Good morning from stormy Tennessee! It has been windy and rainy since midnight and the lightning and thunder actually woke me up a couple times in the middle of the night.
Confession: Around 3AM this morning, I thought, “There’s no possible way I could drive to work when it’s so crazy outside.” And I almost called in a substitute teacher for the day. But that’d be pretty embarrassing that the girl from California had to call in a sub because she was too scared to drive in what is probably a normal storm out here.
So, I’m drinking my coffee and crossing my fingers that it’ll hopefully calm down in the next two hours before I head out.
But, in the spirit of confessing, let’s carry on with some additional confessions from this past week!
Confession:
We drew “Secret Pals” at work and are supposed to gift them a couple of things over the next few weeks until the big Staff Dinner in December.
I’ve dropped off a necklace, a box of cookies, a couple brownies. And, on Monday, I filled up a small Tupperware with Peanut M&Ms. But, the thing about Tupperware is that it opens up pretty easily. So, before I gifted them, I snagged a couple from the top. Oops.
Confession:
I have been eating non-stop since Thanksgiving. (See M&M story from above).
There’s something about the holidays that makes me feel like calories don’t count. But, my body hasn’t really jumped on board with that theory, so I’m feeling pretty icky on my insides. Someone needs to knock some sense into me. Or at least knock the food out of my hands before it reaches my mouth.
Confession:
Sister was here for a week, so toward the end of her visit, she did a couple loads of laundry.
I was pretty confused when she would get up immediately after the washer was finished to put the clothes in the dryer. I was even more confused when she got up to grab the clothes from the dryer to fold them and put them away.
All in one day.
Impressive.
If you’ve been with me for a few months, you’ll remember the Confessions post back in March where I talked about how I do laundry.
Oops.
Questions of the Day:
- What are your favorite kind of M&Ms?
- How do you reel your appetite back in after Thanksgiving?
- Who does the laundry in your house? Is it all in one go? Or do you live out of your laundry basket like I do on occasion?
- ‘FESS UP! Tell me a secret.
Archived Confessions
Calories count during the holidays? LOL, J/K… I love peanut M&Ms and I pretty much do the laundry in our home.
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Plain M&M’s are my favorite!!!!!! I’ve been trying to figure out how to stop eating also–my diabetic numbers do not look too good—–oh well——I’ve been putting off going to the doctor–really gotta call him–need referrals to other docs as well. “What a drag it is getting older”
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hahaha love these confessions. I have definitely been enjoying extra sweets the past couple of weeks too. I do laundry all in one swoop too. It drives me insane if its not folded and put away.
Confession? I didnt feel like cooking twice last week and had sugary cereal for dinner!
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What kind of sugary cereal!? I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch. That’s my weakness!
That ones great too! This time I had cocoa safari crunch–its a gluten free cocoa puffs haha!
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I love all M&Ms!
I’ve been eating a lot too. Holiday food is just so good!
I like the secret pal idea.
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My favorite M&M’s are the ones with peanuts in them. Love!
No issues with over eating on Thanksgiving and the days afterwards. My husband and I house hop and intentionally leave the left overs for someone else 🙂
I do the laundry in my house because I’m weird about how things get folded. 😉
That’s the smartest idea. I always tell people the best thing about having people over for dinner is that you get to keep the leftovers. The worst thing about having people over for dinner is that you get to keep the leftovers. Hahah.
I like M&Ms with peanuts. I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, so I’m in the clear there. As for as the laundry goes, I usually wash one day and fold the next. But if I’m I have the time, I’ll wash/dry/fold in the same day – a rare moment indeed.
Your sister just isn’t normal! I do most of the laundry, the kids (I say kids, but they are grown men) do their own every once in a while. I forget to put it it the dryer sometimes and have to re-run them the next day. I am pretty good at getting them out and folded, but then I leave them stacked on the dryer or on the dresser for a while . . . or until they’ve all been worn 😜
I wash, dry, iron, fold and put away my clothes in one day too – it’s easy when you know how!
I’ve been eating non stop since before Halloween. I NEVER have my laundry put away, I just go and buy more laundry baskets.
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Peanut M&Ms are my favourite! And I definitely leave my clean laundry in the dryer for a couple days before I get around to folding it… I figure there are more important things to worry about in life!
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My fave M&M’s are the peanut kind in the yellow bag. Oh my gosh, I could eat a whole bag or three!!!
Your obviously in a good part of TN, glad all is safe and sound with you.
I like peanut m&m’s. I still have a sliver of pie left from the day. Whatever I’m over eatin I’m also working out more so I hope it makes up for it if I’m not ahead of the game. I have teeno responsible for their laundry so that helps a bit. I don’t necessarily jump up for laundry but I do get it on the next commercial, lol.
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Yes! I feel fortunate that we were about an hour and a half away from the fires. My heart breaks for the families going through such a traumatic experience 🙁
I love confessions. Plain M&M’s are my favorite too. As far as laundry is considered I wash, dry, iron, fold my clothes on same day 🙂
You are adorable and I love your confessions 🙂 also I would probably have done the same with the M&Ms. That pic of Elf made me LOL. I can’t stop eating either. Oops.
I love all kinds of M&Ms but peanut is probably my fave (& I’m not crazy about peanuts..weird)
I’d like to know how to reel my appetite back in, but then again, I may be pms-ing LOL
I absolutely despise laundry…seriously. My hubs hate that he has to find his clothes out of a basket in the garage or the actual dryer. I’m horrible at it HAHA
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This is so me, too! Love these confessions!
XO
Lee Anne
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OH my I’m gaining weight and not even eating much. I need to move more.
I remember teaching haha I wanted to call a sub if it was barely raining! I miss secret pals too!
That clip from the movies ELF is hilarious. That’s one of my all time favorite movies.
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Ah thanks for your confessions, I think it makes us all feel a little better about ourselves (knowing we’re all in the same boat). I mix it up with the laundry, some days I do it all in one bag and other times it sits in random piles in the spare room for days until I sort and iron it!
This post was very entertaining. Lol. And I eat ALL the time! Non-stop. I’m so into my snacks. I should probably work on that. Haha.
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One thing I miss about working in an office is the secret pal type gifts. Those were always so much fun to do!
Super cute confessions!
What are your favorite kind of M&Ms?: I love the peanut ones and the crispy ones
How do you reel your appetite back in after Thanksgiving?: Um, I don’t because Christmas is right around the corner
Who does the laundry in your house? Is it all in one go? Or do you live out of your laundry basket like I do on occasion?: I do it unfortunately so um, it takes me forever. Yes we do live out baskets sometimes lol.
‘FESS UP! Tell me a secret.: I stole a few of my kids tater tots, but I made sure I took one from each kid 🙂
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Love your Confessions. You are a darling honest soul.
Reeling back the appetite……..Doable if you can restrict yourself starting early in the morning and start off with healthy eating in the morning and a nice workout class on your laptop.
Hopefully your body and mind will be on a positive direction and will want to keep it going in that direction.
Once you are successful the first day and the second day, then hopefully a week and the rest of the 4 weeks till Christmas. Good luck. Hope it works.
Laundry…… I am Blessed that mom lives at home and she folds the laundry so so good that no ironing is ever needed in our home. Its all done in one day.
Chow for now!!!!
We had our Thanksgiving a while back so, I started all over again with my American Friends. Will the eating never stop?
As to the laundry….I just have one set of clothes, so when they are dirty, I run around naked and wait till I can put them back on….Just Kidding.
As to confessions well, tomorrow December 1st I will have been married to the same man for 44 years……that’s enough of a confession! I must be crazy!
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Wow! What an inspiration to us all <3 Happy anniversary!!
Best confessions ever! That laundry one is so me! I hate ironing too and if Martha Stewart could see me scrunch up that fitted sheet and put it away lol!
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Peanut M&M’s are my favorite, but I did see a coffee flavored M&M that I will have to try at least once. I don’t know if it sounds amazing or gross.
Laundry likes to sleep in our dryer and then get warmed up again in the morning. 😳
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Once you’ve started with Thanksgiving, you won’t be able to stop eating, that seems to be a thing! Haha! I would wash clothes, fold and iron them everyday because I have no excuse as a mom when the kids ask me where their “favorite” clothes are.
Haha I love this. I only wash, dry, and fold the clothes all in one day on the very rare occasion.
I hope your Secret Santa doesn’t read your blog, or your cover is blown! LOL
That’s true! I hope my co-workers don’t read my blog for other reasons too! 🙂 Haha!
Haha my husband just said “do you have a secret blog I didn’t know about, because all of those things describe you”. #guiltyascharged
Or so says my two baskets of unfolded laundry that have been in my room since Sunday…
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I love your confessions, I too feel the same way about the holiday season and food. Calories don’t count over this time frame and over Easter too!!!
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laundry is my least favorite chore but it has to be done 🙁 🙁
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The plain M&Ms are my favorite, followed closely by the dark. I do all of the laundry./
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Crispy M&M’s are my absolute fave! The problem with that is that all of my friends and family know that so they are (very sweetly and with the best of hearts) buying me bags of them which only encourages my lack of will-power when it comes to them. Lol. I love your laundry story. I have a friend that is the same way and I’m just sitting there like, “Wow… there are people who don’t actually need the ‘fluff’ setting on the dryer?” Mind-boggling. 😉
I do the laundry in our home and I typically try to knock it out in one day. Then I am done with it and don’t have to worry about it anymore. However my mother in law washes a load or two and then throws them on the couch and leaves them… until I normally break down and fold them for them.
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We both love peanut M&M’s the most. We take turns doing the laundry when at home. When we’re traveling, which is often, we usually get the hotel to do it for us. Come to think of it, maybe thats why we travel so much?
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Lol.. I love your confession. I relate much.. M & M’s is one of my favorite since before..
these are cool!
At home, I do my own laundry and never allow my help to do it. I’m a bit OC with regards to my clothing 🙂
I love the coconut M&M’s – which aren’t easy to find. Otherwise I like the plain ones. I’m also one of those who tries to put all of my laundry up but, there is always something left in the laundry room.
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HOLD THE PHONE. There are coconut M&Ms???????????
Okay I’m back. I just tried to Google them and it sounds like they’re not selling them in the US.
I hope they come here real quick.
Man, all the good stuff is in other countries. Like garlic Doritos in Japan!
That’s completely understandable, no one can resist M&Ms! They’re like little pieces of heaven. I really enjoy this segment! It’s fun!
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Me too. I have been eating more than I normally eat since Thanksgiving.
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Hahah this post is hilarious! I always eat my heart out around the holidays too…:)
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I don’t know how comfortable I would feel around someone who washed dry fold and iron there laundry all in the same day! Lol
Haha I can’t seem to quit indulging either! I wish I was in a secret Santa – too fun!
This is such a fun post.The laundry problem I have too.
I have to confess my maid pits the clothes to dry and picks them up and folds them.I just pit them away.Even that part takes a lit of repeated affirmations.I was grinning when I read his part. If I do write confessions should I mention you or is this someone else’s ?
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I will definitely be doing this and linkup sounds fantastic .Such a cool idea.Let’s chat would you like email or twitter DM?
hahaha I can’t remember the last time I did laundry and actually folded everything by the end of the day. . This was a fun read – maybe I’ll start my own confessions post! 🙂
Bahaha!! Loved that bit about the laundry! Our laundry sits in the dryer for daayyyys. Then it gets moved to a basket and sits there for several more days. Then the basket becomes empty because we’ve reworn everything in it and now it’s dirty. Aint nobody got time to put away clothes!
I feel like calories don’t count this time of year too. Of course my clothes don’t agree with me as they end up getting snug.