The beans & greens yesterday were fabulous if I do say so myself. Slick ate until he could barely move, or to quote him, ‘it should be against the law to eat this much’. Typing that just now I heard Ms. Congeniality in my head. I wonder if he was baiting me?
If I were a person who followed absolutes I’d have to say I failed on the upcoming challenge of ‘no snacking at night’ but I rationalize a fresh crisp apple is never a fail. I’d gone to bed with a stellar ATF day but my legs were aching so bad I could not get comfortable so I soaked in a hot tub with epsom salts for an hour. The apple snack followed and sleep finally followed the apple snack. I’m hearing that in my head too. It sounds funny. Apple snack.
This week passed in a blink with my renewed ambition in the shop during the day as well as a passion for cooking that had fallen wayside this summer. In the evenings Mushy and I have been working on the The Money Pit to figure out how to organize the floorplan for events. I hope to kick these off next year.
As I’ve often recognized, nothing ever works right on me. I seem to find my mojo in the fall - at a time when my body should be wanting to eat & store more food for the winter survival. I have really been enjoying the protein smoothies and have been thrilled my little blender has processed everything I’ve tested (cucumber, celery, apples, ice, etc) with no waste.
I know some have commented ‘I’d rather chew the food’ and I used to be on that same fence early on wanting more bang for my buck. Nothing like a huge 10 gallon salad to fill up the stomach without bankrupting the RDi. But to pack so many good, fresh vitamins and nutrients into a nice convenient beverage I can sip on during the day without feeling as full as I would with the salads, I like it.
I won’t say I’ll do this forever. I am well acquainted with the ebb and flow of my passions. I am mildly amazed to recognize that I haven’t had artificial sweetener in my coffee in weeks. Additionally, I have decreased my coffee consumption from countless cups throughout the day (including the 2-3 iced coffees I’d been indulging every afternoon) to probably 2 max daily. And.. drumroll.. I weaned off the xanax without any noticeable withdrawal side effects. This is probably nearly 20 years of that drug. Color me happy to be off it.
Well, here it is Friday which means there is an estate sale out there somewhere with my name written all over it so I need to get moving. Have a wonderful day in your world. I plan to do the same in mine.
Bella
