Productive
My day can be summed up in just one word: productive! 
After the second half of our NuVal team meeting this morning, I dominated my To Do list, crossing things off left and right. I even got a head start on my packing for the Foodbuzz Festival this weekend… and you know how much I love packing. 
While tackling my To Do list, I worked up quite an appetite for lunch, so I threw together a quick PB & J + banana.
Actually, my sandwich wasn’t your ordinary PB + J. The ‘J’ part was Crofter’s North America Superfruit Spread, which the company sent me to sample for free. The North America flavor is wild cranberries and blueberries blended with red grapes and morello cherries.
Yum!!! I liked this spread a lot! It basically tasted like mashed up berries and not super sweet like typical jams.
I also had time to frame my newest motivational quote from Real Simple magazine:
Stop talking yourself out of the life you want most.
I did this at least two dozen times before making a move to make myself happy. Change is scary, but why not do something to create the life you want? It definitely wasn’t easy, but I’m glad that I didn’t talk myself out of changing my life.
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Back to my To Do list!
Tags: Crofter's Superfruit Spread
Kat (Kat's Daily Plate) — November 3, 2009 @ 4:59 pm
I love that quote. Believing that you deserve and can have the life you dream of is so important- and I have come to see that personally as I figure out my next step. I know what I want but I let other voices in and start to second guess myself. No more now! I’m sticking to that quote! Thanks for the inspiration.
Estela @ Weekly Bite — November 3, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
What a great quote! Definitely words to live by!
Kristin P. — November 3, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
I love Crofter’s superfruit spread! I just finished a jar of the Asia variety. Delicious!!
brandi — November 3, 2009 @ 5:11 pm
what an awesome quote! and that sandwich looks so good.
Diana — November 3, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
Love that quote
And that sandwich looks so good to me right now ahah
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is — November 3, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
I love that quote, too!
Food Makes Fun Fuel — November 3, 2009 @ 5:16 pm
I was watching them talk about the Kellog’s claim debate on the Today show. I think it’s silly that they would make such a claim, but in truth they have all the right to since the vitamins do help boost immunity. It’s just not going to really matter in cereal
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers — November 3, 2009 @ 5:17 pm
i love that you framed a quote. i have a framed picture from a cooking light recipe. there’s a quote on the pic about how food brings friends & family together… i just love it!
Lynn (The Actors Diet) — November 3, 2009 @ 5:19 pm
yay, productivity! i’ve been being very productive today, too, getting my taxes done!!!
Joelle (The Pancake Girl) — November 3, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
Oh my goodness I love that quote! Real Simple mag is the best… but what you said is absolutely correct too. Takes a lot of bravery, that is for sure. Def something to think about today.
Rose — November 3, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
That’s a quote I’m going to keep repeating in my head.
Jenna — November 3, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
can’t wait to see what your fun dinner is!
jenna
megan — November 3, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
Thank you for that quote – it’s exactly what I need to tell myself every day. I’m writing it down now!
Katy @ These Beautiful Feet — November 3, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
That is the best quote. I need that right now as well. I am graduating with a major that truly doesn’t make me happy. I have had mixed opinions about my decision to not pursue that career and to the people who don’t agree, I have to say it’s not their life! I have to live my life, not them. They don’t know how much stress I feel daily in my internship, and how unhappy it makes me. I know what would make me happy. I have stop letting them talk me out of the life I want, and I need to stop as well! Thank you!
maria — November 3, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
I love that quote. It’s so true. Very motivating to see everyday, I’m sure!
Chloe (Naturally Frugal) — November 3, 2009 @ 6:33 pm
Great quote, its a good one to remember among all the messy details of life.
I wish I was a bit more productive today – Tuesdays always seem tired and dragging for me so I need some Tina juice to get me going!
Carrie — November 3, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
You are so right…you only get one life to live!
rebecca lustig — November 3, 2009 @ 6:52 pm
Love, LOVE that quote.
Good luck with the to-do list, pretty girl! And have a fabulous night.
rebecca
Kelly — November 3, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
I am constantly talking myself out of changing my life. I should have said used to talk myself out of changing my life – I am making steps daily to get the life I want.
candice — November 3, 2009 @ 7:34 pm
Yum~ that fruit spread looks delicious. I love that quote–change is never easy, but the results are oh so worth it
Marcie — November 3, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
Hi Tina–where can you pick up Crofter’s in Mass–I looked for it at Whole Foods but didn’t see it…thanks!
Christina — November 3, 2009 @ 8:09 pm
I discovered Crofters jam a month or so ago, it’s so delicious – I love it!!
Meghan@traveleatlove — November 3, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
I love productive days! So satisfying. I am trying to pack right now. I am so focused on the festival that I keep forgetting the other 2.5 days we will be there!
Allison — November 3, 2009 @ 8:54 pm
Thanks for the link to the article about healthy eating while maintaining a budget. I think my husband and I are actually saving money since I began trying to eat healthier. Cooking simpler meals with lots of fresh vegetables has really helped!
Melissa (Melissa Likes To Eat) — November 3, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
Oh how I love being productive!!!!! I thrive from it.
I’m a dork…I know. Love the quote by the way….and I love that you put it in a frame. Nice sammie too!
Emily (A Nutritionist Eats) — November 3, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
Great quote! I think I need to start repeating that to myself!
Cait (Cait's Plate) — November 3, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
That sandwich looks seriously delicious. And I love that quote!
Jenn — November 3, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
Wow the Superfruit Spread looks so good. I hate sickly sweet jellies. I will have to find some down here in Maryland.
Love the quote!
Kate — November 3, 2009 @ 9:22 pm
oh my gosh! i had been wanting to quit my job for a bit. i read on your blog that you did and found that quote in the magazine a fews days after. those two things gave me the inspiration to quit my job too. i will be going to school full time and working at a coffee shop part time. i couldn’t be happier!
Erin — November 3, 2009 @ 9:27 pm
Great quote! I love framing quotes too. I’ve done that as housewarming, baby shower, wedding, anniversary gifts and people love it! Sweet sentiments and it’s relatively cheap!
Sarah — November 3, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
I love that quote too! I talk myself out of things at least once a day but I’m trying to take more chances and start realizing what I really want out of life. I’m so glad you took a chance!
Kati — November 3, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
I love your framed quote! I need that
Very creative!
*Andrea* — November 3, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
love PB&J. classic. delicious. filling
Felicia (Bites of the Apple) — November 3, 2009 @ 11:06 pm
I’ve got the productivity bug today too! I just got home from a business trip this morning and didn’t have to go into work. That left me with time to go grocery shopping (TJ’s and Whole Foods!), do laundry, go to the gym and cook dinner. I’m pretty thrilled.
Lizzy — November 3, 2009 @ 11:17 pm
what a beautiful quote!
Light Delight with TouTou — November 3, 2009 @ 11:44 pm
That Jam bottle is so adorable – like those for babes. Is it already on the market?
btw, your PB&J bread just looks very delicious !! great combination of colors!
SweetiePotato — November 4, 2009 @ 12:07 am
the pb&j + banana looks so good!
Lauren — November 4, 2009 @ 7:27 am
That fruit spread sounds delicious… great combo of fruity flavors!
Chelsea (Chelsea's Chew and Run Fun) — November 4, 2009 @ 7:55 am
I like that quote a lot. Sometimes, amidst the pressures of others or the feelings of what you “should” be doing, it can be hard to remember that no matter what- your life is your own.
Jillian (back to the nest) — November 4, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
What a fantastic quote! Carrots ‘n Cake is the first blog I ever started following regularly, and it was the inspiration for me starting my own, so I’m nominating you for an award! Thanks for being fabulous!
http://backtothenest.net/2009/11/04/first-nom/