs and chia seeds and dug in!
I gobbled this up like it was goin’ out of style!
Speaking of style…
Stella & Dot Giveaway
And now for an exciting moment on PBF… My first ever fashion-related giveaway!
A couple of weeks ago, Lori, a Stella & Dot stylist, reached out to me about offering a giveaway to PBF readers to win an amazing Stella & Dot necklace.
Stella & Dot makes absolutely gorgeous statement jewelry as well as elegant, classic pieces. When she first sent me her website, I was sick in a hotel room and spent a good hour looking through everything creating a wish-list in my head.
I was fortunate enough to receive the beautiful turquoise necklace I wore on Friday from Lori.
And now it’s time for you to win your own Stella & Dot necklace.
One PBF winner will win their choice of the following necklaces…
(I am basically obsessed with necklace number three and wish I could enter!)
To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post, telling me which necklace you would select to wear if you won!
For extra entries you may…
- Like Lori’s Stella & Dot page on Facebook
- Like the Peanut Butter Fingers page on Facebook (It’s really fun! We share recipe ideas, Mary Kate and Ashley videos and talk about how much we love basically every kind of food in the world.)
- Tweet about the giveaway saying: “I just entered @PBFingers awesome giveaway! http://ow.ly/4y3UQ ”
You could potentially enter this giveaway four times! For each additional entry to be valid, please make a separate comment below telling me about what you did for an extra entry. (I use a random number generator to select the winner, so this will make sure each of your entries increases your chance of winning.)
I will randomly select a winner tomorrow morning.
Good luck!!!
i like stella and dot on facebook
I love number three also.
I really “like” your page on FB too for another entry!! Yay for giveaways!
I love necklace #1! Key necklaces are my weakness 🙂
I would love number 3!!
I love necklace number one! I have so many weddings to attend this summer and it would be the perfect accessory!
I love all three necklaces but if I had to choose one, I would pick the second option. I think this necklace could be dressed with many items in my closet 🙂
I’m already a pbfingers friend on facebook! Love seeing your posts!
Also already a fan of your facebook- Love the blog.
I tweeted! 🙂
Number 3!! soooo pretty!
Necklace number three! It’s beautiful. 🙂
And just tweeted it – distchocoholic
LOVE #3, but all 3 are beautiful!
And for my final entry, I tweeted your comment too! (Mplsmrs)
i like PBF on facebook!
I would pick necklace #3. I love it!
I liked Lori’s stella+dot page!
I love all of them! Stella and Dot rocks my socks I look through the catalog everyday! I would pick #3!
Hi Julie,
I’m a first time commenter, but I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months now – love it! This is the first time I ever comment on a blog! I looooooove necklace #3 – that’s my choice.
I love the third one! Great color and would spice up a simple outfit 🙂
And became a fan of Stella and dot 🙂 I think that i have heard of this page before as i also follow J’s Everday fashion Blog 🙂 Still love Number three 🙂
I already like PBF on fb!
I love #3!!!!!!! I just retweeted on Twitter and liked on facebook 🙂 Great idea! I actually ordered a necklace on her site last week after seeing her stuff on here!
Just also “liked” you on FB 🙂
LOVE necklace #3!! So perfect for Spring and Summer!!
I’m seeing tassels everywhere! I would pick necklace #2.
I would pick # 3! I love turquoise jewelry!
I love #3…perfect for the summer!! 🙂
It’s a toss up between necklace oneand three!! I really like them all,but I guess 1!
I honestly love all of the necklaces. If I HAD to make a decision, I would pick Necklace #3.
I also like Stella and Dot on fb.
It’s a hard pick but I guess I’d have to go with necklace number 1!
WOW Look at all those comments!!
I’m with you, I’m drooling over number 3. Number 2 being a very close second!
Liked Stella and Dot’s page on facebook!
I like necklace #1 the best.
I love the first one!
I tweeted the giveaway!
I LOVE necklace #1!!
I LOVE LOVE necklace number three! Such a statement!
I love #1!
They are all beautiful necklaces, but I think number 2 is my favorite!
also have “Liked” your facebook page for a while now 🙂
and how funny I was totally craving “strawberry ice cream” this morning too—I added some amaretto flavored creamer to it and YUM!! Delicious!!
I also like PBFingers on facebook now!
I love #1 and #3. So hard to choose!
Such a great giveaway! I would definitely choose the 3rd one – i love it!
I would LOVE the first one! I really like all three though… and may be entering in all 4 ways. 🙂
Liked Peanut Butter Finger’s page on facebook!
I LOVE necklace number three as well! (and reading pb fingers!)
Necklace two is so pretty!