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Thursday Things 2.12.15

February 12, 2015 by Jenna

Thursday Things 02.12.15

I have a new favorite morning activity: walking on the treadmill. This is new since Tuesday morning. (Three points make a trend, right?!) I love waking up early and starting the day with some movement, but I feel like I can’t get a good, legit workout completed in the morning unless I am meeting a friend for a run or a yoga class. So: walking. It’s easy. It’s enjoyable. It takes little-to-no effort. But is still very worthwhile. After a quick 30 minutes I find myself energized and ready to take on the day! Then I get in my real workout over lunch or after work.

So I roll out of bed, head on down to the fitness center in my condo building, and jump on the treadmill. I crank up that incline (work those glutes!), put on some Carolyn Smith, and catch up on my Bloglovin’ feed (PS- you can follow me here). Next time I am seriously considering bringing a mug of coffee. Is that weird?

I suggest you try it out. While you do, you can read through these things:

  • So many beautiful layer cakes: Raspberry Rose Water Layer Cake, Red Velvet Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Midsommar Cake, The Brooklyn Blackout Cake, Valentine’s Day Almond Cake. Who wants to bake one for me!?
  • After I read about these surprising smoothie ingredients I went and bought frozen cauliflower. I was not disappointed.
  • I don’t exchange Valentine’s, but if I did I would want to give out all of these, these, and these, but obviously this is the best Valentine’s Day card ever (heyo Simpson’s fans!).
  • Do you have a boring kitchen? Read these 6 ways to make it stand out.
  • Read It Was Me All Along. It is so good.

Please don’t judge my blurry picture. I was walking as I took it and was trying to be discreet about taking a picture of the treadmill.

Have a beautiful Thursday!

jd

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