I set my alarm for 8 hours past 10 when I went to sleep last night and woke up at 6. I didn’t feel like getting up, but I was awake so I retrieved my laptop and actually spent 2 hours in bed writing an article for Breathe Magazine on On-The-Go Healthy Eating. I have a few edits to make, but I’m thrilled to have it finished before 8am!
Our internet is in-and-out again 👿
So I brightened my day with this lovely bowl…
The mix:
- 1/3 cup 9-grain + oat mix, 2/3 cup water, 1/3 cup 2% milk, pinch salt, small ripe banana
- Splash vanilla
- Splash cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese, stirred in at end
- A few tbsp AgavePlus granola (it’s almost gone!)
- A few peanuts
- A few butterscotch chips (all gone too!)
- Spoonful of bottom-of-the-jar Barney Butter (really almost gone!)
And a vitamin!
Today’s Agenda:
- Packing lists + begin packing
- Lunch @ Kate + Nate’s w/ Matt and Kelsey
- Trip to Target for African supplies
- Handful phone calls
- Research on palm oil for Food Science
- Work on Clinical Case Study
- Call AT&T and complain….again
Gmail Is SO COOL
Did you know you can customize your inbox colors now? Just go to Settings –> Themes –> Custom and play with the colors. I am loving my new teal + red theme! Note also how I have my follow up starred emails in a second inbox. So handy!
Hasta la vista!
VeggieGirl says
NO MORE BUTTERSCOTCH CHIPS?!?!??!?! That’s a foodie sin!! Better stock up 😀
zestycook says
That is a huge bowl of Oats Kath!! Gmail is pretty cool 🙂 Good luck with AT&T… haha
Kath says
Zest,
That bowl is a mini bowl – it’s not a big cereal bowl!
K
K says
Butterscotch and Barney!! Two fabulous flavors 🙂
Congrats on getting your article done! Have fun today!
Danielle says
Great breakfast! And great productive morning!
Teal, red, and white is my favorite color combination, when i get married those are going to be my colors, I just love the way they look together!
Rose says
Congrats on banging out that article! When will it be printed? V. exciting!!
Enjoy your day 🙂
LOVE gmail themes!
Marisa (trim the fat) says
What a treat to “work ” in bed!!!
Good luck with Africa prep/packing -ugh – I hate packing!!! But, I hate UNpacking even more!!
Oh and hey, random question here, but I was thinking of you this a.m. as I was eating my new love, Ezekiel bread! I thought “this may be a bread Kath would eat”!!! If you didn’t have Matt to bake all those awesome breads for you, what kind/brand of bread would you eat?
brandi says
enjoy your day! i love that your entire breakfast is one color 🙂
Weekly Bite says
Great looking breakfast!
WB
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
Delicious oats! Glad you got to lounge in bed for a while. That is always so nice and relaxing!
Enjoy your day!
Betsy says
Love the monotone colors in that bowl of oats!
Kara says
I’d be very interested in what you learn about palm oil. It’s one of those ingredients that seems shrouded in mystery.
Missy (Missy Maintains) says
Love your oats today! Thanks for the gmail tips! I am going to play around with mine now!
Jennifer says
I love that you have to go to Target for Africa. It’s amazing how that store has everything you need no matter where you’re going! Props to starting your packing. I wait till the last minute (and then rush around like a crazy woman of course).
I also HATE when my Internet goes in and out… grrr.
I also have AT& T and they drive me crazy. But it’s the lowest-priced plan I can find (and I have researched A LOT).
fitforfree says
SO COOL Kath!! I just customized gmail 🙂 love it!
Sharon says
Love gmail!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
Awesome breakfast!
Mel says
Yummy oats as usual!
I am looking forward to reading your article when it comes out! Definitely let us know!
Lisa says
Yay for being productive so early!
Ronda says
I use the Cherry Blossoms theme in Gmail, it makes me think of spring. (It is -4 degrees here in MN today, so spring seems to never be coming.)
Biz says
That sucks about the internet going in and out – that would drive me crazy!
Good luck shopping – Target is my daughters favorite store!
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
Can’t wait to read that article!!!
I have a beach/ocean theme on my GMail right now and I’m LOVING it! Even though I have my mail forwarded to my Mac mailbox, I go on there just to look at the lovely beach scene!
rhodeygirl says
1. do you use google calendar? i am not sure if you know but there is a calendar google lab where it is right below your chat list- that way you can see what is in tap for that day/week/month without ever having to leave your inbox!
2. i have a pretty teal and red vase in my house and i am obsessed with that color combo. so pretty!
and
3. do you find that when you have sugar in your breakfast, i.e. butterscotch chips today, you tend to eat more during that day or is your hunger and eating level the same?
Oh She Glows says
Ohh I love how Breathe Magazine has Kris Karr on the cover!!!!
BethT says
I love the gmail themes…. mine is the ninja one 🙂
Haleigh says
I am in love with looking at your photos of oatmeal every morning, they just look so darn good!! ..I wanna try Barney Butter!!!! Do you have to order it online or can you find it at any grocery stores?
Lisa D says
I wish I was going to Target to shop for Africa things; maybe someday! And good luck with your clinical case study; hopefully your professor is not as harsh a grader as mine was!
Kailey (SnackFace) says
Writing in bed produces some of the best material, I swear! I love how you let us know the fun things we can do with our gmail! I’m using cherry blossoms, and loving it, but I may play around now. Have a great lunch and have fun at the best store, Target!
Jessica says
I saw on your gmail that you can add a mini calendar – thanks for sharing “your gmail view” with us!
Amy C. says
Kath, how do you create a second inbox? I need that!
HeatherBakes says
Ugh, we’ve had major AT&T problems this year. Good luck!
Love the gmail theme! Mine is the cherry blossoms 🙂 I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing around with all of the options.
Sarah (lovINmytummy) says
I love the bottom of the nut butter jar. Your oats are lucky, I usually just use it as an excuse to eat from the jar!
heidi says
palm oil – a nasty business
It’s killing orangutans, elephants, tigers, and rhinos – literally. not from habitat loss but plantation owners poisoning the already threatened species.
From the Center for Science in the Public Interest:
http://www.cspinet.org/palmoilreport/PalmOilReport.pdf
list of companies who use it in their products (often unnecessarily) from the Rainforest Action Network
http://ran.org/the_problem_with_palm_oil/take_action/sticker/palm_oil_companies/
Mia says
Hey Kath,
I read your posts everyday and know that you are a big fan of nut butters. I just wanted to let you know that I found a really cool nut company called Saratoga Peanut Butter Co. There website is : http://www.saratogapeanutbutterco.com/index.asp I don’t know if you can get it up there in NC. I am here in Charleston, SC so I can only get it if I order it online. I think you would like the “monkey boy’ as you love your bananas. I would like to try the “Adirondack Jack” still. Anyway…just thought you might be interested!
-Mia
Jennifer says
Mia, the PB is not too badly priced- do you know where in Charleston I can pick it up? I’m having a mini vacay there the first weekend in May.
Runeatrepeat says
Oooh! I love going to Target & am curious what type of trip supplies your going to get 🙂
Sara says
Your huge bowl of oats looks SO good!
sue says
georgia pecan sounds SO yummy! another great breakfast kath 🙂
Natalie says
I love your bowl, the coral is so pretty!
Gotta try out the new Gmail colors, I didnt even know they had it…
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday says
I have never heard of breathe magazine, I need to keep my eyes peeled for that!!
Good luck with your to do list!
Hadley says
Love the idea of stirring in cottage cheese for extra protein!
Sara says
Maybe you answered this before, but are you going to be blogging from Africa?
Michelle says
YESSS in-and-out internet service REALLY sucks!!!! I had the same problem last night. ;( That smiley you put up was seriously my face half a day ago. hahahah
I love the customized google reader too!!!! 🙂
Meredith (Pursuing Balance) says
Is that a candle shaped like an orange slice? So cute!
capedaisy says
hello! congrats on the article. Target is amazing. if you or any readers would like to win some homemade jam, (excuse the self promotion) giveaway on www.beachbliss.wordpress.com.
Bec says
Your morning bowls always look so yummy! I am currently changing the colours on my gmail! Thanks for the tip 🙂
Leah says
Yes I love that about gmail!!
I am using the “beach” theme! It makes me feel like i’m in the summer every.single.day.
haha I wish!!!
Rachel Lauren says
If you change it to the TREE theme the background changes according to weather. It’s awesome.
Kath says
Marisa (trim the fat),
If you search the archives, that was my bread before the days of Great Harvest!
rhodeygirl ,
I absolutely use G-cal!!! And I have that widget – you can see it in the screenshot! I have it above my chat list though. So convenient.
Amy C.,
Here’s the Gmail blog post:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/tip-manage-several-email-accounts-with.html
heidi ,
Thanks for the info – will be helpful for my paper.
Mia ,
Thanks for the link! I love new PB’s. I’m coming to Charleston in May, so I’ll have to keep my eye out. Where do you buy it there?
Jennifer ,
I, too, am headed to Charleston the first weekend in May….should I be scared!?!? 🙂
Sara ,
I will be blogging from Africa, but I’m not sure of the schedule of my internet access. I am hoping for one post a day, and matt will be filling in the gaps!
Kath
Jennifer says
haha if you want to be scared ::shrugs shoulders::
Did you find a good hotel deal Kath? It’s so damn pricey in DT Charleston! (which is to be expected I guess)
Kath says
Jennifer ,
We’re going for a wedding and have a friend’s house to stay in, so luckily we don’t have to pay for a hotel. We were looking at the Hampton Inn downtown (I think?) and it was $180. High, but not terrible.
K
jennifer says
Thanks!