Penny's Passion: Five on Friday - April 17, 2015

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Five on Friday - April 17, 2015

Happy Friday!!  This week has been packed with sporting events (two Cardinal games and a Blues game) and I'm looking forward to a peaceful evening of resting tonight.  It's been one of those weeks that flew by and I really need to step back for a minute and breath.  So glad the weekend is here so I can do a little catching up!  Here's my five for today ~

1.  The Rolling Stones
Have you heard -- they are touring this summer!!  And guess who has tickets?!?  I do, I do, I do!!  They are not coming to St. Louis, but they ARE coming to Kansas City and that's close enough for me to get there.  This will be my first Stones concert and to say I am excited is an understatement.  Are they coming to a city near you?


2.  Nomad Flower Mugs
Just look at these Nomad Flower Mugs from World Market -- aren't they so adorable!!  Now that the weather is getting warmer, I've had this vision of sitting on my front porch with a cup of tea some weekend morning reading my Kindle.  When I saw these, I could actually picture them in my hand.  It would be even better if I had some weekend guests to use the other three.


3.  Sargento Balanced Breaks
Check out these little snack packs.  I spied a pack in one of our refrigerators at work and tracked down the owner to see where she found them.  (She got hers at Walmart.)  Sargento has 4 selections of cheese/nut/fruit combos:
Cheddar Cheese with Cashews and Cranberries
Pepper Jack Cheese with Peanuts and Raisins
White Cheddar Cheese with Almonds and Cranberries
White Cheddar Cheese with Cashews and Raisins
They come in packs of 3 and have less than 200 calories per pack.  I'm thinking they will make excellent snacks to go.  I'm going to grab some for work too.  Definitely getting some of these this weekend.


4.  Walkmeter App
I'm participating in our Spring walking program at work where we have 12 weeks to walk 100 miles.  I'm not one of the many who have a FitBit or some other device you wear to record your exercise activities, so I resorted to downloading a free app to track my miles.  After a little research, I picked the free Walkmeter app.  So far I'm loving it!  By GPS, it tracks your walk and lets you know your walk time, distance, pace and calories burned.  Not bad for free.  Now I just need to figure out how to get more walking done.


5.  Now that's a bad day.....


Hope you have a fantastic weekend!  

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24 comments:

  1. lol i remember when we were all kicking ourselves for not investing in apple or google stock. i use fitbit and i love it. but i also got it at an rei garage sale for $20.. not sure i would pay full price for it now.. but i do like that it tracks sleep too. :)

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  2. Thanks for a great post that brightened my day and bet Ronald is kicking himself for a variety of reasons, but I hope his life turned out okay! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. OK, I really like those Sargento balanced breaks, right up my alley. I'm surprised I have not seen them in my local Publix? I wonder if they're the types of items only sold at Walmart and Target??

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  4. Poor Ronald! I need to find those snack packs.

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  5. I am in a teacher meeting right now, pulled up your blog and saw this tidbit on Ronald Wayne. Passed it around the table for the teachers to see - okay, we have decided we are in the wrong profession! A good laugh for us today!

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  6. Love the mugs!! I would love to get my mom a set of those, she loves to drink coffee and read in the morning. Good luck on the walking! Great idea to keep your cardio up and its weight bearing exercise! Poor Ronald Wayne, that is a bad day!

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  7. YOu didn't go to that not so happy playoff game 1 last night did you? We had to pass on that game and my husband surely is happy we did. I hope they can turn it around!!

    Have a great weekend :)

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  8. My heart breaks for Ronald. Also I giggled when you said, I tracked the owner of the snack packs down, I imagine a totally unreality like hunt for the owner, you with a clipboard with everyone's name, crossing people off the list as you run, yes run from cube to cube/office to office.

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    1. You're not far off! lol I literally went down every hall, stopping at every desk until I found the owner. Good thing my coworkers know me. :)

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  9. Those flower mugs are gorgeous! I love them! Thanks for sharing this.

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  10. I had no idea that the Stones were still touring!! I need to find those Sargentos they look like they would be filling.

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  11. I am really going to test this walking app out! I don't have a fitbit either! It's been on my list forever but I keep putting it off! This app sounds promising! Good luck on your 100 miles! You can do it!!

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  12. Those mugs are divine! World Market has such great things. I cracked up at your Apple meme - too funny!! haha

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  13. I really want to try a Sargento Break. Looks yummy! Also excited about the rolling stones too! it's amazing they're still at it!

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  14. These are five awesome things indeed. I love the one about if you are having a bad day think of Ronald Wayne. I am working in the yard with my niece's lil ones this weekend Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Ok, I really love the mugs.. Great selections of your top 5 for Friday.

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  16. One of my girlfriends does little competitions with friends with their FitBits and she walks in place a lot! Usually when she's doing dishes at the end of the day :) Good luck with yours!

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  17. To get more walking done I started adding steps when I clean, shower, dry my hair...whatever I can! Not a Rolling Stones fan but I'm hitting the concert scene of old favorites this summer!

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  18. That sounds like a pretty awesome app! I love that your job is having that program. Sounds fun! Can't wait to hear how you do!

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  19. I'm a huge fan of Sargento cheese. My whole family is, in fact. It's a staple in our household, when it comes to snacks. I'm going to have to give those "balanced breaks" a try!

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  20. Omg I love the Stones!!!! I might be younger than most fans but I love them! I saw them afew years ago at the Hollywood bowl and Eeekkk!!! Best show ever

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  21. Those mugs are the cutest!!! I saw the Sargento snacks from afar the other day, but I didn't grab any because I had no idea what they were. Gonna have to go back and grab some now, they sound like a great midday snack! Hope you had a wonderful weekend, Penny!!

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  22. Those mugs are so pretty! Love them! And the Stones! So jealous you have tickets. I'm sure it will be an awesome concert!! They're worth the trip for. Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

    Katie @ Cup of Tea

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  23. I like the advise at the bottom. I always see it that way since someone always would have a worst day than you so you don't have to feel bad which is really true.

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