Happy Friday! This is my last official Friday of summer as I start in-services on Monday. Our school is currently starting remotely so we'll see how that goes! I have a busy weekend ahead of me! I'm going to visit my friend Rachel for her birthday on Saturday and on Sunday we are getting together with John's best friend for a belated birthday celebration for John. It should be fun! Before I sign off and start this last summer weekend, I'm sharing a few things I've been loving this week.
Gatorade Endurance Energy Gel
I did a long run on Wednesday and figured I should probably bring some fuel with me. I grabbed a gel I had gotten during the Philadelphia Marathon last year (it was their course fuel) without knowing how it would be. Luckily, it ended up being great! It was apple pear flavored and had a thinner consistency than most gels, such a GU. I liked the fruity flavor which surprised me because I'm a die-hard S'mores GU fan but I just felt like it was much easier to digest when my stomach was already a bit wonky from the heat. I haven't tried their other energy gel flavors (vanilla, blackberry, and mango) but now I want to!
Honey Mustard Pretzels
I picked up these honey mustard pretzels at my local Amish Market last week to try and switch up my snack options. I was hooked from the first bite! They're the perfect salty snack to have on hand throughout the day, but fair warning, the honey mustard powder coating can get messy! My dad said they reminded him of Snyder's Honey Mustard and Onion pretzels so if you don't have an Amish Market nearby, I suggest picking those up! I'm planning to grab a bag on my next grocery trip to compare them.
Weighted Blanket
I've been eyeing one up for a couple months now so I figured it was the perfect purchase to use an Amazon gift card I had been holding onto on. They can be pretty expensive but I ended up finding a decently priced one on Amazon and bit the bullet on buying it the other day. I went with the queen size and it came to $40, which I learned after some research is fairly cheap. I've only had it for a few days now but I just had to include it in today's post because I am OBSESSED! I mainly bought it in hopes it would help me fall asleep faster at night. Let me tell you, it works! I was asleep so quick the first night I tried it. The next morning I decided to push off my run until later in the day and I fell asleep as soon as I changed my alarm, which never happens. Once I'm awake, I'm up for the day usually so this is a game changer. The material it is made out of is super soft and doesn't get extremely hot like I expected.
Question of the Day: What have you been loving this week?
I don't think I knew Gatorade had energy gels! I've seen their chews before but I can't do those while running.
ReplyDeleteAren't weighted blankets amazing?! I just unpacked mine to use since I've been sleeping like sh*t recently lol. I think it's been helping since the only reason I've woken up at night is to drink some water and it's easy to fall asleep again.
This week I've been loving my outdoor reading set up. Bailey likes to roam and my parents don't have a fence so it's been perfect for both of us.
I didn't know either until the Philly Marathon haha and the chews are news to me, too! I never realized Gatorade was more than just the drink!
DeleteI am so amazed at this thing! I take FOREVER to fall asleep at night and now I fall asleep much quicker. I also usually can't fall back asleep once I wake up in the morning, no matter how early it is, but yesterday I was able to. Why did I just get one of these?!
Your reading set up is awesome! Reading outside is so nice.
I've seen different things but never tried them. With gels, I'm kind of a "if it's not broke, don't fix it" with what I use lol.
DeleteGirl I love it! I will forever need one. I should probably wash mine but I'm kind of scared to lol.
I usually only use S'mores GU but I've been out so instead of buying more, I'm just using whatever random ones I find in my cabinet haha.
DeleteI was actually wondering how I would wash it. Like, I feel like it'll break my washer with it's weight lol. I think mine came with directions, maybe I should look at them.