Above The Knuckle Rings

This weekend I saw my friend wearing a "above the knuckle ring". I immediately wanted one. I ended up getting 3 thin little gold rings that are very similar to the ones above. I wear two on my pinky and one above my ring finger knuckle. They look so dainty, I love them. This easy shop has a lot of cute options. 

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10 Snacks To Avoid

I recently read this article in Shape Magazine on the worst snacks for your body. I was actually surprised  by a couple of the snacks...2 of the 10 were actually "fruit". I'll recap for you, but I highly recommend reading the article for yourself. 

1. Canned Fruit: Loaded with excess sugar and has a much lower nutrient content than frozen fruit and veggies. Also, the chemical used to preserve the canned good is actually toxic :/

2.Potato Chips: Well, yeah. I'm not even going to elaborate on this one. 

3. Rice Cakes: Low on calories and nutrients. Made from processed white rice, which is a high blood pressure spiking carb. 

4. Blueberry Muffins: Don't let the fruit fool you, a muffin is basically a cupcake without the frosting. Make muffins a treat not an everyday snack. 

5. Granola Bars: Usually filled with processed carbs and dried fruit (yup, even thats bad) and held together with some type of sugar (i.e. honey or agave). High in calories and low in filling fiber :(

6. Honey Roasted/Salted Nuts: Sugar, fat, salt and easy to overeat. 

7. Yogurt w/ fruit on the bottom: High sugar fruit mixture...defeates the purpose of being good and eating yogurt. Try greek yogurt instead :)

8. Microwave Popcorn: Processed carbs, salt, trans fat, and chemicals coating the inside of the bag. 

9. Dried Fruit: Dried fruit is just regular fruit that has the moisture taken from it and shrunken down. So eating 7 dried apricots is like eating all the sugar in 7 regular apricots. I can't believe I never thought of this before. 

10. Diet Soda: Finally one that is obvious again. Diet soda can deplete calcium from your bones and is full of artificial sweetener. Steer clear of all soda. 

Just to keep this from being too depressing for all the dried fruit popcorn lovers like myself, HERE  are 10 summer snack under 200 calories :)

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New Obsession: Leif

I've recently fallen in love with Brooklyn based store, Leif . It's motto is basically that the little things bring you happiness so that's what they specialize in. I could honestly own everything in their store, from jewelry to kitchen ware. And all of it would make unique gifts :) 

(photos via Leif : necklaces, bracelet, mug with cozy, salt & pepper shakers)

Drunkard's Noodles

Today I am craving Thai food with every ounce of my being. I can't stop thinking about it, so in the spirit of Julia Child's would-be 100th birthday, I'm going to try making my own Pad Kee Mao aka "Drunkards Noodles". I found an awesome recipe in The New York Times and another from Use Real Butter. I'll probably combine them based off what I have in my fridge already and make my own version. I could go to one of the many Thai places by my house but that would mean no pajamas and no Ernie. Pass. Wish me luck!

(photo via use real butter)