I never thought I’d be the soul baring type.
In fact, I come from a generation of people who prefer to sweep it under the carpet and never speak of it again, and this goes for any type of news: good, bad or indifferent. We actually have a running joke in my family, a phrase really, which we use when confronted with our lack of detailed information. It goes something like this.
My Stepmom: “Paul, how come you didn’t tell me you won an award at work this week?
My Dad: “You didn’t ask.”
My Mom: “Meghan, how come you didn’t tell me you got into a huge brawl after school today, where weaves were strewn across the parking lot like tumbleweeds.”
Me: “You didn’t ask.”
Obviously, this was before I became all about peace, love and bananas, and technically, I did reveal my afterschool antics. Mainly because I got suspended for two days. I also learned at a young age if they’re going to find out anyway, it’s best to come clean immediately.
For the most part though, mums the word. So why do I feel compelled to tell you all things, even when you didn’t ask? I can’t really explain it, other than to say blogging has clearly done a number on me.
Without further ado, these are my recent confessions, Out Loud.
- I confess to having a workaholic trapped inside me. 25 hours of work in two days isn’t ideal. I need to tame that beast. Cracks whip.
- I confess to drinking smoothies for dinner on multiple occasions in the past seven days. Late nights coupled with the summer sun steer me towards cool, refreshing and drinkable dinners.
- I confess to being dramatically behind in my CSA as a result of my sippable meals. When I put last Thursday’s share away, my crisper was close to exploding and I had to stash kale in the cheese drawer. For shame.
- I confess to pitching an entire head of lettuce. It was heartbreaking.
- I confess to making up for my neglectful ways.
- I confess to using my iPhone for all my pictures. Since last Fall. Including my recipes. Don’t tell Food Gawker. It’s no wonder they keep rejecting my non-ass ass.
- I confess to being woefully behind in my garden.
- I confess to paddle boating in a skirt and giving everyone a free show.
- I also confess to having the whitest of thighs.
- I confess to taking a bazillion car selfies on Saturday. I blame the caffeine.
- I confess to craving this sandwich more than is appropriate. Blackberry Peach Grilled Goat Cheese.
- I confess to being unmotivated when it comes to writing, which is why I’ve decided to take the next few weeks off.
On that note, I’ll be back. At some point. In the meantime, I’ll see you around this little blogging hood of ours, also known as Instagram and Facebook.
What are your confessions of late? Do tell.
Michele @ paleorunningmomma says
Your grilled peach and goat cheese sandwich picture is killer, I want to frame it. Also wish I could help you out with some of those fresh veggies! I feel like I run out all the time, but that’s a good thing since nothing is wasted at least.
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Meghan says
I think if I had a gaggle of children they’d make mean work of the veggies in no time. Or refuse to eat them at all, in which case I’d be in the same boat. π
I actually have it pretty much under control now, minus the kohlrabi. There’s five of them in my crisper. π
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Juli @1000lovelythings says
Sometimes a little break is exactly what you need to find the fun in an activity/ hobby again. Enjoy your time off π
I confess to having mean thoughts about my colleague right now because she asks me stuff literally every two minutes! And I confess to feeling very guilty about it because she’s always so nice to me!
And I confess to wanting that sandwich pretty badly, too! Insane bread cravings!
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Meghan says
Your confession made me laugh. That’s hysterical. Don’t feel guilty though. It happens.
Our quest for sandwich porn continues. π
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Brittany says
You..in a fight!?! BAHAHA I was in one fight in my life, and it was with my high school best friend. Such a fun story these days. I confess to having coffee at 2pm yesterday thinking I was invincible, and then when 11pm hit and I was still awake despite my 5 am alarm clock, I realized I was not. Instead I ate way too many dates, a banana, and too much almond butter to measure. It was glorious.
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Meghan says
Mental note. No caffeine for Britney post 2 p.m. Bananas, dates, and almond butter can happen at anytime though. π
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Kate @ Kate Lives Healthy says
Hope you enjoy a well deserved break/vacation. Time off with good food and drinks can make all the difference π Your tacos look delicious!
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Meghan says
Thanks Kate. I intend to enjoy it to the fullest, and with no obligations outside of work, I’ll be able to really do that. I hope you’re having a great summer.
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Ashley @ A Lady Goes West says
Hi Meghan! I must say, I feel SO bad about wasting food, that I’ll eat extra just because I don’t want to see it go. So I feel you on that one. Smoothies are great ways to use up your veggies. And needing a break? I get it! Enjoy it, lady! π
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Meghan says
Smoothies were for the kale, but the regular lettuce….yeah, not so much. I’ve even tried it too and yuck. Ha!
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Pip {Cherries & Chisme} says
What an awesome car!
Enjoy your time off and take some well earned rest π
You’ve even got me craving that sandwich now…
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Meghan says
Thanks Pip. Will do and you enjoy yourself in Buenos Aires. I know you will.
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Alyssa @ Renaissancerunnergirl says
Enjoy the time off! Honestly I think for some families the whole push-it-under-the-rug thing is embedded in the DNA, and others are more about sharing – it’s just different styles. What can be tricky is when you and your family have very different styles of “sharing” or lack thereof!
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Meghan says
Oh yes, different sharing styles in the same family can be a mess. The potential for over or under sharing as the case may be is very high. π
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Tara says
A few weeks without Clean Eats, Fast Feets?? As sad as that is, I definitely understand your need for a break. I hope that it’s filled with less work and more relaxation time.
I must confess that I actually quit my job recently (too much work for not nearly enough money) and even though I’m feeling slightly guilty about my lightened-up freelancing schedule, I’m giving myself a few weeks before I throw myself back into full throttle job-searching. Taking a break has been not only nice, but very necessary.
Meghan says
It looks like we’re both on a mini hiatus then. I like it, and I think we need to brunch more, complete with mimosas.
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Jen @ Chase the Red Grape says
We all need a break sometimes. I have decided to post once a week max until I am all settled in Australia – things are so manic at the moment the last thing I needed was to put more pressure on myself – so the blog time has to be cut.
My confession is I am spending far too much time sitting watching Wimbledon at the moment rather than actually doing the masses of things I have to do!
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Meghan says
I think that makes real sense for you. Trying to juggle a blog along with your move can be very tricky and maybe not worth the consequences. It’s why I decided to take a couple weeks off. I’ve a lot going on right now so I need to counter it with fun and relaxing stuff which means a little break from my second, although much loved and completely unpaid, job, blogging. π
Wimbledon is your relax time. I say soak it up.
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MassachusEATS says
Holy smokes, that grilled cheese sounds unreal. What a different combination – can’t wait to give it a go!
Also, I like the car selfies π
Meghan says
Yes, you should try it. There’s nothing quite like grilled peaches coupled with goat cheese. Mmmmmm…..
I have like 20 more of those car selfies, plus a video. π
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Niki @Life With Niki says
Loved all the delicious looking close up pics- especially your chocolate shake and and sandwich- that is some serious #foodporn right there ;). Please share your feta and cucumber salad with me… I promise I will be your best friend!
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Meghan says
I will happily share my cucumber feta salad with you, especially since it’s so super simple to make: one cucumber, one tomato, some feta, and a little salt, pepper and Greek seasoning. I tossed kalamata olives into my next one too because they’re delicious.
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Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
I confess to anticipating that I’ll miss you horribly over the next few weeks, but you know that I can totally relate to the funk. And I also confess to doing a happy dance that you won’t be able to escape me -completely- π My family isn’t huge on sharing either, which is strange because I feel like we’re close and get along really well… we just don’t know a whole heck of a lot about each others personal going ons. Sometimes I feel like I Tell my friends more than I tell my family. Oops?
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Meghan says
This break will let me come back bigger, better and stronger….also hairless as the case may be.
Also, you have a direct line to me, pretty much all day, every day. Use it. π
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Jamie says
Totally confess to leaving my laundry in the dryer… then forgetting about it for three days and having to re-wash it since it was all so wrinkled π Memory like a goldfish…
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Meghan says
I have done that countless times, and I find just a quick round two in the dryer is usually enough to get the wrinkles out. π
Cheers to goldfish memories. π
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Suzy says
Ohhh, miss Meghan, I’m going to miss you!! Take care of your lovely self and come back soon. I’d love to hear more about the fight with the weaves all over the parking lot.
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Meghan says
I love that my high school fighting antics are what you honed in on in this post. This is why we get along so well.
I’ll see you on the flip side or Instagram, if you’d sign up already. Pretty please. π
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Julia @ Lord Still Loves Me says
Take a break from work, girl! You deserve the rest. Also, goat cheese: my face. I am looking up your recipe ASAP.
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Meghan says
Yes, that grilled peach and goat cheese sandwich is one of my favorites. Make it! Enjoy.
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Jessica says
“You didn’t ask” That kills me. I was a kid that told my mother EVERY. THING. Chatterbox was an understatement.
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Meghan says
You didn’t ask is our family motto. We should put it on a crest or something. π
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Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says
hahaha unfortunately when I was suspended in school my parents were called, otherwise I probably would have tried the ‘you didn’t ask’ thing :-p
I will miss you during your break, but I totally get needing the time off!
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Meghan says
Time off is good for the brain, the belly and the soul. Alright maybe not the belly but I was going with the whole alliteration thing. Then again, being on a blogging break, will allow me more time to play with my CSA veggies so maybe it is good for the belly. Aha! There you have it.
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danielle says
damn i want that sandwich right this minute! that’s not a confession.
i have too much to confess, but i guess i will start with the simple things: i walked out of a job today because i felt duped – i thought i was hired to learn commercial real estate, but instead i was hired to be an overqualified file clerk… so i left after lunch and went shopping for the best sourdough bread i could find. of course, right? i have lived too many lives to give a shit anymore, basically. hanging out in an office with 19 year olds telling me how to file papers is not what i signed up for, so that’s that. it’s all good, i’m a licensed professional and licensed to kill. hahahaha my husband sees me floundering but trusts my magical ways. i’ve done this before and always land in the right wee spot. i’m a cat you see, i land on my feet.
now you must stop this over working thing miss, snap snap snap at you!!! that hurts my spirit. hug your soul and i’m sending hugs and magical honey on sourdough toast in the meantime π
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Meghan says
Oh no. That blows about the job, although good for you for sticking to your guns and doing what will make you happy regardless of what convention says. I love that sourdough bread was your back up plan, your consolation prize if you will. It’s a good one and maybe you can use some to make this grilled cheese. π
The Hubby is trusting me right now too, especially considering all in one day, he found out I was taking a couple week blogging hiatus and I shaved my head. π We like to keep our men on their toes.
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Madison @ Eating for Balance says
Foodgawker Schmoodgawker. They don’t know true beauty when they see it.
And no matter how much I lay out or try to get some sun, my thighs still look all pasty and completely different than the rest of my body. Kind of like those Barbie dolls you would switch the limbs with so nothing would match. Or maybe that was just me…
I’ve been unmotivated with blog writing. Obviously. But I’ve been doing a lot of fiction writing that is questionably utter nonsense. Whatever.
Enjoy your break. I need to get back on my instagram just to stay updated with you and your selfies.
Meghan says
Sometimes fiction writing that is questionably utter nonsense is exactly what we need. Also I totally recommend The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. First book is The Name of the Wind. If you come to Cleveland, I’ll let you borrow it.
I love seeing you in my blog comments again. I’ve missed you and I hope all is well for you. Are you officially done with school now? Or another year to go?
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Kirsten says
Growing up I understood there were things you didn’t tell Mom, just because.
To this day I don’t know what will come out of her mouth!
Enjoy your break. I managed to blog through vacation, it’s coming back that everything fell apart.
I’m delighted with the farm share though–managed to keep up thus far (though having 2 weeks off where other folks took our share off our hands while we were gone helped.
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Meghan says
Yes a two week break in the CSA would be a mixed blessing especially with your garden in tow.
I picked up our share last night and it’s all pretty manageable. In fact, taking some time off from blogging has allowed me to handle some of these veggies threatening to spill over my counters.
Welcome home. I’m looking forward to catching up with you.
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Heather@hungryforbalance says
I confess to using sarcasm with my toddler. I know, I know, she doesn’t get it. Yet. But she will eventually, and then like a true apprentice, she will use it against me!
I will miss your shenanigans.
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Meghan says
I can’t wait for the day she gets the sarcasm and then it comes back at you. That’s gonna be pretty damn funny indeed.
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Chelsea @ Chelsea's Healthy Kitchen says
Ummm I lost my train of thought. I was totally distracted by that blackberry grilled goat cheese sandwich. Yes please!
I feel your pain on having to pitch a head of lettuce – throwing out veggies is the worst! I’ve had some fruit start going a little soft on me lately, but my solution is always to make it into a compote. I don’t think a lettuce compote would taste good though haha.
Those cauliflower chickpea tacos – got a recipe?
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Meghan says
The chickpea cauliflower tacos are loosely based off this recipe: http://www.shelikesfood.com/1/post/2014/08/bbq-cauliflower-chickpea-tacos-creamy-lime-slaw-gfv.html. Enjoy; it’s a good one.
Also, I can’t wait to meet you in person in just a couple weeks here. π
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Chelsea @ Chelsea's Healthy Kitchen says
Looking forward to meeting you too! I’ll DM you my cell phone number on Twitter so that we can talk plans. π
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Meghan says
And I sent you a text! π
Carly @ Snack Therapy says
You crack me up. I also love that you were a badass fighter. Vanilla gorilla status!
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Meghan says
Pounds chest.
Remind me to tell you about the fight I got into in college….with a dude because he ripped my boyfriend’s shirt. I wish I were joking. Ha.
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Caren says
Who knew you were such a little brawler when you were wee.
25 hours in 2 days????? Why for?????
Meghan says
Too much stuff. My job is always crazy the first couple days of the month since we’re closing out the system for the prior month. Most of the work is done in the wee hours, from home, and then I head into the office for awhile. Generally, I try to leave early those days since I’ve already put in hours of work at home and unfortunately this month I just wasn’t able to, on back to back days. Bummer.
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Khushboo says
Ooooh girl I’m so gonna miss your posts but I don’t blame you at all- sometimes the best way to get over a funk is to take a time-out. I have kinda been feeling it too lately which is why I’ve cut down on my blogging frequency tremendously- I rather not just put up a post for the heck of it. Enjoy your time off from blogging and don’t you dare spend the extra time on work, lady!!
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Meghan says
Thanks sunshine. I’m looking forward to the break and the chance to rest and recharge the batteries.
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Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudy says
Summer = smoothie dinner. Yup, I ‘very done it. Or maybe ice cream . . .
White thighs are a good thing. Seriously.
I don’t get a CSA because my husband doesn’t eat veggies so it’s just me.
I confess that sometimes I wipe down after a hot, sweaty run instead of showering. And I sweat copiously.
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Meghan says
Ice cream is a great idea for dinner. I’m so doing that.
Gasp….you sweaty girl. I always shower mostly because if not, I’ll get all kinds of chafing and heat rashes. No Bueno. I’ll share some veggies with you.
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Erin@BeetsPerMinute says
I’ve also been feeling unmotivated to write lately. I have too much going on and too much between my ears to move my fingers and have the words make sense. Sometimes we do just need a break. You’ll be missed but that just means it will be a wonderful time to be reunited with a new post when you’re ready!
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Meghan says
That’s exactly right. Also I think us writers should take breaks every so often, even self-imposed ones, so we can recharge our mental batteries. There’s part of my itching to come back already and I haven’t even been gone and then the sane part which says nope, take some time, do other things, enjoy it. I’m going with the sane side. π
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Chris says
Sharing feelings and information freely and volunteering? Pssh, what is that? Haha! Hey. Enjoy the break. I am still on my unplanned hiatus, and I know that I’ll be back when I’m ready to be back. So yeah, do you, friend. Catch you on the flip side.
Meghan says
Right?! Who am I, and what has blogging done to me?
I’m looking forward to your return, whenever you’re feeling it. In the meantime, we should be couch curmudgeons together.
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Lucie@FitSwissChick says
Well, the free show is one thing but the bottle between your thighs?!
Who made the selfie photobomb? I adore him/her.
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Meghan says
The bottle was purely for crotch coverage. Unfortunately it was a clear bottle.
That’s the Hubby giving me bunny ears. π
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Arman @ thebigmansworld says
omg I spat water on my screen. Stupid Meg I even cleared it this morning.
You know my thoughts and that Goodness I have you on speed dial. Now about those 25 hours….
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Meghan says
I like to keep you on your toes.
You better use that number. Better yet, come to Cleveland.
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Jen@jpabstfitness says
Cauliflower/chick pea tacos- Hells yes.
Blackberry peach grilled cheese – get in my damn mouth
Pitching lettuce- had to do that too, broke my heart π
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Meghan says
Well at least I now have a more reasonable amount of lettuce in the fridge: only a head and a half until we get another bunch next Thursday. I think I can tackle that. π
Those tacos were the bomb. Way better than expected.
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Abby says
Ugh. I feel you on so many of these things. Well, I can’t get behind smoothies for dinner because I love chewing food and meals, but the work thing? Yup. Because I work at home I have no “off” switch and because I work on the Internet, I’m always looking or writing or going a million miles an hour to do more, more, more. I really have to find balance. But on that note, NO interest in blogging, as you mentioned. At all. Ugh. Let’s be optimistic though–more time for those beautiful veggies, right? π
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Meghan says
I have to tell you that taking most of last week off felt really nice, especially this past weekend where I did a whole lot of stuff followed by a whole lot of nothing and I didn’t have to worry about where I would find the time to blog amidst it all. It was refreshing, almost as much as those smoothies for dinner. Would it help to know I add peanut butter, granola and a serving of greens. Lots of edibles in there. π
lindsay says
remind to keep an extra pair of pants with me if we co paddle boarding together. JK> flash all you want! and i love you.
p.s. I have a few pics on foodgawker that were taking with my iPhone… haha I tricked them!
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Suzy says
I MISS YOU!
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Meghan says
Aw shucks. You’re the BEST!
Melissa @ Mango About Town says
I also confess to throwing away produce. Every yellowy-green leaf hurts.
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Meghan says
I even soak my greens to revive them but those yellow-green leaves can’t be helped. π
Frugal Foodie Frank says
Meghan! I love the confessions style post and am totally stealing the idea for an upcoming post π Please share some tips on how you get such great photos with your iPhone!!