2011 is off to a productive start. Probably because last night I gave the husband his 5-4-3-2-1-midnight! kiss and then headed straight to bed. It’s not an official resolution, but bedtime is going to be a focus of mine in 2011.
Healthy breakfasts are also going to be a focus, but that was kind of a flop today. To be fair, I just got back from a 10day vacation, so the choice was candy or nothing. (I went with nothing).
Instead I unpacked, put away all the Christmas decorations, organized my new day planner, and wrote up a grocery list and meal plan. The husband and I also got in our first workout: 20minutes of strength and stretch moves, side by side on our yoga mats.
Next up was a trip to Wegmans to deal with the food situation. It was 50*(?!?) here today, so this was my entire outfit, no coat!
It was after noon by the time we got to the grocery, so we had a lunch date at the hot bar.
I got Brussels sprouts with honey walnuts, white beans and escarole, Asian style veggies,
and a single piece of sweet and sour chicken.
I looooove it, but more than a bite really is overkill/unhealthy.
After a quick trip home to drop off the groceries, we headed to date #2 – the movies. We were both dying to see “The Black Swan” and were crushed when we thought it wasn’t going to come to Buffalo. As soon as we saw the updated movie listing on Thursday we knew what our plans for the new year were.
While at the mall I took advantage of post-holiday sales and snagged some bras and hand soap, both of which were boring but necessary. We also checked out the new candy kiosk.
A quarter pound of sour gummi cola bottles makes for a very exciting movie snack.
During a very exciting movie! The Black Swan was gorgeous, and very tense. I realized during that credits that I was clenching my hands so hard I hurt my finger!
Our dinner plan was an easy peasy three ingredients.
Pasta, marinara, canned sardines.
The husband is obsessed with sardines but I’ve been too afraid until now to try them. The smell is less than appetizing, but fish – omega-3 – is so healthy for you and this is the only kind of seafood we can afford.
I had the husband deal with them – mash, pan fry with marinara sauce – until it was time to top the pasta.
Looks good, great idea, but ultimately not for me. I ate about half of my plate but was gagging and putting on major theatrics the whole time. It didn’t help matters that Adam way undercooked the pasta, perhaps I’ll try again another time.
Thank goodness we had a spinach side salad planned.
Topped with Newman’s Own Asian Sesame dressing and Sahale Snacks Valdosta pecans.
And thank goodness for popcorn!
How did you ring in the new year?
Eating Chalk 