It’s Friday which gives me an excuse for feeling all amped up and ready to play!
Do you ever have those days where you just know your productivity level will be at an all-time low? Your mind is going a mile a minute and zoning in on work is a little more difficult than usual?
One of the great things about working from home is that I can publicly announce the days when I have a feeling that an inordinate amount of time will be spent on Pinterest or just generally avoiding things I actually should be doing. (I had some serious writer’s block going on when I tried to wrap up a freelance article this morning. Hoping that goes away soon!)
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On days like this, I have a little trick. I make myself work uninterrupted for an hour and then give myself a 10-minute break to check my personal email or explore the internet in search of fantastic things like this…
Or this…
Please tell me you’ve played the lava game. Just a tip: Pillows may also be used to get from place to place. They also keep you safe from the lava.
Gosh, I’m guessing that by the beginning of this blog post, you can clearly see that I am definitely in Friday mode!
Workout
Today’s workout was “Workout C” from the Best Body Boot Camp program I’m following. It focused on upper body strength exercises with five minutes of cardio peppered in between supersets.
Breakfast
Today’s breakfast was as random as the beginning of this post.
It began with a banana “ice cream” smoothie…
… And concluded with a small bowl of multi-grain peanut butter Cheerios with almond milk.
The company sent me the Cheerios to try (apparently they heard I have a bit of a soft spot for peanut butter?), and all I could think about as I’ve snacked my way through the box this week was how good these would be in marshmallow treats. Sprinkle some peanut butter M&Ms in the mix and ooooh baby.
Question of the Morning
- Is anyone else in Friday mode?
- Anything fun you’ve seen on the internet that I must look at as I avoid real work today?
Friday mode =story of my life! Just off to see Hunger Games
khushboo
i think by the time i get to most fridays each week, i’m in “friday mode”. heck, i’m in friday mode on thursday!
Ashley @ My Food ‘N’ Fitness Diaries
I know today is a little to no work day! My basketball team won last night and now I will spend all day today in a frantic rush to try to obtain the new Keep Calm shirt before the game on Saturday! #GO SYRACUSE Priorities right?
Renee
That Titanic image is HILARIOUS.
I’ve been in Friday mode all weekend.. oops?
joelle (on a pink typewriter)
Haha, I not only laughed out loud at the lava game quote but had to immediately post that on my older sister’s facebook wall. (Clearly I’m productive on this Friday too…)
I have Monday and Tuesday off from work from carry-over vacation days. I’m really feeling the Friday mode today!!!
Caitlin P.
haha love this! In addition to the lava game, we also played the shark game growing up…you know, where the couches are pirate ships and the floor is a shark-infested ocean?
Melissa @ Some Sugar Added
I love the Creative Process! Binge eating and random surfing the Internet (or mainly Pinterest and reading random blogs) are a huge problem for me!
Michelle @ Blogitness
I’m 100% in Friday mode! Although I have an exam in 30 mins I should be reviewing for, opps. I want PB Cheerios in Canada. I look for them everytime I am at the grocery store and no dice. Hopefully soon!!
Nicole
For all the dog lovers out there
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Lindsay
I feel like I’ve been in Friday mode all week!
And i would pretty much kill for a bowl of pb cheerios right now.. that just sounds so much more awesome than the salad that I have packed for lunch.
There’s light at the end of my tunnel… spring break is one week away!
Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning
Pinterest = my fave pastime
Happy Friday!
Life’s a Bowl
I loooove those Cheerios!!!!!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing
My lithuanian friend sent me this, but it basically could be the US vs Europe.
https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/?ui=2&ik=65c92160ef&view=att&th=136402e7fca2e7f5&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1397244966067478873-1&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P9xfMgvHMmwHyGNhxMeiYxk&sadet=1332519080539&sads=GALxHt4YDs16NCvl96ZaRwx_aDk
Aylin @ Glow Kitchen
Peanut butter cheerios? What? I had no idea they existed!!
Kerry @ Totes My Oats
Yes, I’m definitely in Friday mode and that pic definitely describes my Friday desires… although I don’t usually nap because I’m always super pumped for the weekend… I need a slice for “thank god it’s the weekend cocktails” hehe.
Also loooved the lava game. Definitely played while watching the part of Fantasia with the volcanoes haha.
Amber @ Busy, Bold, Blessed
Bought the PB cheerios last week. SO yummy.
Jennifer (The Gourmetour)
That smoothie looks so good! Yesterday was the first time I gave my twins PB on a spoon. We usually smear it on bread or in their oats, etc. My daughter LOVES the stuff; although who can blame her? She will scrape the PB off her oats and then ask for more for the rest of her oats. Anyways, we had to cut her off after two spoonfuls, as she asked for a third one. Made me think of you.
Have a great weekend, Julie!
Marie
I still love playing hot lava with my girls. It’s a fun little workout too! TGIF!
Susi May
LOL the lava game. i thought you were referencing Aladdin & avoiding lava in the cave
Laura @ Unchartered 20s
Speaking of PBcheerios and PB M & Ms… which you do you prefer – Peanut Butter M & Ms or Reese’s Pieces? I debated this my coworkers yesterday!
Nicole
peanut butter m&ms!
peanutbutterfingers
Oh, my gosh! I am having *such* a Friday day today!! It’s the start of Spring Break for me, so that totally amplifies it
PEANUT BUTTER CHEERIOS…do they taste like PB?! I know you said that they’d be good in Rice Krispies, but are they worth springing for?
Mandi
I’m totally in Friday mode too! It’s been such a great week and I’m excited for the weekend! I tweeted you one great website and I think you’ve been told about the fabulous what should we call me website- it seriously makes me crack up! Love that graph too- sooo true!
Emily @ Glitz Glam Granola
i’m in TOTAL friday mode!!!
off to go look at pinterest!
erica
this is awesome. I totally am having one of those fridays… I knew it would be before I even got to my cube this morning. lucky for me, I didn’t bring too much food today, so my “binge eating” section is really just more random internet surfing… and because i’m at work, my napping is that blank stare you do where you look like you’re thinking hard about something, but your brain is really asleep
heh. Happy Friday!!
Alli
Thank you for the reminder of the “Lava” game…I forgot I used to play that with my brother! I think it’s time I bring that back as an adult…maybe with a glass or two of wine
Lindsey @ Cardio Pizza
Just opened a box of the New PB cheerios Wednesday….I have never once had a bowl of cereal with it…and its half gone already
Nathan
Ps..its WAY better than the new Tres Leches Cheerios they just released
Nathan
I played shark infested waters not lava, but same principle.
Serena
Definitely in Friday mode! Met a girlfriend for lunch at noon and then we went and saw the 1:00 showing of Hunger Games! Did I mention I was supposed to work until 5:00? Oh well, it’s FRIDAY!
Stepheny
We play a get across the lava game at my gymnastics gym (where I coach at)! We use mats and if they fall off they have to start over at the end of the floor, and the goal is to get across without touching the lava
SOOO much funnn!
Chelsea
OH gosh I was cracking up over the reference to the jumping the sofa to avoid the lava! My cousin and I played that game alll the time during our childhood years. Sometimes instead of lava it was sharks. and yes you could use the pillow cushions to avoid falling in. Did you ever play “war” with those plastic green army men? Unfortunately growing up w/ a boy cousin we played lots of boy games. lol
Nicole @ http://healthygirladventures.wordpress.com/