Since I was off work for my diabetes doctor appointment, I slept in until 8:00 – so nice! The dogs were happy about that too. But I have to tell you, after eating Popeyes the night before, I woke up not feeling the greatest. My Insta friend Kim always says that when you eat shit you end up feeling like shit, and she’s right. I only drank coffee for the first couple hours while I knocked stuff off my to do list.
Finish June budget and pay June billsDo laundry (wash, dry, fold AND put away)Grocery ListPut together garbage and recycled stuff
Sounds kind of boring, but I was happy to get that stuff done. Finally around 10:00 I started to get hungry. And you know how I love my crunchy tacos! These two tacos come in at 7 smart points – 3 for the tortillas, 2 for the beef, and 2 for the cheese. I Pam fried these low and slow so they were so crispy.
I had to pick up something at Hobby Lobby and I almost felt I was cheating on Hannah because she and I love that store so hard. We could literally spend two hours in there looking and touching all the stuff. But here’s the deal – we don’t NEED anything in that store, but we WANT it all.
Case in point – I bought the coffee one!
My doctor appointment wasn’t until 2:45 – you may be wondering why I had to take the whole day off for that – it boils down to the location of my doctors office (which used to be convenient to my old job) and the train schedule. During the middle of the day the trains run every ninety minutes, and are not express, making them an hour and twenty minutes long. Logistically it doesn’t work out.
And my doctor is always late. Like every.single.time. Doesn’t matter if I have the first appointment of the day or the last. Yesterday I waited an hour. I really like him, so that’s his saving grace. Same conversation every time, and then at the very end, he’ll kindly say “l saw your weight and I’d really like you to be around 140 – can we start working on that?” Ha!
Because I was a good girl and did my semi-annual doctors appointment, that deserved a pedicure, no? I went to a new salon by Trader Joe’s because I had to pick up chicken tenders and chicken cilantro wontons for Hannah. This place in Lake Zurich costs $29 for a regular pedicure. Curious what you guys pay where you live??
OMG, this was so nice! I got a salt scrub message, heated towel wrap and a paraffin heel treatment while she painted my nails. Every time I get a pedicure I ask myself why I don’t do it more often, my feet feel so good. And on one TV they had HGTV and on the other Food Network! #love
The heated towels felt so good.
My heels feel like a baby’s bottom. 😀
Ally, I think its funny that you can recognize my feet they are that distinctive. Fun fact: one foot is a size and a half smaller than the other – one is size 8 and the other is 6 1/2 – I blame my twin sister – she probably was sitting on the smaller foot so it couldn’t grow. 😀
The delay in the doctor appointment, plus the traffic getting back home after my pedicure, threw me off my grilling game. I picked up this turkey from Trader Joe’s – $2.99 for the package and 10 slices is only 1 point. It was really tasty. And I bought mango and the first cherries of the season, which are delicious and worth the $5 price tag. I realized I would just make a simple charcuterie board with what I had on hand. It’s basically leftovers placed on a plate to look as if you planned it to look like this. 😀
The points on the plate – 5 slices of turkey – 1 point; two tablespoons garlic hummus – 2 points, one ounce sharp cheddar cheese – 4 points, and 23 pretzel thins – 3 points.
My eyes were bigger than my stomach, and I probably ate half the plate, but of course I ate all the cheese – duh. This is a summer picky plate at its finest – I am loving all the fruit. Lynne, that spicy salt you gave me from Penzey’s? I sprinkled just a touch over the watermelon and mango and it’s amazeballs.
I am so excited about tonight!! I am meeting up with some of my favorite Weight Watcher Instagrammers who are coming in from New York, plus meeting a lot of local WW’s too – we have 15 people at last count and it will be so nice to meet these friends in real life.
Then I am leaving on a jet plane on Sunday! Certified Angus Beef is sending me on an all expense beef trip to Kansas for the 40th anniversary of Blythe Family Farm. Um, I think there may be some delicious beef in my near future. I’ll be doing stories on Instagram and will post my dinner Sunday night on Monday.
Happy Friday my friends – make it a great day!!
Just got home from Vacation, trying to catch up on your blog. A regular mani/pedi at a budget salon here is 25 for both!! Its even cheaper in W. LA, its 18 for both. If you want gel, its 10.00 more in my town and 20 more in WLA. There is a nicer nail place here, it costs 25 for a pedi, 31 for gel or 18 for a regular mani. Jules and I were going to the budget place 2x a month and then my friend bought us gift certificates for the nicer place. Damn her!! Its so much nicer : )
LOVE a pedicure! I used to pay $65 at an Aveda spa in Madison, WI. My girl moved to a different, smaller town – still at an Aveda salon and I get the same, AWESOME pedicure from her for $35. I have to drive a little further, but she’s my hair person too – so I make one trip and get everything done. I am an advocate for year-round pedicures. Those feet are hard-working parts of your body and deserve some love! I only get polish during sandal weather, but the other pampering is sooooo worth it anytime.
Have fun on your Kansas adventure. Is that mango on your plate? I have bought them but never had any luck picking a good one & attempts slicing one up turned into only good for a smoothie fruit! I have never had a pedicure. I hate my ugly feet!
I bought that mango sliced at Trader Joe’s for $3.99 a package – I can never pick a good fresh one, and I slaughter it when trying to get the meat off of it.
You should get a pedicure!! Seriously – the best investment in your feet 😀
I have the same problem with my endo too. Never on time. I love that plate you made with the edamae and carrots and other goodies. You owe it to yourself to get pampered. Have fun in Texas in beefland. I am so jealous and can’t wait to see you pics. Safe trip.
Your friend
Larry
Thanks Larry! thanks for tagging along with my beef weekend 😀
In SF, the nail salon across the street has a spa pedi for $19. Mani for $8. But then again, the median price on a one-bedroom apartment is $3500, so…..
OMG, I can’t get over the cost of living in California – I have a 1200 sq house on a near acre lot and my mortgage/real estate taxes and home owners insurance is only $737.
San Fran is really expensive!! I believe its the most expensive city in the US to reside in. Our mortgage in a suburb of LA with tax, and insurance is 2468.00. Our house cost 472k brand new, 1.5yrs ago. Of course, in my city, its like living on the surface of the sun in the summer. We also have an HOA at 225.00 a month. That covers a pool, landscaping and a gated entrance. We did put down 20% on our house though, to reduce the mortgage amount. The house is now worth 525, if not more only 1.5yrs later.
Have a great trip. You deserve it. I’m still in shock about those horrendous letters those aholes sent you. I love your blog, your pictures, and everything about you . I was shocked. I’m always thinking how cute you are and what an amazing cook you must be. And I get how you are handling weight watchers. I’m pretty much doing the same. I’m 20 pounds from my oringinal goal but had my doctor up it 10 pounds because i’m older now. I’m only 8 pounds from being free again but just keep screwing it up. Go up and down, up and down. If I don’t track I don’t lose and for some reason since we started Free Style I don’t track as much. Can’t even figure own why. Anyway just wanted to shout out and wish you a great trip. I’d like to meet you one day. My brother lives in Lake Forest and I get to Chicago occasionally. Sounds like so much fun that you are meeting the girls on instagram. Have a great weekend.
Congrats on the trip, that is awesome and you deserve it!!! I just paid 29 bucks for a regular pedicure in Niagara Falls NY. I did not get the extra heel treatment that you got though. Since you are also in a land of short summers, last year I decided I needed to Treat yo’self and I get a pedicure once a month in sandal weather. This year I started early in March as we went to Florida but I will get one once a month until at least September. I do love them, I get a coffee and take my book and just have me time. The crazy thing to me is how many people consider the nail salon just part of a regular beauty routine. So many people I see there are regulars and seem to go once a week. (I gather this from how well the staff seems to know them)
I know! I was sitting next to a woman who looked like she was in her late 20s and she would bring in a picture of those super embellished nails you see on Pinterest and she says she changes her nails every two weeks – I can’t imagine the money spent on that!
But I agree – summer weather = pedicure #treatyoself 😀