Being reduced to crutches has given me a lot of time to catch up on stuff.
And drink wine… but that’s neither here nor there.
Today I thought I’d share a list (does this count Meghan?) of some of random things I’ve been up to and/or loved lately – recipes, articles, things we’ve been up to… all marvelous. I’m bored, can you tell?
1. Did you know Glutamine is good for IBS? Vegas has IBS big time. She’s got some gummies headed her way this week!
I made mine mostly like the recipe, but used acai and cherries as the fruit. I think I needed more liquid…
2. I’ve been doing a lot of push-ups.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFZz4S1GjWB/
3. I’m making these brownies this week. You can even microwave cook them!!!
4. This coffee kombucha is tasty. In a #strangebutgood way.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFZlVaBmjdE/
5. I’ve been to Bed, Bath, & Beyond (twice), Home Depot, and Home Goods. We got a white picket fence, flowers (Mandevillas), and potting soil… and I supervised the install while drinking a Manhattan on Saturday night.
6. Did I mention why I’m crippled? My ACL. I’m trying Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP) again (it worked like a charm on my ankle!) to try to get it to regrow without surgery. If you’re curious to learn more, check out my doc’s website here. I’m terrible at explaining medical stuff.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFXV3HdGjVX/
7. Living an RV full time. I’m obsessed with reading Michelle’s blog about how she does it. I don’t know her, but she’s my hero. Ever since we spent almost two weeks on the road in the travel trailer, I’ve been fantasizing about living like a gypsy.
8. Speaking of being a nomad… I read Mutant Message Down Under a few weeks ago and it just made me want to wander more.
It’s about an American woman in her 50s who went to Australia to as a researcher and lecturer… and she ends up (voluntarily) kidnapped by Aborigines and going on a four-month-long walkabout through the the outback. Where do I sign up?
9. Big Black Lifting Grips. Aside from having an awesome name, these things are saving the life of my arms when lifting. I have a habit of gripping the metal, and that has lead to a lot of wrist/forearm/elbow pain.
I always thought I just had tendonitis. Turns out I just needed something to cushion my death grip and let my muscles do the lifting. Thank you to my new trainer for this little trick.
10. If you know me, you know that I live in Fabletics gear. I love their capris, shorts, tanks, and bras. I just got these two (the Lyra and the Ellie), and I’ve been bumming around in them constantly. SO COMFY… to the point that I don’t walk in the door and rip my bra off.
They aren’t super duper supportive, so I wouldn’t be doing chest day in them… but they are perfect for running around the house, doing errands, or even on a light jog.
[Tweet “From brownies to books to bras, this favorite things list rocks! #fitfluential”]
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Vegas made me rest this weekend, but I’m back to lifting upper body today!
What have you been loving lately?
Would you go on a walk about or live in an RV?
AHH!! You’re the best! Thank you so much for sharing my brownies, friend! That means so much to me, and DITTO on the L-Glutamine. It has played a huge part of my recovery and healing my gut. I mix the stuff in every meal I eat (powdered form), although gummies sound right nice too! Love me some acai (as ya know), and go on the push-ups, I can’t even do that many man-style pushups … working on that! Fun post, great list!
Thank you! I’ll be making them this weekend. 🙂
Good to know you saw results from the L-Glutamine. We’ve been eating the gummies every morning. I’ve done powdered in the past, but for different reasons and definitely not consistently.
AND I bet you could do the push ups… I’m tagging you next. Bwhahaha!
Years ago I worked as an activities director at a member at a membership campground (an upscale one), where most peoplelived full time in their RVs and traveled around the country. That was enough to tell me I would never want to live that lifestyle. I’m probably just prejudiced by knowing those people though so I say go for it.
LOL! There are definitely some sites we’ve been to that I NEVER want to go back to, but a lot of them have been really cool (read: without scary rednecks).
Fingers crossed the treatment works for you!
That book looks really good – I might try and hunt it out at the library – although the outback scares me enough already… Mostly due to bugs…
And coffee Kombucha! That’s like combining two of my favourite things! I hope to goodness someone in Australia decides to make this a thing!
You HAVE to read this!!! It will creep you out, but the good news is that she’s in the middle of nowhere so you don’t need to be scared where you are. 😉
I dream about living in an RV in the future! I think it’s great experience and I wanna travel a lot. We have pretty places here, in Russia☺️ Our roads suck, though, so my RV should be the best😂
I bet it is stunning out there! I can’t even imagine…
ALLL THINGS CROSSSED the treatment works!!
I love your attitude about all things life—-and know this has to be the answer.
And? Until then? maybe think about us walking together in a year?
slowly
strolling
Ill bring the …..wine slushies.
Wine slushies… a benefit to walking I hadn’t even considered!
C’mon knee, work with us here! Fingers crossed for you. If only brownies did cure all evils, like they promise to do (liars). I think it would depend on the RV. And who would be paying for it. And where would I be going? Something that I’ve always wondered is how do you deal with taxes or get packages. That would be a headache come Christmas time.
Hahaha! You pick a home state… like where your storage unit is (preferably one without state taxes, like Nevada). And you have a P.O. Box that’s centrally located so you can grab anything important. So much can be done electronically now… I rarely get mail any way! You can have packages sent to wherever you are.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot… can you tell? 😉
I did not know there was coffee kombucha- I’ll have to look for it! Hope everything goes well with the plasma treatment- keep us updated!
I can’t imagine living in an RV! Those brownies look super delish. Hope your prp treatment goes well!
That’s so much for the link love! Hope Vegas likes her gummies 😊
Thank you! I think it’s working, too! 🙂
Random, but I saw this article http://wellnessmama.com/7419/gelatin-uses/ on Julie’s blog post today and thought you may be interested since the gummies seem to be working out for you and Vegas! I going to try making vitamin C gummies using y acerola powder + gelatin for some gut help and pre-workout antioxidants I think. They also have a marshmallow and homemade jello recipe on there if you’re interested
Acai and cherries are the best fruits:)
Amen to that! 😉
Coffee kombucha sounds right up my alley!
I’ve seen the push-up challenge everywhere lately. I love the idea.
Coffee kombucha is so good! Definitely in a #strangebutgood way. I’m adding that book to my reading list as well–how cool would it be to get to do that?
I’m jealous. I can’t even imagine wearing a non-supportive bra!
Welllllll… mine aren’t exactly real. LOL!
Man, can’t say I’ve ever lived in an RV but I can relate to the nomad feeling. I spent 3 months living in Panama last year and I had an apartment with my boyfriend, but for the last month are electricity completely went out and we just did NOT get it back. Soo we ended up living at a hostel for a month which may not seem too different, but DAMN it gets old. The communal bathrooms and no sense of privacy and itty bitty rooms. It felt like roughing it to me. Especially having some stuff at the apartment, some at the hostel, some at family members homes..
Whoa… that is WAY more roughing it that RV life. You’re a better woman than I am! 😉
Why are you living in an RV???
I hope the treatment works for you Laura!!!! You have had your share of physical crap!!!
Nooooo… I’m just fantasizing about it. LOL!
Glutamine, huh? I’m with Vegas. I have big time IBS, too. I’ll have to check that out and see if it helps me at all.
I had no idea about suicide rates among vets. I’ve had a few student veterans in my classes, and all of them have been great students and really awesome guys! Good for you on the push-up challenge! What a cool way to raise awareness!
Definitely check it out! I think it’s helping her in just a week. We’ll keep it up and report back. 🙂
I would totally consider living in an RV full-time! Maybe just for a year or two haha but I love the idea of being a “wanderer” with minimal “stuff” and lots of adventure.
Just got a new Fabletics package today myself! I branched out and got a bathing suit too!
PS – I totally went to BB&B after I left my comment on here last week…and bought so much random stuff, including but not limited to a wood server thing, candles, different colored napkins for food photography and wooden tea spoons. That store always gets me, I’m a sucker for kitchen gear!
Wouldn’t that be a blast to tour Europe in an RV for a couple of years? #lifegoals
keep me posted on the PRP! ugh, acl no fun. but at least you know how to entertain yourself while crippled. LOL!
Wow, you have a good attitude about being on crutches!!! You’re going to have such strong shoulders and arms. 🙂 And those chocolate protein brownies look = <3. Push-ups are the BEST upper body exercise. 🙂 I'm thankful that God often works those injuries out in my life for good, even when I don't see it. :o)
I hope you feel better soon. I am also resting but for a completely different reason… Le sigh. If your body responded well once, it definitely sounds reasonable to try it again. Hang in there.
Thanks! We shall see… I think it’s working. Maybe… I’ll know for sure in ~3 months.
Wow–I am loving the look and idea of those microwavable brownies! I’m sorry to hear that you’re on crutches. I had them years ago and couldn’t wait to rid myself of them! Lately, I am loving green tea! I crave it all day at work (hot and cold). I am also loving online shopping. I confess, I go onto websites and make a shopping bag, but don’t actually check out lol If I keep going back to the site and the same things eventually go into the bag–I pull the trigger and purchase them!
I love your online shopping method! Maybe I need to do that… I tend to late-night impulse buy.
‘I’m terrible at explaining medical stuff.’ – ME.
I come with you to Australia! Can we choose the kidnappers? I want a cute one with muscles.
Bring Fabletics to Switzerland. Seriously. I’m jelaous!
You could write me a letter while you rest. I have the best ideas.
LOL! If I could choose a kidnapper… oy. You DO have the best ideas.
I just read Eat Dirt by Josh Axe. Have you read it? He has great solutions to gut issues and recommends Glutamine throughout the book. I just read it yesterday and thought it was quite good. Perhaps it could help Vegas feel better!
I have not – thanks for the suggestion. I’ll check it out!
Hope the ACL plan works out. I am sure the more brownies you eat the sooner it will heal.
I like the way you think! 😉
Coffee Kombucha What!!! I need to find that! And I have YET to make protein brownies, but am almost always craving something sweet.
GLUTAMINE….. CHECK – going to buy it on AMAZON RIGHT FRIGGIN NOW!
Lists always count.
I keep meaning to try the Fabletics stuff. It always looks so comfortable and even a bit chic. Much better than my old race t-shirts and mesh shorts.
Vegas is an excellent nurse. I can only imagine having you as a patient. 🙂
Dooooo it! Really. It’s the most comfortable stuff. I wear it all the time… not just for workouts.
AND I am an EXCELLENT patient. So there.
YES! Come be a gypsy/nomad with me!!!
I’ve been wanting to try Fabletics, but have had a hard time justifying spending money on workout clothes when I already have enough. That said, on my work-from-home days, that’s what I live in, so workout gear should totally count as appropriate work clothes, right?
Annnnnd THAT is exactly how I justify it. 🙂 It’s weekend attire too! Add boots to black leggings, funky jewelry to a track jacket… and you have a Saturday night outfit.