Do you think people who give out parking tickets enjoying doing it or absolutely hate it? I always wonder that. Especially when I see someone give me a parking ticket. No, I know I asked for it, but I still wonder what they’re thinking while they give the ticket. That job would make me real sad.
So this weekend, I really did….nothing. I stayed in Friday night. I stayed in Saturday night. And then I went to the lake on Sunday and didn’t even really get in the water. Wtf? I slightly feel like I wasted a weekend, BUT I don’t feel like getting wasted. You get what I’m throwin’ out there? Well, the more I live my life not competing in CrossFit and not trying to live a completely strict life, the less I like to drink that much. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love to have some wine sometimes and get a little crazy from time to time, with nights resulting in a sweaty dance floor. But, I really hate feeling depressed after drinking. And, obviously, that’s what alcohol is. A depressant. I just feel super bloated after drinking. Which is weird, since I remember feeling super skinny and dehydrated in college after a week of binge drinking. How things change.
Anywho, I’m in this weird stage of my life that either my friends are going out and getting trashed or staying in with their significant others. But I don’t want to get trashed. And I still want to hang out with my friends. But drunk people are annoying. And they peer pressure you into drinking. Or just peer pressure you into feeling guilty about not drinking. I don’t know. It’s all just very frustrating. Why doesn’t everyone else feel bloated and depressed after drinking and want to stop like I do? Am I the only one out there that likes to be sober and get up the next day to have a positive day? I love positivity. And bloated Juli is not a positive Juli. #factoftheday. I just feel boring. I hate being boring. I’ve been told that I need to find “balance” and I obviously have not found it yet. #rantofthedayisover.
Ever wonder how many people out there are on the human growth hormone? Is that a pill or do you shoot it into your butt? I don’t really know much about it. I just know about it from guys talking about it. I wonder how many people are on it in the CrossFit community. #wonderingthoughtoftheday.
OMG. I totally want to see that new show ‘Total Divas’ on the E! channel. I don’t care what you think of me. I really don’t. But that kind of trash tv looks awwwwesome. I mean, come on. It’s about women in the WWE world. They’re attractive and fake fight each other. How can that not be interesting to watch? Their promotional commercials have totally sold me. SOLD.
Oh PS- like my doodling on my cinnamon roll balls? I’m obviously extremely talented.
Cinnamon Roll Balls
- Yield: 8-10 1x
Ingredients
- 10 dried dates, pitted
- 12 ounces cinnamon roll cracked nut butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- melted coconut butter, to top
Instructions
- Place dried dates in a food processor and pulse until broken down.
- Then add nut butter, coconut, cinnamon and salt and pulse until well combined.
- Use your hands to roll small bite-size ball shapes.
- Top with melted coconut butter.
- Eat and imagine they are cinnamon rolls. They’re not, but the mind is able to do pretty cool things.
- Refrigerate leftovers. If there are any!
Notes
Makes 8-10 balls
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juli, i totally hear you re: not drinking and still wanting to be social! it is super freaking frustrating. can’t a girl be a blast on the dance floor and NOT wake up feeling like death the next day? i say yes. super excited to meet you at the CF Games! emily
I’ve never drank (that doesn’t sound right, but it’s accurate) – personal choice. The peer pressure got less as I got older, maybe because I let the people who pressured me drift away. If ppl are insecure about how much they are drinking, they will take your choice as being related to them, instead of something you do for yourself. That’s where the pressure comes in. Feel bad for them that drinking is the only way they know how to have fun, and consider if maybe you’ve moved into a different phase in your life and they haven’t. (and they may feel like crap the next day but be addicted anyway and unable to stop) Friends should respect your choices even if they can’t support them (except when they’re self-destructive, clearly this is not).
Gotta check out the cracked nut butter, and anything that says cinnamon roll is worth a try.
Being social and not drinking isn’t fun when everyone else is drunk. Ah well, such is life
First of all, I am dying that I don’t have that cinnamon roll nut butter. Secondly, I literally could have written this exact post. I think 25 is the age where people either keep acting like college or start moving towards marraige/kids/etc and being in neither of those camps is frustrating as all hell. Just know there are other ladies out there in the exact same boat 🙂
Definitely feel the same way and I totally agree with Rachel above. I’m 25 and single and stuck in that between camp. My roommate has a serious boyfriend and neither of them drink so it’s either 3rd wheel it with them or hang out with my friends that love to drink.
Just trying to stick to my guns because I feel the SAME exact way you do about feeling depressed and bloated the next day.
P.S. on another note – are you going to be at a vendor’s booth at the CrossFit games? I am going to be there and would love to meet you!
No 🙁 I decided not to go this year sadly
oh man! super bummed you won’t be a vendor at the games. 🙁
I’m almost 28 and on the same boat as well. I usually just hang out at home or go over to a friend’s and spend time with them and their family doing whatever family’s do. Luckily I love kids. If I tried hanging out with my bestie alone, I’d never see her. Be grateful you don’t live in Utah Juli. I get strange looks all the time because apparently there is something wrong with me being 27 and unmarried/without children in this state. /sigh
I’m on that boat… let’s pretend it’s a yacht though. 😉
Lets just buy a yacht together 🙂
I’m the same way. My friends love going to HH’s and I just can’t hang anymore like I used to. I will either go and have a iced tea or I actually do better driking tequilla with lime or gin and soda water vs. beer or wine. You are awesome. Come to DC and visit!!
spelling correction: tequila not tequilla
Few ideas of new things to do that can involve just a few drinks or none, your choice.
Dinner and a movie or a live performance
Sporting events
Painting Class with wine (social canvas)
All of these things do cost money, but when you think about how much you would have spent on drinks it’s pretty comparable and it’s a whole lot more entertaining. Keep your eyes open on groupons and things going on in your area, once you get your friends out and show them different things to do, I bet they will turn the corner with you!
I’m sort of infamous for “sneaking out” of parties so that I don’t have to deal with the whole “WHY?! Stay here and drink more!” ordeal. That probably makes me a horrible friend HA!
I love sneaking out!
In our circle we call that move the “fade-away” – it’s done right when at least an hour after someone’s left is the first anyone notices. Get busted leaving, and the jig is up though!
I don’t think you’re the only one! I too get super bloated after drinking, and I’ve also found that the older I get, the less my stomach is willing to tolerate alcohol. And of course, as you approach 30, you enter the world of the glorious “two-day hangover.” I’ve also found that, as I get older, I’m less inclined to want to deal with being hungover. My time is precious, I have shit to do, and I don’t want to waste the weekend lying around being completely useless and feeling like death.
Wow, that all made me sound really old. I guess it’s time to face the fact that I AM old.
You are definitely not the only one!!
I’m also very sad that the Cracked Nut Butter only ships in the US…. I’m in Canada!! Not that far!!!!
See Juli, you’re not the only one!! I used to be the Party Queen, and now can barely drink 2 beers without a headache. Not worth it for me. Yes I get sh!t all the time for not drinking, but I don’t care. I would rather feel good than drink and feel like crap. I’m almost 30, I don’t need peer pressure to drink anymore. “If you want to drink fine, but leave me be with my Nalgene of H2O!!!!”