Oh Saturday how much I love thee now!!! I can LIVE again! And by live, I mean PLAY in my house. And by play in my house, I mean CLEAN!! Some people might think the thought of changing all the bedding and towels and doing 3 loads of laundry is a drag, but I was so thankful for an open morning to do it that I was whistling like Mary Poppins!
I woke up dreaming of our family at a beach house with waves crashing against it at 6:30. Guess my body clock is adjusting. I read emails and lounged in bed for a while, did my chores and came down to breakfast fit for a queen.
Seriously, this bowl of oats was over-the-top!
The Mix:
- 1/3 cup oats, milk, water, pinch salt, tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 banana
- TONS of pumpkin (I finished off a can – probably about a heaping half a cup)
- Cinnamon + vanilla
- Crumbled Banana Almond muffin
- Maranatha, and a bonus Barney Butter blob when I got to the bottom
A chicken drumstick today, floating in peppermint creme and pumpkin spice mix (I’m almost finished with this pre-mixed blend and will move on to another half-caf blend 🙂 ) The secret to the froth is 1) Heat your milk in the mug before you pour the coffee in and 2) Pour the coffee very slowly and horizontally from the french press
SAT-UR-DAY:
- Play house
- Go to the indoor playground (i.e. gym)
- A sandwichlicious lunch
- Shopping with Matt
- Dinner date
Sarah says
I love Saturdays 🙂 And I also love how you refer to the gym as an indoor playground! It makes it so much more fun. I mean who doesn’t want to go play for an hour or two!
Have fun on your dinner date 😉
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Saturdays take on a whole new meaning when you work all week!!! And i’m with you on the cleaning… I actually enjoy it!!!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
When I started working full time, I came to appreciate the weekend so much more. Have a great Saturday darling! 🙂
MG @ Paris Food Blague says
oh my gosh, i just re-watched mary poppins for the first time of my adult life. that woman had skills!
your breakfast looks so rich and filling. jealous!
Mom says
Love Mary Poppins! Waves crashing in a bad way? Let’s hope not!
Erin says
I love Saturdays when there’s nothing on the agenda but some chores and other fun stuff. It’s nice to be “lazy” once in awhile. 🙂
Jenn (www.j3nn.net) says
That’s a gorgeous bowl of well-earned oats! 🙂 Enjoy your day off — I LOVE being able to stay home and clean, too! It feels so good to have a clean house and fresh linens, especially after a crazy week/month!
Jenn
christie @ honoring health says
happy Saturday!
Diana says
Guess I’m a drag, too, because I really love my cleaning/organizing days, too. I could spend hours doing it!
Have a great weekend!
🙂 Diana
Mara @ What's for Dinner? says
Happy Saturday!!! Enjoy every minute…when you’re done, wanna come clean my house? 🙂
Morgan @ Life After Bagels says
My day involves much of the same . . well that and 5 hours of homework . . .
but I do have my date at the end of the night too . . . hooray!
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
I heart Saturdays 🙂 It’ s so refreshing to be able to do whatever you please 🙂
Have a great Saturday 🙂
Lori (Finding Radiance) says
Hey – a clean house and getting things checked off the list is rewarding to me, too! Feels good.
Those oats look yummy. I usually have a 1/2 cup of pumpkin in mine normally – I lurve pumpkin oats.
I think the picture in your coffee looks like a bike seat.
Freya @ foodfitnessandfreya.wordpress.com says
ahh I love days like that, where all the chores and stuff that has piled up during the week can get done, it’s so satisfying!
Epic bowl of oats 🙂
Danielle (Coffee Run) says
I like how you refer to the gym as the “indoor playground” 🙂
Do you put the pumpkin in your oats while they’re cooking or stir it in at the end?
*Andrea* says
have you made a video on french press foamy coffee yet 😉 *hint hint* 😉
enjoy your leisurely saturday!!! you work hard and deserve to play too of course!
Kath says
There already is one!!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
We have a Keurig and put the milk in first so the coffee steams it as it brews…so good. Makes it taste sweeter. That bowl of oats is way over the line…but it is Saturday and there is no better way to start Saturday! Enjoy your day!
Rachel says
I feel the same way! Love to clean.. it relaxes me 🙂 If I’m stressed out, you might just find me re-organizing my fridge, hahaha.
Courtney says
Loverboy sang “Everybody’s Working for the Weekend” for a reason!!! :>
Courtney
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Laura says
Oh Kath, I do sympathise with your shocker of a working week- two years ago I was doing a two hour commute across London, a year ago I began working in a hospital doing crazy hours- 14 hour days/ 5.30am starts/night shifts which I just about got the hang of- and now I’ve gone to graduate Medical school, which over here in the U.K. means 2 years packed into 1- now my brain is overloaded, and my body underworked. I really understand what you mean about all the changes, I wish I could adjust more quickly!… just remembered a naughty but nice addition to oatmeal, I’m not sure if you’ve done it before, in England you can buy little ‘Easter’ eggs- like caramel, praline filled ones (like Cadburys Creme eggs?), how about pushing them deep down into an oatmeal bowl, so that the warmth melts them down, and you discover them halfway down- I bet you could do it with Reece’s cups, Lindor truffles or M&Ms? Enjoy your commute free weekend and sorry about the long comment! 😉
Kath says
Oh wow, I love the idea of a Cadbury egg in the middle!!!
Jessie says
How are you doing with exercise & your strained hamstring? I have one as well and have taken 5 days off of exercise and It’s killing me…I noticed you had gone on the stairmaster though. Do you think that me going on my ET would bother my hamstring at all?
Kath says
It’s doing fine when I exercise – but it’s not doing well when I lift things. I gotta stop doing housework! I’m not sure if it’s a muscle or what because I can’t really massage it. Maybe some kind of connector?
Jessie says
I know what you mean because I cant massage it either, mine hurts when I stretch though. Hopefully these heal soon! Im going nuts resting for so long.
Danielle says
Thanks for the “bubble picture” tip. I always wondered how you were able to get pictures in your coffee like that 🙂
Have a great day!
Melissa says
I love the “indoor playground!” I’m going to use that philosophy this afternoon to make sure I spend some quality time at the gym with my new People magazine! :]
Have a great Saturday!
Ameena says
I am with you on the cleaning thing..I love to do clean on a Saturday morning. 🙂
Jenna says
I am in love with your oats!!
Stef says
i can always count on your posts for coffee mug shape shifters 🙂 your oats look wonderfuL! have a great saturday
Mandy @ University Cooking says
Indoor play ground…that does sound a lot better than gym 🙂
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) says
I love weekends for that very reason, too! I love to clean, to be able to get in 1+ hours at the gym each day (I split it up for weights so I get two days of strength but one day is upper body and the other is lower), and I get extra time with The Boy and the cats!
Kati @ Living Well says
Love the Mary Poppins pic! Such a cute movie; I think we owned it when I was little. Have fun cleaning! Sometimes those do make the best Saturdays 🙂
Jil says
The oats look delish — and seriously there is something so therapeutic about cleaning sometimes…SOMETIMES. haha However, even if cleaning can be a pain in the butt, nothing is more satisfying than looking around a clean looking and clean smelling house/apartment/room. and I agree with Mandy — indoor play ground sounds so much better with gym. Copyright that shiz! haha
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
I’m always so busy so the time I get to just be at home and organize and clean is awesome.
Karla says
Saturdays are great! I love getting things done around the house!
amanda@thegrainsofparadise says
I feel the same way about cleaning….I totally love it. Good thing too considering my man is the total opposite hahaaa. 🙂
Heather (The Single Dish) says
I love my place too, I feel so accomplished afterwards. Have a nice Day!
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
Wanna come do my laundry?!
Paige@ RunningAroundNormal says
Sounds like the perfect little Saturday 😀 I still need to clean my house. Have a baby shower to go to, but hopefully afterword!
Anna says
There’s such a sense of accomplishment in getting your house all cleaned for the weekend. You get all your chores done and then you get to enjoy a nice clean and tidy house for the rest of the weekend. I don’t necessarily enjoy the act of cleaning, but I always enjoy the results – and that’s what usually motivates me.
Alison says
you’re so cute! enjoy whistling and cleaning. i want a house that i can play in! haha. your oat bowl looks delish.
Angela (The Lady Loves to Eat) says
sounds like you are having your perfect Saturday!
Wendy says
Know what you mean about the body clock. I got up ~4:30 a.m. 3 mornings in a row this week, then the 4th day, when I could sleep in, I woke up at 5 a.m.!
Looks like you have a fun day planned! Enjoy!!
Katharine says
That looks like one of the most delicious and filling bowls of oatmeal EVER. Mmm. (And you are welcome to come clean my apartment any time you want!)
Cait (Cait's Plate) says
That bowl looks divine. As always.
And of course I’ve already eaten but I want that now. Haha.
Happy Sat-ur-day! 😉
Mae @ OhhMay says
Ahh I wish I had your motivation to think of the gym and cleaning as fun!! I love to workout but something about the gym… and other people…. hahaha
Lauren @ eater not a runner says
That looks like maybe the best bowl of oats ever!
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
It’s probably strange for a 20-year-old, but I love Saturday mornings at home cleaning and feeling productive. I’m 20 going on 30 =) Have fun shopping!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i’m watching a show about whistling right now – so weird that you mentioned whistling like mary poppins!
Christy says
Yay for playing house (cleaning!), I love it too! Nothing is better than an organizing!!
The Healthy Apple says
Aww; I love waking up to dreams like that…Your breakfast looks unbelievable, Kath..that is surely one of the best bowls of breakfast oats I’ve seen on your blog…so delishy!