Five on Friday: Random Likes and Dislikes

Hey-hey, guys! Happy Friday and the 4th of July!

What fun things are you doing today? Grilling? Family visiting?

It is Five on Friday time and I have five things to tell you about that I’m loving/disliking lately. This week these are totally random likes and dislikes without any theme.

{ONE} FitBit Flex – Wireless Activity Tracker

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Isn’t it a pretty blue I picked out?

I’ve been eyeing activity trackers of all sorts for a while… It is very easy to get lost in the variety offered by Nike, FitBit, Polar….Besides, I am not the kind of person who reads instruction manuals for more than 2 minutes, and that’s usually when it is trouble shooting time πŸ™‚

Anyway, I got lost – in the variety.

I am a Polar girl…but their Loop seemed a little too big to me.

Then two of my co-workers showed up at work with 2 different activity trackers! One had Nike and the other had Fitbit. That was just what I needed!

I asked both if I could try their activity trackers on and the decision was easy to make. FitbitΒ felt much lighter, much more flexible and compact. Fitbit it was!

I ordered mine on their official website and got it in the mail a few days later.

Fun Fact: you can connect it to your My Fitness Pal account – Fitbit will get the calories consumed data from My Fitness Pal and sync the activity calories back to it. FUN!

It also supports a whole bunch of other apps. Told ya – FUN! πŸ™‚

If you read The New Yorker – there was a fun article about Fitbit in one of the latest issues – “Stepping Out” by David Sedaris. Click here to read online.

{TWO} Gardening

I just realized the other day that I haven’t shared my gardening pictures with you yet this year! Here we go.

gardening

Left to right, top to bottom: peppers, tomatoes and more peppers, sage, basil and cilantro, tomatoes, purple basil, egg plants, more peppers

Never thought I’d be so excited about gardening! But hey, those tomatoes taste a whole lot different from store bought ones. They just TASTE.

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Salads with home grown tomatoes are to die for!

Besides, it is super Zen to tend to a garden πŸ™‚ Try it! Best meditation practice ever πŸ™‚

{THREE} Worst Smoothie Recipe – EVER!

So last Friday I made myself a smoothie. I did it before work and I was kind of in a rush…So I threw in everything I had that I could classify as a smoothie ingredient into my blender. That included:

  • fresh strawberries (not bad)
  • frozen banana (done that before)
  • almond milk (well, that turned out to be bad, so I dumped it and added some regular milk)
  • vanilla extract (ok, I guess)
  • watermelon (oooooops….baaaaaad idea)

So anyway, it looked beautiful! I snapped a picture and rushed to work.

smoothie

Imagine my surprise when I got to work and decided to sip on my smoothie. It. Was. Disgusting! I have no idea why, but the combination above tastes horrible – must be the watermelon and milk πŸ™‚

{FOUR} Roasted Vegetables

roasted vegetables

Roasted carrots and potatoes

It seems like any roasted vegetable becomes a great hit in my family this summer. They are so good for you and super easy to make: just mix with spices and olive oil and roast in the oven at 400Β° F for 40 minutes, turning at 20. Done! Comes together while you’re grilling and makes a great side for pretty much anything.

{FIVE} Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

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You guys probably read this book in high school πŸ™‚ I’m from a different country so I’ve just discovered it for myself before going on my trip to Savannah last week.

The action actually takes place in Savannah and that’s the reason why I wanted to read it. LOVE this book. Still working on but I don’t think it’s going to get worse πŸ™‚

And that’s my Five on Friday! Have a wonderful weekend, guys, and I’ll see you next week!

Lean Lena

DISCLAIMER: I have not been compensated in any way by any of the brands mentioned in this post for writing about their product/service. All the opinions above are my own and provided voluntarily and independently from any brand mentioned herein.

Comments

  1. Fresh tomatoes-I could live off of them. I’ve been doing a lot of caprese salads-yum! I tried the polar loop and wasn’t thrilled with it. I’m kind of done with trackers but do still like my Nike watch. Happy 4th
    Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner recently posted…Friday Five 4th of July EditionMy Profile

  2. Your garden looks great! Salads fresh from a garden are the best! πŸ™‚
    Lindsey recently posted…Friday 5: 4th of July WeekendMy Profile

  3. Gardening is awesome! My boyfriend has some cucumbers and tomatoes that he’s working on…I can’t wait until they’re ready to eat!
    Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…Friday Five: Independence DayMy Profile

  4. I have a fitbit too and love it! I got one for my dad and brother as well so we can compete with each other that way. What can I say, I come from a competitive family πŸ™‚ Your garden looks great. I had plans for a garden this year but just didn’t get around to planting. I’m still hoping to do it next year.
    Chaitali recently posted…Weekly reviewMy Profile

    • What a great idea! I should get one for my husband, too πŸ™‚
      Hey, you still have time to plant the garden! The summer is not over yet πŸ™‚

  5. And now I’m prowling your site for info on your new fitbit. I’m such a wuss, I’m basically not willing to splurge on anything until I know it’s awesome. I am horrible to shop with, consequently. Thanks to #1, it appears to be a bit closer to being bought. Could you perhaps do an extensive review on it?
    Farin recently posted…Roadtrip to Creation MuseumMy Profile

    • I could do that. You could also search for reviews of FitBit by bloggers if you need it before I can do it. I just saw one a few days ago, I will post a link here if I find it.
      Or you can e-mail me your questions about FitBit and I’ll be happy to answer them.

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