We can Wednesday...and a winner!!

It's time to announce the winner of the Ruffles with love giveaway!! Congrats to Dani Workman!! If I haven't emailed you yet, I will be getting to that very shortly!! Yay!! And if you didn't win, but are still interested in a Ruffles with Love tank, just head to their website and use the coupon code BLOGLOVIN10 at checkout to get 10% off your order!!

I'm cohosting We Can Wednesday this week. I love this linkup because it holds me accountable. Even though I have done absolutely nothing lately. Opps. Lie! I worked out Monday!!! And then had a celebratory drank on the way home. You may have seen on Instagram. Oh! And I sneaked a pic on my hubby, too. haha. He wasn't impressed.

Truth is I'm totally bummed about not working out. It was GORGEOUS yesterday and I was totally going to go for a run, but I have another excuse. It's Maryland State Testing week. Which means I'm exhausted!!! And it sucks because I would love to spend my entire day outside in this weather!! However, since we're running on a 2 hour delay schedule, that means I have to proctor the test for the first 2 hours of school, and then teach 7 classes after that. It's exhausting. But hopefully today is the last day and we will be back to normal by tomorrow. 

But, here is my promise to you. As soon as school is over...yes, school...I'm getting back in that gym. I miss it so much, but I drive about 80 miles a day and the gym is probably another 15 miles away so....I just don't have enough gas money. But when I work summer school, the gym is literally a half mile down the street so I'll be going there at least 5 days a week!!

And I am making another promise. I'm going to start running again. As long as the weather is decent I'm going to try to suck it up most nights and run. Even if it's only a mile a night. That's more than nothing!! And plus, Kelsey is doing this 30 miles in 30 days and I'm totally trying to link up for that 'ish.

OK, now it's your turn. Come on and link up!!

Ruffles with Love Giveaway..LAST DAY!!

Don't forget to enter the Ruffles with Love tank giveaway!! This is the last day to enter so get on it!! I have been having some trouble with my website, and I can't seem to fix it. If you have any trouble entering just head to Lady Luck's blog or Loyal Run's blog and enter from there.

Here's mine. I LOVE IT!!! And there are so many different ones to choose from!

GO ENTER!!
And if you can't wait, use coupon code BLOGLOVIN10 to get 10% off your order!

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A Whole Lotta Lazy....

First off, don't forget to enter our Ruffles with Love giveaway going on right now!! I've been having some trouble with my blog, which I'll address in just a second, so head on over to Lady Luck or Loyal Run and enter there to be sure you get all entries.

About the blog...I don't know what in the hail is going on with this piece of 'ish. The other day only a select few could post comments, Wednesday with the giveaway the first 3 links wouldn't work. I'm so confused. I've posted on forums for blogger, I've googled for answers, I've tried to contact people...I'm at a loss. Everything is set to default for Blogger, I have it all the same as the other blog. I'm convinced it's possessed. So, I apologize for any inconvenience there has been with this bowl of crap, but....hopefully you'll stay with me. haha.

So, I'm over it. This flucking snow is getting on my last nerve. I know, I know...everyone is bitching about it and you're so over hearing about it. But I'm really over it...here's why....our electric bill last month was $360. So....electric heat is no longer existent in our house. Our heat stays off all day. The only time we turn it on is upstairs, about 30 minutes before we go to bed, then we turn it off and turn on our little ceramic heater for the rest of the night. It's literally 46º downstairs when I get up in the morning. We open the blinds and let the sun shine all afternoon which brings it up to about 60º, but as soon as that sun goes down it starts dropping.

I get home and change into a pair of leggings under my sweatpants. Then I put on a tank top, a long sleeved shirt, and a sweatshirt. Bring out the knee high socks and the boot slippers and add a scully and BOOM! That's my evening wear.

Sexy, huh?!? Can you blame Mike for wanting to constantly jump my bones? Ha! Yeah, right.

So, on days when I don't have work, when I wake up in the morning and come downstairs, where it's 46º, I get under my down blanket and turn on the tv. Where I stay.....until it's time to eat. I make breakfast then i go back under the blanket. Where I stay until lunch. Make lunch, then back under that comfy blanket. Until dinner....................you get it?

So, needless to say, I'm over this frickin weather because not only am I freezing, but I'm lazy, and fat. I'm too cold to pee when I have to go, let alone get out from under those warm blankies and work out!!

So God, please hear my plea. I'm ready for this body to get in check. So, please start warming up before I end up on that "My 600 Pound Life" show.

Ruffles With Love Giveaway!!

About a month ago I contacted Erica at Ruffles with Love to see about doing a review of their workout tanks. Lucky for me they were doing blog reviews and I was in!!! If you haven't checked out their collection you need to. They have tanks for every occasion and can even special order if you want. Even Tamra from RHOOC and Snooks have rocked some Ruffles with Love tanks.

My favorite thing about them is all the awesome sayings on their tanks. Choosing which tank I wanted was the hardest part. I literally narrowed it down to about 10 and then had to have Mike step in to help me decide. haha. Here are some of my favorites:

But keep in mind there are 14 pages full of awesomeness. And so many different themes, too!! Weddings, military, sports, so much to offer!!

I got the tank in a medium. I do wish I had gotten a large and size was a major debate before I got it, but taking that chance is with anything you buy on the internet. It's really just my personal preference, too. I felt like this was a little tight in the belly and boobage area. I hate things that cling to my body especially when I'm going to the gym where there are a bunch of fit, skinny bitches running around. For normal people it probably would be perfect. You can judge based on the picture.

Sorry. You know I can't just smile in pics.

My friend decided to workout with me and she loved the tank. I'm thinking about buying one for her for her birthday. I even had a few compliments on the saying from some of the guys at the gym.



Want your own Ruffles with Love tank?? Well you're in luck!! Britney @ Lady Luck, Erica @ Loyal Run, and I are giving one lucky reader a free tank of your choice!! All you have to do is enter below. And, if you just can't wait, use coupon code BLOGLOVIN10 for 10% off your purchase at Ruffles with Love.  a Rafflecopter giveaway

Fresh Homemade Salsa

First off, don't forget to stop by tomorrow because we have a giveaway!!!

I'm IN LOVE with this salsa. It is super easy to make and I always get a ton of compliments on it. If you like fresh chunky salsa you will love this! And it isn't hard to make at all, just a lot of chopping. And if you wanted it a little less chunky it would be even easier because all you would have to do is put the veggies in the blender and voila!

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 small red onion, diced

1/2 small white or yellow onion, diced

1garlic clove, chopped

1 lime, zest and juice

1 tsp olive oil

1/4 red pepper, diced

1/4 green pepper, diced

1/4 orange pepper, diced

1 jalapeno, diced

4 roma tomatoes, diced

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

1 cup frozen corn

1 can black beans, drained

salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Dice the onion and garlic. Put it in a bowl with the oil and juice and zest of the lime. Let sit while you chop the rest of the ingredients and mix together. Serve immediately or refrigerate overnight.

If you choose to use the blender, rough chop all the veggies (minus the corn) and throw them in the blender with the juice and zest of the lime, the oil, salt, and the cilantro. Then blend until the consistency you desire. Add corn and black beans.

Ugh, I love this stuff!! We add it to everything!! My most favorite is mixing it in an omelet. But I also love just eating it on it's own with some chips!! YUM!!

Skinny Copycat Chick-Fil-A Nuggets

I am in love with Chick-Fil-A. The closest one, however, is up the highway for 15 minutes so we tend to stick to the one delivery place in our town. haha. So, when i found this recipe for copycat Chick-Fil-A nuggets I knew I had to try it. Not to mention it was a SKINNY RECIPE!!

The only problem was it called for pickle juice and I had just thrown away my last jar. However, finishing off a jar of pickles is never a problem for me so the next time we headed to the store I was sure to pick up a jar! (Always save the juice!! If you don't want the copycat chicken nuggets, pickle juice is always good for pickle shots!! pickle shots = pickle juice + vodka)

While I was preparing the nuggets, super easy by the way, Mike looked up the recipe for copycat Chick-Fil-A sauce and we tried that out, too!! Yes, I had mac-and-cheese. I have been craving it, but I didn't feel guilty at all. Especially because one serving of these nuggets (4) is only 149 calories!! For full nutritional info see the original recipe at Skinny Mom.

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. boneless chicken breasts

1/2 cup pickle juice

1 egg

1 egg white

1/2 cup milk

1 cup flour

2 tbsp powdered sugar

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp celery salt

1/2 tsp dried basil

coconut oil (really any oil)

DIRECTIONS:

Cut chicken breast into large nugget size pieces and marinate in the pickle juice for 30-60 minutes. The chicken will shrink just a little when cooking.

Put oil in skillet and heat. The temp should be about 350º. While that is heating up, mix wet ingredients together in a bowl. Then, mix dry ingredients into a separate bowl. 

Place chicken into the wet ingredients. Dip each piece into the dry ingredients and place in the skillet. Cook on each side about 3 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. 

Remove chicken from oil and let dry on a paper towel covered plate. Serve and enjoy!!

Ooops and here's the link to the copycat Chick-Fil-A sauce!!

On another note: Hopelessly Ever After is having it's monthly Thirsty Thursday linkup on Thursday!! For those interested the theme this month is Mardi Gras!! You can link up anything entertaining related: decorations, dranks (alcoholic drinks), recipes, anything I can use at a Mardi Gras partaaaayy!! Just head on over to Hopelessly Ever After and link up your post!

Ahhh...push it!!

It's We Can Wednesday chicks!!

So I made it to the gym 3 times in the last 4 days!! So proud of myself! I did those body squats for about 75!! Whoop! I did not however do it straight. I took a few second breaks in between. Actually, I was doing legs and biceps, I know weird...but I'm really trying to work on my arms. More about that in a little. Anyway...so in between sets of curls I threw in about 15 or 20 as my break!! I'm the shit! Except for the fact that I can't move today. And I would really only be the shit when I can do 500 like the shady dude from last post. But that's beside the point.......haha.

About the arms..So I could honestly care less about perking up my legs. Plus, if I keep hitting up these body squats that will NOT be a problem....but I'm tryin to get this Flex Friday ish under control!! I have been strong my whole life. When I was a cheerleader in high school I weighed 100lbs but was always a  base. But....I've never had biceps and I want those beetches!! So, we're working on it. I always throw a little curl or something in every time I'm there.

Now I'm kinda pissed, though, because I had a set of 5 pounders in the cart last weekend when I went shopping and I thought to myself....what the hail is 5lb dumbbells gonna do for me?? Well, certainly more than 0lb dumbbells, which is what I have at the moment. So..until then I guess I'll be using that gallon water jug filled up. lol. Hey at least I can stay hydrated while I'm pumping iron....eerr water...

I guess I can make a tip for this week! Although I do... don't let lack of equipment stop you!! Be resourceful! Save those gallon jugs of milk or vodka fill em up with water and PUMP!!

Haha..and while I was looking for a pic for this I found a milk jug workout on Bodybuilding.com!!!! This is just a screen shot so the links don't connect to anything, but go to the website to see all the workouts!! DO IT!!