It’s ALMOST Time…
I mentioned in Sunday’s post that it’s “Pumpkin Preseason.” I almost got out my fall decor, but decided to wait until next weekend. But hey, if you’re like Jenn and already putting up Halloween decs, more power to you! On Saturday we decided to have the first festive football dinner of the season. I made “burgers” from my anti-candida cookbook, and one of the ingredients was pumpkin puree. I made sweet potato fries to go with them, and had my burger on a Hero bun. Not technically on my diet because they have wheat, but they have zero carbs so I felt okay with it. I also had a non-alcoholic beer! We ate while watching the Dolphins game. On Sunday, I had some pumpkin to use up, so I made the first pumpkin pancakes of the season! I used this recipe from Running on Real Food, which uses chickpea flour. I know they look weird, but throw in lot of pumpkin spice, and they tasted good to me. That little bowl contains “pumpkin cream”, a suggested topping from the recipe. I mixed pumpkin puree with some vanilla protein powder and thinned it with a little water. It was good! (I almost got out my “Crazy Pumpkin Lady” mug, but once again decided it was a little too early). While I was eating, I got an email from Bath and Bodyworks alerting me that it was the last day of their candle sale. I have a gift card for that store, so off I went! I LOVE sniffing all the candles! And I love their names. I wanted to get this one, but didn’t really like the way it smelled. I ended up with this one: AND, while I was standing in line, the woman in front of me said “I have a coupon I’m not going to use, do you want it?” It was for a free item- YES I DID. The free item had to be less than $10 so I couldn’t use it for my candle. I went back and picked up this hand soap: I had a fun time, and, thanks to my gift card and coupon, spent zero dollars. Except for the money I spent on an Earl Grey tea from Starbucks, which was obviously worth every cent. Do you like scented candles and soap? – This is the best time of year for them! Do you decorate for fall/Halloween? Top photo by Gabby Orcutt on Unsplash