Friday Things
1. I am in total love with this picture of Joseph walking through my father-in-law’s garden. It reminds me of pictures I’ve seen of myself as a toddler “helping” my grandpap in his own garden. Also, we’ve made the transition from high chair to booster seat and he looks like such a big boy sitting at the table :)
2. So, super discouraging news on the glucose screening I had last week… I failed :( Which means I have to do the three-hour test next week. Just crossing my fingers that I fall into the two-thirds of people that fail the screening with a false positive but pass the actual diagnostic test. Ugh!
3. My blog redesign is officially underway, woo! Don’t worry – nothing crazy different, but a much-needed facelift along with some tech upgrades to make it work that much better for you. That being said, I’d love to know your thoughts on the mix of content here on BEB – I share a pretty wide assortment of recipes – are you yay or nay on this? Any other types of content aside from recipes you’d appreciate seeing? Thanks in advance for your input!
4. Talk to me about Jeni’s ice cream… I’m a huge, huge fan of Graeter’s and haven’t ever given Jeni’s a try, but I know it’s super popular. How do they compare? I saw on Facebook that they are now selling “street treats”, which are single serve containers. Totally takes me back to grade school with that little wooden spoon, and I kind of want to buy all the flavors! (I’ll need to disregard this if I end up failing my three-house test mentioned above, bleh.)
5. I’ve done a total 180 over the last ten years when it comes to texting vs calling. When texting first became a “thing”, I haaaaaated it. HATED it. I couldn’t understand why someone would text me something instead of just calling. Now, I shudder if I hear my phone ring; I hate talking on the phone if I can help it. Text and email forever, please.
6. Do you have an eye makeup remover that you love? I’ve been using Lancome Bi-facil, which has always worked great for me, but lately there’s still been a ton of mascara landing on my towel after I’ve washed my face. Maybe I’m not using enough, or having enough patience getting it all off?
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7. We had a great time at the Billy Joel concert last Friday night – he put on a fabulous show! My husband snagged an awesome photo once the sun went down:
8. Interesting graphic about the discrepancy between the foods that nutritionists and “regular” people classify as healthy and unhealthy >> Where Americans and Nutritionists Disagree
9. We’re pretty much done with all of the shows we had been watching… finally finished all of the seasons of 24/7 (that was a marathon!), but still have the “Live Another Day” installment to watch. In the meantime, impatiently waiting on Netflix to release the latest season of Blacklist, and about to start back up on Tyrant. We watched a great movie last weekend – The Imitation Game – highly recommend! What are you watching?
10. TGIF! Hope you’re enjoying these dog days of summer!
Still loving Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix! Lots of fun. :)
Gestational diabetes is basically a made up thing. I can’t believe that doctors/Midwives are still screening and making women take the 3 hour test (btw, isn’t it really 4 before you can eat again?) Starving your baby for 4 hours is not healthy. I did the screening with my first baby because I didn’t know any better, and I got good advice to do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach – that way your sugars would already be low. For the 2nd baby, I tried to get out of it, but I had a little protein in my urine at the appointment that day, so I did the screening and of course I failed because I had eaten M&C or some other high carb lunch. So, off they send me for the 3 hour – I missed one number by the difference of 1! They had me see a nutritionist and take blood sugars 2 x a day, but I didn’t change my diet, and I had a 7.5lb baby. I have a friend who’s sugars where so high during her pregnancies that she ended up taking insulin, and she had these peanut babies. They say that the risk of GD is large babies, and they scare you with things like death, but it rarely does if ever. The fact is that insulin sensitivity is a normal side effect of pregnancy.
I love everything about your website: great recipes, Weekend Dish, pictures of your cute little boy and of course, Einstein and Duke. Good luck on the glucose test!
Haven’t tried either of those ice cream brands, but I’ve located them near me so they are on my list to pick up and try. As for eye make-up remover, I’m a huge fan of The Body Shop’s CAMOMILE GENTLE EYE MAKEUP REMOVER. I’m prety sure it’s available at Ulta, but you can also buy it from their online store since they no longer do Direct Sales. And I’m with you on the texting and email. HATE to actually talk on the phone to anyone other than my mom or dad or the occasional late night bestie phone call. ;-)
LOVE Graeter’s – Jeni’s is not worth paying twice the price. Yes, the flavors are unique but they aren’t worth $10 a pint or shop scoop prices. Graeters does a great job keeping flavors seasonal.
Umm..never eat Jeni’s Ice Cream because you will never be able to eat any other kind of ice cream again. Seriously! It’s totally worth the trip/money to have it.
Neutrogena “makeup remover cleansing towelettes” (only get the kind in the light blue packaging because Neutrogena makes wipes in different scents but to me only this type removes makeup as advertised). They get all my makeup off with a couple easy wipes including waterproof mascara. There are many other wipes on the market but they don’t come close to cleaning like these. You can buy them through Amazon. They sell a plastic case to go with them but don’t bother with that; the refill pack is all you need since it can be resealed to keep moisture in.
I’m not one to buy more expensive beauty products but I have been using Estee Lauder Take It Away Lotion for as long as I can remember and I love it. It takes off waterproof mascara and all day lipstick easily. One bottle lasts me 6 months at least. I am guessing you could get a same at the counter.
I have fallen in love with Outlander on Starz. I now am on to the books. There are 8. I am on book 5. Both are really great.
Your blog content is great the way it is. Enjoy the recipes, bookmarks, Sunday dinners, Tuesday and Friday columns.
Hey! What booster seat did you get, if you don’t mind me asking? We are making the transition as well and would love any reccomondations!
Also, yes to Ray Donovan! And Homeland, also on Showtime. We also just got in to the Americans and are totally addicted.
The booster seat actually came with our high chair (it’s the Graco 4-in-1). LOVE Homeland and The Americans!!
I love, love, love your Friday Things posts and The Weekend Dish with your favorite bookmarks. I’m always curious to see what YOU think is new and interesting and fun!
I picked up some Jeni’s at Whole Foods (it was SO expensive — over $10! — but I’d wanted to try it) and was sadly very underwhelmed. I thought for the price it would be the Holy Grail of ice cream! Perhaps it’s better at one of the scoop shops? Graeter’s by the pint is far better in my opinion. That being said, Jeni’s recipes for homemade ice cream are fantastic (Gooey Butter Cake and Buckeye State in particular) and would be great for you to try for Joseph, since (as someone else mentioned above) they don’t have eggs!
Jeni’s is good but overrated. I love the funky flavors but they don’t hold a candle to Graeter’s. (Graeter’s black raspberry chip forever!) Also, on two separate occasions my husband and I had horrible food poisoning after eating Jeni’s. I didn’t think much of it until Jeni’s had the listeria scare last year but after reading about some of the conditions at their processing facility I’m definitely leery of going back! (But the worst offense is that Jeni’s 7 Layer Bar ice cream doesn’t even have butterscotch! That’s blasphemy in my book!)
Good luck on your 3 hour test. I failed the first one but passed the 3 hour on one of my pregnancies. Mary Kay eye makeup remover….it’s great.
I love Jeni’s. And I especially love MAKING her ice cream – she has a fantastic method NOT involving eggs that delivers the most creamy, delicious homemade ice cream. You should get her book and try it. (I have a few recipes on my blog as well.) I loved Imitation Game, too! How interesting to think that was the first computer… I like your content, too. No need to change a thing.
I found for makeup remover that micellar water was a game changer! For me I found using regular makeup remover or coconut oil a bit greasy but this stuff is amazing.
Also re: content I love the mix you have on here. I think it’s absolutely perfect and you’re the only food blogger I follow religiously because all your recipes are winners and I like the variety of things you post. Cheers :)