Despite it being the first real week back
at the grind in the swing of things after the holidays, I think
the week's been going by really fast. What do you think? What have you been up to? I
taught yoga last night as I mentioned I would be doing, and then met up with a couple
new friends. Just a tea for me because I needed to get home and
whip up some din-din for Scott and Skylar. I'll show you what I made in a minute. This morning
I had a photo shoot and tonight is more running around
teaching yoga, dinner, family time....the usual chaos busy-ness!
I wanted to thank all the
new commenters I've had this week, and of course,
thanks to my faithful friends, readers, and daily commenters! I love how blogging has basically allowed me to feel like I have
a hundred new BFF's and I
keep up on your life and you keep up on mine through our blogs. Not only do we share our
food and what we ate, which is great and all, but the
little tidbits and details of our life and our personality that come through on everyone's blog is what keeps me blogging and keeps me coming back to everyone else's blog and which feeds my blogging & computer addiction,
which I am trying to break a bit! Holly and Deb have been helping me with this!
I try to
make my rounds as best I can to all the new commenters' blogs,
so bear with me if I'm slow in popping over to your bloggie. And also
bear with me if you've sent me an email and want a personalized response. I get about 20+ personal emails daily
in addition to the comments I get
and I know you all want answers to your questions about yoga, raw food, your vegan needs, etc. And I love you guys but I am only one person and do my best trying to get back to you all!
Thanks for the props on yesterday's
Vegan Dessert Post:
Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs
Raw Vegan Apple Crumble
Banana Bourbon Vanilla Softserve
And your Great Feedback about Managing Stress and what works for you! I loved reading all the great comments on this one and hearing what helps you! It's so important to keep our stress levels in check and to do whatever works for us in our own life!
Moving along to today...
First, a
Hungry Hungry Hippie sent me a
Holiday Card. Isn't she just the cutest?! Rumor has it, she's marrying that guy, too! Congrats Hippie Couple, love you Elise!
If you missed my
Holiday Card Collage, check that one out, too.
Another bloggie friend,
Carbzilla, sent me something I
am too cheap to buy myself have been wanting for a long time and she wasn't going to use this herself, so she passed it onto me:
Coconut Flour
From
Tropical Traditions.
Kinda the Mercedes Benz of Coconut Products.
Thank you,
Carbzilla.
You're the best, muah!!!!! I think that a twist on
Brownie Batter Pancakes with my new Coconut Flour and my new chocolate (
keep reading!)
may be calling my name. Or wait,
maybe I need to Veganize Heather's Coconut Flour Pancakes.
Or just come up with a totally new Vegan Dessert. So many great things
WILL be happening with this coconut flour, promise!
And, my friend
Marla of Family Fresh Cooking
had a
give away for
Scharffen Berger Chocolate.
Kinda the creme de la creme of Baking Chocolate. That and
Dagoba I'd say are
two premier chocolate companies. Well, I was
one of the lucky winners of her Give Away and look what
Marla and
Scharffen Berger bestowed upon me:
Cocoa Powder
70% Bittersweet Fine Artisan Dark Chocolate
And
62% Cocoa Semisweet Baking Chunks
Thanks again Scharffen Berger and
Marla! This will be put to very good use. No worries!
So now that the
mailbox rehash sesh is over, what did I made for dinner? Well, as much as I
love my kale and veggies salads...
a certain girl named
Heather reminded me with this post of hers that I needed to
spiralize some zucchinis. Which is what I did.
So I took the
raw zuke noods...
And whipped up a batch of
Peanut Sauce.
Added some other veggies: Red & Yellow Peppers, Carrots, Cukes, and the funky end pieces of
zucchini the spiralizer creates which I dice & mix into the recipe.
Bathed Slathered the whole thing in
Peanut Sauce,
t
ossed it together, and licked up loved every bite!
Dessert was a Combo...
The
Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs from yesterday
And some
Raw Vegan Apple Crumble, too.
I didn't bother with a
fresh batch of softserve.
Didn't need to be gluttonous or anything.
Here's a couple pics of my cutie pie today, too! Skylar I love you, honey! One day maybe you will read my blog if I bind it up into a book and I want you to know how much I love you!!!!!!
Such a happy little soul!
Striking a Pose Together
Yoga Today involves me going on trip down iPhoto Memory Lane. A
pic from right before we moved from San Diego to Phoenix.
Marichyasana C
Twisting is my Tip of the Day: One of the reasons we twist in yoga
is to massage and compress our internal organs. This results in purifying, detoxing, and cleansing our organs; including improved digestion. Start with the right side first, then the left. This will ensure you're working
with,
not against,
your digestive tract. Hold each side for 5 to 10 breaths and if you cannot bind your arms/hands together, that's ok.
Just begin to twist and get things warm, compressed, massaged, and the prana, or life force, flowing on the inside.
Were you popular? I mean, in school. In school, I was
well-liked, and there were times I was
"popular" but then there were times where I
was tall and skinny and boys didn't like me, and I was
very studious, and dare I say intelligent, and the
girls who were interested in crimping their hair didn't really find my fascination with the books and academic pursuits all that interesting or friend-worthy. So I guess I was sorta popular, but it ebbed and flowed. At the time, it mattered hugely to my confidence and self-esteem.
Now, as an adult,
I still think it's so important to have friends and real, honest, interpersonal connections, and in a way, are we all always still trying to fit in? Or have you done that? Do you feel you "fit in" in your life, with those around you, or are you still searching for your Tribe? If you're searching for connections and fitting in,
how or when do you think you'll find your peace, your home, your tribe?
Can't wait to hear your answers!!!!
Stay Tuned For a Fast, Easy, Vegan (or not) Dinner Recipe...
64 comments:
Wow. You've been up lot lots of cool stuff these days, Averie!
Congrats on all the goodies!
School? Honestly, I wasn't popular at all - I was an outcast. Pretty weird, huh?
Hugs,
Michele
hey beauty queen!!! love the pics of skylar and you! she looks so much like you and is going to be a BOMB shell!! :) boys better watch out for her!!
wow, i am so jealous of all of your goodies! you have so many bloggie friends who just ADORE you and of course we all do, how can we not?! Thats a crazy yoga pose! super jealous that you can do that! i NEED to get better and more flexible!
In HS, i would say I was 'semi' popular, me and my girlfriends were the girls that everyone liked and thought were so sweet and got along with everyone, and toward our juniir and senior year we became more 'popular' (what does that really mean though?) what mattered to me was my group of girlfriends who to this day are my BEST friends in the world. I am about quality, not quanitity!!
xoxo
Coconut flour sounds so good. I am making peanut noodles tonight - but of course they are pasta noodles. :) You and Skylar are just so cute...and you look fabulous in jeans and a tee!! Have you ever posted pics of your hubby? I bet you guys make such a hottie couple. :)
As for being popular...I went to private school with only a few kids...we all were popular.. :)
Bah, those pics of you and Skylar are downright precious. Your peanut sauce looks amaaaazing. I love mixing nut butters and maple syrup, so that one is right up my alley!!
I was not popular in high school, but everyone knew me because I had bright pink hair!! Despite that, I had a really close group of friends who knew me well. That is definitely something I'm lacking now. I've got a few acquaintances, but no one (besides Chris) who I can rely on and be 100% myself around. I'm in a weird transitionary stage right now though, it'll come with time!
Averie,
You are such an inspiration. =)
So fun that you received all those goodies! Rejoicing with you.
High school? I went to 3 high schools in 4 years..no time for popularity...just survival. ;-)
Hi Averie,
I love all your recipes. In fact I have kale chips in the oven right now as I type this. I already couldn't resist eating a semi-done batch and I'm stuffed.
But I'm going to make the chocolate mint balls next.
Averie I wanted to know if you ever tried the chocolate Lara bars? They are like heavenly little fudgy nutty brownies and I think you would love them. Check it out and let me know.
LOve,
Ajna
Your posts are always so full of life and enthusiasm (and GREAT food!!)! Thanks for stopping by my blog! It made my day :-)
Hi! I am a sucker for any blogger who has cute kid pics! Loveee it.
I always like to do my own thing and it has remained the same in college :)
I didn't even realize they made baking chunks, but those are some serious quality chocolates.
And I definitely found my "tribe" in high school, but the tough part was going off to different collefes. I still feel connected to them, but not as close. And I'm still looking for my peeps at my new place. But I think the thing about really good friendships is that they're timeless so I know afterwards we'll still be together anyway
ehh i got too caught up in being popular my freshman year in highschool-it was stressful and not good at all..then i learned it was easier to be myself..and when people like you that way..its the best feeling!!
i LOVE that t shirt u are wearing in the mirror pic love!!!
I seriously want to eat your dinner right now. I wish I had a decent spiralizer, it just looks pretty than my choppy knife skills.
I love your little message to Skyler. I hope my girls will always know how much I love them too.
I was just thinking last night about how I wish I was as comfortable in my own skin in HS and college as I am now! I was always "well liked" but I wouldn't say popular. I always felt like I was on the outside even when I was on the inside. I hope to instill the right values and confidence in my girls so that they never feel that way.
I really need to get myself a spiralizer! Those things totally fascinate me. And that peanut sauce sounds so good on those veggies!
Aww, you and Skylar are just adorable. And you can tell her that I totally dig her pink outfit. Too cute!
xxoo
Heather
I'm jealous of all your goodies!!
And skylar is just precious! I love those pants she's wearing.. I had some just like it when I was little!
And I wasn't that popular in high school.. I was too shy!
Averie the pics of you and Skylar are so lovely....both of your smiles are beautiful. You literally glow from the inside out!
Your meals look absolutely scrumptious, as usual too.
As far as school goes, I don't ever want to go back to high school. I was never popular in the sense that I was a cheerleader, on the dance team, etc, but I had a nice group of friends. However, I look back and realize what little self-confidence I had and if I could do it again it would be so different. I think I found myself more in college, but I still feel like I'm learning who I am. I was just having a conversation today with a good guy friend of mine and we were discussing girls being friends with other girls. I was saying that I have very few girl friends, because sometimes it's hard to find someone who is genuine. I hate phoniness and I don't like having to be complimentary and sappy sweet. With guys I feel like I can say dirty jokes without having to feel "improper", not constantly talk about food, diets, clothes, being/feeling fat, etc.
Sorry to hog your comments section!
I'm going to try and keep up with your blog in the future, but things are REALLY picking up at the Y so I might not be in bloggie land as often! Please don't feel like I'm ignoring your blog...you're one of my faves.
Yay, thanks for stopping by my blog (btw) :D
In high school I think I was popular "by default" because I hung out with popular people. But I was pretty quiet/shy. I'm so much more outgoing nowadays and I like to hang out with a variety of different people
Those pics of Skylar are too cute! No wonder she is such a happy gal with a mom like you! In high school I was actually on homecoming court all 4 years. Feel free to laugh. I was lucky enough to go to school with people who thought being smart, athletic, and a little bit hipster (honestly, I should have my mom send pics to share at our next coffee date) was a cool thing. And I get to see you twice in one week which makes me feel very popular indeed!
Woah, coconut brownie panccakes?! You are a genius, my dear! You're amazing!
And OMG OMG your photos with Skylar are just too cute for words... so I won't even try! TOO CUTE!
great wins with the chocolate! and I can't wait to see what you do with the coocnut flour. I made veggie gravy with some the other night. it's in the freezer though for another night.
I was the quiet shy girl in HS. I had a couple friends and I know I was liked but def not "popular" I guess not much has changed...haha
I am still searching for my 'tribe" I love that.
I am comfortable in my own skin though and that is very liberating. If I had an ounce of that in HS maybe I would have been not so scared of everything.
wierd times. glad they are over.
and I was tickled to see you are going to leave your blog as a memoir for Skylar...how super sweet is that. I am always trying to do things like that. before blogs and the like, I made my now Teen a book of pics and notes (letters) from Mom. it's put away but I should go get it out. very cute, but it was from our hardest years. it's hard to look at sometimes (from my perspective)
take it easy!
xo
Hey Averie... Everything thing is looking amazing on the food front!! You and that kid of yours are two hott babes that's for sure.. you guys are going to be in so much trouble when she gets to the "boys" stage of life!!! Hmm.. as far as fitting in.. I can't say that I was ever really with the in group- the closest I ever came was when I was in my first few years of high school- but then I moved to another school and that was the end of that! I've always marched to the beat of a different drum- whether it was piercings, and crazy hair colors, to dreadlocks and a shaved head- I was definitely the one that people knew... but didn't know.. if you catch the drift. Even now I'm way different than everyone I know- and people think I'm a little nutty- what can I say I'm a ball of caffeine, adrenaline, goofy pent up energy.. and people tend to see me as a little banana sandwich- but as I always tell them- they will never forget me!! I'm glad to see that teaching is going well- someday soon I want to come and take one of your kick ass classes! Love ya girl!
I was in the color guard. I had lots of friends but wasn't "popular". That's why I love Facebook. All the popular fat girls can see me now ;)
Love today's post! I was about to email you about my zuch noodling success story ;)
I emailed you a little while back asking how to make zuch noodles and you were right... trial and error. My mistake was using the larger holed (is that a word?) blade. I bought some zuch's and worked like a charm!
If anyone is thinking about which spiralizer to buy, this is the one! So simple and easy to clean. The only thing I wish was that it was smaller... I have a small kitchen and lots of stuff. As of now, it's out on my counter... haha, it needs a home fo sho!
P.S. Skylar looked so adorble today!! And she seems like such a happy little girl :) You are blessed!
~Mary
I totally agree, Averie.. this week has FLOWN by!!
LOVE the pic of you and Skylar in the br.. sooo freaking cute. She is a doll and is a lucky gal.. someday she will read Loves Veggies and Yoga and will be mesmerized by her momma!
School.. eh.. so so. I had a ton of "guy" friends because they were less drama (and more fun) than the girls. I def had more friends in h.s and college than I do now, though.. lol. I have a ton of aquaintances(work peeps etc) but not many that I call true friends. (not meant to be a pity party) lol
Happy ALMOST Friday!! )
I am always amazed at how you talk about your daughter...like it isn't fake or anything...as weird as it might sound to say this...its like readers can see your passion for her just thru your words and smiles...pretty amazing...
u have great blogger friends...everyone wants a piece of u...
great question. I was not popular. Very shy, very quiet. High school not so great at all. In university, I was still same way, shy, etc...but I was the type that could "fit in" with both the unpopular and popular , if that makes sense...i still wasnt "popular"...but i could jump in with all the bunch ..and luckily i made a ton of friends that were popular and cool, so that helped to open up a little at the time...wow...a whole different person...i need that person back :) what happened !
We love coconut flour and zucchini pasta! :) And chocolate of course ;)
You are a busy woman! I am very impressed with your schedule!
I want a spiralizer so bad! Mmmmm looks delicious!
Now THAT'S a snowball I'd eat ;)
<3 jess
xoxo
Nice posting. Do you know about these yoga books?
http://www.yogavidya.com/freepdfs.html
I just had spiralized yellow squash topped with Crimini mushrooms, brussel sprouts, kale, marinara, and nutritional yeast for dinner! LOVE IT!
I was not, in any way, cool in high school. I had frizzy red hair, weighed a little too much, and was a theater dork. Nuf' said!
There must be something going around, because I also had spiralized zucchini noodles for dinner tonight. So good. Ate mine with BBQ though. I'm posting about it tomorrow!
Wow, I really need to get a spiralizer. Your peanut "noodles" look incredible!
Just found your blog, and am I ever glad I did! Everything looks so awesome! And you have a cute-as-a-button little girl too!
As for school, I was part of a large group of people who didn't fit into any other clicks!
i adore youu & your blog!! no worries about being slow to comment- totally understandable & you shouldn't have to feel pressured :)
as far as popularity- i guess i was 'popular' but at the same time i kinda did my own thing and definitely took school seriously. i suppose my situation was different though ecause i went to a studious private school haha
xoxoxo
shelley
I wasn't very popular in high school.. mainly because I didn't speak one word of English. Actually I bet ya 98% of my graduating class wouldn't even know who I am...
Yum... I ordered a spiralizer today... I can't wait to use it!!
Skylar is such a cutie pie... you can tell she's a total little sweetheart!!
Big hugs
Jessica
I feel blessed, because I think I fit into my social group, who are mostly spiritual, fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. I'm so grateful for my church family!
And you won Scharffen Berger?! COOL!!
Wow. Is it just me or does Skylar get cuter every time you post about her? How is that even possible?!
Again, congrats on your loot. The Scharffen Berger chocolate is definitely an om-nom-nom thing. Oh, YUM.
As for school and popularity: I was a bit of a self-induced loner. By virtue of my extensive extracurricular activities, I was everyone's friend, but at the same time, I really didn't have any close friends - save for one or two - and frankly, I just didn't think I had time for them.
I'm still a bit the same way even today - I guess it's just hard for me to engage in artificial friendships.
You and Skylar are so damn cute together, Averie!!!
Your food always makes me drool!
Good question... I've always had lots of friends (and boyfriends) and been liked but I've always felt different from my peers - like I didn't quite fit in - I guess due to the fact that I became almost vegan at the age of 14 and was spiritually minded, although I hid that part of me when I was a teen. Now Im grateful to be able to expose those parts of me and have like minded friends! (still a work in progress accepting/loving myself unconditionally though!)
LOVE this post! I read it about an hour or two ago so lets see if I can remember what I wanted to say:
1) Skylar is the freaking bomb. She is so cute, and seriously will love you+the blog when she is older! What a keepsafe, and helloo bloggie fame!
2)You my dear are a popular bloggie! So cool. Not only are you popular but you seriously spend time/effort in getting to know your bloggie friends and commenting, and I appreciate you everyday for it. Once I got rolling on getting to know bloggers better, emails started piling up, but I'm talk 6 or 7 at most. Even that is crazy to respond to, on a real personal level. Cannot imagine 20+.
3) Since high school was not too long ago.. haha.. I went to a private smallll school, (250 kids tops) I was definitely not an outcast. But I tended to stick with just a couple girlfriends and guy friends, and that was it. Popular was not the exact definition of the word. But then again.. what is the correct definition?
Okay yeah seriously. Averie. You have 37+ comments, and they're all like personal and long! I give you major props on everything you do on the blogosphere, and in your reader's lives! And you say you're cutting back on "computer" time... hehehe..
Averie, you are much, much too sweet!
And as usual, I'm salivating and inspired after reading this post. Spiralized zucchini is in my future.....
Oh and in high school, I wasn't popular, per se. I went to a very small performing arts high school and while I was in the elite as far as performing, I didn't have many friends (if you've seen Glee, the character Rachel perfectly depicts my high school persona). I had lots of groups that I floated in between depending on my current situation and a few very very close friends but I've always kind of been an outsider, haha. I have wonderful friends but I've never felt like I ever belonged to any group as a permanent member, if that makes any sense.
As an expat the schools were so eclectic and random that there wasn't really popular and unpopular. I had a lot of friends and basically everyone was cool with everyone.
Your zucchini pasta dish looks incredible - so fresh and tasty! Hmmm....maybe I'll make a batch for lunch right now. Thanks dear!
Oh, and by the way, I'm sure you hear it a million times a day but your daughter Skylar is BEAUTIFUL! Her little smile is the most precious thing I've ever seen. What a lucky mama you are!
I want your mailbox. Or at least, all the cool stuff you keep getting in it! :)
easy part of the question first: NO. NO. NO! I was the biggest UNpopular girl in my class with the exception of my best friend, who was equally unpopular. Not only were we band geeks, were were library assistants. Doesn't get any less popular than that. But we didn't care; we had better things to do like read, write, and spend time together (and with our two other besties from a different class.)
The hard part of the question, have I found my tribe? I don't know. In some ways, absolutely, and in many others, no. I don't think I have a tribe due to my mental hangups. My husband is my best friend, and in that sense, I've come home. But I can easily swap out friends otherwise, not because I don't love them dearly but because I'm just not wired that way. It's hard to explain. It sounds cold, but while I feel things deeply, I'm also detached from it - by necessity, or I'd have padded walls permanently. Yep, hangups.
I love the photos of Skylar! Beautiful!
And thanks for the spiralizer info; I have been meaning to get one but wanted to make sure to get the "right" one...
I was part of many different "groups" in high school. And I liked it. It's funny because my teenager commented yesterday that he had many different groups of friends, but that a lot of his friends just had one set of friends and didn't really feel comfortable with people who had other interests.
I have a nice group of close friends, but I have to say that since having the toddler it has been a challenge to keep the friendships going. We'll always be friends, but I feel guilty because I just don't have a lot of time. One of my best friends and I met when our now 18 year-olds were toddlers. Once the kids got a bit older, we were able to do more grown up things again. And that's sort of on the back burner for now. We also used to go on really long, challenging, gorgeous hikes, but it'd take four or five hours. I just don't have the time right now... But we make sure to catch up in other ways...
Love your question! I was definitely not popular in high school. I was painfully shy and some people took this as me being snobby. Um, no, just can't work up the courage to say hello! :) As an adult my job as a recruiter now forces me out of this shyness as I must speak with people constantly and have the hard conversations with them (you did not get the job, we can only offer you $$, etc)
But despite me coming out of my shell a little more, I still never feel like I fit in. And I also think blogging sometimes brings me back to high school as I struggle to gain readers, commentors and just "fit in".
My little nugget of wisdom that I have learned though is that even the cool kids are insecure. We are all just struggling to fit in and be liked even if we act like we don't care. That is a lot of energy being wasted by all of us!
Oh how I love chocolate. Yum!
By the way, you can use your Vitamix to whip up your own coconut flour, but it is even nicer to have it already ground.
I was thinking of you this a.m., as I previewed what would be on the telly today. Martha Stewart has a whole show dedicated to yoga I hope to watch. Maybe Hayden will take her nap then.
Skylar is so gorgeous! :) Can't wait for your veganized coconut flour recipes!
Choooooooooocolaaaaate...
Ahem, what I mean to say is: ain't popularity a bitch? Like you I had a bit of ebb and flow, but of course it's the ebbs that stick out in my memory, despite the fact that I could care less about the whole HS social scene period. I wish I could spare my unborn child(ren) the whole issue.
As regards blogging, I do not enjoy the fact that I recognize elements of the high school popularity contest in our little e-world here, which is kind of amazing to think about, when most of us haven't even met each other! But it is what it is and I like to enjoy the positives it brings me, like an Averie who seems interested in my boring life, against all odds, haha. :)
Wow! Averie! You are so sweet and honest and it makes me love you even more!!!
My dehydrator finally came yesterday! The right one with a timer!!! I'm working on a post right now that will go up in a few minutes. I'm in love.
Thank you so much for inspiring me!!!
As for being popular, I never really thought I was. I was friends with so many different groups of kids, but my brother, who is a few years younger than me, always brings up "living in my shadow of popularity". I guess I was a cheerleader, but these days I don't think that guarantees anything.
Mostly I'm just glad that those days are over. :)
Stop on by later and see what I made!
XOXO,
Erin
Such a beautiful little girl!
You deserve all of the comments and responses you get. You have a wonderful and informative blog!
Thank you for reposting the information about your spiralizer...After almost grating my knuckles several times the other day, I decided I needed to finally get a spiralizer. Amazon...here I come!
Let me tell you, this week's been going by sooooo fast! I head back to school in just a few days, now!
That raw vegan apple crumble was made FOR me though, right?? ;) Looks divine!
And yum. Peanut sauce--my mom would drink that sucker down!! hahaha, we lovedd this peanut sauce at the thai place we ate at the other night, but i bet yours is 10 times fresher and more delish!!
Oh yea, and your little girl is just soooooo cute :)
Hey Love,
This is a great question about friends and fitting in! I realized a while ago that a lot of the people I was hanging around were not allowing me to move forward in my life - health, confidence, loving myself, etc. So as soon as I changed my views on my life and were I was going, my group of friends changed! WOW what a difference it makes when you surround yourself with like minded people!
just like we all get from you!! Wonderful support and love!
XXOO
Girl, you are becoming quite popular! I know it keeps you really busy and I just want you to know how special it is to me that you are still able to respond personally to me. I always enjoy our little e-mails back and forth and can't wait to catch coffee with you someday soon : )
Chocolate, yum! I had to switch to carob because I was becoming a chocoholic!
I just mad some gingerbread balls, oh my, my!! I am typing so I don't go to the fridge and eat another one : )~
I was popular in high school but not in the way you might think. I was homeschooled so I worked for my dad a lot and did my schoolwork at night. My dad owned a hardware/lumber store and as you can imagine there weren't a lot of women in that field 15-20 years ago. A couple of young girls surrounded by construction men, very popular ; )
Off to practice yoga for the day!
Nicole
Muah - right back atcha!
Soooo funny you asked about being popular b/c I just went to an alumni event last night and one of my younger brother's friends said (kinda out of the blue) "you were one of the popular girls who paved the way for us." I was kinda blown away. I went to a really small school so even the outcasts were never really cast out.
THEN, I saw a guy who I hadn't seen since 8th grade who mumbled to me "I think I used to have a crush on you" to which I could only respond, "Well I'd like you to meet my husband, who currently has a crush on me, I think."
Like, what was I supposed to say?? Awkward and hilarious at the same time.
So, yeah, I guess I was popular, but I was also very nice. There was none of the bitchiness that there seems to be in schools now. I'm glad I'm not a teenager now, fer shure.
i waaaaaaaaaaaaant that spiralizer like yesterday!
great question girl :) in high school i had a pretty large group of best friends (there were about 8 of us give or take) and we always hung out. we're actually all still pretty good friends now. but we were like the popular crowd just the girls that stayed out of the drama and everyone liked. it made high school fun but not crazy. but i totally wouldn't change anything :)
just wanted to come say that i have not forgotten about you or your nine new posts in my google reader!! hope this weekend is nice to me so i can get my bloggie fix. love you and happy friday, averie!
just wanted to come say that i have not forgotten about you or your nine new posts in my google reader!! hope this weekend is nice to me so i can get my bloggie fix. love you and happy friday, averie!
Yummy, yum, yum!!! :)
Sorry I've been MIA lately, I have so many blogs to catch up on!! I've been barely reading them, too busy!!
Anyway, great pics!! In school I would say I was sorta popular, I was pretty talkative and social, after HS I became more to myself and private! Funny how we change!
I never thought I was popular until after I graduated HS and found out that people I never met claimed to know me. I'm much more comfy in my own skin now and happy with the friendships I have in all areas of my life!
My high school was different in that it was all girls and everyone was really smart. Somehow we managed to escape a lot of the cliquishness that I saw in other schools or like I remember in junior high, so popular wasn't really an issue. We were more concerned about who was smarter. Ha! That said, I had a lot of causal friends, but only a few really close friends.
I've never really fit in anywhere, but it doesn't bother me. I like being different and being true to who I am inside.
Reading your blog makes me happy. :o)
- Beth
Lurker here - love the blog!
As someone who possibly has Aspergers - this whole popularity thing has been an issue at many times in my life.
It's like I arrived here and was one of the few people who didn't get an instruction manual about how other people work :D At school I was either quiet and withdrawn, or the one who'd come out with random comments at the wrong time, having no ability to understand sarcasm was (and still is!) an issue also. In my late teens I joined a drama group and that improved things for me, because I learned to "act" i.e. behave like another other personality type, learned how to speak clearly so others understand me, learned how to project an air of confidence (even without feeling it inside at all!) etc.
Since joining the adult world (I'm now 30) I've been successful in terms of career, ok socially despite having few friends, and apparently am somewhat "popular" as in people like me - I think it's because I've developed a coping mechanism of drawing on those acting lessons at times when I feel awkward and don't understand the social protocol of a situation.
Still don't get sarcasm though, but I've learned not to care when people laugh at me for not getting it. :D
Wow, 61 comments- i'll have to come back and read them when I have some time!
I'm gonna make that peanut sauce in my usual deb-fied try-to-shave-a-calorie off way. Perhaps I'll keep the maple, but sub stevia for agave?
Popular- hmm Guess it ebb'd and flowed for me as well. I think that we always want to find peeps to whom we can relate. That's just human in a way. Honestly I have felt like I have found a "tribe" in the healthy living blogworld. Not all of my brick-n-morters understand some of the struggles one has when maintaining a huge weight-loss like I have. So it's nice to find kindred spirits here in cyberspace!
I do love the photo of you & skylar together. I can see the adoration and it's heart-warming!
OK, I have been wanting so badly to get on over here and see what you you have been up to. I agree, I just love seeing and reading what my bloggy buddies are up to from day to day. I too love not just the recipes, but the real life stories!
You always have so much great content that I love to read. When can we meet for coffee, yoga and great eats for real???? Can u just move back here to SoCal?
Gotta try me some peanut sauce and I want a sprializer NOW!!
I am thrilled you received your chocolate and I am so very glad u like it :)
Popular? Same deal with me, it ebbed and flowed with the year and my over all mind set. These days I am happy with myself so I guess I feel popular!!
Whenever I feel lonely I can hop online and connect, it's a great feeling :)
Aw! I love the pics of you and your daughter. You're so cute together. :)
I think the idea of binding one's blog into a book is totally awesome! I saw it on Snackface's blog, and I though it was just the coolest thing ever. And how much cooler is it if you give it to your daughter.
Oh, and I must try those peanut noodles. Looks yummy!
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