The Diamond Behind The Chocolate
I'm always all of the following:
-Shoe Humanitarian
-Wine lover
-Storm chaser
-Chocolate addict
-Sweat obsessed
-Daydreaming of traveling to Sicily
-Mathematically challenged.I'm sometimes:
-Rude
-Irate
-Insensitive
-The main character in a chick lit novel (usually a bad thing)
-In a love affair with leafy greens, HIIT workouts, and VH1.I'm never:
-A sports girl.
-A soapbox preacher.
-Old man winter's friend.
-Interested in driving (limo, please?)-
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Tag Archives: coffee
-Things To Try Thursdays- Cloveberry: Big City Comforts In A Quaint Cafe Atmosphere
When I think of a cafe, I envision a small display of homemade delicacies, coffee, and a quaint sitting area. Most of my experiences with cafes have been in the form of overly-commercialized Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts– and even in … Continue reading
Posted in Things To Try Thursdays
Tagged apricot chutney, baking, basil, cafe, chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, city, cloveberry, coffee, Cooking, dessert, dunkin donuts, eating, food, grilled cheese, honey, local, nj, organic, review, snack, sparta, starbucks
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#MotivationalMondays- All The Mocha Lattes, You Gotta Do Pilates!
Ten bucks goes to whoever gets where the post title name is from. NO HINTS. It’s Monday, so sorry, I won’t be throwing you a bone with this one… Nothing has changed since last week’s cop out post, besides myself … Continue reading
Posted in Motivational Mondays
Tagged abdominals, back, balance, butt, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, clamshell, coffee, dance, downward dog, fitfluential, Fitness, future, joseph pilates, kanye west, legs, love, motivation, motivational mondays, muscles, music, outer and inner thigh circles, past, pilates, posture, present, v ups, vma, weights, yoga
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Black Bean Brownies
It’s been a while since a recipe graced this blog. It’s kind of pathetic considering that’s one of the reasons why I started this blog in the first place, but life happens and I don’t always have access to my … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Things To Try Thursdays
Tagged black bean brownies, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coffee, Cooking, dairy, dessert, eating, flour, fudge, happy herbivore, oats, substitute, sugar, things to try thursdays
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#WIAW- Curiosity Killed The CoffeeMaker
Have you ever broken something accidentally due to your curiosity? Have you then lied about it and blamed it on “the renters” before you? After lying about it, were you then found out? Let’s rewind to a few days ago. … Continue reading
Posted in #WIAW
Tagged avocado, black bean brownies, breakfast, chicken, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coffee, corn, delicious, dessert, dinner, doctor kracker, drink charm, food, health, homemade, Kitchen, living on the veg, long beach island, lunch, medley, nutffles, oats, peas and crayons, pumpkin, restaurant, salad, seafood, smoothie, sugar cookie vodka, tea, the wizards of waverly place, what i ate wednesday
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#WIAW- Its Been A While!
Thanks to Peas and Crayons for another great WIAW! Why hello fellow WIAW-ers! It definitely has been a while. (Yes, two whole weeks is a century in blog years!) Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying summer. … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, chicken, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coconut flour, coffee, dinner, edamame, farm, food, fruit, hummus, independence day, lettuce, lettuce wraps, lunch, mushrooms, pb chocolate puffins, peas and crayons, romaine, salad, snacking, sweet potato, tomato, veggies, what i ate wednesdays, wiaw
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#WIAW- A Dash of Color & A Lot of Chobani
Everything comes alive in the spring/summer season. We are no strangers to this yearly occurrence. This year is especially awesome due to the fact that I am learning to eat my colors and it’s the most optimal time to do … Continue reading
Posted in #WIAW
Tagged alcohol, antarctica, balsamic, cheddar, cheese, chicken, chobani, chocolate chips, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cinnamon, coffee, color, Cooking, cruzan, cucumbers, double espresso, dressing, drinking, eating, eggs, food, grill, honey, kebabs, liquor, love, mccormick, mozzarella, orange juice, pasta, peanut butter, peas and crayons, peppers, rum, skewers, smokehouse maple, toast, tofu, van gogh, veggies, vodka, wafers, what i ate wednesday, wiaw
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Crest 3D White Mouthwash
Do you take a second look at your pearly whites in the car mirror and somehow they look like 10 shades of eroded white house paint? This recently happened to me. It was interesting because at home, in the light, … Continue reading
Posted in Things To Try Thursdays
Tagged after, beauty. smile, before, brand, brushing, care, caring, coffee, crest 3d, floss, hygiene, love, mouthwash, products, stains, store, strips, teeth, things to try thursday, toothbrush, toothpaste, Wal-Mart, whitening
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#MotivationalMondays- Fitting It All In…
…your pants? The word pants is used figuratively in this sense, but can stand for a literal meaning as well. Pants can be a fashion statement… means to survive… …or a nightmare. We all know the muffin top only belongs … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, aladdin, bed, bike, blackberry, chocolate covered diamonds, coffee, easy, facebook, fashion, fast, Fitness, genie, gym, iphone, morning, motivational monday, pants, pinterest, positive, quick, running, schedule, snooze button, social media, time, tired, transit, twitter, walking, work, workout
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-Things To Try Thursdays- SO Delicious Coconut Milk Creamer
Milk and coffee, so happy together. Well, not if you are lactose sensitive. In general, coffee is sweetened with milk, sugar, or artificially made creamers. Good for tastebuds, bad for the bod. I only had a slight lactose allergy when … Continue reading
