I’ve been noticing lately that I always have the best of intentions to do a full on day long post more often than I do. However, since I am a full time working girl, posting multiple times a day isn’t feasible for me. My Husband might also threaten to leave me if I spend any more time with my laptop attached to my hip while sitting on the couch eating granola.
With that being said, I take a lot of pictures.
Many of those pictures never make it to the blog.
I get sad because I have so much I want to share with you.
So today, it’s all about the pictures that never made it to the blog and the stories behind them. Because every picture has a story.
On Tuesday night I was at school until 9 at night. It was a long day, and one of the many thoughts that ran through my mind on my drive home was: I hope the Husband did the dishes for me. I hope the Husband did the dishes for me. I’m pretty sure I just repeated that over and over in my head until I got home. I even gave myself a pep talk about how not to overreact if he didn’t do the dishes (I do this constantly). I got home – the dishes were done. He got 10 brownie points.
Last weekend when I went to St. Louis, I never had time to do the laundry from the week before. Then last week was crazy busy = no time for laundry. The clean laundry finally exploded on my couch yesterday. It took foreverrr to put away. Putting away laundry is the bane of my existence.
My breakfast yesterday – seriously, I’ve been eating the same bowl of oats for a long time. Except I’ve been putting vanilla protein powder into the mix. It’s so so good. I’ve been finding that my oatmeal bowls are only keeping me full for like 3 hours lately, but it’s a big old bowl!!!
The same night I came home to find the Husband had done the dishes for me, I also found a present waiting for me. He bought me this frog mug as a little surprise! I have a coffee cup that looks like a monkey, so he knew it would be right up my alley. 10 more brownie points awarded.
Whole Foods loot from a few weeks ago. I went in not even planning on buying anything because I didn’t “need” anything. I never “need” anything from WF, but so be it. Garbanzo bean flour, cashews, Larabars, quinoa, and cranberry Kombucha.
Speaking of Kombucha, I thought I didn’t like it until I had this flavor. I had previously tried the Gingerberry (?) flavor, and I was not a fan. Apparently I can only take ginger in my lemon water in the morning. Holy obsession. I’m glad I have to go out of my way to Whole Foods, or this could become a problem.
Green monsters have made a definite comeback in my life as of late. Once the weather started to turn (semi)warmer, I have been going through spinach like it’s my J.O.B.
Last but not least, a video of Charlie during the blizzard last month. We have doggy boots for him, and this was the first (and only) time he ever wore them. It was hilarious. You can’t really tell, but if you watch his back leg (left one), he flails his leg around. It’s too funny.
Question: What’s your least favored chore? Isn’t Charlie the cutest dog in the world? What foods do you eat a lot of once the weather turns warmer?
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My least favorite chore is definitely laundry. It’s so time consuming.
I definitely have that same green bowl that’s in the sink and I love your frog mug! too cute.
My least favorite chore is vacuuming! I don’t know why, I just hate it ha!
That video of your dog made me laugh out loud. He is SO cute!! I want to come play with him! 
Laundry is the worst… or cleaning the bathrooms! yuck!
What is your favourite type of larabar? I have never tried the coconut one but I love coconut…. I must try it
Least favourite chore has to be vacuuming, only because my dad was insane-o with it when I grew up (ie: made me do it) and I never really understood why the floors/carpet HAD to be vacuumed everyday. I vow to never put my kids through that…or me, ever again.
Silly question…but, I’m not familiar with Kombucha (bad foodie), what’s the scoop?! I can’t wait to make my own popsicles this summer!!
kombucha is a naturally effevescent raw tea that has probiotics up the wazoo! It has a very distinct taste, but I love it!
I’ve craving tons of smoothie since the weather WAS getting nicer! Charlie is definitely a little cutie patootie!!
Happened into your blog and really enjoyed it…well all but the video of Charlie. It brings back nightmares of hats I’ve had to wear, an ill-fitting “dress”, and scarf with a set of colors a blind man could see! Oh, one other thing…What does hubby get for those brownie points, hmmmmm?
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My least favorite chore is putting away my clean laundry! I may or may not be known to just set it on top of the deep freezer next to the dryer and go in there every morning to get clean clothes until there are no more. Thank goodness we have a separate laundry room because I hate having clothes sitting out in the house (ironic, right?)!
I eat a TON of fruit and veggies anyway, but in the summer…. I can’t get enough of fresh fruit and vegetables (especially from our garden)!
That video is so so so funny. My animals act the same way if you put anything on their feet!
Awwwweeee, Charlie is SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!
Oatmeal is definitely one of my faves.
I’ve been having it for breakfast for a while too. 
xoxox
Kathleen
I feel your pain, i love doing laundry, i love folding laundry to my favorite tv shows, but it’s putting away laundry that i hate! It ends up lying around for days in my laundry room. Lucky for me after a few days of it sitting there, my man ends up there looking for his socks and out of frustration puts it all away. maybe you should try that trick
Also, I just discovered the green monster and am hooked!!
unfortunately for me, our laundry room is also our bathroom (our washer/dryer is in a closet), and our dog likes to eat our socks. So that wouldn’t work!
least fav chore is absolutely the laundry. without a doubt. I am willing to do every other chore on the planet (even cleaning the bathroom!) if my DB handles the laundry. just hate it!
That video is too hilarious.
Too much.
When he looks at you …the look on his face?
I can have fun thinking up the thinks he’s thinking.
“crazy lady - why in the world are you torturing me like this!??!?!?!’
That video is hilarious!
Also I hate putting away laundry and drying dishes.
Once the weather turns warm I eat lots of fruit and granola bars (even more than usual)!
I can’t wait to drink smoothies more often! It’s never really cold here, but I like to have them on warmer days
charlie is the cutest dog in the world! how is kombucha? i saw at whole foods today and was wondering if it is worth a shot?
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Ahhah the Charlie video is super cute!! My least favorite chore is probably cleaning the bathroom. Or washing dishes (pots and pans and stuff) by hand… ick!
Least favorite chore: Folding socks! I hate.
I get frustrated when I can’t find all the pairs and it boggles my mind;
where do all my socks go?
I used to think that until I figured out my dog eats socks.
Ha!
Well at least you have an answer!
My cat “kills” mine, and the leaves them in her food bowl when she realizes she can’t eat them. So annoying!
I love this post, such a good idea. and I love how the pictures tell a story. You need to try Trilogy, thats the best flavor!!
I’ll get it the next time I’m there!
Oh. my. God. Sitting here, cracking up at that video. That is priceless. I have nothing else to add because I’m still lost in the cuteness.
Awww, kudos to the hubby! Not only does he do the dishes but he buys you cute presents.
He’s a keeper. 
To answer your question, YES that is the cutest dog ever! LOVE that video haha. And warmer weather = lots of fresh fruit! Especially watermelon!
SO sweet of your hubby to do the dishes for you!!
Brownie points INDEED!
I love the random pictures… My boyfriend always gets so embarrassed when I start taking pictures of my food at restaurants for my blog! One chore that I hate is studying….. I know not really a chore, but it is to me!! ha
Aw, love the video of Charlie! Too cute! And your voice is nothing like I pictured it to be.
My voice was actually kind of weird in that video because I was talking to Charlie with my “doggy/baby” voice - It’s not normally that high pitched.
I’d say my least favorite chore would have to be doing the dishes. I don’t mind cleaning up my room, but I despise standing and washing dishes! Guess we have that in common
Oh my goodness. Charlie is PRECIOUS!
That video reminds me of Kitten Mittons from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia! 
Hahahahahaha!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY-qxa4rMGc&feature=related
Oh, I didn’t think the video was actually going to show up! Oops!
I kind of love that it did show up!!!
Umm can I say all chores? haha I hate cleaning. I would say my least favorite is dishes - cleaning by hand and emptying the dishwasher. Blah!
It’s great to hear you have the husband trained well! I still need to groom mine…
I loved that video of Charlie. When we put snow boots on our Pomeranian she lays on her back with her feet up in the air. haha
Whole Foods gets me everytime! I go in “just to look” and come out like $40 poorer
The video of Charlie is HILARIOUS!
I just hate cleaning the bathroom… how does a place where you wash yourself to get clean get dirty so easily???
The frog mug is awesome. Want.
Where did he get that frog mug?? I LOVE it! That has to be the cutest mug in the world…. I went through a huge phase in my life that I had to have everything frog. I almost feel like a relapse that I must have that…haha
Also, that video of Charlie made me laugh sooo hard! I even showed Frank..but he wasn’t as excited…oh well.. I’m sure I am going to buy my dog the same feeties. hahaha That’s great!!!
He bought it at some cutesy gift shop in town!
I love kombucha SO much but it’s SO expensive
Sadness!
hahaha kitten mittens!!!! I love that show
awww, I love that frog mug! So cute - the hubbs is a good one! : )
whole foods = place where ‘just looking around’ adds up to at least $30. Or maybe that’s just me. Trilogy is my favorite flavor too.
I really don’t like cleaning the shower, especially since we’ve moved to San Antonio and have really hard water. Mineral deposits + soap scum + 10000 hairs I shed a day = nasty shower to clean. Ugh.
Ew, I hate cleaning the shower too.
I hate putting laundry away!! One of my all time least favorite chores.
Haha my post last night was a massive catchup of my night too! and I literally took ~1000 pics this past week. no joke. obvs not all of them will be on the blog any time soon
this was fun to read though!
and i’m not a fan of laundry either! not any part of it, but probably mostly the folding & putting away. I get overwhelmed with too much clothing or something haha. And I’m plain lazy
I end up with way more pictures than I have posts for at the end of the week too! That video is too funny. I probably look like that when I ice skate…
I can hardly contain my excitement when I think about fresh fruit!
I can’t wait for the summer time!!!
Least favorite chore is for sure cleaning the bathroom…. but who really does like it? Lol
I eat whatever my garden supplies me with all summer long!
I HATE folding laundry. Putting it away is fine, but the folding kills me.
Good theory!
Emptying the litter box, cleaning the shower/tub and taking out the garbage/recycling all top my list. Putting away clean/folded laundry is pretty high up there too. My laundry from a week ago is still sitting on my chair downstairs…woops!
Snap, I dread laundry like no other! It’s not so much the doing bit. The post-laundry is what gets to me! I hate ironing, folding, hanging, and putting away…which explains why my cupboard looks like a volcano erupted!
I eat a lot more cold foods in the summer like smoothies and big salads! It’s so much more refreshing! I also really crave fresh fruit, sometimes more so than chocolate! That being said, I’m still eating oatmeal in the morning, heat or no heat!
My least favorite chore is probably cleaning…but only once things get so messy it’s unbearable. When I pick up after myself on a regular basis I can actually enjoy the work.
Charlie is adorable. But I still think Mrs. M is the cutest.
In the warm months I tend to eat more salads & smoothies
LOL at that laundry pic! I hate putting laundry away too. But my absolute least favourite chore is mowing the lawn.
My least favorite chore is putting laundry away and doing the dishes. I would rather clean the bathrooms than do those things!
I definitely start making more smoothies when it gets warmer!
Aww so nice that your hubby did the dishes! I am not a fan of cleaning the bathroom OR laundry! I try to get it done once a week though!! Otherwise it is easy to fall behind! ug.
I can’t decide what’s better - the dishes or the frog mug?!
-courtney
The first Kombucha I tried was the gingerberry too!! I wasn’t into it either, but I liked the idea and what the drink does for us so I decided to try it again in a different flavor and loved it. My favorite is the Cranberry! Close second is the Guava.
ABAHAHAHAH oh my gosh Charlie IS SO CUTE- he was so frazzled with those boots!.. oh i eat oats every morning tooo- the same kind- protein powder stirred in all the way!
I hate folding and putting away laundry too! Sometimes I just leave it in the basket until I wear it all again
I hate hate hate unloading the dish washer and anything related to dishes too! mainly because it is a daily task here. Hate!
Love the frog mug. I want one!
I try to drink green smoothies all year around but I definitely enjoy them more when its warm out! Your dog is adorable
Oh my word- I love these kinds of posts/ photos because they’re a glimpse behind the scenes of life, you know? The frog mug, and Charlie totally warmed my heart this morning.
I absolutely hate cleaning the bathroom, but I also LOVE when the bathroom is clean. Very difficult to deal with
I kind of wish I was married just to have a dishwasher. I’ve always thought the “I cook, you clean” mentality was genius, since I actually enjoy cooking yet NO ONE likes doing the dishes.
Least fave chore = cleaning the shower. Ugh. The drain is always SO GROSS.
Unfortunately, we have no actual dishwasher in our home, so we both help with the dishes. I wash, he dries and puts away. I’d rather wash than dry!!
I hate folding and putting away laundry - I’m with ya! And I can’t wait to eat more fresh fruit, smoothies, and froyo!
I am right there with you. PS - Thank you so much for that shot out on Caitlin’s blog this morning. You are so so sweet!
No need to thank me! I really meant it!
Your husbands dish placement is amazing. I too LOATHE putting away laundry, yet I love folding it. Once it’s folded, it typically stays in the basket until we wear it.
haha! We are pros at stacking them up!
Love that video; that reproachful look Charlie gives you is genius! Dave (my horse) does exactly the same when I put his travelling boots on to go in the lorry; he lifts both back legs up so high on everystep, he almost falls over
And bless your husband, what a darling!
I find myself wishing…. “Please cook for yourself tonight (and do your own dishes)… Please cook for yourself tonight (and do your own dishes)… Please cook for yourself tonight (and do your own dishes)….” My husband is wonderful and must feel my voiceless wishes on some nights.
I sometimes feel like DORTHY in the Wizzard of Oz making my wishes three times. Try THREE times, it worked for her, sometimes works for me, so….. Give it a try Chelsey!
Least favorite chore is the dishwasher, lol! I know so funny! I also do not like laundry! I just can’t stand folding ; p
LOVE that frog mug! So cute!!
Cosmic cranberry is one of my fave flavors, I also love strawberry serenity and gingerade! Oh gingerberry is great too!!
Hey!
What brand of vanilla protein powder do you use? Is it vegan? Also, where do you buy it?
Thanks so much!
Hi Julie - I use Lifetime Life’s Basic Plant Protein Poweder. It is vegan and gluten free! I bought it from Amazon. You can find it here.
least favorite chore is the laundry - we have to use the laundromat so I dread going
love the mug! the chore i hate doing is dishes….but i definitely prefer doing them over my husband bc he sucks at it haha.