Subtle Changes

Good Morning. Happy Saturday! First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the most beautiful woman in the ENTIRE world! MY MOMMY! Known to you guys as “G-Mama”. I don’t know how I would survive without my mom. She’s my world. Love you mommy! šŸ™‚

This morning I will be starting off with a gym session because I have other things to do later today, but let’s jump into yesterday.

Phoebe and I started with a fluff that could have gone HORRIBLY WRONG. I really wanted to try a new recipe and since I’ve been obsessed with my cookie butter I thought okay maybe gingerbread? Thank goodness I was smart enough to mix the spices before putting them in the blender with everything else. I had one banana to make my fluff with and I thought if I screw this up I can’t have it. Well the “gingerbread” spice mix made me gag. I need to find how to make it correctly. I ended up just having a chocolate fluff with some PB2 powder in it. As G-Mama says “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!”

Afterwards I got dressed in a very confusing outfit (which I received many compliments on later). It was half gym, half out and about.

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These are actually dark blue skinny jeans, I know it’s hard to tell from the picture.

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And a puppy necklace! A graduation present from my parents when I finished PA school šŸ™‚

So where did I end up going? The hair salon! Don’t worry I didn’t go all Miley Cyrus. I love my long hair and could never cut it. I did however decide to get my first set of highlights. Initially I was going to go a little more drastic, but I really would be bothered by the root line. So my friend Tiffany said it would be better just to do some highlights and blend in naturally with my hair.

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I was really scared! I’ve never done anything to my hair before and it’s pretty healthy so I prayed it didn’t fall out. I know I am crazy. And I loved the breast cancer awareness foils!

As I was being shampooed the girl actually said to me “Did you want to go drastic?” “It’s pretty blonde”. OMG NO! WHAT!? Now I may sound like an idiot but I know nothing about hair, this usually happens and then they just fix it with a toner so it blends into your hair better. I didn’t know that. I refused to look in the mirror until it was practically all done.

It turned out beautiful!

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Just a little bit of change. Subtle and lightened up a bit. šŸ™‚

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Comes out a little more in the sun!

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This is my friend Tiffany who did my hair. She is awesome and beautiful of course! Tattoo Barbie šŸ™‚

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You can see a little bit of the salon decoration in the background. It is the cutest salon I’ve ever gone to. It’s hers and she did a FABULOUS job of decorating it. So fashion forward and chic. I wouldn’t go anywhere else now! Surroundings really make a difference.

After the hair salon I headed to Wegman’s to pick up veggies and things for the week. I came across this near the cauliflower and just had to purchase. I had no idea what it was, I figured it was a green fiber veggie like broccoli and I like trying new things so I bought some.

romanesca?

Turns out it’s romanesco broccoli, also known as roman cauliflower. It looks like an alien to me! So you know I had to test it out. After googling, it tastes similar to cauliflower, but with a nuttier/earthier flavor. I’ll let you know how it tastes later šŸ™‚

And since I’m being so healthy and clean with my diet, when I came across these in the store I almost cried.

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A sugar cookie POPTART!? Okay, sugar cookies are my FAVORITE cookie. Seriously last Christmas I believe I sat there and ate an entire canister of them. One turned into… well… 20. They are small and flat sometimes! šŸ˜‰

I walked away from them, but I wasn’t happy about it. My body was though. Instead I picked up this little skinny roll for lunch. I also had some cottage cheese and rice cakes with peanut butter.

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After Wegman’s I went to the gym. I planned on a hardcore shoulder session, but my head was pounding (I think from the dye), and also I started with dead lifts and felt a little strain in the left side of my low back. I had to cool it before I did some major damage!

Here was what I did though:

  • Smith Dead lifts- 135 lbs, 8-10 reps x 4 sets
  • Smith shoulder shrugs, 135 lbs, 10-12 reps x 4 sets
  • Lateral raises, 15-20 lb kettles, 12 reps x 4 sets
  • Upright rows, 40 lb bar, 10 reps x 3 sets
  • Shoulder shrugs, 40 lb weights, 10 reps x 4 sets
  • Face rope pulls (cables), 50 lbs, 12 reps x 4 sets
  • Low bent over dumbbell rows, 20 lb weights, 10 reps x 3 sets

Then I did 35 minutes on the spin bike, stretched and called it a day.

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Of course my hair had fallen by that time

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Back at home I made a beautiful tuna steak for dinner that I purchased from Wegmans.

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I crusted the sides with a little mix of cracked pepper, sesame seeds, wasabi powder, and ground ginger.

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I paired it with a huge salad. I’ve always been a “big salad” person. Yum!

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My tuna has to be rare.

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Phoebe and I ended our night in the chair watching tv. Well I watched, she fell asleep. She was so tired from playing with Shelby earlier in the day.

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Looking tired.

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Oooohhhh pet me to sleep!

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And she’s out

So that was my little Friday. Time for the gym!

Have a super Saturday šŸ™‚

XOXO With a Cherry On Top,

-Minnie

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4 Comments

  1. Chelsea @ A Fit LittleOne

    Love your hair!! It turned out so nicely! Hahaha whenever I mix gym clothes with “normal” clothes, I always get weird comments from family, I push it aside of course, because I don’t care I’m comfy, but it’s weird. Oh my gosh, Phoebe just melts my heart! She’s so adorable šŸ™‚ Have a good workout!

    1. Katie

      Thanks Chelsea! Most of the time I’m even in gym clothes when I’m out doing things because I know I am just going there later anyway. Why change? Waste of time lol

  2. Anna Stocker

    Love the new hair! It look so great – subtle, natural, yet adds a little “pop” šŸ™‚ Gorgeous! I got the Balayage technique done a few months back and just the small amount of dimension is great! Who says highlights are only for the summer! šŸ˜‰

    1. Katie

      Thanks so much! I obviously do not follow fashion rules (outfit), so same goes with hair. If it makes me happy I do it!

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