I hope everyone had a nice weekend! Is everyone ready to start their week? I guess me being on the West Coast, everyone has already been at work for a number of hours already.
My desk was such a mess this weekend, I decided to finally tackle it. It’s an ongoing battle, I can have it clean for a day or two, then boom papers flying everywhere, products piled up in the corners, water bottles and hair sprays not where they belong. You know how it goes, it’ll be the same again tomorrow.
I’m about to head out to the climbing gym to attend another yoga class and get in a boulder session right after. Last week I went to yin yoga again (it seems for some reason I keep missing that class — either The Guy has my car, or I had other plans). But man, does that class ever pull at your insides. My upper ribs were so sore, I couldn’t sneeze/blow my nose or cough (I don’t have a cold, though it sounds like it when I talk about it like this hey?) without any pain, ha! What a workout.
When I was home in Newfoundland, my Mom mucked up a nice meal one of the days, but there was one addition to my plate I’ve never seen or heard her make before. It was a cauliflower puff, of sorts. I couldn’t get enough of it when she made it, so clearly I asked for the recipe. I ended up making a large dinner for The Guy and I, all based around this puff. It doesn’t look like much, but it was freakin’ delicious. Now tell me I don’t know how to feed my husband well, after a nonchalant 30km run!
By the way, I can’t believe how many people entered into the $145 Starbucks gift card giveaway (now over) over five thousand people. Crikey. I contacted the person who won, and it’s already addressed and in the mail to her.
I saw Fitmark Bags on Instagram and noticed Camille LeBlanc (Canadian CrossFitter) had one, and tons of other famous athletes. I totally wanted to see why everyone was so into them, so I asked if I could review one of their bags. They agreed and asked me to pick one out. I couldn’t decide between the Agility Tote or the Sport Tote, so I let them surprise me between that, and the colour choice.
You can tell in one of the photos it has a zip on the backside that fits my yoga mat, it’s cool. Fitmark Bags have tons of other bags to choose from, and especially for those on a special meal plan where they like to bring their food wherever they go. I was like that once, when I was on Paleo for 30 days.
I’m enjoying the Agility Tote so far. I’ve been using it both as a purse and a gym bag to bring to the climbing gym, since it’s not too small or too big for either. Fits my harness, climbing shoes and chalk along with my yoga mat, with two side pouches for water bottles or keys. Or I can utilize it as a purse and I can flick my wallet in there and head out.
Alfie seems to be enjoying himself.
Sometimes I ask The Guy to take photos of me, and during those photoshoots there’s bound to be some bloopers and out takes. I never thought about posting mine until I noticed that Kelly posted her’s last week. I got a kick out of them, so I decided to put together a bunch from this session.
You’ll notice I use the Fitmark Bag, and my other pink bag on the regular. Do you switch out your gym bags? Mine don’t get too dirty, unless the chalk bag falls out, but that’s secured in its own ziplock baggie.
What kind of bag do you bring to the gym with you?
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Yay bloopers! You are too cute and I appreciate the solidarity!
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I love how cute your little doggy fits in your tote! :D
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I love your workspace- I neeeed mine to be clean and uncluttered to be most productive but I definitely let it get to the point of overwhelming pretty often, haha.
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I love your desk! I am always finding myself tidying up mine lol! That tote is super cute!
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What a cute bag with a cute dog in it.
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Cute bag!! I’ve been attending a weekly yoga class with my sister in law on Tuesday nights and man do I sleep good after it. haha. Yoga is so relaxing but so intense! Never heard of yin yoga though. What makes it yin? :)
@Brooklyn Jolley: Yin yoga focuses on deeper tissues, ligaments, bones and joints of the body rather than balance & technique like many other styles of yoga. Often times it’s meditative and you hold you deep stretches for up to 5 mins a pose. Sometimes it’s “painful†to the point where you can notice something different, but you shouldn’t feel hurtful pain when practising it (of course). So when I go to Yin, we’re focusing on just the hips, spine, and lower body. It really opens my hips and I love going to a class before I go bouldering (rock climbing).
I need a little nook corner like that for myself. That food looked like such good comfort food!(: And that bag, love it!
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@breanna: That food was amazing. Still thinking about it, haha
Nancy recently posted..Sit down, and have a chat with me
That bag is great! And the dinner that you made looked scrumptious! :) I LOVE cauliflower, so I bet I would love cauliflower puffs! ;) Also, thanks for reminding me I need to clean my desk too! ;)
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@Heather: I’m thinking I need to post this cauliflower puff recipe :)
Nancy recently posted..Sit down, and have a chat with me
Ha-ha… i love the blooper photos. This bag might make a good gift for the holidays.
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@David @ Captain Speedypants: Thanks! I never really thought about putting in bloopers until I saw my friend Kelly’s post! Haha :)
Nancy recently posted..Sit down, and have a chat with me
Cute Bag. You look good.
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You work space looks wonderful. I don’t bring a gym bag…just my car keys, towel, and water.
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@Erlene: My desk is just from Ikea! Super affordable :)
Nancy recently posted..Sit down, and have a chat with me
Super cute!! And even cuter that Alfie enjoyed it :)
P.S. I LOVE your desk!
@Brooklyn Jolley: Yin yoga focuses on deeper tissues, ligaments, bones and joints of the body rather than balance & technique like many other styles of yoga. Often times it’s meditative and you hold you deep stretches for up to 5 mins a pose. Sometimes it’s “painful” to the point where you can notice something different, but you shouldn’t feel hurtful pain when practising it (of course). So when I go to Yin, we’re focusing on just the hips, spine, and lower body. It really opens my hips and I love going to a class before I go bouldering (rock climbing).
Nancy recently posted..Sit down, and have a chat with me
@Lindsay: My desk is just from Ikea! Super affordable :)
Nancy recently posted..Sit down, and have a chat with me
Bloopers are always so great to see! :) And that bag! I think it looks so great and I love the color!
Love the bloopers, when I used to go to the gym I stuck to one bag. My smelly trainers and swear clothes all sat together all week till I easged them out on a Sunday
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Love that desk! I think it’s so important to have an official work space at home!
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That tote is so awesome! It would make an incredible diaper bag. Love it!
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Candace
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Haha loving the pup in the bag. I’m not huge on pink, but if that bag came in teal I am SOLD!
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@Heather: It comes in black + purple too, no teal! :(
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I love your workspace and that meal looks so tasty! We had our anniversary meal the other night and cooked duck with dauphinoise potatoes and creamy cabbage followed by sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice-cream. It was so super tasty – I can taste it again mmmm!
The bag is lovely by the way, if I went to the gym, I would probably have something similar!
Katie <3
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That bag looks like such a good size, and the color is perfect with your tan.
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CUTE bag! I have recently started bringing my gym bag to work with me on Bart (so I can hit the gym on the way home) and it DRIVES ME CRAZY. I need a 12-step program to come to terms with carrying something extra around all day. :)
Carla (@charliesue) recently posted..Apple Cider & Ginger Beer Poached Pears
That’s a cute space and an even cuter bag
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Such a cute bag! Love it’s big enough to hold your dog. So versatile and good looking!
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That looks like a great bag! What is your desk? I assume it’s from ikea – I love it!
The Agility Tote looks great! I may have missed it, but I didn’t see a link to that recipe and since the photo made my mouth water…. would you be posting the recipe for it on your site? :)
Those bloopers are funny! I love that bag and your desk looks super cozy and comfy!
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That bag looks so functional! And I love the bright colors!!
I love your desk!! I wish mine looked that neat!
Now that’s my kind of meal Nancy, get it girl!! ;) Loved the agility tote as well, it looks super functional and the perfect size. I usually just take my good ol’ faithful backpack that I’ve had for years. Smart of you to approach a brand to do a review for them. I may need to gather my thoughts and try this approach as well. Great post!
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