Thursday Thoughts
This is a new series I *thought* about introducing and then decided I'd give it a try. What the heck, right? Basically, there are often thoughts or ideas I have that I want to share but they aren't worthy of an entire blog post (no one wants to read a whole post on my thoughts on the Vampire Diaries season finale!). So I thought I'd wrap up these thoughts in a Thursday Thoughts column - it might not happen every week, but just when I have something to say. I guess it's kind of a "Miscellaneous" post. Just like my monthly goal setting posts, this is not designed to be a post where I just spew my thoughts out and let them sit there. I want to hear from YOU! It's about creating a dialogue - as I hope my goal setting encourages you to set your own goals, I want to hear your thoughts on things I'm pondering too!
Salad-a-Day May!
I know I said I'd post a round-up of the salads I ate this month once I had completed my challenge, but I'm doing a lot of repetition and didn't want to post that many photos of salads, so I figured I may as well just do a quick round-up of the types of salads I've been eating so far. To remind you, I had decided to challenge myself to eat a salad a day in May. The benefits of this challenge?
- Not having to think about what to have for lunch every day (a few days I had salad with dinner, but most of the time it was a quick and filling lunch)
- Experimenting with new dressings, salad combos and flavours
- Not worrying about whether or not I'm having enough veggies. Even if I didn't have a single other veggie besides the salad each day, I was still getting a ton in thanks to the size of these salad beasts!
- I had more energy than usual, for sure, and I craved things like fresh fruit for 'dessert' rather than chocolate or other sweet treats
Cannes Film Festival 2012 Fashion
Ah the Cannes Film Festival. This festival launched last Wednesday, 16 May, and runs till 27 May 2012 and gives the movie world a preview as to what the next critically acclaimed films are that could be possibilities for next year's Oscars. There are a lot of indie flicks too, that get exposure there but perhaps may not take off in the mainstream. It is generally considered at the top of the film festival circuit, in the same way the Oscars is at the top of the award ceremony circuit. So we get some great fashion. There are a lot of photocalls which, as far as I can tell (I am not a film festival expert so you can correct me if I am wrong on any of this!) consists of photoshoots of cast members for certain films, shot outside - usually on the beautiful waterfront - and in the daytime, so the outfits tend to be more daytime. Then there are the big red carpets for movie premieres, and the opening and closing ceremonies for the festival itself, which is where we get the gowns.
Chocolate and Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
These were one of my favourite treats growing up. When my church had a potluck recently, I wanted to make something special for the kids, so I went back to my own childhood and thought about how much I LOVED making and eatingchocolate Rice Krispie treats (because every treat is better when it's chocolate). I made one that was plain chocolate, for the purists (and nut allergy sufferers) out there (see below).