Second To Last Monday

Second to last Monday of the semester down, and only one more to go. Woohoo! Am I way too excited for this semester to be over? Maybe because if the semester is over, it means my looming group paper is done. I think it’s going to consume most of my brain power this week and next, and I’m not looking forward to it.

I managed to start my week off right by a) getting out of bed on time, and b) making a lovely cereal mess for breakfast.

• Peanut Butter Puffins
• Nature’s Path Mesa Sunrise
• Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Granola
• pomegranate arils

Plus a glass of the juice – cranberry pomegranate, dontcha know?

I love a good cereal mess, especially when it include Peanut Butter Puffins!

Biochemistry was riveting as always, then I had another fun volunteer shift at Sprouts. What made it so fun? Chocolate tasting! One of the other volunteers there and I decided to each pick up a bar of the chocolate we sell, since we have it on sale for a really good price ($2.50/bar, retails for over $3.50 in most stores). What kind of chocolate you may ask?

Zazubean Chocolate. I love this company – not only are they local, they sell fair trade, organic chocolates, and are apparently the first “functional chooclate” line in Canada. Also cool – instead of sending the chocolate over to Europe to be processed, it is actually done in Washington, solely for this company here in BC.

The flavour I selected was Ego – matcha & goji berries in 70% dark chocolate. It was a really nice blend of flavours, and you all know how I love me some matcha. The extras were subtle, but went well with the delicious dark chocolate. I also got to try Nakid – 73% dark chocolate with raw cacao nibs. This was also a really good, pure tasting chocolate bar. Loved the little crunch from the cacao nibs in there. I had a little square of each, and will be savouring this chocolate for as long as it lasts around here.

Volunteer day also means baked goodie day!

I went with the Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Honey cookie (I think I got the name right). It was crumbly, sweet, and delicious. Not to mention there were whole hazelnuts in there. Oh yeah.

Lunch was packed to go, since I was rushing off to the hospital for my other volunteer shift right after school.

Just a simple sandwich of cheddar, hummus, cucumber, dill pickle, and spinach, all on a sourdough bun.

It was supposed to have avocado as well, but it had gone manky. Boo-urns.

Volunteering at the hospital was pretty boring like last time, but I just keep telling myself that I’m doing it to get into the program and get the job I want. Otherwise, I’d probably go insane. Why can’t they have some paid work opportunities every once in a while?

I made a side trip to the mall to check out a few things, then I came home, where mom asked if I wanted pancakes for dinner. Instead, I suggested waffles. I haven’t had homemade waffles in eons, probably due to my lack of waffle iron. Mom obliged my request.

I made a topping of sauteed apples, butter, cinnamon, and maple syrup. I also added a drizzle of peanut butter to mine.

Breakfast for dinner.

I know, I know. I didn’t really plate it all that well. Believe me though, it tasted damn good.

I then spent pretty much the rest of my evening on the damn computer, conversing with people in my group, and doing some background reading for our paper. Ugh – the amount of time they have allowed us to do the paper and presentation is just doesn’t seem like enough. I really fear our paper is going to be half-assed, and not because we didn’t try, but because we were rushed to get it all done. You better believe it’s going on my course evaluation.

Now I’m munching on a few roasted cashews, and off to do some more reading before I hit the sack. Get used to the monster full day recaps – I have a feeling that’s how my schedule will be for the next two weeks. Night!

Bootylicious

Mom and I braved the crowds at the mall yesterday (aren’t we supposed to be in a recession? Sure doesn’t look like it at all). Looks like Christmas has come a little early this year.

Photo teaser! You’ll have to make your way through the rest of the post for more

I started my Saturday like any other – by sleeping in and making a leisurely breakfast. All while enjoying some figure skating on TV.

When I have time, oatmeal always seems to make it on the menu.

• 1/3 cup oats, almond milk, water
• 1 tbsp Ruth’s Chia Goodness cereal
• 2 dried figs, chopped
• dried cranberries
• splash of vanilla
• peanut butter swirl
• Artisana Cacao Bliss

With the last of the Oasis Pomegranate Berry juice.

Once all that food was ingested and skating was over, we made our big trek to the mall, as well as the grocery store. By the time we got home, it was after 3 pm! Doh! I had to find lunch stat.

Good thing we had leftover Veggie Mediterranean pizza. Didn’t even bother to heat it up!

Then I was having a total chocolate craving. My dad brought this chocolate bar.

So I had a square…or two.

I had hoped to go out in the evening, since my parents were having a bunch of their friends over, but alas, I couldn’t get ahold of anyone to see if they were up for doing something, so I spent the evening in my pj’s doing pretty much nothing. And I didn’t even get around to eating dinner until almost 10 pm…what’s up with that?!

I made myself a little sandwich – turkey, ham, cheddar cheese, spinach on these little sourdough buns we found at the grocery store.

Then I dug into the appetizers that were in the kitchen

A wee little spinach quiche.

And my favourite – Tex-Mex dip with the best tortilla chips.

Oh, I definitely had seconds on that dip.

And guess what? There was dessert as well! I had a wee slice of this rum soaked pound cake with a touch of whipped cream, grapes, and cantaloupe.

I was glad the cake didn’t taste too rummy – not exactly my favourite flavour. But it was super moist.

I mostly hid out in my bedroom all evening, goofing around on the interweb. It’s true, I was a total hermit on a Saturday night. Oh well, sometimes that’s just how it goes, right? And even though I had plenty of time to post last night, I just didn’t feel the writing urge.

Okay, okay…want to see my fancy new boots?

Can I just say, the boot shopping experience was tough! I tried to get boots made in Canada, but the only decent pair I could find didn’t fit in the heel at all (I have a narrow heel compared to the rest of my foot). And then, trying to find boots that fit my giant size 10 feet without making them look like skis was a whole other issue. I tried on this super cute pair of moccasin style boots, but OMG – they made my feet look insanely huge. My mom and I joked I could go out snowshoeing in them without the snowshoes. LOL.

Now I can go to school without getting soaking wet feet, and still look somewhat stylish – since I’m such a fashionista and all.

The rain has stopped, so I think I’m going to head out for a walk. Later gators.

Another Week Bites The Dust

And again, we have come to the end of another school week. It seems unreal that there are only 2 weeks left of classes this semester. Where has the time gone?

I was super sleepy student today, and napped all the way to school and back on the bus/train. I also slept in a wee bit, but manage to get out the door on time and to class in time.

My rushed breakfast consisted of a peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwich.

On fluffy white bread. It was the only stuff we had upstairs, and I didn’t want to be bothered to go downstairs and retrieve some good bread out of the freezer.

I also slammed back a glass of Oasis Pomegranate Berry juice.

Once I was home for the day, I changed into my pajamas, grabbed the laptop, and hopped back into bed to watch figure skating online. It was a pretty glorious way to spend the rest of my morning, especially with the rain still falling outside.

Skating finished right when I was ready for lunch, so it was perfect! Soup was the only thing on my mind.

I had a nice bowl of Italian Wedding soup – one of my favourites. I must try making it myself one day.

Then I made up a little side plate of goodies – a sliced gala apple, sharp cheddar cheese, and some of that delicious garlic bread.

Lunch in a flash!

I have big plans this afternoon that include more figure skating watching, hitting up the gym, and watching hockey. It’s all about the weekend from here on in. Later!

Pineapple Express

Too bad I didn’t have any pineapple to eat!

I don’t know if anyone else has heard this weather term – I think it’s a west coast thing. But this monsoon we’re having is what we like to call a Pineapple Express. Warm, moist air comes up the coast, usually from Hawaii, resulting in warmer than normal temperatures, and torrential downpour. I tried to get some photos of just how wet it is out there, but none of them do it justice

Ah, the wet west coast. I know some people find all the grey skies and rain depressing, but I grew up here. I find the rain so soothing. Plus it’s a good excuse to stay indoors and eat things like soup and stew

Fortunately, I managed to not drown while outside today, so I’m able to bring you my day’s worth of eats. I know you are excited.

On the unfortunate front, I had another middle of the night (3:30 am) random wake up, resulting in a sleepy Marianne who was running behind, trying to get out the door. You know what that means.

Good ol’ cereal for breakfast. I went with Kashi Honey Almond Flax cereal with a smattering of pomegranate arils.

A glass of juice – cranberry.

All on my mom’s Christmas Kitty quilted tablecloth.

I also had to pack a bit of a lunch – my Mondays have officially gotten busier, so no time to eat at home.

There was some leftover apricot bbq chicken from dinner last night, so I made myself a sandwich on Silver Hills bread, with chicken, avocado, and Sabra Roasted Pine Nut Hummus.

Class was class, then I was off to my volunteer shift at Sprouts. Per usual Monday tradition, I nabbed a tasty baked good. And boy, did I pick a good one today!

This is a Qunioa Blondie. It is completely gluten free, which made many of our customers happy, as often we don’t have any gluten free baked goods. It had all sorts of good stuff in it like honey, cinnamon, chocolate chips, and raisins.

Let me tell you, this was insanely delicious. To all my fellow UBC’ers – get to Sprouts and buy one. They are moist, flavourful, and decadent. I’m tempted to go back and pay retail for one tomorrow!

I also purchased a new fruit to try out while I was there.

Any clue what these are?

 

Guesses?

 

Come on….you know you want to.

 

They are quince!

And no, it’s not moldy. They have this weird furry coating on them, but it just brushes off. They have the most fragrant smell. A great addition to your fruit bowl, if only for the smell! I’m not 100% sure what I’m going to do with them. My understanding is they really need to be cooked to be enjoyed, so perhaps I’ll make a little quince paste/jelly? Suggestions?

After I gobbled up that blondie, and got changed, I was out the door on my way to my newest volunteer position (do you think I have enough of those yet?) – working at the Diabetic Clinic at my local hospital. It wasn’t overly thrilling, but I didn’t expect them to give me any amazing projects on my first shift. I spent alot of time stuffing envelopes to go out to patients to attend workshops, putting together new files, and stamping envelopes. They are checking into some confidentiality issues, and hopefully I’ll get to do some more work with actual patient files (hello, experience to help out in clinical settings!)

I found my way home, and decided I was done with going outside in this rain and wind. Therefore, I passed on going to cardio kickboxing with my sister (at least the gym is open again). Instead I had my ass kicked by Jillian and her No More Trouble Zones. I even had to open the window to let in some fresh, cool air since I was sweating up a storm.

A shower later, and it was dinner time. Mom cooked up some hot Italian sausages.

Let’s be honest – there is no way to photograph a sausage without it looking a little phallic.

There was also roasted red potatoes, which I enjoyed with some sweet chili sauce.

And steamed broccoli & cauliflower, kicked up a notch with some parmesan.

There was alot of spicy going on in this meal.

I did a little prepping for my presentation tomorrow (I’m so over these presentations), watched a little TV (Battle Of The Blades! The best of both my favourite ice sports!), and played with the cats. Then it was time to snack.

Another score from Sprouts! This yogurt had just reached its expiry date, so we couldn’t sell it, but since it had never been opened, there was no point in throwing it out. They offered it to me, and of course I said yes. I’ve never tried this brand – Avalon Organic Yogurt.

This one is a little different from most yogurts out there, because it is fortified with Vitamin D. Usually only fluid milk gets fortified, not milk products. Plus they have added inulin, a prebiotic to work in conjunction with the probiotics in the yogurt.

 

It has 2% milk fat, hence the trace amounts of trans fats (naturally occurring, not the same as the ones from hydrogenated oils). What you can’t quite see in the picture is the Vitamin D amount – 35% of your daily value. Awesome for a yogurt!

So what did I do with my yogurt? Made a yogurt mess!

I topped my yogurt with peanut butter, apricot jam, Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Granola, and some shredded coconut.

And because it was rainy and cold, I ended up with a giant mug of Ecuadorian hot chocolate. I added a splash of coconut extract for fun.

If you got through that marathon post, props to you! If you aren’t completely spent, head on over to Miss Gliding Calm’s blog to check out Earrings of the Blogworld  Yours truly is modelling her ear bling for all to see. Night!

Souper Saturday

My walk this afternoon was great. It was still really cold out there along the water, but it was nice to be out in the fresh air. And apparently I wasn’t the only one with the same thoughts today – there were tons of people on the trail, walking their dogs and kids

After my brisk walk, I came home in need of some lunch.

Since I was chilly, I needed something to warm me up. Bring on the soup!

There was a serving of avgolemono soup and a wee bit of orzo left, so I made the same combo as yesterday. Still tasty!

Dad had bought this monster sub from Safeway, and saved me a chunk.

It’s pretty much all meat and cheese, but there is a single layer of lettuce, and some tomatoes on there. I, of course, picked off those tomatoes.

Mmmm, lunch.

As I was chowing on lunch, I enjoyed some figure skating on TV with my sister. It was only an hour of coverage though. I swear, the TV coverage of skating just keeps getting smaller and smaller each year. I want to see whole events over multiple days people! Good thing I discovered Skatebuzz, a site run by Skate Canada, where they have live coverage of the entire event. In fact, I’m sitting here right now, watching some live coverage.

Not sure what’s happening here this evening dinnerwise – both my sister and mom will be out, so it’s just me and dad. I have a feeling take out might be on the menu, but you never know. Now back to the skating!

Friday The 13th

OOOOoooooOOOOoooooOOOO!!!

Is anyone out there superstitious? Do you believe in the whole Friday the 13th stuff?

I can’t say I really do, although it could be the reason I slept in this morning. I woke up at 3:30 am, convinced it was time to get up. Of course, I fall back asleep, and don’t wake up until my mom wakes me up at 6:10. Oops! This left me super rushed to get out the door.

I managed to chug down a glass of the juice – cranberry.

And I packed up a peanut butter, banana , and honey sandwich (on my favourite Silver Hills bread) to go.

Even though I was late getting out the door, I should have been on time for class. The trains (or was it Friday the 13th again?) were against me. We pulled into one station, and the train stopped abruptly, then sat there for 10 min. The doors didn’t open, no one came over the PA. Finally, it moves forward maybe 5 feet, and then stops again, doors open, and we’re on our merry way. If it wasn’t for those 10 mins, I would have sauntered into class right at 8 am! ARGH!

Did I also mention it is W-I-N-D-Y!!! The leaves are just whipping around out there. This, of course, means it’s freakin’ cold as well. Since I’m staying on campus to meet with my group, I knew I needed something to warm me up. I bet you can guess what that was.

It’s true. Another Starbucks Green Tea Latte (non-fat, half sweet of course). I had actually planned on making my own at home this morning to go with my breakfast, but time didn’t allow it. That’s my justification. Really.

So now I’m sitting here in the library, waiting for my group to show up so we can quickly meet (hoping it’s quick, I want to be out of here by 11:30). I have some resume flogging planned for the trip home (gotta pay for this green tea latte habit). I brought along another snack in case I get hungry before I get home.

The new (to me) Tropical Fruit Larabar. I have high hopes – it has coconut, so it has to be good, right?

Time to read some blogs until my peeps are here. Happy Friday the 13th everyone!

Mission Accomplished

I have finally finished all of my midterms for this semester. Hurray! And I have to say, I think this one was the most intense. Even though we had all the questions before hand, the 2 hours we were given to write seemed so rushed. Plus, as my luck would have it, the only question I didn’t want on the exam was on there. Doh! I think I did okay though – guess I’ll just have to wait and see.

It was so nice to have a leisurely wake up this morning. I was up at 8:30, showered, then made a nice breakfast.

Banana fig oats:

• 1/2 cup oats, milk, water
• 1 small banana, thinly sliced
• 2 dried figs, chopped
• splash of vanilla
• 1tbsp flax seed
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• Artisana Cacao Bliss

With a glass of Oasis Black Current Elderberry juice.

I spent the morning making sure I had all the notes written down to answer the possible midterm questions, so I could review the on transit on my way to school. I also packed a bit of a lunch to tide me over until I got home.

I discovered a lonely avocado in the fridge, and brought back an old favourite – the hummus, cheddar, and avocado sandwich on Silver Hills “The Big 16” bread.

I also grabbed the cookie I picked up at Sprouts yesterday. My mom had stolen a little taste of it!

After the exam, I was freezing, so I stopped into Starbucks and grabbed a grande non-fat half-sweet green tea latte.

Turns out I didn’t really need all that warming up. When I got on the bus, the driver had the heat CRANKED. Seriously, it was so hot. I took my jacket off, and my sweater, and still had a sweaty back (TMI?) And she kept the heat on the entire bus ride (35 – 40 min) to the train station. Ugh. And then of course, you get off the bus into the cold air, and it’s even more freezing that it should be

We went with something simple tonight, that I haven’t had for awhile – perogies!

Topped with low-fat sour cream, and little drizzle of melted buttah. Mmmm. I also scavenged some greenery to have alongside mine, in the form of leftover steamed broccoli & cauliflower.

A little bland looking, but tasted good.

I then watched the car wreck that was the Canucks game (lost 6 – 1, brutal), and decided to head out to the gym. I only did some medium intensity cardio on the elliptical and bike, because let me tell you – my quads, hams, and butt are S-O-R-E from yesterday’s workout with Jillian. I’ve been hobbling around all day like an old lady. Strangely, my abs are just a normal sore, and same with my arms.

Once home, I had a hankerin’ for some yogurt.

I topped it with a little peanut butter, homemade grape jelly, and Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Granola. Check out that river of pb!

Time to wrap this up – I hear some kitties hissing at each other, and I think it needs some attending to. Night!

Relinked

Marianne vs Windows Live Writer – I win! I have worked with Microsoft support and finally I’m able to add links into my posts from my laptop again. I’m a fully functioning mobile blogger again

So when I went to bed last night, this mystery item was sitting on the stove, waiting for a hot oven this morning.

What on earth could it be? Alas, due to my early class, I had to wait until I got home. So I just threw together a quick breakfast. I couldn’t decide between cereal or toast, so I had a little of both.

Toasted Silver Hills “The Big 16” sprouted grain bread, topped with peanut butter and raspberry jam.

A wee bowl of Nature’s Path Mesa Sunrise cereal.

And a glass of the ol’ standby, Happy Planet Mango Peach Party.

I spent my morning mostly on transit, with a short stint of biochemistry in the middle. When I got home, the mystery treat was baked!

 

Cinnamon pull apart And as you can see, it had already been pulled apart. Don’t they I know I need to take photos? Oh well, it still looks mighty tasty. Obviously, I had to try a piece.

Who am I kidding, I totally went back for a second piece.

Friday is totally my relaxation day, so I wasted some time on the interweb, and chasing the cat around the house. Eventually I was ready for some lunch.

More Silver Hills bread, this time in the form of a tuna sandwich. Too bad we were out of pickles.

And a side caesar salad. We even had croutons!

Simply delicious.

Now that I’m all digested, I must be off to the gym. I need to be back in time for important hockey! My Canucks are taking on Miss CCK’s team! Your team is going down Katie!

Peace out

Prosperous Pit Stop

Another Monday come and gone. Can you believe we are in November already? Only one month left of classes! Crazy I tell ya. Before you know it, that other holiday *cough* Christmas *cough* will be upon us.

Like every morning, I was up bright and early. I managed to get in a little ab work before even eating breakfast. It’s one of my new things – I’ve been slacking in the exercise department, so I’m trying to make little bits of time here and there so I don’t feel like such a sloth! After my 5 min or so, I wandered back upstairs to the kitchen to try out my new cereal purchase.

Kashi Honey Almond Flax Cereal. Me thinks it’s just GoLean Crunch with a honey almond spin. And since I love me some of the Crunch, I figured I should try this one out.

I filled up a bowl with the cereal, and topped it with some craisins and shredded coconut. They appear to be my cereal toppings of choice lately.

With a glass of the Happy Planet Mango Peach Party on the side.

Not sure what was up with the odd lighting. I may have turned on a different set of kitchen lights or something.

Verdict on the cereal? I like it. It doesn’t have the cinnamon undertone of the regular GoLean Crunch, but has this mellow, very subtle sweetness from the honey. And you can’t go wrong with almond flakes added in. I think it will be nice to switch back and forth between this one and the regular.

Off to school I went, where I had a biochemistry lecture, followed by my volunteer shift at Sprouts. I did snag my free baked good – a peanut butter chocolate chip muffin – but I was hungry, and devoured it before I took a picture. It was tiny anyways – it didn’t stand a chance to get its picture taken. HA!

I decided to make a pit stop on my trip home from school. After seeing that Kristie had found the new PB&J Larabar in Canada, I had to stop in at Whole Foods to see if I too would be so lucky. Turns out, I was doubly lucky!

They had both of the new Larabar flavours! I snagged one of each, to test them out and decide if they are worth buying in mass quantities like my precious Peanut Butter Cookie or Coconut Cream Pie flavours.

The good luck didn’t stop there though. I also ran into London Drugs for something else, and found these babies on clearance.

They were only $1.69 each. Which is a good price for here – the Jocolat bars are usually around $2.49 or so retail, and always more expensive than the regular Larabars. Hence, I haven’t really tried many of the flavours. These were the only two kinds they had, so I grabbed one of each.

My dad picked me up from the train, and bought me lunch – deli sandwich from Safeway.

I had the “California Dreamin’” – turkey, bacon, guacamole, lettuce, cucumber, pickles, onion, ranch cream cheese spread. All on a whole wheat bun.

Always a good day when Dad decides to buy you lunch

I let that sammy digest, then headed off to the gym for some cardio excitement. I made it home in time to clean myself up, and succumb to the Hallowe’en candy.

Damn you Oh Henry bar!

Then I was out the door, as I had my volunteer orientation at the hospital this afternoon. This was the general orientation, where we learned all the policies and whatnot, got our pictures taken for ID, signed all the paperwork, etc. We are supposed to hear back in the next two weeks for our job specific training. I talked to the coordinator, and she’s really trying to get me into the diabetes clinic to work with the dietitians there. Woo!

The orientation went long than I thought, so it was after 8 pm by the time I got home. At least mom had dinner waiting for me

Homemade hamburgers. Mine was topped with cheese, lettuce, onion, ketchup, and mustard.

As well as some carrot sticks and snap peas to go with the Pine Nut Sabra Hummus we got at Costco this weekend.

And since we had that giant caramel apple crumble pie…well, I had to have another little slice. With some cheddar cheese – apple pie & cheddar cheese is such a great combo.

I’m actually feeling pretty good about today. This past week killed me, with school and everything. I felt like I couldn’t get on top of anything else in my life other than school work. My room is a pigsty, I couldn’t get in the exercise I wanted, I chowed on way too much candy, didn’t get enough sleep, and barely had time to blog. Not cool. So I’ve decide that for the rest of the year I’m on Operation: Clean Up. As in, cleaning up everything in my life. I hate when I push everything to the wayside just for one part of my life. It doesn’t make me feel good. But I see no reason for the rest of my semester to be that way, now that I only have one class left that has any assignments/midterms left. I’m making it my focus to get my balance back in my life through the end of 2009. Hopefully it will continue on past then, but who knows what next semester will be like, plus the Olympics will be here!

Since part of my balance involves getting sleep, I should go do that now. Night!

Catching Up

I feel like I’m catching up on so many things now that my crazy week is over. Like emails, blog reading, and sleep! Boy, was I exhausted today. It’s always so fascinating how you can go on minimal sleep when you really have to, and as soon as that time is over, you just crash like you haven’t slept in years. That is how I felt all day today.

I managed to get up this morning and myself a nice breakfast though, because I knew I had a long day ahead.

• 1/2 cup oats, milk, water
• frozen blackberries
• splash of vanilla
• 1 tbsp flax seed
• slivered almonds

We were out of juice this morning! NOOOO! I made some vanilla black tea with a splash of almond milk.

I even brew up some tea to take to school with me. It was just one of those days – cold, dark, rainy. Plus I wanted that little caffeine to keep me going.

Biochem was interesting today – our prof was dressed up like Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was pretty funny. Of course, I didn’t clue in that hey, he’s probably doing that for Hallowe’en until this afternoon. Yes, I was that tired.

Even though all I wanted to do was go home and sleep, I had a job to do, so I bussed/trained over to my sister’s workplace and spent the rest of my day doing inventory in their warehouse. They brought in pizza for lunch, so I had a couple slices (something with veggies, and something with chicken, mushrooms, and peppers). I may have dug into the Hallowe’en candy stash a couple times while I was there as well

Once home, I tried to keep my eyes open for awhile, but finally gave in, and had a 3 hour long nap. I totally missed dinner with my family, and missed most of the hockey game (we lost, so not the end of the world). And I missed out on hitting up the gym like I wanted to. Obviously though, if I was that tired, the gym wouldn’t have been a good idea anyways.

I did throw together a little something to eat. I’ll admit it – my food choices weren’t spectacular today, but that’s life. No reason to get worked up over it, right?

Deli sandwich – kasier roll, ham, turkey, havarti cheese, mustard, dill dip. Plain potato chips on the side.

I considered adding lettuce, but just wasn’t feeling it. No point in eating something if it’s not going to be enjoyable.

I figured I should attempt to ingest a little more plant material today, so I heated up a chopped red pear to make a faux pear crisp.

• chopped red pear
• craisins
• cinnamon
• brown sugar
• granola
• pecans

It was a very juicy pear, so it almost became more of a soup than a crisp. Still delicious though

Later on again, I gave in and had some chocolate. Damn brownie cupcakes, why you gotta be so tasty?

Like the festive jack-o-lantern in the background? I’m not sure who carved it – either my mom or sister.

And speaking of Hallowe’en – I got a little card in the mail from Miss Gliding Calm!

I love it! I think it’s the first Hallowe’en greeting I’ve ever gotten. Thanks girl!

This blogger needs to hit the sack – I’m back at work tomorrow bright and early, for more fun inventory. I hear we get Chinese food for lunch, and you all know how much I love that. Night!