really thought i was going to get some great sleep this weekend with el nino away, but my eyes just popped open at the usual 5:45, and nothing would persuade my brain to shut itself back off after that. Saturday night’s dinner party was a raging success but didn’t get to bed until after midnight, almost unheard of for me. so today, once again, i am tired. TIRED. sigh. dinner went great – i cooked the way i like to cook, just a little fancier for company. they looked at me sideways when i told them what we were having (basil tomato soup, garlic spinach, panko-crusted eggplant, and grilled salmon) because they said they don’t like eggplant or spinach. my friend told her husband she’d eat them every night though if they tasted like mine. how great do i feel about that??? they’re seriously considering joining a CSA next year. yay!
lots of cooking this weekend; made another batch of borscht, i am completely hooked on that stuff now. i could and do eat gallons of it. i’m in love with the color, the way the beet juice runs when you peel them, the comforting smell of the onions boiling, the sweetness and tang of the lemons. ahhhh. picture attached. you can see el nino in the background eating cheerios. he does like the borscht, but prefers cheerios. what kind of toddler doesn’t love borscht? oh well. also made seitan pepperoni because i’m getting paranoid about all the metal, hormones and antibiotics in high concentrations in meat. have a question to my diet coach about that. these next few weeks is when numero due is working on organ differentiation and is highly sensitive to environmental toxins. nothing like understanding that someone else’s brain function may depend on your stepping away from fake sugar to make you rethink your lunch order. i’ll probably loosen up towards the middle/end, but the next few weeks i need to eat as close to perfectly as i can. no pressure, though.
bill, you won! you know, sometimes the thoughts just aren’t there, and it’s wonderful and easy. i love those times. the other stuff probably never goes away completely, and that’s okay. it’s been so valuable learning that i don’t have to believe my thoughts and i can apply that to every other place in my life where i have a tendency to get stuck in fear-based thinking – i’ll take the occasional struggle to leave food when i’m full.
onebyone, that looks absolutely gross. i like bacon and i like chocolate. but, yuck. welcome back
erika!
kara, nice job with the chips! i had a couple of restaurant meals over the weekend and didn’t display nearly that kind of restraint. which i need to. and so sorry to hear about your back button loss…i almost always type in a word document and then cut and paste into 3fc. it makes it easier at work when i don’t have to keep that page onscreen, too.
gardernerjoy, what a wonderful solution to a schedule problem!
margaret, i would also like to get to that becksian state. every once in a while, i can just walk away without a second glance, but that doesn’t happen too often. course it’s a lifetime from before beck, when it NEVER happened.
mary, nope, don’t watch mad med, though i’ve heard it’s worth seeing. maybe will tivo or rent when i go on my leave.
china, nice that you adjusted your workout to accommodate your muscles – but you still did it!
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anne! so glad to hear your wrist is better. i'm also a BIG fan of dumb luck.