things aren’t always flowers and lollipops in my part of town.
wait a minute.. they are actually never flowers OR lollipops. they are usually more like dogs and ice cream. yes, that’s better. let me start over.
things aren’t always dogs and ice cream in my part of town. bad days happen to everyone, and today it was my turn.
i won’t bore you with all the drama that went on or bitch and moan about my day.. because that’s not going to help me and i am positive you don’t want to read that.
i will, however, state the two redeeming qualities of my day.
one: whole foods salad eaten for lunch. by myself, outside in the sunshine.. at 3 PM. yeah.. that 3 PM part was the only downside to redeeming quality number one.
and two: a few squares of.. get ready for it.. salted dark chocolate filled with bits of butter toffee pieces.
i literally spent 10 solid minutes looking at the huge chocolate wall at whole foods after eating my salad. there were so many options and i knew i was going back to work with one of them. after reading label upon label of chocolate bar upon chocolate bar.. i spotted this. the name alone was enough to sell me. salty dog chocolate bar? yes, please.
and it case you wondered, it tasted even better than i expected.
because today has been a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day, i won’t be rambling tonight. here’s to a better tomorrow!
oh— i do have one nugget of news. i am going to the 2011 healthy living summit in philadelphia this august.
actually, tina has asked me to be a panelist for a presentation she has arranged! this will be a whole lot of firsts for me:
- first time to philadelphia
- first time to a healthy living summit
- first time speaking at a conference
- first time meeting a whole lot of you
i am excited! especially because i won’t be able to attend the foodbuzz festival this year. it will be a good chance to see lots of you.
okay, i am out of here. tomorrow is a new day!
Qs~
1. what is your favorite chocolate bar?
2. what was the highlight of your day today?
bonus Q: are you going to the healthy living summit?
xo. janetha g.
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Sorry you had a bad day! =( Tomorrow will rock! =) I am going to try that candy bar for sure. I do the same thing, stand there and just look and look.
My favorite chocolate bar is…. too many to choose from… I bought a groupon for 5 lessons for $20.00 and a local place called Teaze Fitness. Myself and 2 friends took a beginner Pole Dancing class called Pole Kitten. It was a great workout and not the easiest thing in the world but I did pretty good!!!
Not going to the HLS but I have a few other things I am going to that I havent blogged about that I am sooooo excited about!!
HAVE FUN!!
And sorry it wasnt your day. It wasnt mine either. But I am pretending it was :)
xo
Sorry you had a bad day:( hope everything is okay!
Hugs, lady. And major bummer you won’t be at Foodbuzz, but I hope you have a blast at HLS! <3
Ughhh no Janetha. That sucks. Shitty days suck. I hope tomorrow brings you something better than just awesome salads and delicious chocolates. Because as wonderful as those things are, they’re way better when everything else is pretty darn good too.
I don’t know about fav chocolate bar (there aren’t many I would turn down!) though I did once try a sea salt chocolate bar that was amazing. I’m not a huge salt fan and I didn’t think I’d dig it. But it was SO good.
My highlight was back to back gym classes with an amiga. Nothing like kicking a foul mood away than screwing up every move in your first ever step class. I’m not sure if the instructor thought it was hilarious or wanted to kick me right out. Probably a bit of both. Me = no coordination.
If the Healthy Living Summit came to Canada I’d be all over that.
Favorite chocolate – I honestly just love white chocolate so anything with that included is a good one to me!
I am going to HLS!
Chocolate makes any day better : ) Can’t wait to meet you at HLS!
Congrats on getting asked to speak at the summit! That’s exciting for you.
My favorite chocolate bar is anything dark, especially 75% cocoa and above. I adore Ghirardelli and Lindt, so very much.
Sorry about the cruddy day! But congrats on the panelist line up for HLS! Although, I must admit, I’m SUPER bummed you won’t be at Foodbuzz :(
Hope your being with your pups and hubs makes your night better :)
Favorite Chocolate bar? Thats a tuffy, but I will have to say that some kind of Swiss (Lindt) or other european chocolate is my fav.
Today has been a tough one for me as well, but talking with my almost husband about his day and being silly with him tops the charts.
Janetha, I am sad because I can’t go to HLS. We need to see each other sooner than later! Miss you!
Not to worry, Deb and Eden gave me a trip to LA for my birthday :D
Oh Janetha, I hope tomorrow is much better for you. I’m sorry today didn’t go so well. =(
Hopefully your day is better tomorrow!
My day was rather blahhhhh. The best part was the piece of cake I just ate too much of.
Awww, man. I’m sorry, girl Tomorrow will be much, much better!
Oh man I’m so sorry your day sucked…I’ve had my fair share this year and it sucks! Tomorrow should be better though I hope! I won’t be going to the HLS but I am thinking about foodbuzz!
Oh, yeah, there’s always a better day after a bad one…good choice on the chocolate! :-)000
Uggh, so sorry to hear about your day. I hope tomorrow is *very* dogs and ice cream!
That chocolate bar sounds like the best thing invented since Reece’s peanut butter cups. Omg, I need to get my hands on one tomorrow.
Can’t WAIT to meet you at HLS!!
I’m banned from HLS.
Dude, whats up with the drama? call, text, email me!!!
Crappy days suck and I’m sorry things are rough for you right now. Punch ’em in the facehole!
here’s to a better today, j! hope you can put the ick of yesterday behind you and have a fresh start this morning.
i like dark chocolate. or a crispy crunch.
i loved the sunshine and heat we had yesterday – divine.
not going to hls but will enjoy reading the blog reports!
Love you girl, we all have those crappy days, to make me feel better, I always try to find the silver lining in everything ; )
Love you!
I will get to meet you! I am going!!!!!!!!!! xoxo <3
I am so sorry to hear you had a lousy day. I didn’t have the best one either yesterday until you told me we had our room booked and then I got completely excited to see you this August! Gosh I can’t wait! :)
Boo, I’m sorry to hear you day was less than stellar :( But chocolate does always makes things better!
When I was a kid my favorite chocolate bar was Nestles Crunch. I know it’s not the best quality but it was so darn good! Now I enjoy darker chocolates, and ones with a subtle salt taste like this are even better
I wish I was going to the summit!! I can’t afford it :( It would have been amazing to meet you
I’m sorry about your bad day. But I’m happy you partially redeemed it with chocolate. My kind of gal.
That’s awesome you’re speaking at the HLS! If I’d known that, I would have made it a priority to attend!!! :(
Sorry to hear about the day :( The salad and chocolate bar do look extra yummy though :) I haven’t tried the whole sea salt with chocolate thing yet, but I feel I need to! That is so awesome that you’re a panelist at Healthy Living Summit!! I wish I could go but its right after the baby will be born. Maybe next year. Hope today is FABULOUS
That salad looks awesome! Yes, everyone has their off days but it helps me to be even more thankful for the great days!
hey major hugs to you! consolation: i had a bad day too…my coworker who is only 34 got diagnosed with breast cancer and i have to step up to manage the lab in her absence while she’s in treatment. um…i just joined in feb ::mini panic attack:: it hurts to see people in pain so much :( here’s to a better day!
1. fave chocolate bar=Varlhona le noir Amer
2. i love philly and have been there many times, i’ll see you at the summit! :)
Sorry about your yucky day. I wish I was going to the HLS. I thought about it but we’re going to DC in August and then Vegas in Sept and I just couldn’t justify spending more money on airfare. Boo. I would have loved to meet you. Now I guess I will just have to settle for trying to beat you at words with friends.
One of these days!
I hope you have a better day today! Chocolate makes everything better! :)
I’m not going to the HLS. I actually live in Philly though. So if there are any meet-ups, I would love to go! I’d love to meet you!! :)
I am sure there will be! It will be great to meet you!
Sorry about the rough day! But I’m super happy to have you with me for HLS. Like – SUPER happy!
See?! There is always a good part to the day:) Especially when it comes in the form of salad!
Send me that chocolate, slash I AM SO EXCITED TO MEET YOU AT HLS!!
Oh I wish I could go to HLS. You’ll love Philly. I can’t wait to get back there. And it’s important to find just one or two little joys of the day isn’t it?
I would love to go to the healthy living summit! I don’t think I’ll be able to go, but maybe next year!!
Here’s to a better day today!!!! I’m bummed I was too late to get a ticket to the Healthy Living Summit, but I do live in Philly so if you need any pointers or activities (other than HLS, of course) like, say, hanging out with me (?!?!?!) let me know!!
I bet there will be meet ups and eating outside of the summit–we should hang!
Today is guaranteed to be better if yesterday was so awful! :) Now I’m bummed that I’m not going to HLS, so many awesome people are going to be there!
So sorry about that bad day, friend! Here’s to hoping today is better for ya :)
I wish there was a whole foods closer than 2 hours from me. Love their hot bar and salad bar.
Yay for being a panelist! Excited to meet you!!
So sorry to hear you had a bad day! They’re seriously no fun but the sweet isn’t as sweet without the sour, right? I hope today turns out better :-)
I don’t have a favorite chocolate bar but I love dark chocolate so I’m usually happy with anything involving that. The darker the better!
I’m not going to HLS because I’ve just got too much going on this year but it would have been so nice to meet you and see you speak! You’re going to be awesome. Can’t wait to hear all about it!
Thanks for the reminder that the sweet isn’t as sweet without the sour. Just what I needed to hear, actually.
I hear ya on the bad day :/ Hope things start looking up!
I thought about going to HLS, but decided against it…however, I might choose that weekend to visit my brother in Philly…meet awesome people and let my little brother show me his college stomping grounds…kill two birds with one stone!
sorry you had a bad day janetha. but HEY that is awesome that you’re going to HLS in philly – that’s my city!!! i grew up there, and will be there most of the summer (need to come back to mexico the first week of august though, missing HLS). i’m sure you’ll be super busy when you’re there, but i’ll send you some food recommendations before you go anyway :)
YES you definitely should.
1) I love the chocolate balls shaped like an orange that you bang on a table to crack into slices.
2) No highlights of today yet, all I’ve done is come to work and work (and not work!).
bonus: YES MA’AM I AM! Can’t wait to meet you and all of the other bloggas!
I hope today is going YOUR WAY! omg that chocolate sounds fantastic! I am not a huge chocolate person but I have been dying to try dark chocolate with sea salt! mmm I hear its delictable!
thast so cool you are going to be speaking at HLS!!! yayayaya!
Just like Scarlett O’Hara- Tomorrow IS another day.
Hugs to you my friend. It will get better.
Aw, sorry you had a bad day! The highlight of my day yesterday would probably be finishing my long long leg workout and feeling so accomplished… yesterday was a pretty chill day! I don’t eat chocolate bars, really. I eat plenty of chocolate… but its mostly in the form of cocoa powder in my chocolate cheesecake bowls or microwave cakes!
New to your blog- I love the chocolate choices at Whole Foods. When I can find the chocolate bar that has cherries and chili peppers in it I usually have to buy it. I am not sure how I found it because it does not sound like something I would normally choose. Sorry about your bad day :-( hopefully today is better!
So sorry about the bad day. I hope today is MUCH better!
I’m not going to HLS but I am going to crash the party and hang out in Philly that weekend!! I hope I get to finally meet you!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Hope your day is better today. xoxo
That chocolate looks awesome! Sucks you couldn’t eat until 3 – boo.
I hope your day today is better!
Awesome you’re going to the conference (and presenting!)! I’m not going this year – boo on me.
I’m going to HLS! So excited to meet you and hear your speech!!! :)
ohh my dear. that chocolate sounds like it would make ANYTHING better :) i love newtree chocolate with golden flax seeds in it! its called belgian biscuit!
http://www.newtree.com/page.php?p1=289&p2=307
:D
xo. hang in there. tomorrow will be better!
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