You guys. I wish I had some long chat about Men Tell All from The Bachelorette last night, but I just couldn’t do it. More so my husband couldn’t do it. Since my SIL doesn’t come over to watch The Bachelor anymore because her new job is on the other side of town, my husband is often forced to watch it with me. We have a TV downstairs where I could watch it by myself, but our basement is a solid 6 degrees at all times and it also has spiders. So I just never go down there and remind my husband that I watch golf with him and NEVER complain. Football? F*ck that. But I’ll shut up and stick it out when it comes to golf. I don’t understand why. Maybe because the athletes and spectators aren’t cussing each other out every other second in golf. Or giving each other brain damage. Who knows.
Anywho, I turned on the Men Tell All after my husband agreed to it since he was working on his computer last night, and he lasted a solid 3 minutes before he started picking up his things to head to the other room. He’s the kind of guy who actually hates drama. Not the kind that says they hate drama but you know they’re entering any conversation with any rumor about any person alive while saying how much they HATE drama. He’s the opposite. If I start trying to tell him about something dramatic that has happened, I see him fading fast. Which makes me less dramatic (shame) and a better person (shame). Hence why I didn’t watch the episode last night. Men yelling at each other is public makes me feel weird. I’m here for Bachelor in Paradise and Blake.
Speaking of drama, can we please talk about my air fryer drama I had last night?! I recently snagged this NuWave air fryer because I’ve seen so many people using them lately and recommending them. This air fryer was definitely on the less expensive side, but sinceI had a handful of friends who recommended it, I decided to pull the trigger and buy it. I couldn’t wait to try it out because my friends told me how much they love to roast veggies in it and that’s something I do almost every night. So I finally pull it out of the box and try it out, making both the way a friend recommended it – 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Nope. Not cooked through WHATSOEVER. Burned on a few edges but still raw in the middle. And I cut my brussels sprouts in fourths and carrots into tiny slivers. So then once I reached out to social media to figure out what I use doing wrong, I got info like cooking them at 370 for 20-25 minutes then upping it to 400 for 5-10 minutes. But that totally defeats the purpose of buying an air fryer. I bought one to cut my cooking time in half, not add time to it. Maybe I just want my veggies different than other people do?? I don’t know but I’m hella pissed!
I’m going to try to stick it out and try it in other ways like cooking pork chops in it tonight, but I’m scared to fail at veggies again. Veggies are my favorites. Damn you air fryer, damn you to hell!!
Now on a less dramatic note, even though that’s not my style, I read an entire book this weekend! And I know that’s not a big deal to most people out there, but this b*tch right here doesn’t have much time to read. I am on my computer in the morning, in my office and kitchen in the afternoon, then back on my computer all evening. There’s really no time for books unless I want to read 3 pages before I go to bed each night. And after trying to get the The Luckiest Girl Alive for WEEKS, I finally gave up on it and bought The Woman in Cabin 10 at the airport to read on our recent trip to Cabo and I read it in 3 days! I absolutely loved it! And it made me want to read more! I asked people on IG for book recommendations and had probably the most comments EVER in one post. People really feel passionate about books, I guess. And since it will take me FOREVER to get through all the comments, here are the most recommended in the first hundred comments or so:
- The Couple Next Door
- Something in the Water
- Behind Closed Doors
- The Woman in the Window
- The Wife Between Us
- In a Dark, Dark Wood
- Sharp Objects
- Then She Was Gone
I’m thinking about getting a couple to read at night, but I also am thinking about getting Audible so I can just listen to books on tape as I work. Should I pull the trigger and start paying the $15/month to listen to 1 book? Give me your advice because I don’t trust my own.
PS – this post totally feels like the good ole’ days when I talked about random sh*t going on in my life…and I’m digging it. Let’s get back to my PaleOMG roots. Cool? Cool.
Now go try this little delicious snack!
Breakfast Yogurt Freezer Squares
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 16 squares 1x
Ingredients
- 2 (5.3 ounces) container of greek yogurt*
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lavender buds
- 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons coconut chips
- handful of blueberries
- handful of dried strawberries
other topping ideas:
- gluten free or paleo granola
- gluten free or paleo muesli
- fresh fruit
- chia seeds
- cacao nibs
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 glass baking dish with parchment paper and spray with coconut oil spray.
- Place yogurt in a medium bowl.
- Add honey, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and lavender buds to a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes until honey begins to slightly bubble.
- Pour honey into yogurt then add hemp hearts and chopped walnuts and mix until well combined.
- Pour mixture into baking dish and top with coconut chips, blueberries, dried strawberries.
- Place in freezer to freeze 3+ hours or just simply overnight! Cut into 16 squares. Store in freezer.
Notes
* I used Kite Hill almond milk unsweetened greek yogurt
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Hi Juli! Just wanted to say two things: 1) I super super super recommend you try that Phillips air fryer that you originally posted in your stories. I cook ALL my veggies in there and they are just so bomb. I roast my brussels in there a few times a week! I’ve personalky tried about 4 or 5 different brands (my family members all have one) and consensus is definitely that Phillips is worth the extra money. 2) don’t do audible! Check out the app Libby— all you need is a local library card and you can get access to audiobooks for free via that app. Maybe take that for a spin before you take the plunge and spend for a monthly subscription.
Yes!! 100% agree with Meaghan about the Libby app. Girl, learn to love your library because you can get all of it there. Libraries are so much more than printed books. Been doing audiobooks for 8+ years on the drive to work. And, by the way, “Behind Closed Doors”…you will NOT Abe able to put it down.
For $10 you can get kindle unlimited on Amazon and get books AND audiobooks!
I’ve never tried an air fryer, but these yogurt squares look amazing!
Agreed! Do the Kindle Unlimited! It’s amazing! When you have time to sit down and read, you can read and then when you jump in the car or go for a walk, put the audio version on and it picks up where you left off.
Love the book recommendations! I too need a page turner or I’m out. I currently have your second cookbook on my nightstand (yes I read cookbooks like novels).
I use the app Overdrive to check out audio and e books for free using your local library card. Super easy. You just sometimes have to wait a few days for a copy to become available.
Seconding Kindle Unlimited via Amazon ($10 a month) and the app Libby for library audio books. W/ kindle unlimited you can ‘borrow’ up to 10 books at a time and there’s no return date like the library.
there’s also a book club you do call book of the month. bookofthemonth.com I haven’t signed up for it bc I get my books from the library but they post on IG the new books every month. the newest ones usually have a wicked long wait list though so I just read older BoTM selections. you pick your selection each month for a fee and they mail you your books.
I am a huge reader but fell into a major slump the past year or so and didn’t read a single book in all of 2016. 🙁 I broke out of my slump with Bird Box by Eric Heisserer. I demolished that book in 1 day!! it’s being made into a movie too starring Sandra Bullock that comes out i believe this fall.
Also, if you need help picking books, if you go to The Woman in Cabin 10’s page on Amazon, i like to use the carousel at the bottom that has ‘people who bought this bought this too’ and i get a TON of book recs from that little thing as well.
Hi Juli!I use the app OverDrive for reading/listening to audiobooks and LOVE it! it is a free app and if you have a library card (or can borrow a friends) you just sign into the app using that and you can borrow books and audiobooks for free! The only problem I run into is that you usually only get to borrow the books for 20 days and sometimes you have to wait for a book to become available. But I definitely recommend trying it out before you pay for audible!
sweet, i’ll look into that one!
Hey Juli!
I have had audible for a while now and I love it!
IMO, it’s best for when you have time to listen, such as a commute or going for a walk. I never listen to it while at home. I also find that the experience is best when it’s a good narrator. The narrator can really make or break a book. There are a few narrators who are fantastic, such and Julia Whelan (sp?), who read both The Great Alone and Educated, and the narrator of Something In the Water (HIGHLY RECOMMEND!).
I’m pretty sure you can find a promo to try audible out for a month to see if you like it.
Hope this helps!
Lisa
awesome!! i’ll add them to my list!
I am like your husband in regards to The Bachelor. It is hard to watch so I just can’t do it!! My mom is a huge fan of it but it makes my eyes bleed haha However, I did watch this trashy show after called The Proposal and it was just stupid good. Itwas totally shallow but I got sucked in somehow…
I love audible and listened to most of these books non audible while driving or running or cleaning my house (makes this so much more fun/less awful) or sitting and staring at a wall while I’m supposed to be cleaning my house. It’s the best.
I’ve read two of the books on your list and here are my thoughts: 1: The Couple Next Door – I actually listened to this book, and it was SO good!! Definitely recommend it. 2: The Wife Between Us – not my favorite. It had a very 50 shades-esque feel to it. There were a few twists but nothing that I didn’t see coming. I don’t want you to waste your time and swear off reading forever, so i wanted to warn you!
i’m all about 50 shades lol so i might like it
Hey girl! I LOVE my audible subscription and to be honest I can’t imagine having paperbacks anymore. It is nice to have the odd physical book on you for at night or in the airport but I am all game for listening to the books just like I’d listen to podcasts. If you like all of those crime podcasts you will DEFINITELY love audible. It’s also really fun to listen to books like “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Amy Schumer or things like that because you can hear their sense of humor while you listen. SO GOOD. Highly recommend.
omg i definitely want to listen to that one!!