Sunday, SUNDAY!
I don't know. I'm in a funky mood. Not bad, but not overwhelmingly good either.
Today I had a headache that knocked me on my ass for about six hours, so I feel like everything I wanted to accomplish was.... I don't want to say a bust, because it's early yet and I still probably have time to knock some chores out. I was halfway expecting it, which is why I waited until Friday to change my eating habits back up.
This morning I tried a few more recipes out of my book, and I'm a little disappointed. The reviews on Amazon suggest that some of his recipes have waaaay too much of a single ingredient at times, and I found two of them today. 1-2-POW! Expensive mistakes. Bon appetite.
But the soups are good, as are the desserts (of course).
The positives:
~I found out about agave nectar, which is a plant-based sweetener with only 60 calories per tablespoon and a low glycemic index. I'll probably never use refined sugar again, it's so good-- and easy for your body to break down (hence the "low glycemic index" part).
~I learned how to make my own flour out of flax and raw sunflower seeds, which will be useful... I've been looking for an inexpensive wheat alternative for a long time. Pour the stuff in a blender and there it is.
~There's a tray of homemade almond halvah in the fridge which is out of this world and does not make me feel tired or bloated. It tastes almost exactly like a Payday bar. Mmmm.
Otherwise, life has a very muted and somewhat laid back feeling to it this evening, if not a little melancholy. I imagine it would be much more enjoyable with some extended family around, but this will do.
The Henry Hay seems to know. He's been camping out on my shoulder all day. If I sit still, he's in my lap. It's an honor, that he rolls over and wants me to rub his belly without that weird standoffish behavior cats normally have. It hardly ever occurs to him to guard himself, and all he wants in this world is to be close to us and.... EAT. Haha. It makes me feel like we've been good humans.
Don't ask me why-- I bought a cake for my boss' birthday, which is tomorrow. Honestly, I felt sorry for him because nobody wanted to do anything when we talked about it on Friday. Nobody wanted to do anything for him on Boss' Day either, which is more than understandable. I would have volunteered to have all my teeth pulled out with a pair of rusty pliers before I celebrated Boss' Day.
It's a great cake, chocolate as all get out. I'm sure I will regret this later-- but I know how much it bitterly hurts to be a "have not."
Namely because of him.
I really have no good reason for justifying this, but the thing is bought and it's going to work with me tomorrow.
Anyway. Time to throw my hair back, clean the bathroom and call my Mom. Hurray for nothing Sundays.
Today I had a headache that knocked me on my ass for about six hours, so I feel like everything I wanted to accomplish was.... I don't want to say a bust, because it's early yet and I still probably have time to knock some chores out. I was halfway expecting it, which is why I waited until Friday to change my eating habits back up.
This morning I tried a few more recipes out of my book, and I'm a little disappointed. The reviews on Amazon suggest that some of his recipes have waaaay too much of a single ingredient at times, and I found two of them today. 1-2-POW! Expensive mistakes. Bon appetite.
But the soups are good, as are the desserts (of course).
The positives:
~I found out about agave nectar, which is a plant-based sweetener with only 60 calories per tablespoon and a low glycemic index. I'll probably never use refined sugar again, it's so good-- and easy for your body to break down (hence the "low glycemic index" part).
~I learned how to make my own flour out of flax and raw sunflower seeds, which will be useful... I've been looking for an inexpensive wheat alternative for a long time. Pour the stuff in a blender and there it is.
~There's a tray of homemade almond halvah in the fridge which is out of this world and does not make me feel tired or bloated. It tastes almost exactly like a Payday bar. Mmmm.
Otherwise, life has a very muted and somewhat laid back feeling to it this evening, if not a little melancholy. I imagine it would be much more enjoyable with some extended family around, but this will do.
The Henry Hay seems to know. He's been camping out on my shoulder all day. If I sit still, he's in my lap. It's an honor, that he rolls over and wants me to rub his belly without that weird standoffish behavior cats normally have. It hardly ever occurs to him to guard himself, and all he wants in this world is to be close to us and.... EAT. Haha. It makes me feel like we've been good humans.
Don't ask me why-- I bought a cake for my boss' birthday, which is tomorrow. Honestly, I felt sorry for him because nobody wanted to do anything when we talked about it on Friday. Nobody wanted to do anything for him on Boss' Day either, which is more than understandable. I would have volunteered to have all my teeth pulled out with a pair of rusty pliers before I celebrated Boss' Day.
It's a great cake, chocolate as all get out. I'm sure I will regret this later-- but I know how much it bitterly hurts to be a "have not."
Namely because of him.
I really have no good reason for justifying this, but the thing is bought and it's going to work with me tomorrow.
Anyway. Time to throw my hair back, clean the bathroom and call my Mom. Hurray for nothing Sundays.