1. Drink a glass of water… and take my Vitamin D3.
2. Brush my teeth; wash my face.
3. If I haven’t already, feed the cats. Then drip the faucets because that meow-ing will inevitably come soon.
4. Drink a couple mugs of coffee.
5. Stretch. Some sun salutations if I wake up early enough.
6. Eat some oatmeal or gluten-free cinnamon-raisin toast.
7. Pack my lunch, if it’s a work day; consult with the boyfriend about daily meal plan, if not.
8. Make sure I have my keys, wallet/work badge, sunglasses, and umbrella. And a snack if I’m running errands. Headphones, if I plan to listen to a podcast on my walk to work.
9. Decide on walking shoes or dress shoes, and pack day bag accordingly (make sure I have Band-aids).
10. Make a list for my day and consult weekly to-do and calendar.
meal planning
Share a Recipe, aka: I can’t cook, so you get someone else’s.
Today’s Blogger, May I? prompt is Share a Recipe.
Blogger confession: guys, I really can’t cook. Most days I wonder how I survived being so independent so long. While one of those was cheese, the other was I ate crap, processed foods (and a lot off the value menu at Wendy’s). Thinking about that now makes me cringe.
I can honestly remember specific meals that turned out well enough to serve to other people, and I replicated them regularly: Brussels sprouts with balsamic and slivered almonds was a favorite side; a simple tossed pasta with olive oil, lemon, and peas was another. I always brought cheesy potatoes to holidays. Once I made my friend and I mushroom risotto, after having it in a restaurant and having NO CLUE what I was doing (and my friend, god bless her, for having dinner with me). Once I cut up bing cherries and tossed them in a cream sauce with asparagus — yes, I did that! (It was fucking delicious.) My stuffed peppers were amazing. My Mexican twist on stuffed peppers was even better.
But I only had myself to impress.
Twice I even made a moussaka which is really complicated and basically redeems my cooking skills once a decade. I know if I put my mind to it, I could probably make anything, but it will just take two hours longer than the recipe or anyone else on earth who cooks, and by then I’ve drank an entire bottle of wine and eaten a box of cereal in waiting. And I’m drunk now… so, what?
Cooking sucks, OK?
But Pinterest does not!
And this is where I share all my diet restrictions-friendly recipes with the boyfriend when we plan meals. The end.
But not really the end because you know what really sucks: The few meals that I did know how to cook? I can’t eat anymore because of my diet restrictions. This cooking thing will likely be what running was to me last year — pure seething hated madness — to what it is now — a developed passion THAT I HAD TO TRAIN FOR. I just need to get over my resistance to learn.
Is there mental training for cooking?
Weekly Therapy: if it ain’t broke… it’s probably ligament damage.
the week:
How did this week go by so fast?
I had my first follow-up dermatology appointment since my MOHs surgery. Everyone keeps telling me the scar “looks really good!” or “they did a good job!” And why do I still feel, like, HAVE YOU SEEN MY FACE?! I know, I need to get that looked at… I did get a referral for another dermatologist in the area who can treat some of my other face “issues” — procedures they don’t do in my doc’s office (microderm, deep peels, laser). So, yay?
I also openly admitted that I’m all for Botox, just “not yet.” How you know you’re a 30-something.
weekend:
Date night at the Three Rivers Film Festival. We’re going to see the Lance Armstrong documentary, and then probably get some more bourbon and snacks at Butcher & the Rye. I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been dreaming about that cauliflower dish since last weekend. Yes, CAULIFLOWER.
Saturday, my team is hosting a derby training camp. Which, meh, I’m off skates because my foot started bothering me again this week (I was actually starting to get excited about skating again). Scheduling an MRI as we speak.
Sigh.
seven things, seven days:
1. Took my few days off this week to binge-watch the first two seasons of Scandal. OBSESSED!
2. A day spa is opening in my neighborhood — I’m so freaking excited!
3. Also back on the Sprig box bandwagon.
4. Now that I know we’re hosting some family for Thanksgiving, I’m starting some Holiday Meal Planning Pinning. Leave me some ideas, please!
5. The coffee table I wanted from West Elm is DISCONTINUED. I’m so mad. SO MAD.
6. Running outside in the cold. Nope. Can’t get used to it.
7. We all have people like this in our lives. Energy vampires: how to avoid being drained (and a quiz!). {via Psych Central}