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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Just ordered the cinnamon cracked nut butter… and ‘cuz shipping is so expensive on one… added chocolate chip cookie to the order. Hopefully this will satisfy my guy’s sweet tooth! I’m SOOOO gonna make the cinnamon roll balls as soon as my order gets here! You’re GREAT advertising for these companies! 🙂
BTW – I’m with ya on the drinking thing. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I could never get to the point of forgetting the stupid crap I did the night before. So, that stuff ended fast!
OMG, I love you. This is awesome.
This recipe has convinced me to order some of those nut butters you’ve been talkin about! And for the drinking thing, I think almost everyone who reads this blog is an active-ish person and can share the same sentiment about wanting to NOT waste the day being hungover. If I had a dollar for every time I said “I can’t have that shot, I have a long run in the morning.” then another dollar for every time I get made fun of for saying that- I’d be friggin rich.
Gutted we can’t get hold of the nut butter in the UK. What do you think, almond butter and extra cinnamon as a sub?
Use some almond butter, lots of cinnamon and a little shredded coconut 🙂
I don’t drink at all and am 27. Tried smoking and drinking when I was early teens and haven’t touched anything since I was 13. Why pollute your body any more than it already gets on a daily basis? I still go out with friends, have a girlfriend that drinks on occasion, but I personally do not drink, smoke, do any drugs of any sort and try to stay away from medicine all together.
Also, I am trying this recipe for sure. Dang.
I don’t drink anymore, and my bf is just a social drinker (a beer or two). After discovering an interest in fitness & paleo/clean eating two years ago, it just didn’t seem appealing anymore. Plus I get super asian lobster faced, heart palpitations and tightness in my chest — um, no bueno. My bf and I always comment on how glad we are to save the calories and the $$ too.
$22 for 12 oz of some nut butter!!! Does it have magical nuts in it? However it does sound good.
Magical nuts are the best kind
Ok, you are slightly breaking my heart here….lol, I live in a small little town far far away from where they sell this delicious looking cracked nut butter and I can not bring myself to pay 23.79 total to have a 12oz jar shipped to me. Can I make any substitutions, and if so what? Thanks 🙂
Absolutely!! Use some almond butter, lots of cinnamon and a little shredded coconut 🙂
I’ve lost interest in drinking in the past few years. When I did the Whole30 I loved it because I could blame my not drinking on the 30 day challenge. My friends didn’t question it because they knew what I was doing but if it were me just not drinking on any other occasion they just don’t understand. I could take or leave alcohol. But mostly leave. I had the depression that comes after drinking. It sucks. Like sucks A LOT!
Peer pressure is hard but it’s important to know that your friends won’t stop being your friend because of your lack of drinking and if they stop hanging out with you then it means they aren’t true friends. But I totally get the social pressure. It happens all the time.
Best of luck to all of us nondrinkers!
I am going through the same thing– and I am in my mid-40s. Every event seems to revolve around beer/wine/drinks/going out or even staying in. It doesn’t end in your 20s for most people, sometimes they just take a break. I’m at the stage where people either never had kids, or did and now they’re grown and they’re able to do what they want again… so look out second childhood! With my health issues I can’t process alcohol well, so one or two drinks once in a while is fine, but otherwise it’s all bloating and misery and not to mention getting WAY to loopy on way too little alcohol. And the lack of energy and feeling silly and down about it the next day– so not worth it. I’m working on my socializing sober skills right now.