run now, pizza later

hi hi hi!  it's gift guide season!  i know we're in the second full week of december, so i tried to keep my gift guides primarily exclusive to amazon, more specifically i tried to find “prime eligible” options for these things.  prime is a BEAUTIFUL thing guys.  but also – it would be a GREAT gift to a person who doesn't have prime… just a thought!  also if you use this link to give the gift of prime – they give you an option of 3 months for $33 or a full year for $90!

okay.  todayyyy we're talking about gifts for the active friend!  (or the aspiring active friend!)  these are the people who loveeeee working out or want to start but don't know how.  a lot of my stuff is really geared toward my running staples, but i think most of the stuff can be useful when you're just working out in general. let's go! Read More

1. it's getting SO COLD in the city… and my skin is getting so dry again.  i'm blowing through coconut oil like its nothing, but its the only thing that works for me.

2. i know i've almost lost it because i'm debating the pros and cons of spending $150 on a marker set for my bullet journal….  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

3. have you guys started setting your new years goals yet?  i have to go back and look at mine to see what i accomplished and what i didn't! (and set my goals for the new year!)

4. healthy snacks are the best.

5. so here's a question –  do you have any tips/tricks for budgeting?  we're planning a wedding and i'd like to eventually have children andddd hopefully pay off my student loans before i'm 40… so i'm in desperate need to start seriously budgeting and sticking to it.  GIVE ME YOUR TIPS/TRICKS.

6. we ran a 15K yesterday and it was BRUTAL.  but it means we qualified for the NYC marathon next year!! so exciting anddddd scary.

7. holiday movies.  that's pretty much all there is on my tv agenda.  except when frankie wants to watch something… and then i just default to the office.  ahhaha.  oh and every once in a while i'll put on gilmore girls!

8. i'm dying “how to betty crocker your way into being martha stewart” ???

9. this is how i feel about wedding planning.  FOR REAL.

 * this post may contain affiliate amazon links and/or other affiliate/referral links. I earn a SMALL commission on purchases you make through amazon, at NO ADDITIONAL cost to you. you use amazon exactly as you used to and are still entitled to the same deals you would get through a non-affiliate link. i may earn discounts or a percentage of purchases through other affiliate/referral links within this post. I only endorse products/services I actually use in my own kitchen and likely have paid for on my own – if i’m recommending it, it means I truly believe in the quality of the product. thank you for supporting the Pike Place Kitchen and helping to keep the blog up and running.

1. i triedddd the eggnog latte at starbucks… and i HATED it.  omg.  they were so nice though, they gave me a peppermint mocha instead ❤️

2. this was sweet.

3. i'm LOVING cooking up food for the week.  it's been really refreshing to eat home cooked food all week.  also i've been cooking through cookbooks and LOVE it.

4. haveeeeee you set up your christmas stuff yet?!  i'm so in love with our tree.  i almost want it to be up all year long.  is that obnoxious.

5. YAS.

6. i went on SUCH a nice run today.  i was SO happy.  (also frankie and i have a 15K this upcoming weekend and im pretty nervous about it right now.)

7. HALLMARK MOVIES.  i can't get enough of them.  i'm watching them on repeat even.  what is wrong with me? but it's kind of my thing from thanksgiving to christmas.  i can't stop it.  (i've let frankie pepper in some of the office here and there.)

8. this quiz was REALLY off for me.  i got the south  ?

9. ummmm i'm obsessed with these kodiak cakes.  i want them EVERY morning.  literally every morning.

 * this post may contain affiliate amazon links and/or other affiliate/referral links. I earn a SMALL commission on purchases you make through amazon, at NO ADDITIONAL cost to you. you use amazon exactly as you used to and are still entitled to the same deals you would get through a non-affiliate link. i may earn discounts or a percentage of purchases through other affiliate/referral links within this post. I only endorse products/services I actually use in my own kitchen and likely have paid for on my own – if i’m recommending it, it means I truly believe in the quality of the product. thank you for supporting the Pike Place Kitchen and helping to keep the blog up and running.