Friday Five

by Mary on December 1, 2011

in Merriness

It’s been a really good week so far. I’m losing weight and doing great!

I had a few minutes free today (and that’s it) so it’s a quick Friday Five for me and I’m out to a party. Enjoy your day!

Five Things That Made This Week Awesome

  1. Our professional wedding photos were finished and we got to see them!
  2. I counted calories and stayed under every week day.
  3. I moved up to squats with 126 pounds.
  4. I made my mom’s meatloaf for Kepa and it was delicious.
  5. Finished reading a couple books.

Five Things Happening This Weekend

  1. End of year party for Kepa’s university classmates tonight.
  2. Friend’s promotion party Saturday night.
  3. Saturday morning markets (yum, pork buns!)
  4. Sunday morning Clevedon market (super excited!)
  5. Sunday Sports sunday afternoon!

Five Things I Did In The Last Hour

  1. Strength training for upper body.
  2. Showered.
  3. Drank a protein shake.
  4. Painted my nails green.
  5. Somehow cut my pinky finger. Ouch.

Five Things I Think Everyone Should Try

  1. Thai Food
  2. Ethiopian Food
  3. Lifting weights
  4. Cooking your own meals
  5. Loving your body right now as it is

Five Reasons I Love Life

  1. I’m alive.
  2. I’ve got a cool blog with lots of cool blog readers (you!).
  3. I have an awesome husband who would do anything for me.
  4. I’m healthy and active.
  5. I’m working on having a better attitude, all the time.

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{ 17 comments }

1 Caity December 1, 2011 at 10:47 pm

Oh my gosh! I really want to try Ethiopian food! :D

Great job with the calorie counting. Keep up the great work!

Wow your last hour was really productive, haha!

2 janetha @ meals & moves December 1, 2011 at 10:53 pm

Great job on losing weight! Love that. MMMM Ethiopian! I had it in LA, but we don’t have it here :( Have a fun weekend! Sounds like you have some great plans. Love you.

3 Mary December 2, 2011 at 2:15 pm

Oh SLC, get with the program! Hehe. At least you’ve had it. :)

Love you!

4 D December 2, 2011 at 1:40 am

So up beat, love it :-) You’re right Ethiopian food is so delicious and I love how it’s mostly meat free too! Sounds like you’ve had a great week and a fun weekend ahead.
D´s last [type] ..Tv temptation!

5 Mary December 2, 2011 at 2:15 pm

It’s def a good cuisine for vegetarians. We always get some vegetarian options when we go and that is my favorite even over the meat dishes!

6 Miz December 2, 2011 at 5:23 am

girl you make me smile all the time.
your haphaphappiness and CHOICE TO BE UPBEAT is contagious.
Miz´s last [type] ..58 days.

7 Mary December 2, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Believe me, it is a choice, but a choice I want to make. Life is to short! :)

ps – I misses you. Come teach the kiwis fitness? Bring the Miz brand to the South Pacific?

8 The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh December 2, 2011 at 7:39 am

I need to step outside my box on ethnic food. We’ve got quite a few Ethiopian places here. Tried thai, cross that one off for me. Have a great weekend!
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh´s last [type] ..You spoke, I’m listening

9 Mary December 2, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Ethiopian is sooooo good! You should definitely try it. It’s a really different experience but I found it to be amazing.

10 Kristina December 2, 2011 at 10:49 am

I never comment, but I LOVE your blog, and I read it religiously. You’re amazing – seriously! Happy Friday! :)

11 Mary December 2, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Kristina, YOU are the best! You just made my day! :)

12 Kepa December 2, 2011 at 2:29 pm

I loved Ethiopian food! So tasty!

13 merri December 2, 2011 at 5:34 pm

Yumm YUmmm to thai and Ethiopian!! Love! 5 things I did in the past hour: 1) made iced coffee from the work kitchen’s leftover coffee 2) worked on my boss’s monthly expense report (so boring) 3) read your blog post 4) read twitter 5) worked on stuff for the club I help out with
Five things happening this weekend 1) my birthday party tomorrow night!! (yay!) 2) getting my eyebrows waxed they’re overdue and yuk LOL 3) Christmas shopping 4) taking houseguest to the garlic restaurant, which he’s never been to 5) getting stamps and finishing up my Christmas cards
merri´s last [type] ..Random Last Weekend in September Post (A walk in the neighborhood)

14 Roz@weightingfor50 December 2, 2011 at 11:57 pm

HI Mary. I just LOVE this post. Have a wonderful weekend! (oooh, markets!!)

15 Sable@SquatLikeALady December 3, 2011 at 9:11 pm

Ethiopian food?!? You should totallllllyyy post some recipes =D I have no idea what even constitutes Ethiopian food!

16 Ann/The Wellness Chick December 3, 2011 at 11:09 pm

Ethiopian food? What noms would you suggest – I’m afraid I’m not at all familiar with Ethiopian cuisine. :(

17 Mary December 3, 2011 at 11:17 pm

I will have to admit that I’m not familiar with the names of anything! My favorite dishes were a lamb one and a vegetarian sampler option. Your best bet is to ask the waiter or whoever is at the restaurant you visit. They know best and will happily lead you in the right direction!

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