Happy Friday, friends!

It’s been a busy week around here, so I am definitely thankful the weekend is here.  I can’t wait for the sunny and 70 degree weather that will be here this weekend too.  The more sunshine the better!

Because it’s Friday, it’s time for a little Five Things Friday action.  I have absolutely LOVED (and will continue to love) participating in this little link up that is hosted by Clare from Fitting It All In.  Such a perfect wrap up of the week 🙂   Thanks for hosting and for coming up with such a great idea, Clare!

Five Things I Ate:

• This delicious power bowl containing:  Broccoli slaw, spinach, roasted cauliflower, roasted broccoli, roasted zucchini, roasted sweet potato, spinach, and hummus.  So good!

• This green smoothie full of matcha powder.  I was so excited to have a big GREEN smoothie for breakfast yesterday–I put in some avocado for the first time, lots of spinach and matcha…I did NOT realize the strong flavor the matcha would have and I think I put too much in…at least for the first time.  I finished the smoothie, but I definitely  need to tweak the flavor.  Oops!

• The Lean Green Bean’s Health Breakfast Bars.  I actually made these a couple of months ago and froze them, so this week I pulled them out of the freezer for Brian to eat for breakfast, and after my 10 mile run on Wednesday, I was pretty hungry with a craving for something starchy and sweet…so I had one of these bad boys!  Delicious!  Definitely check out the recipe.

• Kevita probiotic drink.  Gotta get my hands on more!

• Macadamia nuts.  I LOVE them! I love the crunch, the round shape, the flavor, and the fact that they are so cute!

Five Workouts:

• Bodypump
• CXWORX
• HIT (High Intensity Training Class)
• 10 mile run (woo for double digits!)
• Yoga

Five Things Making Me Happy:

• My Martha Stewart Collection Sistema Lunch Containers!  I know, totally dorky, but I use these containers just about every. single. day.  They are functional, cute, and just the right size!  If you pack salads for lunch I highly recommend picking up a couple for yourself 🙂

• Warm weather! Two weeks in a row, my running group was able to wear shorts.  Woo!

• Double digit miles…I can’t believe it has been 6 months since my running mileage was in the double digits.  I am so thankful the run felt great and my legs were strong and did not get super sore the next day.

• Friend dates!  Can’t wait to see some girlfriends this weekend 🙂
• Meal ideas from all of you!! On Wednesday, I explained that I was in a bit of a food rut and luckily you all had plenty of creative juices flowing and gave me wonderful meal ideas!  Here are some of the ideas:

*Fish Cakes

*Salsa Chicken

*Asian-inspired noodle bowls

*Farro with Butternut Squash

*Turkey Meatloaf

*Chicken Sweet Potato Curry

*Quinoa and Cheesy Eggs

*Going through the Well Fed cook books

Thank you for so many great ideas!!! 🙂

Posts I Have Loved:

• WIAW:  Why 1200 is so, so wrong via The Real Life RD
• Photography Tutorial-Editing a Photo from Start to Finish via Fit Foodie Finds
• Foods with More Sodium than a Bag of Potato Chips via Women’s Health Magazine
• Thoughts on American Blogger via The REWM
• Meal Planning How To via Stupid Easy Paleo
• Kitchen Sink Vegan Cookies via An Avocado a Day
• On Finding Normal in a Changing Decade via Sometimes Always Never
• The Ideal Length for Everything Online via Buffer
• How to be the Best Food Blogger of All via Joy the Baker
• Creative Storage Solutions via Lauren Conrad
• 22 Awesome Things Only Tall Girls Understand via Thought Catalog
• 10 Things to do Your First 3 Months of Blogging via The SITS Girls

Previous Five Things Friday Posts:

• Five Things Friday 4.4.2014
• Five Things Friday 3.28.2014
• Five Things Friday 3.14.2014
• Five Things Friday 3.7.2014
• Five Things Friday 2.21.2014
• Five Things Friday 2.14.2014 
• Five Things Friday 2.7.2014
• Five Things Friday 1.31.2014
• Five Things Friday 1.24.2014
• Five Things Friday 1.17.2014
• Five Things Friday 1.3.2014
• Five Things Friday 12.6.2013