Author Archives: Emily

Salad as an Eraser

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I needed a bigger breakfast, I was so hungry mid-morning I made some less than stellar choices.  It’s crazy how hungry you can get sitting on your butt all day; when I’m active and busy I’m satisfied with much less food.

That’s said, I’ll never apologize for popcorn.

Sprinkled with Kernel Season’s Sour Cream and Onion.

And then I had this.

“This” would be a serving of pretzels with 2T of semi-sweet chocolate chips melted on top.

Eaten with chopsticks of course.

The Reese’s tree is the point at which I probably needed to just say no.

But then I brought things back around with my “real lunch,” a nice healthy salad.

Made with some very tasty components – layer of lettuce,

chopped green bell pepper,

baby corn,

1T babaganoush,

the best dressing on earth (seriously, buy this!),

and a little bit of cheddar.

All added up to a tasty dish.

I’ve got some school work to do this afternoon and I’m hoping to balance long enough to prepare dinner tonight.  I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t dreading my eventual shower, but I’ll probably try to squeeze in a bit of strength training beforehand.

Do you find your hunger increases with or inversely to your activity level?

ProfessionalEthicsThey’reAbsent?

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Last night was a success!  Before my shower I managed to squeeze in some crippled calisthenics – I did some stretching and 60 reps of arms exercises, including a couple 1-legged planks.  The “shower” ended up being me cowering on the bottom of the shower while Adam dumped cups of water over me, but you can’t win ’em all!

This morning when the husband got up for school at 7 I did as well, and even got moderately gussied –

Even though I can’t leave the house there’s no reason not to wear a snazzy top.

There’s really no reason to be up, I’m probably just going to watch tv online for a while, but I’m trying to get myself into the habit before school start.  Plus I got breakfast.

KIND Bar’s Almonds & Apricots in Yogurt was divine.

*What’s the title all about?

How many of you have read this article yet?  Really, PETA?  I love everything that PETA stands for as an organization but all of their pr-nightmares are adverse to their cause.  You didn’t seek Mrs. Obama’s consent because you knew she couldn’t endorse the campaign so you just go ahead and use her image without getting approval?  Nice.  Because this backlash doesn’t basically undo any benefit to including Obama over another (consenting) celebrity any way.

What do you think?

*Edited to add – who noticed that my first title spelled PETE?  Whoops!

One Bowl Wonder

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I guess my nap revved me up because I ended up organizing all my school stuff and doing some Chemistry reading this afternoon, go me!  Unfortunately my biggest accomplishment of the day – a shower – has yet to come, so I’ll have to keep this quick.

Dinner was salad and spaghetti but I wanted to eat on the couch and watch “Make it or Break it” so I had to utilize my biggest bowl.  A layer of mixed greens,

followed by leftover spaghetti.  Note – the leftovers were this recipe with turkey and mushrooms subbed for beef.  Microwaved for 1.5minutes and then topped with a drizzle of clementine olive oil and Siracha.

Yum, it made a very good 1-bowl combo.

For dessert I ate the rest of the cookies my mom sent us home with.

Hopefully that will fuel me through my one-legged shower, think clean thoughts for me!

Do you watch “Make It or Break It?”  In general I eschew high school shows but I used to be into gymnastics so this one is way too enticing for me.

Soup & Sandwich

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I barely managed to skim my magazines – this months “Cooking Light” has about 8bazillion recipes that I want to make – before I fell straight into a long nap!  I’ve felt nauseous and just icky ever since yesterday.  However, when the husband came home and offered to make lunch I was more than ready!

I had a soup from to Amy’s to sample so I based the rest of my meal around that.

I eat 99.9% of my meals on the couch so I took advantage of eating at the table with my leg up by using the new placemats my mom gave me for Christmas –

Adam did a fabulous job on lunch – Jonagold apple slices,

grilled cheese with cheddar and pickle relish,

and Amy’s Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque.

Yums.  The portion shown is the whole can but I handed the bowl off to Adam half way.  It was a very tasty combo.

I’m not sure what the rest of the day will bring.  I would like to do some stretching and I have a very tricky shower ahead of me.  “See” you for dinner!

By the way, the contest winner was actually # 1 – Brandi, who writes and eats with her left hand but cuts and throws with her right!

an award and a giveaway, as promised

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First, the lovely Dallas Celiac awarded me the Beautiful Blogger Award!  I met DC in San Fransisco and she is quite beautiful, so I feel honored!

Now I have to pass it to 7 more bloggers (note, I think pretty much 99% of bloggers are beautiful – 1% is handsome, I’m looking at you Nate! – so this was a challenge.  If you’ve already gotten this and I’m being repetitive I apologize).

  1. Peas and Thank You
  2. Bran Appetit
  3. Skinny Runner
  4. Meals and Moves
  5. Graduate Meghann
  6. Classroom Confessions
  7. Yes I Want Cake

And now 7 random, cool facts about me –

  1. When I ran cross-country in high school I finished the first race last dead last and then puked all over myself.
  2. I started college as a communication major and was one credit from a minor when I switched to education (I also have a 2nd major in English).
  3. I really, really like stickers.  In fact, in high school, I wore at least three a day and walked around handing them out.
  4. (Given fact #3 this one is astonishing) I was popular in high school, and sometimes I used to wish I was picked on so I could have a character building experience.
  5. I think Dr. Seuss is a genius and taught several of his books in my 8th grade curriculum.
  6. I’m a major klutz, Adam is astonished by how often I hurt myself.
  7. I’m pretty bummed about my foot.  I think the best way to feel better is to make someone else smile, so I’m hosting a small giveaway below.

The small giveaway (please notice the emphasis on the word small) is sTiCkErS!  A few are cute company stickers from some fabulous brands and a few are fun foodie stickers from my sticker box.  To enter – leave a comment on this post telling me one random, cool fact about yourself.  I’ll pick one winner at 1pm today.

Feeling Kind

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I’m feeling a bit better too!  The pain in my foot is very manageable – as long as I keep it raised.  Any sort of pressure feels like a red-hot nail.  To be honest, I would probably rather trade some pain for the ability to walk, but I’ll make the best of what I’ve got 🙂 

I woke up with Adam at 7 today and got myself situated in the living room only to be dying of hunger the minute he left.  Thankfully I have some samples on the kitchen table so a quick hobble was all it took to get breakfast.  This KIND Fruit and Nuts in Yogurt Bar was delicious!

Alongside I tried the cocoa package my mom sent me home with.

I liked the nutritional stats and who doesn’t get excited about marshmallows?

Unfortunately it was a bit to sweet for me, I’ve still got 1/3 cup rotting next to the couch.

I’ve got a stack of magazines on the floor and there are some Bones reruns saved on my laptop, so that looks like the plan for today.  Ideally I will be able to get into the office to organize my school stuff so I can do some reading.  My hope is to get at least a week ahead in Chemistry before class starts next week.

FYI – There is an award and a giveaway in the next post so stay tuned!

Chocolate > Codeine

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Thank you so much, everyone, for all the good luck wishes!  They must have worked because I’m actually feeling pretty good!  My last post must have been a bigger distraction than I thought because the pain tapered down to a livable level.  When Adam got home with my prescription I actually turned it down.  I know from experience that the pain will be worse tomorrow, so I’m enjoying my comfort for now.

A few people asked about my foot so I posted pictures at the bottom.  It’s bandaged, but bloody, so don’t scroll all the way down if you are quesy!

The Spanish Spaghetti was mostly for Adam and not a dish I really enjoy (although I will be eating it tomorrow), and I just couldn’t stand the thought of eating it for dinner.  I have some pain, I’m using food as a distraction here!  Thankfully Adam was able to run to the bar downstairs and get me take out.

French fries and a turkey sandwich with 1000 Island dressing.  It hit the spot.

I keep forgetting to order sandwiches without butter though!  When something is on a bun I just eat the middle so it doesn’t usually matter, but when I’m eating the whole thing I need to remember to modify.

I decided to go with dessert instead of drugs.

The Amano company sent me two chocolate bars to sample – Dos Rios and Guayas.

I doled out about 2/5 of each bar but the flavors were pretty intense and I ended up only eating half of what I put on the plate.

I have lots of schoolwork I hope to get done tomorrow so hopefully I’ll be able to fall asleep early tonight.  I hope everyone else’s work week got off to a good start!

What is your opinion on OTC medicines?  Do you take them on a case to case basis, adamantly oppose, or say the more the merrier?!?  I am a full supporter of conventional medicine but I do try to take things only when absolutely necessary.

Below this line is for Edward Cullen types only!  Look at your own risk!

Post-Surgery Distraction

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Yikes!  The actual process wasn’t so bad (a very painful numbing shot, cauterizing, and cutting) but the aftermath is pretty horrendous.  I’m at about a 7-8 on the pain scale and we can’t pick up my codeine for another hour, so this post is basically a distraction attempt.

Let’s back up.  It’s my firm belief that one should look as pulled together as possible when going to the doctor.  When Adam had to go to the hospital earlier this year I actually stopped on the way out the door to put on mascara in case it got us better care!

I drank a Brooklyn Winter Ale on the ride to calm my nerves.

Did it work?  Hmmn, let’s look at this totally grown-up video Adam and I made in the parking lot – click here.

Leaving the office was a lot of hobbling and moaning on the other hand.  When we drove to Walgreens with my prescription and the guy said we couldn’t pick it up for 1.5hours I thought Adam was going to cry!  When we got home he tried to distract me with a homemade Bloody Mary.

Tomato juice, vodka, Siracha, olives/juice.  It’s only ok but I will probably keep sipping until my codeine shows up!

Superhusband is currently making the Spanish Spaghetti we have planned for dinner, but I myself am leaning pretty heavily towards nachos.  I’m not sure how with-it I’ll be this evening, but I am planning on a quick dinner post.

I was starting to cry when we got home but then I gave myself a reality check and snapped out of it.  There are many countries where this amount of pain is a daily occurence for people and they aren’t waiting for codeine because it’s never coming.  Not only am I fortunate enough to receive proper medical care in the first place, I have the option of modern pain relief.  I should be so lucky to be in pain from a wart removal.

What reality checks have you gotten lately?