Happy Friday everyone!
Wow I slept like a baby last night. I think I got 4 full sleep cycles! ;) I had a dream that I was writing a book about my career change. Too funny.
Yesterday was a very long and exciting day! We sold out of Glo Bars too! I added a few more batches to the shopping cart this morning, get ’em while they are hot! I added a couple variety packs, Run bars, and Renew bars.
Of course, we had some server issues in the morning which was very stressful to say the least. Thank God Eric was around to fix it or the shopping cart would still not be up!
We called Canada Post and they told us it was Blue Host’s problem. We called Blue Host and they basically told us to go fly a kite! :( I really have not been pleased with Blue Host lately and I am thinking of switching hosts. Does anyone have any good recommendations for me?
I chatted with my mom for about a half hour and it took my mind off it while Eric was working on the problem. Moms are always great for that, eh? :)
Once I verified that everything was going well, I had a very late breakfast around 11:30am.
Remember how I said I needed a stiff drink?
@fANNEtasticfood tweeted me saying, ‘Hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!’ That was all the encouragement I needed…
Happy Hour Banana Green Monster
Ingredients:
- 1 cup hemp milk
- 1 banana
- 1 shot banana liqueur
- 1 T chia seeds
- 3 cooked kale leaves
- 5 ice cubes
- Kyolic garlic extract
- Raw maca powder (for energy!!!)
- 1 scoop Amazing Grass Wheat Grass
Two words: AH. MAZING.
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My day also had a few more complications…
My food shipment had a few snags:
1. The case of organic hemp seed I ordered did not come. Bad news because I was out of it and had to go somewhere else and pay double the price.
2. They brought me 3 singles of organic flax instead of 3 cases. Also bad news seeing as I go through more than 3 singles in 1 day of baking! Luckily some poor soul dropped it off at my house last night around 7pm.
My MIL was here on Wednesday and helped me out so much! She put together all of these boxes and she also did labeling for about 130 bars. It was such a huge help. I think I am going to hire a student to help me with packaging down the road. It really eats up so much of my time.
She also called me a couple times during the day to see how everything was going. She really is sweet as pie and is always offering her help. I think I need to shower her with Glo Bars, no?? ;)
I baked the day away– literally! I baked about 200 bars, packaged, and labeled them and I finally finished around 8:30pm. The day just flew by.
My eats throughout the day were on-the-glo!
Awake bar:
3-4 Peanut Butter and Jam Glo Bites (thawed from the freezer- they froze beautifully!)
And No Salt Added Vegetable Health Valley soup:
Eric treated me to a homemade dinner of avocado and tomato quinoa. It was so delicious and so the nourishment that I needed. I was starving!
With a high protein pita on the side.
Even though I didn’t get any formal exercise in yesterday, I sure felt like I got a workout baking all day. I stir each and every batch by hand if you can believe it!
After Eric and I had dinner, we were super pumped for the special 1 hour Office Episode!!!!! Please tell me you watched. It was definitely my all time favourite episode.
Oh and in case you were wondering where the wedding dance came from, Caitlin posted this video on Twitter last night. How hilarious is this? I had this song stuck in my head all night!!!
Eric and I secretly wish that we did this for our wedding. ;)
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Have you ever been to a wedding where they did something unexpected or crazy?? It seems to be the popular thing to do these days! Tell me your stories!
One good customer well taken care of could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising. ~Jim Rohn
Hoorah for you, Ange! I’m so glad your first day of US sales was an overall success. :-)
At our wedding reception, my husband and I did an impromptu lip sync/dance routine to Timbaland’s “The Way I Are.” It was so fun and we had our guests rolling with laughter.
Nice. Way to add banana liqueur to the green monster :) Sometimes you need it ;)
Congrats on getting through everything! Of course you’re going to hit a few snags on the way but eventually it will allll be running smoothly.
That quinoa looks great! I might have to try it out. Is it just quinoa, tomatoes and avocado?
haha I love that wedding vid!
And I also often feel like baking is a workout!!
The episode last night was so wonderful; I had the warm fuzzies all night long! :D
I’m glad everything worked out with the shopping cart… all these little snafus are just part of the adventure, right?
Congratulations on making it through such a big day for the bakery, even if it were snags! It must feel amazing to know you’re following your dreams!
Do you have a recipe for that tomato and avocado quinoa? Looks delicious and quinoa has been one of my favorites lately!! =)
I also would love the recipe for the tomato and quinoa?
The Office was so much super fun!! Jim is such a sweetheart and I loved that they did that wedding dance thing. That hour went by so fast. It’s one of those shows where you just have to laugh out loud!!
Happy weekend to all!!
I like the video except the song. It is kind of ironic it is at a wedding because of what Chris Brown did to Rihanna.
Congrats Angela, on shipping to the US!! YAY.
Also, I LOOOOOOVED The Office last night. That part was my fav. Here is the video on hulu: http://www.hulu.com/watch/101187/the-office-forever {tear…} Michael is hilarious!
Sheila
Congrats on your big day yesterday! I can barely manage baking a batch of cookies; I can’t imagine all that baking (and stirring!) in one day day!
I recently attending a wedding during which the bride and groom did a VERY choreographed first dance to Beyonce’s “Halo.” It was a bit stiff, if you ask me. But they enjoyed it, and that’s what matters most :)
Congrats on finishing all those orders! I feel like they should make wrist guards for bakers!?
In terms of hiring a student, I have some advice! I work at a University in service-learning/experiential ed and we ALWAYS have to find sites for students to do service and/or internships with. If you have a local college or university near you, or even if the student’s were in high school, they could use their service to fulfill some sort of requirement, or just get experience. A part-time job is always a good thing of course, but it’s another suggestion if you find that you wouldn’t be able to pay someone to help. I work at a University that has a really stellar culinary program – our baking/pastry students would be all over that!
I cried last night when Jim started talking about how he used to just be a guy with a crush on a girl with a boyfriend. I just loved the suspense of the will they or won’t they get together in the first seasons! I’m so glad they did!
I went to a wedding one time where the groom busted out in a crazy dance to an Elvis song. It was hilarious but the bride was NOT happy.
totally squealed when the song came ON!!! i was literally jumping….lolz!! how cool is it that the couple on utube did it for their own joy and The Office ppl seek inspiration from them for one of the most awaited epis!! also, it was really adorable for all the collegues to partake in the celebrations!! totally got all teary eyed!!
Hi Angela! I love love your blog and read it on a regular basis. I really look forward to the recipes because they are healthy, simple and yummy! I make your black bean stuff peppers at least once a week. I was wondering if you could post your quinoa recipe? I’ve never cooked with quinoa but I’ve always wanted to.
By the way, I wish you the best of luck with your business. You are definitely a strong woman with such a positive outlook on life. It’s refreshing!
What a great post!! How exciting to see all those boxes lined up to go out the door!! I bet they’ll go fast!! AND, that wedding was here in Minn! I think it was in St. Paul, MN, our claim to fame for this year. :) It’s great huh? Best! Mary
At our wedding reception my husband played a mini-concert on his marimba (he’s a world class marimba player).